Training and Professional Development

  • 6/27 Less Listening, More Active Participation

    You are invited to participate in a series of informal teaching talks throughout 2017.  These are opportunities for participants to comfortably share teaching concerns and discuss techniques and strategies with colleagues, experts, and CETL staff.  All sessions will take place in Rowe 319.  All UConn instructors —graduate students, TAs, and APIRs, as well as adjunct, tenure-track and tenured faculty—are encouraged to attend.

    Contact Suzanne LaFleur if you have questions or would like more information.

    Tuesday, June 27             11:00 – 12:15    Less Listening, More Active Participation

       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

    • Integrating dynamic learning exercises into a lecture

    • Strategies to energize the classroom

    • Active learning through projects, problem solving activities, experiments…

    • Specific things to consider for the beginner

    Register here

    For more information, contact: Suzanne LaFleur at suzanne.lafleur@uconn.edu