Members of the 2018-2020 Gateways-ND Cohort and the NDSU campus community may find updated information about what is happening with the 2018-2020 Gateways-ND Cohort. If you have any questions about the Gateways-ND program, please contact the Office of Teaching and Learning at (701) 231-7015.

Schedule

List of Cohort Members

A schedule of cohort related activities is being created. Important dates and deadlines will be added as they are scheduled. All workshops are required for members of this Gateways-ND cohort. Please scroll to the bottom of the schedule for current and upcoming events as the schedule is listed in order by date of activity.

AUGUST 17 & 18, 2020  //  View a pdf of the workshop schedule.  //  ONLINE

** All presentations are held online for these workshop days.

MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020

8:30 to 8:55 a.m. - THE DEMISE OF THE LARGE (ANTIQUATED) LECTURE CLASSROOM: HOW TO CREATE CONNECTIONS AND CULTIVATE COMMUNICATION WITHIN LARGE LECTURES  //  Heather Fischer

9 to 9:40 a.m. - EVIDENCE-BASED LEARNING STRATEGIES  //  Kathryn Wissman

9:45 to 10 a.m. - PROMOTING STUDENT AWARENESS OF GREEN CHEMISTRY PRINCIPLES VIA STUDENT GENERATED PRESENTATION VIDEOS - USING FLIPGRID AS A TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT //  Alexy Leontyev

10 to 10:10 a.m. - BREAK

10:10 to 10:40 a.m. - TEACHING INNOVATIONS ACROSS THE PHARMD CURRICULUM //  Amber Slevin, Jeanne Frenzel, & Lisa Richter

10:45 to 11:15 a.m. - CREATING COMMUNITY IN YOUR HYBRID (FACE-TOFACE/ONLINE) CLASSROOM  //  Danielle Condry

11:20 to 11:50 a.m. - PIVOT! TRANSITIONING TO ONLINE LEARNING IN A HEALTH SCIENCE DISCIPLINE  //  Kolby Schaeffer Fraase

11:55 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. - MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM  //  Kathleen Swanson

12:30 to 12:55 p.m. - INTEGRATING ACTIVE LEARNING INTO MY COURSE //  Rajani Ganesh Pillai

12:55 to 1:10 p.m. - WRAP-UP // James Nyachwaya + Lisa Montplaisir

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020

8 to 10 a.m. - USING LAs OR TAs IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT  // Jeff Boyer & Warren Christenson

• Learn how to use assistance in a virtual learning environment
• Tips on ways LAs and TAs can assist students online

10 to 10:15 a.m. - BREAK

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - TAKING CARE OF ONESELF DURING THE PANDEMIC // William Burns, NDSU Counseling Center

• Presentation session + open and interactive session for Q&A and discussion 

12 to 12:15 p.m. - WRAP-UP  //  Jill Motschenbacher + James Nyachwaya + Jared Ladbury + Lisa Montplaisir

JANUARY 2 - 3, 2019  //  BEGINNINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS  //  Gateways-ND First Workshop // A. Glenn Hill Center 

PLEASE bring a syllabus from a course you teach. View a pdf of the workshop schedule.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019

8 to 8:30 a.m. - LIGHT BREAKFAST // A. Glenn Hill 334

8:30 to 9 a.m. - INTRO: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER (SIT WITH FLCS) // A. Glenn Hill 334 // Paul Kelter
• Learn about workshop goals.
• Learn about Gateways' outcomes.

9 to 10:30 a.m. - YOUR CLASSROOM NICHE...SURVIVING OR THRIVING? // A. Glenn Hill 300 // Bill McLaughlin
• Develop strategies for effective classroom discussion and active learning.

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. - BREAK

10:45 to 11:45 a.m. - BACKWARD DESIGN PART 1 // A. Glenn Hill 334 // Jeanette Hoffman
• Focus on terminology and the basics of goal-focused instructional design.
• Work with FLC peers to apply concepts.

