Reserve the dates for the Curricular Innovation Workshops with Teresa Johnson, Ph.D.
Please plan to attend two, full-day curricular innovation workshops led by Teresa Johnson, Ph.D.
The First Workshop scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, 2024, will provide an overview of the innovation process and focus on helping faculty articulate their current curricula.
The second workshop scheduled for Friday, September 13, 2024 will use the articulated curricular structures as a tool for cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation.
At the conclusion of the workshops, participants will:
- be able to explain the concept and benefits of designing a program curriculum through Backward Design;
- be able to design an aligned curricular structure including program-level goals, outcomes, and proficiencies; and
- have shared language and processes to be able to use the program curricula from one or more programs as a basis for innovation within and across majors including but not limited to:
- Combined core curricula across multiple majors.
- New interdisciplinary majors geared toward workforce relevance.
- Integration of High-Impact Practices to reduce the number of necessary courses and increase career readiness.
- Accelerated programs that reduce the time necessary to obtain a related undergraduate and graduate degree.
To reserve a spot, please RSVP by March 22, 2024.
About the Facilitator: Teresa A. Johnson, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director and Coordinator for Assessment and Curriculum Design at the Ohio State University Institute for Teaching and Learning. She earned a doctorate in Microbial Ecology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has over 25 years of teaching experience. She brings over ten years of experience in curriculum design.