Balancing a Fine Line: Faculty Teaching Practices Through Course Redesign

• In Event: 14.043 - Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: 14.043-15 - Faculty Development Impacts on Instructional Attitudes and Practices

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine how faculty beliefs and attitudes about teaching interact with their instructional practice as they work in a university redesign initiative to create a learning-centered environment across time and discipline. It seeks to redesign large, lower division gateway courses by incorporating innovative approaches to instruction and learning in order to improve student learning, promote engagement and
critical inquiry in teaching and learning, support development of academic skills and core conceptual knowledge, promote student success, and increase instructional efficacy. Findings from this qualitative study suggest that faculty use, but do not fully utilize, teachable moments through their practice and may benefit from a better understanding of when to use various instructional methods.

Authors

• Kyle M. Williams, The University of Texas at Austin

• Julie Pearson Stewart, The University of Texas - Austin