Tuesday, May 25th
Topic: Course Delivery in 2021
Discussion Leaders: Robert Gazzale, Marcin Peski and Joseph Steinberg.
Big Picture questions: Which parts of your 2020-21 courses will you keep as we move in-person and why? What will “class time” look like in Fall 2021? What can we reasonably expect from students?
Implementation details: How can the workload be kept manageable for instructors/TAs? Activity implementation ideas that work both in-person and if we move online? Technologies to get active participation/automate grading?
Tuesday June 1st
Topic: Student Engagement
Discussion Leaders: Murat Celik, Johannes Hoelzemann and Clémentine Van Effenterre
Big Picture questions: Why is student engagement and student outreach important to you? What does an engaged class look like to you?
Implementation details: Any (low-cost) engagement strategies with implementation lessons learned? How did you prioritize engagement strategies?
Tuesday June 8th
Topic: Academic Integrity
Discussion Leaders: Jennifer Murdock and Adonis Yatchew
Big Picture questions: Why do students cheat? How do they cheat? Are there ways to design courses to minimize Academic Integrity infractions?
Implementation details: Strategies to manage the workload? Best practices to minimize the scale of the problem? Effective detection strategies?
Tuesday June 15th
Topic: Large-course Assessments
Discussion Leaders: Lee Bailey, Patrick Blanchenay and Olga Denislamova
Big Picture questions: For large classes, how have the types of assessments you’ve given changed over the last year? What elements will your keep and why?
Implementation details: What issues does the scale create? Technology choices- pros and cons? Strategies to minimize technical issues? Important details for assessment effectiveness?
Tuesday June 22nd
Topic: Small-course Assessments
Discussion Leaders: Serdar Ozkan, Eva Vivalt and Courtney Ward
Big Picture questions: For smaller classes, how have the types of assessments you’ve given changed over the last year? What elements will you keep and why?
Implementation details: Any details important to assessment effectiveness? How to design an effective grading rubric? Any technology solutions to make implementation easier?
Tuesday June 29th
Topic: Course Management
Discussion Leaders: Kripa Freitas, Nathanael Vellekoop and Francis Guiton
Big Picture questions: What aspects of course administration help you run your course smoothly? What is the role of TAs in a course, apart from grading? How do these aspects depend on the size of the course and the variety of assessments/technologies used?
Implementation details: Tips to identify and minimize fixed costs vs. marginal costs and how to choose a model that is flexible enough to respond to changing circumstances. Strategies that help TAs do their job more effectively. What course management duties can be delegated to TAs? Benchmarking/grading best practices?