Institute/Session Summary:

Purpose: 

To provide participants with a discussion format to discuss instructional or classroom problems/challenges, and to share best practices and solutions to classroom problems they face.  With the intensity and abundance of sessions that involve learning new information and strategies, this session provides a balance by providing an opportunity to "be the speakers" and actively participate with others.

Learning Objectives:

1. To share expertise and effective classroom practices
2. To provide an opportunity to network with other faculty members

Outline:

1. List discussion topics/problems participants would like to discuss
2. Provide handouts for participants to list suggested strategies
3. Moderate the discussions
4. Collect the handouts, compile them, and make them available via email after the conference.

Theoretical Basis/Significance/Relevance: Classroom instructors continuously experiment with delivery options and classroom strategies that effectively meet their needs. Through their "tried and true" practices, others can acquire new skills that have already been classroom tests.

Engaging the Audience: Participants will:

1. Pose discussion topics
2. Share information
3. Summarize suggestions for distribution later.

Experience with the Topic:

I facilitated the "Best Practices" discussion format at last year's conference. The feedback was positive.  I compiled all the suggestions and made them available to participants after the conference via email.  The response was excellent; many participants emailed their appreciation for the materials.

Presenter1 Name: Linda Wong
Presenter1 Institution: Retired from Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Presenter1 Bio: Linda Wong retired from Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, when she moved to Las Vegas.  At Lane, Linda taught in the Academic Learning Skills Department for twenty-two years.  She has a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Oregon. She was a visiting professor at Stanford University during a sabbatical. Currently Linda is an educational consultant, author of several Houghton Mifflin college textbooks, a freelance writer, and on occasion, a private tutor.