New Faculty Orientation Program

August 28, 2013

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8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast - Ballroom, Michigan League
9:00 a.m.

Plenary Session: Welcome to Michigan!

Constance Cook
Director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching and Associate Vice Provost

Volker Sick
Associate Vice President for Research, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
9:30 a.m. Break
9:35 a.m. CRLT Players, an interactive theatre troupe, present "The First Class"
10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Research-Based Practices for College Teaching

In this interactive session, faculty will learn about and discuss the latest research-based principles to promote learning. Addressing topics such as student intellectual and identity development, motivation, and learning mastery, these principles can help faculty prepare for and respond to the complexities of student learning. Throughout the session, participants will identify strategies informed by these principles that they can use to maximize learning in an upcoming course. Examples will be drawn from a wide variety of teaching contexts, including undergraduate, graduate, and clinical teaching.

Teaching Critical Thinking in the Clinic

In this session, clinical faculty from several disciplines will discuss best prac­tices for clinical teaching. Attendees will hear from faculty about effective time management when teaching in the clinic, best practices for providing feedback to trainees, and facilitating effective small group discussions.

Using Instructional Technology to Enhance Teaching

How can instructional technologies enhance teaching and promote student learning? Attendees at this session will see U-M faculty demonstrate technologies useful in a variety of disciplines and classroom settings, and talk about how they could use technology to improve learning in their own classrooms.  Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about 1) CTools, U‑M's learning management system, for managing courses; 2) screencasting for enhancing student learning in large courses; and 3) Google Apps for facilitating student collaboration and increasing student engagement.

Student Teams in the STEM Classroom

Effective use of teams in the STEM classroom can increase student learning, improve retention of course material, and enhance students’ problem-solving ability. It is often difficult, though, to ensure that all students are engaged, in­clud­ed, and successful in teams. In this session, faculty will learn about and practice research-based strategies to create and assess student teams in the STEM classroom.

Facilitating Discussion by Leveraging Student Diversity

This session is grounded in research that shows that student learning is enhanced when instructors engage student diversity. The workshop reviews strategies for engaging students effectively in discussion, especially in the social sciences and humanities. Participants will discuss how to encourage stu­dents to draw on their backgrounds and experience, while maintaining bound­aries appropriate to the analytical goals of their course.
11:45 a.m. Information Fair
Ballroom
Staff representing various U-M offices will be available to distribute printed materials and answer questions
12:30 p.m.

Lunch and Welcoming Remarks
Ballroom

  • Faculty Panel
    Tiya Miles, Afroamerican and African Studies
    Tammy Chang, Family Medicine
    Clifford Lampe, School of Information
  • Lester P. Monts, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; Senior Counselor to the President for the Arts, Diversity and Undergraduate Affairs; and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music
  • Martha Pollack
    Provost and Professor of Information
1:30 p.m.

Payroll Office
Vandenberg Room, 2nd floor, Michigan League
Faculty can get information about tax withholding/allowances, direct deposit, and convenience deductions.

Parking and Transportation Services
Vandenberg Room, 2nd floor, Michigan League
Faculty can purchase a parking permit.

 

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