Faculty/Staff Daily Digest

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.

Monday, August 21               9:00 – 10:15                Planning for Effective Communication in Your Course

In this talk, we will share and discuss how establish more effective communication in your course right from the start. We will discuss topics such as:

• Learning and using students’ names

• Things we can do before the course even starts

  • Communicating and engaging with large classes

  • Setting the tone you want for the semester

  • Different communication channels

  • Overcoming potential language barriers with international students

  • Creating clear expectations

  • How your syllabus can help achieve more effective communication

Register here

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