Workshop to boost student success in your classes

Interested in learning how to boost student success in your classes? Consider this workshoop from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1965 Room. CATL and the Center for Student Success are sponsoring this workshop led by Mary Ann Winkelmes, Director of the National Transparency in Teaching and Learning (TILT) Project. A growing volume of research indicates that transparency in assignments boosts students’ success (especially underserved students’ success) in at least three important areas: academic confidence, sense of belonging, and mastery of the skills employers value most when hiring. The workshop will review the findings about how transparent assignment design promotes students’ success equitably, as well as educational research behind the concept of transparent teaching/learning. Research will be applied to the design of class activities and course assignments. Participants will leave with a draft assignment or activity for one of their courses, and a concise set of strategies for designing transparent assignments that promote students’ learning.