January 23, 2015

LOCATION
Second Floor, Ada Dodge Hall http://www.aub.edu.lb/ctl/Pages/index.aspx
STAFF
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Director: Dr. Saouma BouJaoude, boujaoud@aub.edu.lb, ext 3090, 3094
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Associate Director: Dr. Amal BouZeineddine, bouzein@aub.edu.lb, ext. 3065
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Administrative officer: Ms. Lamia Husseiny, lh05@aub.edu.lb, ext. 3045/6
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CTL Mission Statement
Promote and support high quality teaching and learning at the
American University of Beirut in keeping with the mission of the
University, particularly the university's commitment to excellence in teaching and the enablement of students to think independently and become life-long learners .
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Supporting individual faculty members (upon their request).
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Acting as a resource center for teaching and learning resources.
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Promoting and sharing scholarship on teaching and learning in higher education
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Planning activities that enhance students’ learning excellence
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Faculty Seminar on Learning and Teaching Excellence
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Program and course learning outcomes: development and assessment
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Inquiry-based Learning
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Team-based learning
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Faculty Learning Communities
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AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Scholarship of Teaching Grants
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Annual International Conference on Effective Teaching and Learning in
Higher Education http://www.aub.edu.lb/conferences/etlhe/Pages/index.aspx
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Seminar on course syllabus design
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Seminar on Developing a Teaching Portfolio
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What is the purpose of a course syllabus, contract / information /course outline etc.?
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What are the components of a course syllabus?
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What challenges do you face when developing a course syllabus?
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1.
Course Basic Facts
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Course Description
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Student (Specific) Learning Outcomes
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Course Resources/Textbook/Readings
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Student Assessment
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Course Policies
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Course Outline/ Schedule
Suggestion: You may want to include, a relevant saying or personal motto, Faculty logo, a funny request, a picture etc. BE CREATIVE.
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• Learning outcomes outcomes describe what a student should be able to do at the end of a period of learning.
• outcome statement should be an action verb which results in overt behavior that can be observed and measured.
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Certain verbs are unclear and subject to different interpretations in terms of what action they are specifying. Such verbs call for covert behavior which cannot be observed or measured. These types of verbs should be avoided:
Examples of vague verbs:
 know
 become aware of
 appreciate
 learn
 understand
 develop
 become familiar with
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Traditional Bloom’s Taxonomy New Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Writing SLO’s: Tips
 Check whether your students’ intended performance is observable .
 Check whether you can assess/measure your students’ observable performance.
 Indicate the level of knowledge, attitude and skills which are expected of students upon completion of the course.
 Make sure each statement has one action verb. Do not include more than one expectation in one statement because the required assessment methods may differ.
 Focus on the learning result (i.e. product or performance) that the student will exhibit and not the learning process or your instruction.
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 Write learning outcomes which can be measured by more than one assessment method .
 When writing your course SLO’s, you may want to consider that:
 Each major topic in the course should have one to three learning outcomes.
 Each 45-hour or three-credit course should have between 5 and 12 learning outcomes .
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History
 Define a pluralistic society and its relationship to the USA democratic principles
Business
 Evaluate various marketing strategies
Music Appreciation
 Describe the distinct style periods of Western music
General Psychology
 Analyze current research findings in the areas of physiological psychology, perception, learning, abnormal, and social psychology
Plant and Soil Sciences
 Calculate the germination rates of various seeds
General Nutrition
 Design individualized eating plans utilizing diet planning principles
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What is the purpose of a teaching portfolio?
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What are the components of a teaching portfolio?
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What challenges do you face when compiling a teaching portfolio
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Please work in groups
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In your group, kindly discuss the following questions and later share them with all.
 In your opinion, what is "good" teaching?
 What evidence of effective teaching can faculty members collect?
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A collection of information by a faculty member about his/her teaching profile
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Teaching philosophy
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Teaching activities
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Teaching methods/strategies
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Teaching effectiveness
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Teaching evaluation & improvement
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Innovations in Teaching
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 What topics would you recommend for CTL which would contribute to teaching excellence?
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Please email your suggestions to: CTL@aub.edu.lb
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