The institute will take place Monday, May 18 – Friday, May 29. There will be no meeting on Monday, May 25. Meetings will take place in Fleck 305, unless otherwise indicated. For more information about the goals and activities of the institute, see the Innovation Institute Page.
Detailed schedule: For detailed descriptions of all sessions, see the detailed final schedule.
Day 1: Monday, May 18, 9am-2pm, Fleck 305
Lunch will be provided
9:00 am Introduction to Institute and Fellowship
10:00 am Innovators’ Toolkit 1, Designing Pedagogical Experiments
11:30 am Technology Tools for the Innovation Fellowship
12:00 pm Lunch will be provided (Fleck 314)
12:45 pm Project Management and Planning
1:30 am One-on-One Technology Training & Support (Optional)
- Blog assignment 1 due: Project Management & Planning
Day 2: Tuesday, May 19
Individual work and one-on-one consultations as scheduled.
Day 3: Wednesday, May 20, 10 am- 2 pm, Fleck 305
Lunch will be provided
10:00 am Innovators’ Toolkit 2: Risk Taking and Managing Student Expectations
- Prep for Innovators’ Toolkit 2
- Teaching Risk Blog Assignment 2, due 5/20/2015 at 10 am
- Further reading on Risk-taking and Experimentation
- Courage to Take Risks and strategies to manage that risk
11:30 am Lunch will be provided (available in the Fleck lobby)
12:15 pm Workshop 1: Gathering Digital Resources & Using Digital Tools for Research, Collaboration, and Projects
Day 5: Thursday, May 21
Individual work and one-on-one consultations as scheduled.
10 – 11:30 am: Introduction to Canvas Workshop (Optional), Library Training Room (LIB 115)
Day 5: Friday, May 22, 10 am – 2 pm, Moody 212
Lunch will be provided
10:00 am Mid-Institute Check In
10:45 am Innovators’ Toolkit 3: Building a Culture of Innovation
11:30 am Lunch will be provided (available in Moody 211)
12:15 pm Workshop 2: Designing Collaborative Learning Activities and Projects
Monday, May 25
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY: NO MEETING
Day 6: Tuesday, May 26, 10 am – 2 pm, Fleck 305
Lunch will be provided
10:00 am Innovators’ Toolkit 4: Evaluating Your Students Learning and Whether Your Project is Succeeding
11:30 am Lunch will be provided (available in the Fleck lobby)
12:15 pm Workshop 3: Approaches to Discovery, Inquiry-guided, and Problem-based Learning
Day 7: Wednesday, May 27, 9:30 – 2:30 pm, Fleck 305
Individual work and one-on-one consultations as scheduled.
Lunch on your own.
9:30 am Workshop 4: Course Design Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement in Activities Outside of Class
11:30 am Lunch on your own
12:30 pm Workshop 5: Scaffolding Student Learning In (and Across) Projects
Day 8: Thursday, May 28
Individual work and one-on-one consultations as scheduled.
Prepare for final presentations.
10 – 11:30 am: Introduction to Canvas Workshop (Optional), Library Training Room (LIB 115)
Day 9: Friday, May 29, 8:30 am – noon, Fleck 305
Breakfast Celebration begins at 8:30AM.
9 am – 12: Final Presentations