May of 2017, I had the great pleasure of joining a great number of Yale Teaching Faculty in the Summer Institute on Course (Re)Design at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale (The Poorvu Center currently).
The Center describes the goals behind this institute as follows:
- Examine principles of how people learn and apply them to teaching
- Identify assessment strategies to strengthen connections between student learning and course assignments
- Identify and refine components of classes that can be made more inclusive
- Identify strategic actions to strengthen the culture of teaching and learning at Yale
The Institute also provided time and space to design classroom materials.
It was also a wonderful opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the campus.
Read more about it here.