Workshop Program

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Workshop Pre-Work

To prepare for the workshop, complete the pre-work.

The Prework will give you access to accounts you'll need for the workshop, and get you oriented to the workshop sessions in 2 ways: 1) responding to discussion prompts and 2) familiarizing yourself through guided tutorials with MATLAB online teaching tools. Ramping up on your own in advance will enable us to make the most out of our time together.

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Sunday, November 6 (10am-3pm PST)

Note: Times below are Pacific Standard Time (PST). The workshop Zoom room opens at 9:30am PST. Plan to join 10 minutes before the workshop start.

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Introduction and Workshop Norms

Introduction and Workshop Norms

10:00 - 10:15am - Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop-Lisa Kempler, MathWorks

10:15 - 10:20am -Norms and Expectations for the Workshop  Cailin Huyck Orr, SERC, Carleton College

10:20 - 10:25am - Tech check 

Make sure everyone is able to access accounts:  Slack,  SERC site

10:25 - 10:45am - Icebreaker and Workshop Expectations - Maureen Kahn, SERC, Carleton College

Get acquainted with your fellow workshop participants and share hopes/ expectations for the workshop.  Prompt from pre-work: What are you hoping to get from the workshop and how do you intend to apply that to your teaching? 

In your small groups, introduce yourself by answering the following questions:

  • Introduce yourself: Name, pronouns, university/school, discipline
  • Have you taught with MATLAB? If yes, which courses and when?
  • How many MATLAB SERC workshops have you attended?
  • What are you hoping to get from the workshop?
     

Experiences Teaching Computation

In this session, participants will share their experiences and strategies they use to teach computation using MATLAB. The session will finish with breakout group discussions where participants will highlight effective concepts and strategies they have used or learned about for teaching computational thinking.

Invited Presentations: Eugene Mahmoud, Dennis Dahlquist and Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu

10:45 - 11:15am -  Invited Presentations with Q&A  facilitated by Cailin Huyck Orr, SERC

11:15 - 11:45am - Discussion in Breakout Groups: Successes in Teaching Computation (30 minutes)

Participants reflect on the talks and share from their teaching experiences.

Guidance for small group discussions:

  • As a group, discuss 2 or 3 ideas you heard –what was interesting? Novel? Surprising?
  • Each participant: share your own teaching experience successes (1 or 2)
  • Select a few strategies for successful teaching as a group and record them in the Group Workspace

11:45 - 11:50am - Break  (5 minutes)

Invited Presentations: Michael Thorburn and Kristi Closser

11:50 - 12:15pm - Invited Presentations with Q&A  (25 minutes)

12:15 -  12:45pm - Discussion in Breakout Groups: Challenges in Teaching Computation(30 minutes)

Report Outs

Participants reflect on the talks and share from their teaching experiences.  

Guidance for small group discussions:

  • As a group, discuss 2 or 3 ideas you heard –what was interesting? Novel? Surprising?
  • Each participant: share your own teaching challenges (1 or 2)
  • Select a few challenges in teaching computation to highlight as a group and record them in the Group Workspace

12:45 - 12:55pm -  Report out to the group from the breakouts

Each group shares 1 or 2 examples of teaching successes or teaching challenges.

12:55 - 1:00pm -  Group Photo and Goals Prompt -Maureen Kahn, SERC

1:00 – 1:30pm - Break (and grab lunch) and reflect on:

  • Identify 1 or 2 online teaching practices and/or MATLAB teaching tool that you want to integrate into a specific teaching activity or course
  • Name one concrete deliverable you want to have made by the end of the workshop tomorrow 

Record your goals (teaching practices/tools, deliverable) in your personal workspace under "Goals for the Workshop".

