Critical to effective instruction is a clear understanding of what students already know. In this workshop, Jane Hammons, Drake Institute Affiliate and assistant professor, University Libraries, will provide an overview of research findings on the impact of prior knowledge on student learning. She will share examples of different quick activities that participants can use to identify when students may need additional guidance, or where they have misconceptions that are interfering with their ability to learn new content. Participants should leave the session with practical strategies they can employ to gauge students’ prior learning. 

After this workshop participants will be able to: 

You may register here (link is external).

If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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·      RSVP for the workshop with the CLSE here by clicking “RSVP” in the upper right corner. If you decide not to attend, please “Cancel RSVP”. 

·      Also RSVP with the hosting unit (if other than the CLSE) using the event webpage linked above. 

 

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 Kulesza.5 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.