Monday, April 10, 2017
The 2016-17 Active Learning Expo will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, in the Cone University Center, Room 210.
Members of the Active Learning Academy, a group open to all faculty who are interested in using active learning techniques, will share their unique approaches to instruction during interactive poster presentations. The Center for Teaching and Learning facilitates the Active Learning Academy.
Topics and presenters for this year’s expo are:
- Creating an Active Learning Culture - Kristen Beach, Special Education; Jessamyn Bowling, Public Health Sciences; Florence Okoro, Nursing; Celia Sinclair, Religious Studies; Ekaterina Terentieva, Languages and Culture Studies; Evan Wantland, Mathematics and Statistics; and Pilar Zuber, Public Health Sciences
- Retention, Engagement and Buy-In: A Case for Active Learning - Kendra Jason, Sociology; Kathy Asala, Chemistry; and Ellen Wisner, Biological Sciences.
- Accountability in Team-Based Learning: Strangers in a New Land - Adam Johnson, Anthropology
- Using Clickers for Peer Presentation Feedback - Paul Gilles, Accounting
- Student Classroom Expectations and Experiences: A Survey of Active Learning at UNC Charlotte - Anne Cash, Reading and Elementary Education; Karen Cushing, Sociology; Bill Garcia, Geography and Earth Sciences; Margaret Geiger, Chemistry; Dina Massachi, American Studies; Harini Ramaprasad, Computer Science; and Sabrina Speights, Organizational Science
- Practical Active Learning Instructural Methods for College Courses - Mohsen Dorodchi, Computer Science; Erika Weber, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ashley Bowers-Macrander, Biological Sciences; Mandy McCaslan, College of Health and Human Services; Stephanie Stewart, English Language Training Institute; David Fillmore, Theatre; Molly Redmond, Biological Sciences; and Courtney Smith-Orr, Electrical and Computer Engineering