🕘 November 1, 2023, 9AM-4:00PM 📍 Lakeside Village Expo Center
UM's Platform for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETAL) is delighted to announce the tenth annual Faculty Showcase. The Faculty Showcase is the University of Miami’s teaching and learning conference—an annual gathering where faculty share, network, and discover the ways in which their colleagues are enriching student experiences through innovative pedagogies and learning technologies. Led by faculty for faculty, this conference aims to support faculty development and enhance student learning.
The event will take place at the Lakeside Village Expo Center on Friday, November 1 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
🚗 Parking and Transport: Parking is available for UM faculty and staff who have a valid parking pass for the Coral Gables campus. Metered parking is available in the Pavia parking garage (view campus map).
🍽 Food: Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.
👥 Network and Learn: Prepare to interact with fellow faculty on topics related to teaching and learning throughout the Showcase!
Event Information
Time
Program
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Welcome
9:45 a.m.- 10:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Eric Mazur – Confessions of a Converted Lecturer
10:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learning Circles Session 1
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Learning Circles Session 2
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Interactive Theater Workshop: Conflict in the Classroom
3:30 p.m.- 3:40 p.m.
Closing Remarks
3:40 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Networking (Cupcakes and Coffee)
Education is more than just transfer of information, yet in many classes, instructors mostly present material. Few students have the ability, motivation, and discipline to synthesize all the information presented. Yet synthesis is perhaps the most important—and most elusive—aspect of education. Dr. Mazur will show how shifting the focus in lectures from delivering information to synthesizing information greatly improves the learning that takes place in the classroom. About Eric Mazur: Dr. Eric Mazur will serve as the inaugural Ilene Dresner Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami for 2024-2025. Dr. Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Area Chair of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. An internationally recognized scientist and researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics in the Physics Department at Harvard University. Mazur founded several companies and plays an active role in industry. In addition to his work in optical physics, Mazur has been very active in education. In 1990 he began developing Peer Instruction, a method for teaching large lecture classes interactively. He is the author of Peer Instruction: A User's Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively. In 2006 he helped produce the award-winning DVD Interactive Teaching. Dr. Mazur's teaching method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and has been adopted across many disciplines. Dr. Mazur is author or co-author of 380 scientific publications, 52 patents, and several books, including the Principles and Practice of Physics (Pearson, 2015), a book that presents a groundbreaking new approach to teaching introductory calculus-based physics.📢 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eric Mazur
Confessions of a Converted Lecturer
Session Description
Biography
Learning Circles are designed for small group discussions of specialized topics, with the presenter leading the discussion. Several roundtable discussions happen concurrently, where presenters will lead three 30-minute repeat discussions, enabling attendees to visit multiple tables. There will be two sessions of Learning Circles with an opportunity for participants to visit a total of four tables. 💬 Learning Circles
Presented by Florida International University's Faculty Leadership & Success (FLS) Theater🤖 Interactive Theater Workshop: Conflict in the Classroom
Stay to enjoy some coffee and cupcakes as you continue to interact with colleagues and make connections!🤝 Networking: Coffee and Cupcakes
We invite the University of Miami teaching community to submit proposals for 30-minute sessions (including Q&A) as part of our Learning Circles session. In the past year, faculty across the university have been enhancing their courses through methods such as: We invite faculty to submit proposals about these topics or other ways they are leveraging their teaching practices to improve the student experience and learning outcomes.