Learning Curve Audio

Today's Podcast: Designing Teaching to Foster Active and Developmental Learningby Tim Riordan, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Philosophy at Alverno College.As the title suggests, this workshop engages participants in an exploration of the principles and practices that foster active and developmental learning. Drawing from the experience of Alverno College, where faculty and staff have developed and refined an ability-based curriculum for more than thirty years, the workshop will address:Processes for articulating learning expectations for our studentsThe developmental aspects of teaching, learning, and assessmentWays of designing courses to engage students in active and developmental learningForms of collaborative inquiry that foster scholarly teachingIn the first part of the workshop participants consider together the principles, practices, and insights that have informed the work of the Alverno College faculty and staff in creating a student learning-centered culture. In the