ITUE Symposium:
Pedagogies of Engagement
January 18-20, 2006
9:00am - 5:00pm; Refreshments and sign-in at 8:30am
Registration Form - Preliminary Program
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Learning "about" things does not enable students to acquire the abilities
and understanding they will need for the 21st century. We need new pedagogies
of engagement that will turn out the kinds of resourceful, engaged workers
and citizens that America now requires. |
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In "Pedagogies
of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices," Smith et al. attribute
to Russ Edgerton (in the above white paper) the phrase that serves as the
title of this symposium. At the University of Delaware, our primary pedagogy
of engagement is problem-based learning.. The basic principle behind PBL is
that learning is initiated by a posed problem, query, or puzzle that the learner
wants to solve. In the problem-based approach, complex, real world problems
or cases are used to motivate students to identify and research concepts and
principles they need to know in order to progress through the problems. Students
work in small learning teams, bringing together collective skill at acquiring,
communicating, and integrating information in a process of inquiry.
With this symposium, we bring together experts in student engagement
and assessment of learning, invited to present on a wide range of topics. Plenary sessions include "Writing for Student Engagement", "Engaging Students: Influence on Student Learning", and "Engagement through Collaboration and Assessment". Participants invited from off-campus include Paul Anderson (Miami University), Edward Deckard (North Dakota State University), and Philip Cottell (Miami University). In addition, UD faculty members from the College of Business and Economics, Guido Geerts, Winnie Scott, and Mark Serva, will present a plenary session on "Engaging Students through Emerging Technologies."
Also included in this symposium will be a demonstration of problem-based
learning (PBL) and modeling of ways that PBL can be used effectively in
undergraduate education. One track of this program will focus on an introduction
to PBL and another will serve to help participants take PBL 'to the next level'.
A final afternoon session will concentrate on writing effective problem-based
materials; participants will leave the session with newly minted problem scenarios
or freshly revised problems for use in their couses. PBL workshops will be facilitated by ITUE leaders Deborah Allen, Steve Bernhardt, Susan Groh, George Watson, and Hal White.
This workshop is sponsored by the Institute
for Transforming Undergraduate Education and is open to all members of the
UD faculty. Graduate students are also welcome to participate; preference will
be given to students mentored by faculty members who are ITUE Fellows or are
attending this session.
Faculty members from other colleges and universities are invited to attend
this workshop. Visiting faculty teams are limited to five from each institution.
Registration cost is $350/ person which includes instruction, materials, and
refreshment breaks. Participants are responsible for their own transportation,
meals, and accommodations; you may refer to an online Visitor's
Guide for information. Shuttle service will be available between the hotel
and the meeting room; pickup will be at 8:15am.
Registration Information
Note: There is no registration fee required for participants from the University of Delaware.
UD faculty/staff members and graduate teaching assistants may register for individuals sessions of the symposium at present.smith.udel.edu/calendar/index.php?month=01&year=2006
Off-campus participants may register for the symposium by fax or e-mail to ud-itue@udel.edu with information requested in registration forms (Word, pdf), with payment submitted by mail.
Deadline for registration: Friday, January 6, 2005.
If you are interested in registering after the deadline has passed, please contact ud-itue@udel.edu before completing the registration form.
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Last updated November 28, 2005.
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