Critical to effective instruction is a clear understanding of what students already know. In this workshop, Jane Hammons, Drake Institute Senior Affiliate and assistant professor, University Libraries, provides an overview of research findings on the impact of prior knowledge on student learning. She shares 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 attending the workshop, participants will be able to:

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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.

If link is not working to register, please log in to BuckeyeLearn. From landing page, click on Event Calendar. Find desired course on Calendar. Then click the "Request" button to complete registration.

Register by Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Find the CarmenZoom link in "Session Details" and in the registrant confirmation email.
To join:

If you have never used CarmenZoom, you will need to activate your account before you can access the session. Please download the desktop client, or the app if using a mobile device, and log into go.osu.edu/carmenzoom to activate your account. For help, visit Getting Started in CarmenZoom in the Teaching and Learning Resource Center. Be sure to test Zoom at least one hour in advance of the session and contact the Service Desk at 614-688-4357 or carmen@osu.eduif you have any issues.

You must attend at least 45 minutes of this session for it to show as completed on your BuckeyeLearn transcript.

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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 Toacca Roberts (.2384) to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Toacca Roberts to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.