Dr. Susan Willson will discuss the conservation of the rapidly declining Evening Grosbeak at the Faculty Café on February 26. As part of the Road to Recovery Working Group, she tracks migratory routes using nanotags to understand the threats driving this species’ dramatic population decline and inform long-term conservation strategies.
Active learning has been shown to significantly improve student engagement and learning outcomes, but implementing these strategies can feel challenging in large or lecture-based courses. This workshop, hosted by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Assessment, explores practical ways to integrate active learning into instructional settings that don’t always lend themselves to small-group work.
Thoughtful course design starts with clear goals. This session introduces backward design as a practical framework for aligning course objectives, assignments, and in-class activities to support meaningful student learning.