Syllabus Transformation:
Learning to Teach “Smarter”
Modeled after a similar ongoing event through the University of Missouri System, the Nevada System of Higher Education plans to involve faculty—emerging scholars—in learning to teach "smarter" and more efficiently. During a three-day Regents' Academy, held on June 1-3 (Thursday-Saturday) at Granlibakken Resort, Lake Tahoe , faculty members will focus on a specific course they want to transform.
Department Chairs and Deans are invited to nominate promising scholars with the potential to develop into sterling researchers and teachers. This Academy will focus specifically on the teaching aspect of their careers, allowing them to get on the academic “fast track” by offering them tools they can immediately apply to current courses and by allowing them to create a better balance among their teaching, service, and research activities.
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The Academy is predicated on the assumption that effective teaching and learning are essential for responsive and responsible colleges and universities. Learning to teach more effectively also means teaching more efficiently. Participants will review and apply research on learning; they will find out how to use a variety of teaching methods, assessment/evaluation approaches, technology, and other tools to create engaged learning environments. Without critical reflection and analysis, teachers tend to teach as they were taught. This Regents' Academy focuses on breaking this cycle by helping faculty gain the knowledge and skills to create courses that challenge and support students in their learning.
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Dr. Barbara J. Millis
Director, Excellence in Teaching Program
E. J. Cain Hall, Room 254 Mail Stop 289
University of Nevada , Reno
Reno NV 89557-0245
Phone: 775-784-6607
Fax: 775-327-2224
millis@unr.edu
http://teaching@unr.edu/etp/
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