Participants will engage in a series of activities and explore various topics throughout the institute. Some of the activities and topics that may be explored include:

  • how to conduct a research design around learning outcomes and specific to environments in which one is involved;

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  • how to effectively make use of appropriate tools for data collection;

  • how to properly identify the appropriate audience related to the research being performed;

  • how to perform peer review of scholarship;

  • exploring the process of classroom research;

  • determining the criteria for high quality qualitative research;

  • developing ideas for a research program in teaching and learning;

  • developing collaborative relationships;

  • effectively integrating peer review into the rewriting of proposals and papers;

  • complementing disciplinary research with scholarship on teaching and learning;

  • building credibility with respect to one’s own scholarship.