NETI-1 Course Design and Student Engagement

OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify ways to increase student motivation.
• Write appropriate learning outcomes and use them to benefit faculty and students.  
• Create conditions that help students to develop higher-level thinking skills. 
• Adopt diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies as effective teaching tools.
• Design active learning strategies that capture student interest and motivate learning.
• Implement instructional strategies that promote an inclusive environment.
• Use inquiry-based teaching strategies to enhance motivation, increase engagement and promote conceptual understanding.  
• Describe common problems encountered early in academic careers and adopt evidence-based strategies to overcome them.