April
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Spring 2015 Programming
Spring 2015 Programming
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Sending encouraging emails increases
student motivation and performance.
Amongst the myriad communications you
have with your students, take the time to
email them to acknowledge the progress
they have made in your courses, identify the
milestones they have accomplished, and
lay out the expectations of what’s to come.
Messages sent expressly for these purposes
have been found to significantly increase
students’ completion rates, grades and most
importantly motivation—particularly in online
courses, where completion rates tend to be
lower than face-to-face courses.
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Did you know?
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Monday
Friday
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Contemplative Pedagogy
R, 3/26
Take Your Rubric from “Good” to
“Great”—Progressive Refinement and
Blackboard Tools 11:45 am-1:15 pm M, 3/30
Programming for Online
Teaching & Learning
Online Course Design Orientation &
Consultation Program
M, 3/2 - F, 4/3
March Session (Program Online)
Facilitating Online Courses
M, 3/16 March Session, Day 1 11:45 am-1:15 pm W, 3/18 March Session, Day 2 11:45 am-1:15 pm R, 3/5
Research Now
R, 3/19
What Are the Challenges Faced by Graduate
Student Instructors and How Can We
Help? 12:15-1:15 pm 1
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A positive mindset can reduce test
anxiety and increase learning.
Many students have anxiety related to
taking exams and, in turn, perform poorly.
Research has shown that asking students
to engage in interventions, such as writing
about past successes prior to taking a
test, improves such performance. Priming
students with positive interventions that
draw on their strengths can not only lessen
anxiety related to test-taking, but can also
contribute to a more positive, optimistic
mindset, and increased self-efficacy.
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Nelson, D. W. & Knight, A. E. (2010). The power of positive recollections:
Reducing test anxiety and enhancing college student self-efficacy and
performance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 40(3), 732-745.
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Inquiry Groups
Efficiently Responding to Student
Writing 3:00-4:30 pm Leading Effective Discussions
Online 11:45 am-1:15 pm Friday
Register: northeastern.edu/learningresearch/event
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T, 3/31
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Register: northeastern.edu/learningresearch/event
Workshops
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Robb, C. A. & Sutton, J. (2014). The importance of social presence
and motivation in distance learning. The Journal of Technology,
Management, and Applied Engineering, 31(2).
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Wednesday
M, 3/16
3:00-4:30 pm Flipped Classroom
T, 3/10
1:30-3:00 pm T, 3/24
1:30-3:00 pm Honors Education
R, 3/19
3:00-4:30 pm
Online Teaching & Learning
T, 3/3
1:30-3:00 pm T, 3/17
1:30-3:00 pm Teaching & Learning with Technology
F, 3/27
Programming for Online
Teaching & Learning
3:00-4:30 pm Online Course Design Orientation &
Consultation Program
M, 4/6 - F, 5/1
April Session (Program Online)
M, 3/23 Co-op Teaching Exchange: Preparing Students for
Guided Inquiries 11:45 am-1:15 pm
How Can We Call Faculty to Action to Incorporate
Evidence-Based Teaching Innovation for Curricular M, 3/30 The Co-op Course Visualized: Integrating Curricular
Revisions through Graphic Syllabi 11:45 am-1:15 pm
Improvement? 12:15-1:15 pm T, 4/7
1:30-3:00 pm T, 4/21
1:30-3:00 pm Honors Education
M, 4/13
11:45-1:15 pm
Online Teaching & Learning
T, 4/7
April Session, Day 1 10:00-11:30 am T, 4/14
F, 4/10
April Session, Day 2 10:00-11:30 am Co-op Programming
Co-op: All-day Materials Development
Intensive 9:00 am-4:00 pm
F, 3/20 Co-op: Case-Study Development Lunch 11:45 am-1:15 pm
Flipped Classroom
Facilitating Online Courses
1:30-3:00 pm M, 3/9
Inquiry Groups
Teaching & Learning with Technology
F, 4/10
Research Now
R, 4/2
How Can We Get Students to Read
Academic Texts at a Deeper Level? 12:15-1:15 pm 1:30-3:00 pm 1:30-3:00 pm Co-op Programming
M, 4/6
Co-op Teaching Exchange: Preparing Students
for Guided Inquiries 11:45 am-1:15 pm R, 4/9
The Co-op Course Visualized: Integrating
Curricular Revisions through Graphic
Syllabi 11:45 am-1:15 pm