On June 4, 2019, all members of the CPLC Wicked Track were tasked with developing a personal action plan to answer the following questions over the course of the ensuing two months:
What will I need to learn about the course?
I will need to determine from CPLC discussions whether and how the TaWP mission differs from that of last year’s FYS. My understanding is that the name and credit count was changed, but that the main thrust remains the same. In other words, instructors who taught FYS in fall 2018 in the spirit it was intended will not have to make substantial changes to their plans for fall 2019.
[Edit: My own last sentence above may give the impression I just want to teach the same course the same way I did last year. I don’t. I want to improve on the parts that worked and learn lessons from the parts that didn’t work. What I believe remains the same from last year is the HoMs, learning objectives, PBL, and open pedagogy.]
What activities will I need to engage in?
I will look over last year’s syllabus, class activities, and assignments to decide what–in light of that experience–should be changed, replaced, or updated. Reflecting on my memory of classroom success and student feedback will be a guiding factor during this process.
What will you ned to read/discuss/write about?
I intend to continue reading Eyler’s How Humans Learn and blogging (here) as a way to interpret and understand some of the important lessons of educational research.