2016 Active and Engaged Learning

The Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the John P. Ellbogen Summer Institute on Active and Engaged Learning, from May 23-26, 2016.

You may have heard the buzz about active and engaged learning as a tool for developing critical thinking. Perhaps you have already begun integrating active and engaged learning pedagogies into your teaching. If so, you may be interested in applying for our 3^rd John P Ellbogen Summer Institute focusing this year on active and engaged learning. The institute will provide participants with a theoretical grounding in evidence-based, nationally recognized active and engaged learning pedagogies; key strategies and skills for integrating active and engaged learning into their course(s); and hands-on development support. Throughout the four-day program, participants will build a strong peer cohort as they share strategies, challenges, and successes related to active and engaged learning.

Todd Zakrajsek

Todd D. Zakrajsek, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also serves as the Associate Director of the Faculty Development Fellowship Program.  In addition to his work at UNC providing resources for faculty on various topics related to teaching and learning, Todd serves on several educationally-related boards, such as the Journal of Excellence in College Teaching; International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Higher Education Teaching Learning Portal; Education Research Initiative (Lenovo Computer); Technology Enriched Instruction (Microsoft); and Communicating Science in K-12. Todd is also serving a three-year term as an elected core committee member for the Professional Organizational Developers Network. His current academic work and publications pertain to faculty development, effective instructional strategies, and student learning. His most recent books include The New Science of Learning (co-authored with Terry Doyle; Stylus; 2013) and Teaching for Learning (co-authored with Claire Major and Michael Harris, Routledge Publishing; 2015). Todd has been a visiting professor and delivered keynote addresses at approximately 250 campuses and teaching conferences.

 

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The Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the third John P. Ellbogen Summer Institute for faculty, lecturers, and eligible graduate teaching assistants* at the University of Wyoming. Summer Institute participants will design and integrate active and engaged learning pedagogies into their course(s) that foster the development of critical thinking. Successful applicants will receive $500 as a summer stipend in June 2016. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

Purpose:	The third John P. Ellbogen Summer Institute will provide participants with a theoretical grounding in evidence-based, nationally recognized active and engaged learning pedagogies; key strategies and skills for integrating active and engaged learning into their course(s); and hands-on development support. Throughout the four-day program, participants will build a strong peer cohort, as they share strategies, challenges, and successes related to active and engaged learning.
Who May Apply:	Instructional faculty, lecturers, and eligible graduate teaching assistants* at the University of Wyoming.
Award:	The $500 award will be in the form of a summer stipend paid in June 2016. The award is the result of a generous endowment from the Ellbogen Foundation and funding from the ECTL. Requirements of the award include: Attendance in all sessions of the 4-day John P. Ellbogen Summer Institute (Monday, May 23 – Thursday, May 26, 2016). A commitment to integrate active and engaged learning pedagogies into at least one course during the upcoming academic year.
How to Apply:	The application requires 1-2 paragraphs outlining your experience and/or interest in integrating active and engaged learning into your teaching, your proposed course(s) to integrate such learning, and a written letter of approval from your department head. APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Submission:	Applications are due by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 6. Applications will be reviewed by a faculty panel. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday, April 21.
Questions:	Donna Brown at 307-766-4846 or dmbrown@uwyo.edu.

* To be eligible, graduate teaching assistants must be scheduled to teach independently, or anticipate teaching independently, for UW in the upcoming academic year.