2017+RISE+&+BUILD+Summer+Workshops

The summer workshops are a a series of three-hour meetings where faculty come together to discuss curriculum development and improvement projects that are designed to enhance the learning of their students. The workshops are funded by the National Institutes of Health RISE and BUILD programs as Xavier University of Louisiana. Each participant gives a 20 to 25 minute talk that provides the rationale for and details of their project. Participants also share data (including methods of assessment), challenges and successes and future directions for their projects. Plans for dissemination of the findings is a key part of every presentation. The 2017 are scheduled as follows:

**Tuesday, July 11, 2017**

 * Grants Overview by Dr. Maryam Foroozesh
 * Workshop Structure by Dr. Tiera S. Coston [[file:2017 Summer Workshops Agenda.pdf]]
 * Ethics at the End of Life by Dr. James Dunson [[file:Ethics at the End of Life.pdf]]
 * Advanced Biochemistry by Drs. Kelly Johanson & Terry Watt [[file:Advanced Biochemistry.pdf]]
 * Introduction to Biochemistry (Incorporation of 3-D Molecular Models by Dr. Terry Watt [[file:Introduction to Biochemistry.pdf]]
 * General Biology I Lecture & Developmental Biology by Dr. Ian Davenport [[file:Gen Bio I and Dev Bio.pdf]]


 * Thursday, July 13, 2017**
 * Applied STEM Cell Biology by Dr. Harris McFerrin [[file:Stem Cell Biology Online.pdf]]
 * Handbook for Computational Science and Engineering by Drs. Gurdial Arora and Anderson Sunda-Meya [[file:CSE Handbook.pdf]]
 * Introduction to Physics I & II Laboratories by Dr. Freddie Landry [[file:Intro to Physcis Labs.pdf]]
 * Calculus II by Drs. Gurdial Arora & Donna Stutson [[file:Calculus II Restructure.pdf]]
 * Physics I & II Instruction Workshop by Dr. Dean Richardson [[file:General Physics Workshop.pdf]]
 * Flipping the Physics I Classroom by Dr. Jessica Graber [[file:Flipping Physics.pdf]]

**Monday, July 17, 2017**

 * Dr. Christopher Hakala, Executive Director, University Teaching and Learning and Professor of Psychology at Quinnipiac University, will speak on the topic of The Classroom as Practice. He emphasizes that by applying the science of learning to the classroom in a nonthreatening way, we can help students identify their individual strengths and areas of concern. We can consider this as an example of academic practice. In this session, we will discuss how to utilize “practice” that provides formative feedback as a means to develop skills that will improve student learning in an effort to maximize the effectiveness of classroom time and create an engaging learning environment. Participants will leave with practical, hands-on strategies they can apply to their classrooms, regardless of discipline.​

**Tuesday, July 18, 2017**

 * Contributing to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by Dr. Tiera S. Coston [[file:Participation in SoTL.pdf]]
 * Assessment by Dr. Clair Wilkins-Green [[file:Assessment and Survey Design.pdf]]
 * Outcomes and Evaluations by Dr. Maryam Foroozesh
 * Progress Report and Future Directions by Dr. Maryam Foroozesh

**Additional Projects**

 * =====Ordinary Differential Equations and Strengthening STEM by Dr. Donna Stutson [[file:Ordinary Differential Equations.pdf]]=====