Topic:
Cyber Pedagogy; Online & Asynchronous Courses

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

Location: Crocker Science Center (CSC) - Room 206

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

• Description; 
  • We will explore topics around online course supports, cyber pedagogy, and have time to share and collaborate on current practices in asynchronous learning environments.
• Speaker; Jessica De Moulder
  • Course; Cyber Pedagogy 
  • Effectively teaching online requires thinking differently about meeting educational objectives, altering content organization and presentation, and fostering a positive learning community by optimizing engagement with and between students and instructors. Jessica's course explores how to become comfortable and skillful with the online learning environment and with what it takes to teach an online course effectively.
• Discussion Lead; Rebecca Noonan-Heale
  • If you are interest in running a discussion topic or discussion group during the collaborative portion of this event, please email Caitlin.Gensler@utah.edu prior to the event date.  
    • Course Structure; Simplicity vs Comprehensive
      • Instructor(s): Returning & New
    • Expectations; Degree of Student Responsibility
    • Role of Proctors; Testing, Other Assignments
    • Types & Target Student Populations

Thursday, October 3rd: Academic Recovery Project

Guest Speakers:

Lindsay Coco, Ph.D, Special Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student Success

Jim Agutter, Associate Professor, College of Architecture + Planning

Description: The Academic Recovery Project aims to systematically explore and test interventions for gateway courses with high failure rates. Specifically, it supports students who have previously earned a D,E, or W (D-grade, E-grade, withdraw) and are looking to retake the course. Students who have previously earned a DEW in the offered course are invited to retake the course in a discreet section. Those who enroll are offered a partial course scholarship and additional academic support such as student success coaching, peer tutoring, and supplemental instruction.

To learn more about the Academic Recovery Project, CLICK HERE.

Download Presentation Materials:

Presentation: Academic Recovery Project

UIA Academic Recovery Project Brief

September 22, 2023

Guest Speaker: Jim Agutter, Associate Professor

Topic: Large Language Models (LLM) Usage in Faculty and Student Success (Jim Agutter LLM Presentation)

• April 24, 2023: Teaching our Teaching Assistants with Associate Dean Pearl Sandick
• February 28, 2023: Prof. Jim Agutter, chair of the Teaching Excellence Working Group and the Center for Teaching Excellence, discussed the development of a new course assessment framework and instrument.
•  November 15, 2022: Gina Frey, Professor of Chemistry, spoke about social belonging and its effects on student performance and persistence in general chemistry and introductory physics. Studies are showing that social belonging affects student learning and retention. She presented her findings and then, as a group, discussed possible strategies for creating an inclusive and engaging environment to support the success of all students.

• 12/10/21 – Remote Learning: Sharing our Experiences – Gina Frey and Greg Owens (Chemistry)

• 2/13/20 – Reflections on Inclusivity in STEM – Elizabeth Rogers (CTLE)
• 1/16/20 – From Sage to Teacher, The Evolution of an Instructor (or Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks) – Jon Rainier (Chemistry)
• 12/5/19 – Integrating the Process of Science into the Introductory Biology Curriculum: Successes, Challenges and the Road Ahead– Naina Phadnis & Josh Steffen (Biological Sciences)
• 11/14/19 – UPSTEM Faculty Fellows
• 10/17/19 – How Do We Get There From Here? Change Management and Evidence-Based Instruction –  Jordan Gerton and Jessica Cleeves (CSME)

• 12/7/18: Tabitha Buehler (Physics & Astronomy), Matt Kieber-Emmons (Chemistry), Naina Phadnis (Biology), Shellie Jo Enscoe (Ed, Leadership and Policy) – The College of Science’s Learning Assistants: Comparing Programs Nationally, Reflecting on Implementation Locally
• 11/15/18: Kelly MacArthur, Becky Terry and Anna Nelson (University of Utah – Math) – Teacher Training & Community Building: From Graduate Student to Colleague
• 10/19/18: Claudia De Grandi (University of Utah – Physics) – Managing an Effective Instructional Team: How to Support Your TAs and LAs
• 9/20/18: Panel Discussion: Current configurations of instructional teams in the CoS

• 4/5/18: Charles Atwood (University of Utah – Chemistry) – One Last Visit to the Effects of Homework Mediated Metacognition
• 2/14/18: David Derezotes (University of Utah – Social Work) – Transforming difficult conversations in science and math classrooms into opportunities for learning how to build inclusive communities
• 1/11/2018: Special Exchange – Pedagogical strategies to increase students’ engagement and motivation
• 12/7/2017: Rachel Hayes-Harb, Janis Louie, and Tino Nyawelo (University of Utah) – Working together to enhance mentorship and undergraduate research in the College of Science
• 11/9/2017: Mike Martineau and Scott Mikos (University of Utah OBIA) – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Utilizing Student Data
• 10/5/2017: Chandra Turpen (University of Maryland) – Building and Sustaining Learning Assistant Programs
• 9/14/2017: Leslie Sieburth (University of Utah – Biology) – Biology Curriculum Reform: it takes a village

• 4/13/2017: Pearl Sandick (University of Utah – Physics & Astronomy) – Supporting women in STEM
• 3/9/2017: Nalini Nadkarni and Caitlin Weber (University of Utah – Biology) – Engaging the Unengaged: Interdisciplinary Approaches that Bridge Science and Society
• 2/9/2017: Ann Darling (University of Utah – Undergraduate Studies) – Changes to General Education Courses
• 1/12/2017: Lauren Barth-Cohen (University of Utah – Education) – Possible models for a STEM education research graduate program
• 12/8/2016: Jennifer Heemstra (University of Utah – Chemistry) – Can we promote student success by embracing short-term failure?
• 11/10/2016: David Goldenberg (University of Utah – Biology) – An Integrated Science Core Curriculum? Possibilities and Challenges 
• 10/20/2016: Charles Atwood (University of Utah – Chemistry) – Improving the Bottom Quartile’s Performance: The Key to Higher Success Rates
• 9/15/2016: Diane Pataki, Jordan Gerton, Holly Godsey (University of Utah) – Department-Driven Course and Curriculum Improvement RFP
• 8/11/2016: Karen Krapcho (University of Utah – OSP) Evaluation of “Student Voice” in a Freshman Hybrid/Flipped Classroom
• 6/16/2016: Pamela Hardin (University of Utah – CTLE) – Why Active Learning? Practices and Problems

• 5/12/2016: Emina Alibegovic (University of Utah – Mathematics) – Changing the culture in Math 1010
• 4/14/2016: David Temme (University of Utah – Biology) – How do we help students learn how to think? Perhaps by helping them expand their “common sense toolbox”!
• 3/10/2016: Jennifer Heemstra (University of Utah – Chemistry) – Increasing access to research opportunities through course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)
• 2/11/2016: Charles Atwood (University of Utah – Chemistry) – How we have used Item Response Theory and classroom management to improve student success rates in large general chemistry classes
• 1/14/2016: Jordan Gerton (University of Utah – Physics & Astronomy) – Structural and pedagogical approaches to support student learning in PHYS 2210 
• 11/5/2015: Lucy Fortson (University of Minnesota) – Education in and with the Zooniverse Citizen Science Platform