Members of the "Designlearning" List:

Last month, I shared some information about two new online courses that Dee
Fink & Associates are starting to offer.

      At this time, I simply want to let everyone know about the Annual
National Workshop we will be doing again this coming spring.  In the past we
have offered this in Chicago; someone reserved all the hotel rooms near
O'Hare airport for the weekend we wanted, so we have moved the coming
version to MINNEAPOLIS, MN.


Below is some information about it.



My Best,   Dee Fink



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*Dee Fink & Associates*

*“Designing Courses for Significant Learning”*



This coming May 20-22, 2011, Dee Fink & Associates will host their Annual
National Workshop on *“Designing Courses for Greater Student Engagement &
Better Learning”* in Minneapolis, MN.

This workshop teaches participants how to design their courses in a way that
leads to greater student engagement and better student learning.



*What We Will Do At the Workshop*

The workshop lasts 2½ days, starting Friday morning and ending on Sunday at
noon.  During that time, we will work through a learning-centered approach
to designing courses.  During each phase, participants will have time to
apply the ideas that have been introduced, to the design of a course of
their own choosing.



*Special Value of This Workshop*

We do many workshops for college campuses on this topic, and they are good.
But this national workshop is *the most powerful workshop we do*, for two
reasons:

   1. *We have more time* – 2½ days.

·         On most campuses – with the demands on faculty time, we only get ½
to one day of workshop time.

·         At this workshop, we have 2-5 times as much time.

2.   *Every participant gets frequent, individualized feedback* on their
work.

·         We have Feedback Facilitators for every group of 6-8 participants.

·         In each phase of the process, each participant gets feedback from
the other participants and from the Feedback Facilitator – and gets to see
the work of other participants.

The other special characteristic of this workshop is that *it is a “Doing”
workshop*, not a series of “talking heads.”  Over 50% of the workshop time
is spent actually designing a course of your own choosing – and getting
feedback on that design.



*What are the “Take-Away’s”?*

When participants complete this workshop, they will have accomplished two
things.  They will have…

1)   *Learned how* to design any set of instructional activities, from a few
class sessions to a whole course to a program curriculum.

2)   *Completed the design of one course* of their own choosing.



*For Whom Is This Workshop Intended?*

This workshop has major value for two groups of people:

   - *Faculty Members* learn the principles of good course design which they
   can then apply to all their own courses in the future.


   - *Faculty Developers* learn the principles of good course design AND how
   to lead a workshop on this topic themselves.

*Impact of This Workshop*

Participants in past years have made the following comments about this
workshop:

“Really, this is probably the best, most cohesive, well-organized and
well-paced workshop I have ever attended!”

“Reading the book was valuable, but talking about the concepts made it
actionable.”

“When I tried these ideas, the energy in my classroom increased
significantly…in fact the new energy was palpable.”

*Where Can You Find Information About Registering for This Workshop?*

You can find additional information about the workshop itself, its cost,
lodging, and procedures for registering, on our special webpage for this
workshop: www.deefinkandassociates.com/minneapolis11

          Note: There is a *Group Discount* of 25% if 4 or more people from
the same institution register for the workshop.  Also, this year we have an
additional discounted rate for *Graduate Students*.  This workshop would be
great preparation for their future teaching responsibilities.

We hope you will consider both attending this workshop yourself and/or
suggesting it to other faculty members at your institution.
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L. Dee Fink
234 Foreman Ave.
Norman, OK  73069
Phone/FAX:  405-364-6464
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Website:  www.finkconsulting.info

**National Project Director:  Teaching & Curriculum Improvement (TCI)
Project
**Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services
**Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences
**Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)