Celebrating Excellence in Teaching Methods and Innovations at KU
May 9, 3-5 p.m. Kansas Union Ballroom
Celebration of Teaching Annual Poster Session and Reception. Join us for an afternoon of celebration, inspiration, and community at the Kansas Union Ballroom on May 9 from 3 - 5 p.m. Over 80 posters will be on display detailing the discovery and results of learning transformations from CTE programs.
Course Transformation Reflections
Take a look at a few reflections from more than 70 posters displayed at the Celebration of Teaching.
Students developed better understanding of complex ecological topics and how what they learned in class applies within their fields of study and potential careers.
Megan Kaminski, professor of Creative Writing and Environmental Studies, presents a poster detailing the creation of an Ecology and Arts Lab.
The poster, a part of CTE’s Faculty Seminar on Interdisciplinary Teaching, explores the teaching question: How would enhancing the arts-based learning component of the class provide an opportunity for students to make connections between the theoretical/scientific course concepts into their other studies, future careers, and larger lives
Through a partnership with the KU Library Makerspace, Kaminski created an ecology and arts lab to have a physical space, materials, and instructional assistance for three new class projects.
Scaffolded assignments and formative feedback lead to growth and improved student performance.
Anne Kretsinger-Harries, an assistant specialist in the Department of Communication Studies, shares her course design poster titled: Scaffolded Learning in Coms 232: Introduction to Rhetoric.
The poster, a part of the CTE Course Design Institute, shares her experience scaffolding mini-assignments to help students prepare for major projects.
The course improved student performance through graded assignments, qualitative feedback, and scaffolded projects. A new final project encouraged students to apply rhetorical concepts to their lived experiences on campus, further demonstrating their understanding of course material.
