CETAL's Open Labs are open times for anyone to join CETAL personnel to:

• Receive feedback on assignments or pedagogical approaches

• Share and brainstorm ideas

• Suggest ideas for CETAL resources and events

• Do some work in the company of others

Fall 2024 CETAL Open Labs Schedule (All labs in C120)

• Wednesday, September 4, 2024:  2:00- 3:30pm

• Thursday, September 5, 2024:  2:00- 3:30pm

• Wednesday, October 2, 2024:  2:00- 3:30pm

• Thursday, October 3, 2024:  2:00- 3:30pm

• Wednesday, November 6, 2024:  2:00- 3:00pm

• Thursday, November 7, 2024:  2:00- 3:30pm

• Wednesday, December 4, 2024:  2:00- 3:00pm *Held in C122*

• Thursday, December 5, 2024:  2:00- 3:30pm

What is Scaffolding? 

Scaffolding can be defined as breaking down major projects and assignments into component parts, or stages, and providing support structures for students to succeed at the individual tasks. When scaffolding assignments and projects, resources like templates, project proposals, and focused exercises are used to aid students in completing the major component parts of an assignment, with the goal that students are then able to complete such projects without such support in the future (once the scaffolding is removed).

The counter to scaffolding would be to present major concepts and competencies in a lesson and then to expect students to go off and return with a completed project, with minimal feedback along the way and no support structures to aid students in completing the individual components and with few opportunities low-stakes practice.  

What Will the Scaffolding Labs Involve? 

The one-hour Scaffolding Lab sessions are held in the F200 computer classroom. They feature examples of scaffolding assignments and courses, templates and diagrams to help faculty plan how to scaffold course elements, and the time and space to work on scaffolding a course component in the company of colleagues to help generate ideas and share feedback. 

No registration is needed. 

Scaffolding Lab Resources