Investigating Teaching and Learning
The Investigating Teaching & Learning (ITaL) Faculty Learning Community is our most intense FLC. For the past three years, ITaL Fellows have designed and implemented a scholarship of teaching project in one of their courses. The ITaL class of 2009-2010 will be the fourth ITaL group. ITaL Fellows have worked on a range of classroom issues including (but not limited to):
- Motivating students to read
- Active learning strategies in a variety of situations
- Online tools and tutorials for a variety of situations
- Incorporating images into traditionally text-based classes
- Mental models for abstract concepts
- Adding voluntary credit hours to a curriculum
- Laptop policies and results of laptop usage in classes
- Engaging students in classes by motivating them to prepare better for classes
The Faculty Center would like to thank the Advance program for providing funding for some ITaL participants in the STEM disciplines.
ITaL Fellows 2009-2010
- Jeanne Almaraz -- Management & Human Resources
- Subodh Bhandari -- Aerospace Engineering
- Christina Chavez -- Liberal Studies
- Lowell Herr -- History
- Susan Mulley -- Landscape Architecture
- Alex Small -- Physics
- Pamela Walker -- Education
ITaL Fellows 2008-2009
- Kristen Conway-Gomez -- Geography & Anthropology
- Tanya Faltens -- Chemical & Materials Engineering
- Jing Hu -- International Business & Marketing
- Anjana Narayan -- Psychology & Sociology
- Michael Page -- Chemistry
- Phil Rosenkrantz -- Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
ITaL Fellows 2007-2008
- James Griffith -- Philosophy
- Steve McCauley -- Physics
- Georgia Mickey -- History
- Dennis Quinn -- Integrated General Education
- Homeyra Sadaghiana -- Physics
- Ertan Salik -- Physics
- Mike Shenoda -- Civil Engineering
ITaL Fellows 2006-2007
- Nina Abramzon -- Physics
- Maria Botero-Omary -- Human Nutrition & Food Science
- Connie Castro -- Education
- Edmund He -- Technology & Operations Management
- Paivi Hoikkala -- History
- Tarique Hossain -- International Business & Marketing
- Jodene Kersten -- Education
- Peter Ross -- Philosophy
- Barry Soroka -- Computer Science
- Laurie Starkey -- Chemistry
- Eileen Wallis -- History
- Ralph Westfall -- Computer Information Systems
- Eva Xu-- Technology & Operations Management
Michael Page works on his project at the December 2008 design retreat.
