Training and Professional Development

  • 7/30 Less Listening, More Active Participation

    Tuesday, July 30                      1:30-2:45                                 Less Listening, More Active Participation

    Participants will come away with specific strategies for getting students more actively involved in their learning. 

    At this session, participants will discuss topics like:

     When do I need to lecture, and when may I allow students to learn on their own?

    • Overcoming obstacles to active learning
    • Opening the lecture to increase active learning
    • Strategies to activate the classroom
    • Small group discussion, whole group discussion
    • Active learning through projects, problem solving activities, experiments …
    • Giving choices
    • Specific things to consider for the beginner 

    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=930

    For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu