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Lilly
East Conference on College and University Teaching, April
16-17, 2009
Participant
Take-Aways
At the Lilly
Conferences, participants learn from research on teaching, best
practice, engage in dialogue, and return to their campuses to share
what they have learned. Here are some participant take-aways from
past Lilly-East Conferences.
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"One
take-away that I plan to implement in my classes is on how to
encourage students to do the readings. I learned that it helps
to give an assignment from the readings every week-- this could
be a one page summary—and giving feedback and credit for
it encourages students to read. Such summaries lend themselves
to peer discussions in class and provide the instructor with
diagnostic feedback on students’ level of comprehension."
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"Networking
with people is still the best part of the Lilly conference.
The camaraderie, access to educational experts and open atmosphere
are refreshing!”
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“It’s
been a treat to have a couple of days just to think about how
I can enhance student learning in my courses.”
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"It
was very inspiring to talk with other educators from many disciplines
who are passionate about high-quality teaching, student learning
and service in higher education.”
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"I
am taking away many new ideas and strategies that I am excited
about applying in my program. I was able to reflect on my students
and how they learn. A great group of instructors who are willing
to learn and share!"
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“I
have a much better understanding of various way to incorporate
PBL in my courses. By participating in PBL activities myself,
I gained a deeper understanding of what students may experience
in this setting.”
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“I
left with concrete ways to better structure the science lab
preparation time such that it will lead to deeper student learning.”
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"I
plan to conduct a seminar for faculty in my department to introduce
them to interactive learning methods.”
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"Barbara
Millis’ pre-conference session was amazing! I really appreciated
how she modeled concrete group-based learning activities and
involved us as students. I'm ready to start incorporating group
work in my teaching."
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