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Beyond Grading 2024

Promoting engagement in learning

Thursday December 5, 9am - 12pm
SSMU Ballroom (room 301, )

When students are engaged in learning, they are more likely to find the experience meaningful and succeed academically. A well-engaged class can also make teaching more rewarding.

Join us for a half-day symposium to connect with colleagues across the 不良研究所 community and explore strategies for teaching, assessment, and the use of learning technologies to enhance student engagement in learning.

What do we mean by engagement in learning?

Engagement refers to a student鈥檚 involvement in their learning process. Engagement occurs at the intersection of thinking and feeling, involving both a cognitive commitment to mastering content and an emotional connection to the learning experience.

At the course level, student engagement in learning is reflected in active participation, intellectual curiosity, and emotional investment in course materials and activities, which drive deeper understanding and meaningful learning outcomes (Barkley & Major, 2020).

What is Beyond Grading?

Beyond Grading is our annual symposium and strategy series on teaching and learning at 不良研究所. By providing a platform for instructors to discuss their strategies with each other, we aim to encourage effective, thoughtful, and creative teaching practices that put student learning first.

Beyond Grading 2024 is a half-day symposium for 不良研究所 instructors. It will bring colleagues together for networking, discussion, and shared learning around the topic of student engagement in learning. The event will include the popular 鈥渟trategy exchange鈥� where instructors share a strategy that they have used effectively in their course. .

The symposium takes place from 9am - 12pm; doors open at 8am. A light breakfast and refreshments will be served.

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Access teaching strategies in our Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base.


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Find assessment strategies shared by 不良研究所 instructors at past symposia.


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View highlights from past Beyond Grading symposia.

View past symposia

References

Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H. (2020). Student engagement techniques: A handbook for college faculty. John Wiley & Sons.

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