This year’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology (TLT) Institute brought together faculty and staff to work on technology-related teaching projects. The 22 faculty participants represented a diverse set of disciplines, ranging from costume history to psychology to Turkish, and included three professors who traveled from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar. The planning team included staff from CNDLS, the Gelardin New Media Center, and Lauinger Library.

The program included:

• a presentation on backward design
• a discussion of common teaching challenges and possible technological solutions
• a talk on assessment methods
• a roundtable on curriculum infusion
• mini-workshops on topics such as data visualization, video assignments, and social bookmarking
• a talk on “designing for failure” by guest speaker Mark Sample
• mini-presentations by the participants on their planned projects, which included such ideas as using lecture capture to give students feedback on writing, designing ePortfolios to show student progress over several semesters, creating online exhibits using Omeka, and many other creative possibilities!

Throughout the three days, participants were able to share ideas with colleagues, which they reported as one of the most valuable aspects of the institute.  (In fact, two participants who hadn’t met before the institute – Nancy Crego and Sue Mulroney – are already planning to collaborate on simulations to bring together nursing and medical students!)

We plan to share updates on the TLT participants’ projects as they continue to take shape.  Check back for more information and resources from the institute.