Teaching and Learning Design News (Fall 2018)

During the fall semester, members of the Teaching and Learning Design (TLD) team were involved in a number of different projects, initiatives, and research efforts.

	On Monday, November 5th, TLD member Adria Battaglia convened the second annual Inclusive Teaching and Learning Symposium in the Glickmann Center.
	On Tuesday, November 13th, TLD members Anne Braseby and Adria Battaglia offered a workshop on Collaborative Learning, the second in a series this past fall.
	On Friday, November 30th, TLD members Matt Russell, Anne Braseby, and Adria Battaglia gave a presentation at CanvasCon Austin on the Deeper Dive Instructional Guides (DDIGs) that they created in Canvas.

	At New Faculty Symposium the faculty participated in a workshop on how to observe a peer in the classroom. They chose an aspect of teaching to observe and collect data to share with their partner. On Tuesday October 23rd TLD members Anne Braseby and Adria Battaglia reconvened to discuss how their first semester was progressing and discuss what they had learned from their peer observations.
	TLD members Adria Battaglia and Matt Russell were invited to Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas to consult on integrating more active learning into their curriculum. They gave a two-hour presentation to over 60 commanders and over 40 faculty developers/trainers. Additionally, they facilitated a three-hour workshop, observed two classes, and made some invaluable connections with folks deeply vested in education.
	In October, TLD member Matt Russell accompanied faculty from UT and the Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo (Brazil) to present on their work in Global Classrooms at the AAC&U Global Engagement and Spaces of Practice in Seattle.

	In September, TLD team lead Anne Braseby presented a Collaborative Learning Workshop (workshop participants pictured left). This was the first in a series of three that identifies three different “layers” of collaborative learning: Working in pairs, Working in groups, and Working in teams. Each layer has added complexity for the students and for the instructor.
	In September, TLD team member Adria Battaglia (left) partnered with the Graduate Student Development team in the CTL and offered two workshops serving over 80 graduate students on the topic of Universal Design for Learning.
	In September, TLD team member Matt Russell accompanied students in a Public Health course on a trip to Onion Creek to help discuss and study the Water Quality Protection Lands program with Kevin Theusen (left) of Austin Water. According to Dr. Theusen, exploring what’s at stake with water conservation issues in the places where they are actually impacted is all about helping students get a sense of “real science … up close and personal.”