Innovative Teaching Practices: Part 1

Session Submission Type: Interactive Workshop

Description

This is Part 1 of a two-part session featuring three educational presentations on innovative teaching strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. The workshop in Part 1 critiques the focus on efficiency in flipped and active learning classrooms, highlighting that this emphasis often overlooks relational dynamics, student well-being, and inclusivity, thereby deepening inequalities. It introduces SHIFT, a human-centered instructional framework rooted in positive psychology and sociology, designed to promote engagement, psychological safety, and learner agency. Workshop participants apply SHIFT principles through practical activities such as SWOT analyses and course redesign exercises to create actionable plans for building equitable and engaging classrooms.

Sub Unit

• Teaching and Learning Symposium

Presenters

• Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine

• Sylvia Merino, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine

Session Organizer

• Vondora Wilson-Corzen, Nassau Community College