Workshop Goals and Objects

• Gain a deeper understanding of the six INtopFORM Learning Outcomes

• Discuss the relevance of the INtopFORM learning outcomes to your disciplines

• Explore teaching practices that help students learn each of the INtopFORM learning outcomes

Workshop Goals and Objects

• Know the tasks to be completed during the first year of participation in INtopFORM

• Understand the Guidelines for assessing INtopFORM competencies

• Get to know other faculty in INtopFORM

• Learn about Faculty Learning Communities

Workshop Goals and Objectives – Day One

• Overview of INtopFORM Learning Outcomes

• Explore current teaching practices

• 1st Year Tasks and Timeline• QUESTIONING• SEEKING

INtopFORM Overarching Goal

Help students excel in seeking, using and

communicating information.

What is information?

Make a list of the kinds of information that the object your group has been given

might supply.

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

01

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

SEEKINGseek, find, discover,

search, probe, investigate,

explore, pursue

01Paper trail, List of Search Terms,

Credible Sources, Annotated

Bibliographies, Search plan and

timeline

02

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

SEEKINGseek, find, discover,

search, probe, investigate,

explore, pursue

EVALUATINGevaluate, analyze,

scrutinize, inspect,

understand, judge

01Paper trail, List of Search Terms,

Credible Sources, Annotated

Bibliographies, Search plan and

timeline

02CRAAP test, Cartoon evaluation,

Identify assumptions, Identify bias,

Determine validity and reliability

03

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

SEEKINGseek, find, discover,

search, probe, investigate,

explore, pursue

EVALUATINGevaluate, analyze,

scrutinize, inspect,

understand, judge

USINGuse, synthesize, conclude,

decide, apply, implement,

resolve

01Paper trail, List of Search Terms,

Credible Sources, Annotated

Bibliographies, Search plan and

timeline

02CRAAP test, Cartoon evaluation,

Identify assumptions, Identify bias,

Determine validity and reliability

03Prepare a discussion of survey

results, SOAP notes, write a

literature review, write a policy

proposal

04

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

SEEKINGseek, find, discover,

search, probe, investigate,

explore, pursue

EVALUATINGevaluate, analyze,

scrutinize, inspect,

understand, judge

USINGuse, synthesize, conclude,

decide, apply, implement,

resolve

COMMUNICATINGcommunicate, write,

speak, chart, display,

reveal, publish, exhibit

01Paper trail, List of Search Terms,

Credible Sources, Annotated

Bibliographies, Search plan and

timeline

02CRAAP test, Cartoon evaluation,

Identify assumptions, Identify bias,

Determine validity and reliability

03Prepare a discussion of survey

results, SOAP notes, write a

literature review, write a policy

proposal

04Data displays, papers,

presentations, tables, purpose

and audience worksheets,

required revision

05

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

SEEKINGseek, find, discover,

search, probe, investigate,

explore, pursue

EVALUATINGevaluate, analyze,

scrutinize, inspect,

understand, judge

USINGuse, synthesize, conclude,

decide, apply, implement,

resolve

COMMUNICATINGcommunicate, write,

speak, chart, display,

reveal, publish, exhibit

RECOGNIZINGrecognize, cite, honor,

attribute, respect, credit,

acknowledge

01Paper trail, List of Search Terms,

Credible Sources, Annotated

Bibliographies, Search plan and

timeline

02CRAAP test, Cartoon evaluation,

Identify assumptions, Identify bias,

Determine validity and reliability

03Prepare a discussion of survey

results, SOAP notes, write a

literature review, write a policy

proposal

04Data displays, papers,

presentations, tables, purpose

and audience worksheets,

required revision

05Plagiarism tutorials, works cited

pages, paraphrasing practice, in-

text citation exercises

06

QUESTIONINGPosting Questions to Discussion

Boards, Questioning Processing

Technique, Brainstorming, Writing

Thesis Statements

question, postulate,

hypothesize, ask, inquire,

examine, reflect

SEEKINGseek, find, discover,

search, probe, investigate,

explore, pursue

EVALUATINGevaluate, analyze,

scrutinize, inspect,

understand, judge

USINGuse, synthesize, conclude,

decide, apply, implement,

resolve

COMMUNICATINGcommunicate, write,

speak, chart, display,

reveal, publish, exhibit

RECOGNIZINGrecognize, cite, honor,

attribute, respect, credit,

acknowledge

INtopFORM

01Paper trail, List of Search Terms,

Credible Sources, Annotated

Bibliographies, Search plan and

timeline

02CRAAP test, Cartoon evaluation,

Identify assumptions, Identify bias,

Determine validity and reliability

03Prepare a discussion of survey

results, SOAP notes, write a

literature review, write a policy

proposal

04Data displays, papers,

presentations, tables, purpose

and audience worksheets,

required revision

05Plagiarism tutorials, works cited

pages, paraphrasing practice, in-

text citation exercises

06

Small Group

Share at least one way you are currently teaching for

one or more of these learning outcomes.

Marker Sparker

How do hope your students will be different as a result

of INtopFORM?

Is it working?

First Year Tasks – Programs of Study

• INtopFORM Summer Workshop (August 2016)

• Participate in INtopFORM Faculty Learning Communities (Aug 2016 – May 2017)

Faculty Learning Communities

Faculty Learning Communities

• Meet Every 3 Weeks

• Placement in the learning communities determined by a survey (forthcoming)

• Cross-Disciplinary

• Won’t replace program level meetings

Faculty Learning Communities

• Topics:– Sternberg’s “triarchic” view of thinking

– Bloom’s taxonomy for the cognitive domain

– Program-level CCTST results

– Socratic Questioning/Listening

– Critical Reading

– Carol Dweck’s Mindsets

– 6 Facets of Understanding (Wiggins & McTighe)

First Year Tasks – Programs of Study

• Submit INtopFORM Assessment Plan (December 5, 2015)

• INtopFORM Assessment Plans Approved (February 20, 2016)

First Year Tasks– Programs of Study

• Submit INtopFORM Improvement Plan (March 6, 2016)

• INtopFORM Improvement Plans Approved (May 1, 2016)

First Year Tasks – Programs of Study

• Collect Baseline Data (Spring 2017)

• Submit Baseline Data (May 22, 2017)

Future Years

• Implement Improvements

• Submit Data

• Meet with ITF staff to discuss results of data,

First Year Tasks– Faculty Fellows

• INtopFORM Summer Workshop (August 2016)

• Participate in INtopFORM Faculty Learning Communities (Aug 2016 – May 2017)

First Year Tasks– Faculty Fellows

• Submit Plan for Fellowship Project (including assessment plan) (November 1, 2016)

• Fellowship Project Plans Approved(December 16, 2016)

First Year Tasks – Faculty Fellows

• Implement Fellowship Project (Spring 2017 or TBD)

• Submit Fellowship Report (May 22, 2017)