The 2005 Teaching and Learning Symposium presents "The Engaged Classroom: Strategies for Teaching Today's Students" - May 23-24,2005

This annual event brings together those who teach and support learning at UW-Madison to explore the challenges of connecting with college students and share practical ideas to improve teaching and learning. This year's focus is on engagement, the key to effective pedagogy. How can we create and nurture engaged students in our classrooms? Students change, technology changes, learning styles change - and we need an ever-expanding repertoire of strategies to call upon.

To view the full program and register go to: http://www.learning.wisc.edu/tlsymposium/
Highlighted sessions include:

1. Support of Student Engagement: A Sampler of Topics
Learn about UW-Madison's Community of Educational Technology Support (ComETS), a new campus initiative to build connections and create bridges to instructional staff, faculty and students. ComETS members highlight several collaborative and individual projects that are bringing new instructional technology into the classroom.
1. Wikis. Presenter(s): Bruno Browning, Learning Support Services
2. Library Course Pages. Presenter(s): Steven Frye, General Library System
3. Tools for Online Learning: Concept Tutor and Quiz Image. Presenter: Jan Cheetham, Division of Information Technology
4. Audience Response Systems. Presenter: Mike Pitterle, Instructional Consultant, School of Pharmacy
5. Image Gallery. Presenter: Sara Ziemendorf, Learning Support Services
6. Creating Online Multimedia Presentations. Ben Conklin, Wendt Engineering Library
Date and Time: Monday, May 23, 9:45 � 10:45 am
Location: Pyle Center
Register at http://www.learning.wisc.edu/tlsymposium/
2. Jo Ann Carr and Catherine Stephens present "Student Engagement: The Object of Learning with Learning Objects". The program provides an introduction to Learning Objects and how these tools can be applied to enhance learning. Preview examples, browse Learning Object repositories, and learn about opportunities to become involved with peer review of Learning Objects and Learning Object development.
Date and Time: Tuesday May 24th from 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Room 348, Center for Instructional Materials and Computing, Teacher Education Building, 225 N. Mills St.
To register, contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu or 263-5949.
3. New tools for instruction: design of multimedia tutorials
Join UW Library staff to learn about the process of developing short narrated multimedia clips. Campus libraries are beginning to create clips that demonstrate specific library services and resources. Session includes design guidelines for tutorials, results of usability testing with students, and hands on experience using Macromedia Captivate to create narrated multimedia clips.
Presenter(s) Name(s):
Catherine Stephens, Instruction/Outreach Program Coordinator, CIMC
Ben Conklin, Librarian, Wendt Library
Steven Frye, Public Services Coordinator, College Library
Date and Time:
Wednesday, May 25, 1-2:30pm

Location:
Room 348, Center for Instructional Materials and Computing, Teacher Education Building, 225 N. Mills St.
To register, contact Steve Frye at sfrye@library.wisc.edu, 262-6713