TO: People on the TBL Listserv
During Larry Michaelsen's and my association over the years, we realized
there was a close connection between his ideas on TBL and my ideas on course
design. Knowing how to design your course well helps you understand the
need for a powerful teaching strategy like TBL and how it connects to other
parts of the design of the course.
Therefore I want to share some information (below) about an Annual National
Workshop on course design that Dee Fink & Associates has been offering for
the last several years.
If you can attend, I am sure you would find it valuable and that it would
enhance your ability to use a teaching strategy like TBL.
Thanks, Dee Fink
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Dee Fink & Associates are offering their 4th Annual National Workshop on:
*“Designing Courses for Greater Student Engagement and*
*Better Student Learning**”
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*May 20-22*, *2011
Minneapolis, MN*
This is a great workshop that gets better every year because we evaluate
carefully and make improvements.
*THE VALUE OF THIS WORKSHOP***
*1. This workshop is even better than our campus workshops because
participants have…*
- *More Time*: We have 2.5 days, compared to 0.5 days on most campuses.
- *More Feedback**:* Multiple members of Dee Fink & Associates are on
hand to give individualized feedback to participants.
*2. This is a “Doing” Workshop – not a seminar of talking heads!*
- Participants spend over 50% of the workshop time “doing” course design:
creating their design, viewing the designs of others, getting feedback on
their own design, etc.
*3. This workshop makes sense, especially during times of tight budgets.*
- *Quantity Discount Available**:* We realize all colleges and
universities are facing tight budgets. That is why we are offering a
quantity discount again this year: We have *reduced workshop registration
25% per person* if the institution sends 4 or more participants.
- *Great Investment**:* It is particularly important in tight budgetary
times to allocate limited funds strategically.
*The total cost of this workshop (travel, lodging, food, and conference
registration) is less than 3% of one year’s salary for most faculty members
– and the benefits will last the rest of their career!*
- *Value**:* We believe this workshop will do more to make
participants *more
effective as teachers* than any other single event they can attend!
Here are comments from recent participants:
"Really, this is probably the best, most cohesive, well organized and
well-paced workshop I have ever attended."
"The workshop was *fantastic*! I have learned so much and had a wonderful
time. *Thank you*!!!"
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*For more information* about this workshop*, *visit our website: *
www.deefinkandassociates.com/minneapolis11*.
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L. Dee Fink
234 Foreman Ave.
Norman, OK 73069
Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.finkconsulting.info
**National Project Director: Teaching & Curriculum Improvement (TCI)
Project
**Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services
**Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences
**Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)
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