Creating Self-Regulated Learners

I attended (along with Ben) a fantastic MTI lunch yesterday. Dr. Ulbrich is doing great things with her work in revising Chemistry classes to support student learning more about their own learning. Attached are some snapshots of her presentation with examples of what she is structuring assignments to help students grow. Also included are pdfs of chapters she referred to that are available on the web.

Document on Learning to Learn
Creating Self-Regulated Learners book chapter 1


MASTER TEACHING INITIATIVE LUNCH AND LECTURE

TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016, 11:30-1 p.m. in LORY STUDENT CENTER, ROOM 386

TOPIC:

“SUPPORTING SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN BEGINNING COLLEGE STUDENTS”

PRESENTER: Dr. Ingrid Laughman Ulbrich, Department of Chemistry

Brief Description: General chemistry 1 (CHEM 111) is a large undergraduate course, intended for science majors across the college.  It is a challenging course with significant freshman enrollment. Dr. Ulbrich will share with us her success at integrating activities designed to help students explicitly pay attention to their own learning process, and strategize on how to improve it. This approach inspired a revision in how exams were written, and exam averages were higher than in past semesters.  Additionally, this approach noticeably transformed the tenor of the course as students came to appreciate that they have the power and resources to create their own success.