MATLAB Teaching Resources and Workshop Goals

Discovering Resources for Teaching with MATLAB and Introduction to MATLAB Teaching Tools

1:30 - 1:45pm -  Discovering Resources for Teaching with MATLAB - Lisa Kempler, MathWorks

1:45 - 2:05pm -  Goals for the workshop - Planning individual progress

Participants will discuss what they each want out of the workshop as a deliverable.  Share personal goals and discuss what work you need to do on your own or what resources you need during and after the workshop to do so.

  • In small groups: Share your plan for creating a deliverable with the people in your group
    • Each participants will share a planned deliverable and the practices/tools they plan to incorporate into it
    • In response, other group members will give feedback: ask one question and provide one comment.
    • Identify any resources gaps and ask for help from workshop facilitators, as needed.

2:05 - 2:50pm-  MATLAB Teaching Tools - Harish Chintakunta and Reza Fazel-Rezai, MathWorks

2:50 - 3:00pm - Plan for tomorrow and fill out roadcheck- Maureen Kahn, SERC, Carleton College

To wrap up the day, participants will complete a workshop roadcheck (survey closed).

Monday, November 7 (10AM - 3PM PST)

Note: Times below are Pacific Standard Time (PST). The workshop Zoom room opens at 9:30am PST. Plan to join 10 minutes before the workshop start.

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Upgrading Your Teaching, Part 1

10:00-10:15am - Welcome Back, Roadcheck update, Introduction to Day 2 – Cailin Huyck Orr, SERC, Carleton College

10:15-10:40am - Upgrading Your Teaching -Cailin Huyck Orr, SERC

Upgrading your Teaching

Guidance from the MATLAB materials review rubric in updating your teaching 

10:40 - 12:30pm - Group co-working session  (take breaks as needed) - Lisa Kempler

This working session is designed to give participants time to review the workshop learnings and incorporate them into courses.

  • Instructions for the working session (5 min)
  • Break out for work plan development and individual work time: 
    • Group huddle: Each participant shares their plan for upgrading their teaching approach 
    • Individual work time: develop curriculum, collaborate with peers, check in with coaches
    • Suggestions for where to work:
  • Return to the main Zoom room at 12:30pm

Upgrading Your Teaching, Part 2

Participants reconvene with whole group then their groups

12:30-12:45pm -  Quick check-in/2nd half instructions(full workshop)   -  Lisa Kempler

  • Check in and opportunity to ask questions.  Come with a question to address before you continue your work. (15 minutes) 
    • Where are you stuck?
    • What resources do you need to move forward?
  • Instructions for the 2nd half
    • Process for group check-ins, individual work, and feedback.
    • Use "Action Plan" section of Personal Workspaces.

12:45 - 12:50pm -   Group check-in (5 min)

  • Describe what you will do with your individual work time so you are prepared for sharing and feedback.

12:50 - 1:30pm - Break/lunch as needed, continue individual work and prepare to share

  • Finalize individual progress and prepare to share your result with your group members.

1:30 - 2:15pm -  Group sharing, feedback, and action planning (45 minutes)

  • Share your results/deliverable.
  • Give each other feedback: each group member ask a question and provide a comment.
  • Decide what highlights to share from your group work in the full workshop report-out.
  • Write an action plan (in your Personal Workspace) for improving your curriculum.

Workshop Report Out and Reflection

Final Report Out and Reflection

2:15 - 2:30pm - Whole Group Report Out – Lisa Kempler, MathWorks 

In this session, working groups will report on their plans for their curricula.

Groups will choose 1 key focus or breakthrough idea to highlight, such as a new planned teaching approach, a key learning, or remaining challenge to resolve.

Report-out Notes

2:30 - 2:45pm - Workshop Reflection and Next Steps - Cailin Huyck Orr and Maureen Kahn, SERC, Carleton College

Participants will share perspectives on their workshop experience, how the workshop contributed to their teaching plans, and feedback to contribute to future workshops.

Reflection Notes

2:45 - 3:00pm - Workshop Evaluation - Maureen Kahn, SERC, Carleton College