11:45 to 12:30 p.m. - LUNCH // A. Glenn Hill 334

12:30 to 3:15 p.m. - EVIDENCE DRIVEN PLAN // A. Glenn Hill 334  // Ericka Offerdahl
• Learn about key evidence in support of active learning pedagogies
• Experience student-centered instructional approaches that align with the evidence
• Apply the literature to your individual teaching contexts

3:15 to 3:30 p.m. - WRAP-UP // A. Glenn Hill 334

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2019

8 to 8:30 a.m. - LIGHT BREAKFAST // A. Glenn Hill 334 

8:30 to 9:30 a.m. - BACKWARD DESIGN GOAL SETTING // A. Glenn Hill 334 // Paul Kelter
• Walk through an example of backward design. 
• Set personal goals for Gateways using backward design. 

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. - WORK TIME (SIT WITH FLCS) // A. Glenn Hill 334

10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. - BACKWARD DESIGN PART 2 // A. Glenn Hill 334 // Lisa Montplaisir
• Learn how to align assessments with course goals and session objectives. 

12 to 1 p.m. - LUNCH // A. Glenn Hill 334

1 to 2 p.m. - WORK TIME // A. Glenn Hill 334  // FLC Leaders
• Work on aligning assessments with course goals and session objectives.

2 to 3 p.m. - INTRO TO COPUS // A. Glenn Hill 334 // Lisa Montplaisir + Rebecca Davidson Reichenbach
• Describe the role(s) of COPUS in Gateways and beyond. 
• Learn how to read and interpret your COPUS information. 

3 - 3:30 p.m. - CLOSING SESSION AND EVALUATIONS // A. Glenn Hill 420

MAY 15 - 16, 2019 // Gateways-ND Workshop Series

AUGUST 21-22, 2019 // Gateways-ND Workshop Series 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019

8 to 8:30 a.m. - LIGHT BREAKFAST // A. Glenn Hill 330

8:30 to 11:30 a.m. - OBSERVING AND BEING OBSERVED // A. Glenn Hill 330 // MacKenzie Stetzer, University of Main
• Develop skills and strategies for noticing opportunities for classroom improvement. 

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  - LUNCH // A. Glenn Hill 330

12:30 to 2 p.m. - ASSESSMENT // Lisa Montplaisir 
• Building on your syllabus and assessments from FLCs. 
• Identify how the assessment “of” learning can become assessment “for” learning. 
• Determine the stakes of assessment from a learner perspective. 

2 to 3 p.m. - FLC WORK TIME // A. Glenn Hill 330
• Assessment activity. 

3 to 3:30 p.m. - WRAP-UP // Lisa Montplaisir

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019

8 to 8:30 a.m. - LIGHT BREAKFAST // A. Glenn Hill 330 

8:30 to 10:45 a.m. - INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT // A. Glenn Hill 330 // Anne Kelsch
When we implement active learning strategies we need to think about how students engage not just with the material but with each other. We also need to think about how we engage with our students in ways that support their learning. In this session we’ll talk about how active engagement needs to be intentionally inclusive and what that looks like.  

10:45 to 11 a.m. - BREAK 

11 to 11:30 a.m. - TEACHING THE CONTROVERSY // A. Glenn Hill 330 // Kimberly Booth
Why is it important to discuss the things that are most uncomfortable? How can we teach controversy effectively? 

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - ACTIVE LEARNING AND GAMIFICATION IN CYBERLEARNING  // A. Glenn Hill 330  // Gursimran Walia

12 to 1 p.m. - LUNCH

1 to 1:30 p.m. - USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM, AND/OR LEARNER MOVEMENT DURING CLASS TIME  // A. Glenn Hill 330 // Dominic Fischer 

1:30 to 3 p.m. - STRUCTURED GROUP WORK: “WE LOVE GROUP WORK!...SAID NO STUDENT EVER. WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN GROUPS”  // A. Glenn Hill 330 // Loren Baranko + Lisa Christenson + Neil Dyer 

3 - 3:15 p.m. - WRAP-UP // A. Glenn Hill 330  //  Jill Motschenbacher

 
JANUARY 8-9, 2020 // Gateways-ND Workshop Series
AUGUST 17 & 18, 2020 // Gateways-ND Workshop Series

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