Fall 2020 Course Design Institute
The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) will be offering a three-day Course Design Institute (CDI) each week of the entire summer (June 1-August 14). The CDI is intended to help faculty plan for maximally flexible fall 2020 teaching (in person, online, or some combination of both).
Each workshop will cover designing and delivering courses for the fall, with an emphasis on creating a strong community of learners, designing a variety of activities, and giving responsive feedback.
In addition to the CDI, CNDLS will continue to provide office hours for individual support and a set of resources for designing and delivering dynamic courses over the summer.
Register
Please use this form if you are registering your scheduling preferences for a Department, Program, or Birds of Feather Cohort (similar course type or topic)
We are hoping that all faculty will join cohorts based in their departments, programs, or course topics, but if you are unable to make your Department session or need to register as an individual for any other reason, please use this form.
Key Features
Cohort Based
You will be working in small teams with colleagues from your department and/or with colleagues teaching similar topics or course types (experiential, large lectures, lab-based, etc.) in a combination of introductory sessions, small breakout meetings, and one-on-one support.
Minimal Time Commitment
We know your time is precious during the summer, so we are asking for a small commitment of time. The CDI will take place in the morning (9:30am-12:30pm) over three days (M/T/Th) during one week in the summer for approximately 9 hours (plus any optional one-on-one time).
Flexible Focus
Topics will prepare you to teach in a flexible, hybrid environment. Since we do not know what the fall will bring, we will be helping you design courses that can be taught face to face, blended, or fully remotely.
Responsive Engaged Teaching
We will be working with you to think about how to design and teach courses that are responsive, that give priority to meaningful engagements with your students, and that create rich learning communities.
Schedule
9:30-10:15am
10:15-10:30am
10:30-12:30pm
Afternoon (by appointment)
Monday: Introduction
Overview & Goals
Break
Cohort Discussion & Activities
- Orientation & Intros
- Flexible/Hybrid Teaching Challenges
- Communicating with students
Optional Consultations
Tuesday: Design
Deliver, Engage, Assess
Break
Cohort Discussion & Activities
- Backward design and course alignment
- Technology tools alignment
- Designing your course
Optional Consultations
Thursday: Teach
Presence, Responsiveness, Community
Break
Cohort Discussion & Activities
- Teaching strategies
- Supporting your students
- Personalizing learning
- Creating your teaching plan
Optional Consultations
9:30-10:15am
10:15-10:30am
10:30-12:30pm
Afternoon(by appointment)
Day 1: Intro.
Overview & Goals
Break
Cohort Discussion & Activities
- Orientation & Intros
- Flexible/Hybrid Teaching Challenges
- Communicating with students
Optional Consultations
9:30-10:15am
10:15-10:30am
10:30-12:30pm
Afternoon(by appointment)
Day 2: Design
Deliver, Engage, Assess
Break
Cohort Discussion & Activities
- Backward design and course alignment
- Technology tools alignment
- Designing your course
Optional Consultations
9:30-10:15am
10:15-10:30am
10:30-12:30pm
Afternoon(by appointment)
Day 3: Teach
Presence, Responsiveness, Community
Break
Cohort Discussion & Activities
- Teaching strategies
- Supporting your students
- Personalizing learning
- Creating your teaching plan
Optional Consultations
Overview & Structure
During the Institute, you will work synchronously and asynchronously in small peer cohorts with other faculty and explore how to adapt your course to a remote learning environment. Cohorts will be designated based on the type of course you are teaching, allowing you to work closely with colleagues and facilitators on your specific course, whether it is a small seminar, a large lecture, a lab-based course, or a course with other needs.
The institute is organized in three parts.
Introduction & Goals
- What is a signature Georgetown learning experience?
- What did our students say about remote learning this spring?
- What does it mean to develop a flexible, adaptive, and engaging course whether it is online, hybrid or face to face?
Design: Deliver, Engage, Assess
- How can you design or adapt a course to prioritize student engagement and active learning in both synchronous and asynchronous teaching?
- How can you creatively design or adapt a course to a new, flexible learning environment?
- How can you meaningfully integrate technology into your remote course?
Teach: Presence, Responsiveness, Community
- How can you be active and present in online or hybrid courses?
- How can you respond effectively and productively to your students at a distance?
- How can you create community, interaction, and inclusive learning for your students?
