2022 Summer Conference
Student Success
Faculty Success
Student Success
Faculty Success
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Additional documents are posted below with their associated presentation in the Conference Schedule.
Keynote Speaker: Saundra McGuire, PhD
Emerita Professor – Chemical Education
Louisiana State University
Bachelor’s Degree: Southern University
PhD: University of Tennessee- Knoxville
Dr. McGuire’s interest has been in improving student learning by teaching students metacognitive learning strategies. She works actively with university faculty and students to increase their understanding of the application of cognitive science and learning theory to increasing student academic performance. Dr. McGuire’s current interests include improving learning strategies used by university students, reform of pre-college and college teaching methods, and increasing the number of underrepresented minority and women students who are interested in and prepared to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Selected Summer Conference Videos
Selected Summer Conference PPTs and PDFs
Power Points
Conference Schedule
Wednesday, May 18
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM
LSC Theater
Breakfast Provided
Using the Teaching Effectiveness Framework for Annual Review
Jennifer Todd and Tonya Buchan, Instructional Designers
- Track: Instructor Success
- Revisions to the CSU faculty manual and student course surveys have prompted change to the annual review process. Whether your department has implemented changes to the annual evaluation of teaching effectiveness or is in the midst of doing so, this session will walk you through TILT’s recommended process for developing and evaluating teaching effectiveness at CSU.
- Session Recording
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote
LSC Theater
Teach Students How to Learn: Metacognition Is Key!
Saundra McGuire, Ph.D.
- Track: Student Motivation
- 21st Century students come to college with widely varying academic skills, approaches to learning, and motivation levels. Faculty often lament that students are focused on achieving high grades, but are not willing to invest much time or effort in learning. This session will focus on the importance of helping students acquire simple, but effective, learning strategies based on cognitive science principles. We will engage in interactive reflection activities that will allow attendees to experience strategies that can significantly improve student success by transforming students’ attitudes about the meaning of learning.
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Student Motivation
- Session Recording
- PowerPoint: Keynote 1 -Teach Students How to Learn: Metacognition Is Key!
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Breakouts
Encouraging Student Ownership and Responsibility in Learning
Virginia Chaffee, Senior Instructor of Composition
LSC 312
- Track: Student Motivation
- Many faculty share concerns about students’ lack of motivation or lack of sincerity regarding their learning in a class, which is arguably different than their success in the class. In this session we’ll explore several strategies to help students improve self-efficacy and encourage autonomy in the classroom, even for those classes students may be at first resistant to take! These strategies can be helpful for planning the course as well as on-the-fly changes a faculty member may need to make.
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Student Motivation
- Teams Link
- PowerPoint: Student Ownership and Responsibility
Closed Captioning Course Videos
Andy Swanson, Captioning Coordinator, and Barb Maynard, Instructional Designer, TILT Audio Accommodations Project
LSC 322
- Track: Inclusive Excellence
- We’ll discuss the Universal Design benefits of closed captions, demonstrate how to create and apply captions in Echo360, and show how to search the web for videos with closed captions. Bring a laptop or device for optional hands-on practice. By the end of this session, participants should be able to explain the benefits of closed captions on course videos, make closed captions available in Echo360, and filter Google and YouTube video searches by videos that have closed captions available.
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Inclusive Pedagogy
- Teams Link
Student Motivation in the Lecture Setting: Strategies for Designing Interactive Lectures
Andrew West – Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
LSC 324
- Track: Student Motivation
- Even in the best of educational settings, motivating students to learn can be a challenge. In direct instruction settings (e.g., lectures), motivating students to learn can feel nearly impossible. In this session, we will explore concrete strategies for modifying the “typical” lecture in ways that support student motivation and engagement without requiring wholesale abandonment of existing resources (e.g., PowerPoint slides) or complete course restructuring.
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Student Motivation
- Session Recording
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch Provided
LSC Theater
Teaching Effectiveness Initiative (TEI) Certificate Presentation
Sue James, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Tonya Buchan, Instructional Designer
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Keynote Workshop
LSC Theater
Increasing Student Motivation: Strategies that Work
Saundra McGuire, Ph.D.
- Track: Student Motivation
- Motivating today’s students to actively engage in learning activities proves challenging for most faculty. Very often Gen Z students do not respond as did students in the past to extrinsic motivators such as bonus quizzes and extra credit assignments. However, as James Raffini presents in 150 Ways to Increase Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom, when the psychoacademic needs of students are met in creative ways, student motivation soars. This presentation will engage faculty in a discussion of addressing student needs for autonomy, competence, relatedness, self-esteem, and enjoyment in order to significantly increase student motivation.
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Student Motivation
- Session Recording
- PowerPoint: Keynote 2 – Increasing Student Motivation: Strategies that Work
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakouts
Inclusive Pedagogy is Fundamental to Good Teaching
Jennifer Todd and Tonya Buchan, Instructional Designers
LSC 322
- Track: Inclusive Excellence
- Since the inception of the Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF) in 2018, TILT has supported faculty in making an intentional shift to using evidence-based teaching practices from the TEF domains: classroom climate, student motivation, feedback and assessment, pedagogical content knowledge, curriculum and alignment, instructional strategies, and inclusive pedagogy. The pivot to remote learning in 2020 made apparent the Inclusive Pedagogy domain as fundamental to all domains of the framework and student success. This workshop will highlight the evidence-based practices that are fundamental to good teaching.
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Inclusive Pedagogy
- Teams Link
Keeping International Students and Other English Learners Engaged and Motivated
Evelyn Pierro, Senior Instructor, International Programs
LSC 324
- Track: Student Motivation
- Instructors are well aware that the students in their classes come from a variety of different backgrounds and educational settings. What is sometimes forgotten, however, is that these varied backgrounds may include other countries and languages. Students from other countries and/or language backgrounds often face language and cultural challenges that can interfere with comprehending course content and expectations. This in turn can lead to a lack of engagement and motivation. This workshop will provide examples of cultural and language challenges facing these students, followed by suggestions for how to address the challenges and help all students be successful in your course.
- Learning Outcomes: By the end of the workshop, participants will:
- recognize and identify learning challenges unique to students from other countries and/or language backgrounds
- utilize a variety of teaching strategies designed to engage and motivate students who are dealing with cultural and language challenges
- Teaching Effectiveness Framework alignment: Student Motivation
- Teams Link