From Initial
Design to Final
Assessment:
Increased Learning
through Intentional
Pedagogy
April 4, 2013
Indianapolis, Indiana
Welcome!
Angelito "Lito" de Leon David “My Reflections
Thank you!
Special thank you to :
 AKD
 NCSA
 ASA Teaching and Learning Section
 NCSA conference staff
 Today’s presenters!
 And to YOU for being here!
Opening Activities
 Worksheet
 Worksheet
#1 – Key Concepts
#2 – Techniques for Assessing
Prior Knowledge: Key Concepts
Recap
 Take
away points:
 1.
 2.
Questions I still have…
Birch tree oil painting by Niki Gulley
Begin at the End:
Intentional Course Design
 How
do we define success?
 Note
card
How do you define success?
On note card:
 What
would need to have happened
today for you to feel that this workshop
was a success? (Expectations for
presenters, content and self?)
Workshop
Objectives/Outcomes
At the end of this session participants will:
1.
I have increased knowledge about how to
design my courses in order to maximize learning
2.
Have acquired concrete examples of
techniques they can apply in their classes.
3.
Have considered overarching processes/ideas
that will inform future teaching choices.
4.
Be able to identify and contact other
enthusiastic scholarly teachers.
5.
Express a commitment to involvement in AKD &
the T&L sections of NCSA & ASA.
Begin at the End:
Intentional Course Design
 Worksheet
#3
 What
would a successful student “look
like” at the end of your course?
 Content
mastery
 Skill development
 Attitudinal and behavioral changes
Recap
 Take
away points:
 1.
 2.
 3.
Questions I still have…
Anime “First Impressions”
Keynote
Intentional Curriculum:
The Importance of Teaching to the Cloud
Kathy Rowell, Sinclair Community College
Recap
 Take
away points:
 1.
 2.
Questions I still have…
Break
 Take
a deep breadth
 Stretch
 Meet
someone new!
Cast bronze female
“Yoga Stretch”
Concurrent Roundtables:
Round One
 Table

Nancy Greenwood, Indiana University Kokomo
 Table

4: Using Technology
Melinda Messineo, Ball State University
 Table

3: Online Classes
Darlaine Gardetto, St. Louis Community College-Meramec
 Table

2: Grading and Assessment
Rebecca Erickson, University of Akron
 Table

1: Choosing Texts
5: Teaching Portfolio
Rebecca Bordt, DePauw University
Expert Learner &
Scholarly
Teacher Session
Constructing a Meaningful
Classroom Culture
Leslie Wang, Saint Mary’s College
Lunch:
Interest Group Discussions
Table 1:“Work-Life Balance” Debra Swanson, Hope College
Table 2:“Responding to Challenging Situations” Darlaine
Gardetto, St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Table 3:“Tips that Helped Me Survive” Rebecca Erickson The
University of Akron
Table 4: "Mentoring Faculty of Color" Fayyaz Hussain, Michigan
State University and Leslie Wang, Saint Mary’s College
Table 5:“Managing Appointments Across Numerous Institutions”
Kim Hennessee Sherman, Ball State University
Reflection and Refocus
 Being
Present
Activity
 Review
your
notes…Questions?
 Where do you hope
to be at the end?
How can you get
there?
Christine Carmel - “Refocus”
Expert Learner & Scholarly
Teacher Session
The Curriculum: Where Does
Your Course Fit In?
Kathy Feltey, University of Akron
Small Group Discussion
Worksheet #4
 **How
can the study results inform your
teaching choices? Provide an example.
 **How
does this experience reflect your
own approaches to assigned readings?
Meet and Thank-Our-Sponsors
 Jeff
Chin
Professor of Sociology & Carnegie National
Scholar, Le Moyne College
Past-Chair, ASA Teaching & Learning
Secretary-Treasurer, Alpha Kappa Delta
 Margaret Vitullo
Academic and Professional Affairs Program,
American Sociological Association
Concurrent Roundtables:
Round Two



Table 1.
Table 2.
Table 3.

Table 4.
Table 5.

Table 6.

Table 7.

Using Humor to Create a Sociological Identity
Facilitating Learning through Discussion
The "A" Word: Improving and Developing
Curricular Assessment in Face of Resistance
The Art of Games-Based Learning
Teaching Controversial Topics with TeamBased Learning.
Teaching & Learning in socioeconomically
diverse classrooms.
Unique Experiences of Community College
Students: Dealing with External Factors
Next Steps, More Resources,
Parting
 Teaching
Sociology
 TRAILS
 NCSA
& ASA Teaching &
Learning Section as your
home.
Continue the conversation…
“Authors Meet Critic”
Greenwood and
Howard, Friday 9:30am
“The Core of Sociology”
Ballantine, Friday 11am
Professional development
certification
Seminar Closing
Thank you for being here!
“Goodbye Dorothy” by Denise Harrelson
Planning Committee
Members:
 Becky
Erickson
 Melinda Messineo
 Special thanks to Jeff Chin
& Joyce Lucke
Thank you!
 AKD
 NCSA
 ASA
Teaching & Learning
 NCSA conference staff
 Today’s presenters!
 And to YOU for being here!