Held: Tuesday, August 13 – Thursday, August 15, 2024
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Hosted Remotely via Zoom & Brightspace
Recap
In mid August, fourteen new instructors met virtually to launch a new teaching career at URI. They met over Zoom to implement strategies to encourage student motivation, increase belonging in their courses, and get acquainted with the tech that supports teaching at URI. More importantly, they started relationships with their new colleagues which will hopefully sustain them during the course of their career. In fact, the group is continuing to meet on the third Friday of every month in the fall to check in on how their semesters are going and offer each other a supportive ear. They continue to be a great group who are deeply committed to the success of their students.
Participants in Strategies and Tools came from the following areas of campus
| Department | College |
|---|---|
| Nursing | Nursing |
| Education | Education |
| Physics | Arts and Sciences |
| Political Science | Arts and Sciences |
| Economics | Arts and Sciences |
| Kinesiology | Health Sciences |
| Mechanical Engineering | Engineering |
| Writing and Rhetoric | Arts and Sciences |
| Landscape Architecture | Environment and Life Sciences |
| Philosophy | Arts and Sciences |
| Natural Resource Science | Environment and Life Sciences |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy |
Below are the learning outcomes of the program:
- Finish preparing courses for the fall by incorporating evidence-based practices for teaching and learning.
- Develop relationships that will enable success in the classroom at URI.
- Build upon strengths as a teacher and plan for professional growth.