DEVELOPED BY ECSEL AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY with funding from the National Science Foundation

 
 

THE ITOW CD  

THE ITOW WORKSHOP  
  WHAT IS ITOW?
 Objectives, activities and contact information for In Their Own Words (ITOW)

ITOW WORKSHOPS
 Workshop description and facilitator resources for ITOW

ITOW VIDEOS
 The two videos available on this CD are very similar, with some changes to serve a variety of institutional environments

ITOW MATERIALS
 Workshop materials are presented in portable document format (PDF)


The ITOW Workshop and Video were developed by:

Barbara Bogue, MSc
Director, Women in Engineering Program
The Pennsylvania State University

Rose Marra, PhD
Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies
The University of Missouri

 In Their Own Words (ITOW) is an interactive workshop for engineering faculty that aims to improve the learning environment by identifying and addressing "underground" climate and diversity issues. The ITOW goal is to engender discussion on the importance of diversity in teaching and learning for all students; on the distinction between a learning and a teaching environment; on faculty responsibilities that go beyond the delivery of material; on how behavior change can bring about a more equitable learning environment; and what departments can do.

The ITOW video (viewable in digital format on this CD) and the workshop materials, used together are designed to:

  • Explore the value of diversity defined broadly to include learning preferences, socioeconomic  background in addition to race, ethnicity, and gender in teaching and learning for all students

  • Discuss whether faculty responsibilities go beyond the delivery of material in the classroom

  • Identify teaching and learning strategies and/or changes that can create a more equitable learning environment for all students and faculty

  • Facilitate faculty and departmental ownership of these issues

  • Initiate department activities related to the learning environment.

ITOW has been facilitated at departmental meetings, new faculty workshops, intercollegiate sessions, climate committee sessions, and graduate teaching assistant training sessions at a variety of institutions.

Accompanying ITOW workshop materials are available at the ITOW Website www.engr.psu.edu/itow 
For more information about ITOW contact the ITOW developers at ITOW@engr.psu.edu

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