The semester-long institute comprises a series of seven interactive workshop-style Zoom sessions. We will meet on Thursdays from 10:30AM – noon Pacific. Advanced Teaching Institutes are intended for faculty who have completed a previous CET Faculty Teaching Institute or the Accelerated Online Teaching Institute.
Mastering Misconceptions in STEM will provide a supportive and informative space for faculty to engage in discussions of evidence-based instructional techniques that support deep learning for STEM students. Institute facilitators, guest speakers, and participants will engage in the following topics:
- Managing challenging discussions around scientific consensus and evidence
- Tapping into research to effectively bridge gaps between STEM novices and experts
- Strategies to normalize struggle in the STEM classroom and beyond
- How inclusion and diversity can drive scientific progress and discovery
- Practical course activities that support students as independent learners
- Cooperative assignment design to model scholarly collaboration
- Considerations for lab and field work to support students’ deep learning
Dates for Live Zoom Sessions in Spring 2023
Thursdays from 10:30 am – Noon Pacific Time
- January 12
- January 26
- February 9
- February 23
- March 9
- March 30
- April 13
Certificates of completion will be given to those who participate in at least six of the seven synchronous Zoom sessions.
For questions about the CET Advanced Teaching Institute: Mastering Misconceptions in STEM, contact usccet@usc.edu