nstructors’ expectations for student performance on research assignments are heavily influenced by their disciplinary expertise and knowledge of academic research practices. Because this knowledge may become tacit, instructors may have difficulty communicating their expectations to students. The Decoding the Disciplines model, developed by Joan Middendorf and David Pace, has been shown to help narrow the gap between expert and novice thinking by providing instructors with a seven-step process that they can follow to identify and model their thinking and practice.

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the Decoding the Disciplines model and will demonstrate how participants can use this process to identify student learning bottlenecks related to research and help students move past these bottlenecks. This workshop is intended for course instructors, graduate teaching associates, instructional support staff, and librarians at The Ohio State University. Participants from other institutions are also welcome to attend.

For participants associated with Ohio State, participation counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy Endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning. For participants not associated with Ohio State, participation counts as credit for the Teaching Information Literacy Certificate being offered by the Teaching & Learning Department in The Ohio State University Libraries.

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Following the workshop, email Amy Kulesza (.5)  to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Amy to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.