New Faculty Course Design Institute
Fall 2021 Program
New Faculty CDI | STLI Academy
To augment the in-person sessions, STLI has created a companion online course to provide additional learning opportunities and resources for faculty. Engaging in these asynchronous materials is highly encouraged for instructors who are new to William & Mary or teaching in higher education. This asynchronous course will introduce you to the William & Mary landscape and will give you a foundation before attending the in-person sessions that will dive deeper into teaching topics. The New Faculty Course Design Institute is the premier course of our brand new professional and learning development academy – STLI Academy.
Monday, August 16
10:00 – 11:30 am | W&M Libraries: Your Instructional Partner | Read & Relax
Take a guided tour of Swem Library, meet your library liaison, learn how to put books on reserve, discover how to incorporate special collections into your course, and much more!
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Lunch with the Libraries | Read & Relax
Join your library colleagues for lunch (provided).
12:00 – 12:45 pm | Introducing the William & Mary Landscape: Synchronous Q/A Session with experienced W&M faculty | Ford Classroom
This session will include a panel of instructors and co-educators across the institution who will be able to answer questions about the William & Mary teaching and learning ecosystem. Come with your questions about our students, the W&M digital learning environment, our institutional instructional values, and more!
1:00 – 2:15 pm | Syllabus Design Deep Dive | Ford Classroom
Facilitators: Lori Jacobson & Michael Gaynes
This session will model effective course syllabi from across disciplines, guide instructors through conceptualizing the audience and purpose of their syllabi, and walk instructors through drafting powerful course descriptions and descriptive learning objectives. You will also have an opportunity to create a product for peer review!
2:30 – 3:30 pm | Leading a Productive First Day | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Jackson Sasser
This highly interactive session will illuminate possibilities and essentials for engaging students immediately on the first day of class.
Thursday, August 19
12:00 – 12:45 pm | Syllabus Writing Peer Feedback Session | Ford Classroom
Facilitators: Lori Jacobson & Michael Gaynes
Come with your syllabus to receive feedback from peers, disciplinary experts from across the institution, and our student partners.
1:00 – 2:15 pm | Assessment Deep Dive: Developing and Using Rubrics and Checklists | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Leslie Grant
This working session will model best practices for developing rubrics and checklists. It will have you conceptualizing how to write rubrics and checklists to encourage student success. You will also have an opportunity to create a product for peer review!
2:30 – 3:30 pm | Planning and Facilitating Engaging Discussions | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Drew Stelljes
This session will discuss strategies for engaging students in rich and meaningful discussion across modalities.
4:00 – 5:00 pm | President & Provost Mixer | The Wren Building
Join educators and co-educators from across the university at an informal mixer with President Katherine Rowe and Provost Peggy Agouris! This will be held in the Wren Building, the oldest academic building in the country.
Monday, August 23
9:00 – 9:45 am | Assessment Peer Feedback Session | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Leslie Grant
Come with your rubric or checklist to receive feedback from peers, disciplinary experts from across the institution, and our student partners.
10:00 – 11:15 am | Promoting Higher Order Thinking | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Leslie Cochrane
This interactive session will illuminate possibilities for developing students’ higher order thinking across disciplines. Topics include incorporating student reflection and connection-making, promoting listening and note-taking skills, encouraging and responding to critical questions, and developing self-directed learners.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Multimodal Approaches to Creating Collaborative Learning Opportunities | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Paul Heideman
This session will cover strategies for facilitating authentic collaboration opportunities in your course. It will deep dive into deciding when it is appropriate to incorporate collaboration , the kind of collaboration to incorporate (pairs versus small groups, practice problems versus extended projects; use of gesturing, sketching, role-playing), creating positive interdependence among group members, assessing group work, and preparing students for and fostering multimodal collaboration.
12:30 – 1:30 pm | Mentoring Luncheon | Ford Classroom
Facilitator: Mike Blum
This luncheon is an opportunity to meet disciplinary experts from across the institution who serve as faculty mentors. Come join us for lunch and collegiality!