Tom Angelo to speak at KU on Feb. 27

Tom A. Angelo, nationally recognized for his work on creating learning communities in higher education, will speak Feb. 27 in the Big 12 Room, Kansas Union.

Angelo is an associate professor and coordinator of the Higher Education Program at the University of Miami.

He has presented more than 150 workshops and 50 keynote speeches on creating learning communities, assessment, the application of research to improve teaching and learning, and faculty development and evaluation. Angelo will conduct three sessions, all in the Big 12 Room, Kansas Union:

• "Seven Shifts and Seven Levers: Building More Productive Learning Communities," 9 to 10:15 a.m.

  This general session will include a discussion of seven macro-level shifts occurring in higher education that could help develop true learning communities. Seven levers that faculty and administrators can use to move campuses in this direction.

• "Finding Out How Well Students Are Learning What We're Teaching - An Introduction to Classroom Assessment," 10:45 a.m. to noon.

  This workshop will include defining "classroom assessment," learning how it works and determining how it can help students become more independent, effective learners.

• "Making Real the Scholarship of Teaching: Ideas on Conducting, Supporting and Assessing Classroom Research," 1:30 to 4 p.m.

To obtain more information or to register, contact the Center for Teaching Excellence at 864-4199 or cte@ukans.edu by Feb. 25.