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Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eight Essential Principles in Practice: Human Centered Learning in the Age of AI | Tuesday, September 22 | 2-3:30 PM ET | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Joni Guiterrez | Ronald Lethcoe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another AI tool arrives. Another round of bans and detectors. Another policy written under pressure. Tools are seasonal. Principles are evergreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This workshop presents eight essential principles for human-centered learning. Four name an irreducible human core: human flourishing; human relationships; human creativity and lived experience; and accessibility. Four are operational commitments that carry the core into practice: equity; inclusion; openness; and universality. Each principle is grounded in a documented case from a real institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then participants pitch a movie. In small groups, you will develop a concept for a film set in 2036 about what AI has done to learning, then pitch it to the room. Together we look at what those stories reveal about our fears, our aspirations, and the future of learning we actually want to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants leave with twelve moves they can use right away, eight questions to run any tool, policy, or adoption decision through, and an openly licensed article version of the session<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do Less Harm: Minimizing Harmful Aspects of Grading to Center Student Learning<\/strong> | Tuesday, October 27 | 1-2:30 PM ET | 10-11:30 AM PT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Melzer, UC Davis | Jaime O’Connor, The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education<\/p>\n

How would learning in your classroom change if you didn’t have to assign grades? If you’ve ever wondered (or experimented with alternative grading practices), join us for a discussion of the impact of grades on student learning that proposes new possibilities. Presenters will share some common themes and insights from their research into grades and provide strategies for introducing student learning centered grading approaches in your teaching. Even in the most grade-focused institutions, we can minimize the harms of grading with thoughtful planning and transparency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Innovating from Where You Are: Thinking about Where Innovation Occurs on Your Campus<\/strong> | Monday, November 9 | 12 – 1:30 PM ET | 9 – 10:30 AM PT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noah Coburn, The Evergreen State College | Ryan Derby-Talbot, Abu Dhabi Experimental College<\/p>\n

For several years, we have been investigating how student-centered, progressive institutions facilitate innovation at various levels. While there are times that innovation is the result of a significant institutional shift, say launching a new school or program or in response to pressing crises, many innovations are the result of much more organic moments \u2014where a small group of committed educators attempts to intervene on an observed need with home-grown experiments. Our session will feature examples of such innovations, directed primarily at student learning, as shared by authors from our recent book, Locating Innovation in Higher Education<\/u>. We will further share some reflections and tools you can use to consider how you can innovate to creatively enhance student learning in your own direct work.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking Backward, Planning Forward: Reflection Strategies to Enhance Your Teaching | Wednesday, December 2 | 2-3:30 PM ET | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Barbeau, Georgia Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

Can you identify your teaching strengths? Do you regularly set\u2014and track progress toward\u2014goals for growth as an instructor?<\/p>\n

When we reflect on our teaching, we become more aware of and better able to communicate our strengths as instructors. Reflection also enables intentional goal setting and assessment of progress toward goals. We begin to construct a narrative of growth over time that allows us to showcase the development of new strengths. This narrative can encourage us in our teaching journeys and inspire our colleagues in theirs, not to mention prepare us for evaluative reviews.<\/p>\n

In this session, we\u2019ll examine the benefits of reflecting on our teaching and identify strategies to incorporate regular reflection into our practice. We\u2019ll also consider data and perspectives we can gather to inform our reflection as well as opportunities to share our reflections to inspire a growth-oriented teaching culture among our colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Workshops<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Recordings and materials for Washington Center Collaborative Workshops are shared on our Slack channel. [Join us on Slack]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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