Dr. Erin Galyen

Dr. Erin Galyen, a Professor of Practice with the University Center for Assessment, Teaching, and Technology and the Co-Coordinator of the Certificate in College Teaching program, highlights some of the resources available through UCATT. She shares examples of different types of active learning, courses available, coaching and support opportunities, one week mini-courses on a variety of topics such as "course level assessment", strategies for collaborative and inclusive learning environments, and resources to enhance their teaching skills regardless of their level of experience. 

Since the recording of this conversation one of the UA educational development mentors who is mentioned during the conversation, Dr. Terri Riffe, passed away. Terri was devoted to supporting quality teaching and learning at the UA for decades, primarily in her role as the director of the University Teaching Center, which was one of the precursor units of OIA. Erin would like to dedicate this episode in recognition and appreciation of all the work that Terri completed in support of the educational community at the University of Arizona. 

 

Resources discussed in this episode: 

CAPS

Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning 

Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning 

Learner Centered Teaching

Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty 

Interactive Lecturing: A Handbook for College Faulty 

Teach Students How to Learn

Small Teaching Online

UCATT

FLC

Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning

 

Dr. Erin Galyen (she/her) is a Professor of Practice with the University Center for Assessment, Teaching, and Technology and the Co-Coordinator of the Certificate in College Teaching program. Her responsibilities include teaching and administrative support in the program. She teaches the courses IA 697a: Learner-Centered Teaching, IA 497/597: Mindful Teaching and Learning, and IA 697p: College Teaching Practice. Erin also provides general teaching support services, such as instructional workshops and mini-courses, observations, focus groups, and individual consulting to instructors. She has worked with kindergarteners through adults in a variety of formal and informal education settings for almost 25 years and in a variety of roles. She holds a B.A. in Physics, an M.S. in Astronomy, an M.A. in English with a specialty in Rhetoric, Composition, and Teaching of English, a Ph.D. in Teaching and Teacher Education, and a graduate certificate in Instructional Design and Technology. She is also a graduate of the Certificate in College Teaching program.