Pedagogies of Engagement

Building a Connecticut College and University STEM Network: Supporting Pedagogies of Engagement

October 24, 2008

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

This meeting was open to CCIC colleges and universities. Cross-disciplinary institutional teams of faculty and administrators were encouraged to attend.

Topics included:

• Engaging students in large lecture classes
• The PKAL guide to engaging learners
• Just-in-time teaching (JiTT) techniques
• Teaching creatively: Increasing student engagement
• Ways to support pedagogies of engagement
• Gen Y chracteristics & learning strategies
• Creating a culture of reflective practice

Meeting facilitators:

• Anne Bernhard, Assistant Professor of Biology-Connecticut College
• Michael Donoghue, Vice President for West Campus Planning & Program Development-Yale University
• Louise H. Feroe, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs-Connecticut State University System
• Eugene Gallagher, Rosemary Park Professor of Religious Studies and Faculty Fellow-Center for Teaching and Learning
• Judith Greiman, President-Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
• Kenneth G. Gronbach, Principal-KGC Direct
• Laura Guertin, Associate Professor of Earth Science-Pennsylvania State University Brandywine
• Louise Hainline, Dean for Research and Graduate Studies-Brooklyn College
• Alison I. Morrison-Shetlar-Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies-University of Central Florida

Event sponsors:

• Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
• Connecticut State University System
• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc.
• Project Kaleidoscope