Training and Professional Development

  • CETL's Teaching Talk Workshops - March Schedule

    You are invited to participate in a series of informal teaching talks throughout 2018.  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 except via WebEx dates.  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.

     

    Wednesday     March 7                     1:30 – 2:45      Assessment Techniques for Examining Student Responses to Instruction

    Are you sometimes surprised by your Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET)?  Are you interested in getting feedback from your students about your teaching effectiveness and their perceptions of their own learning?           

    At this session, participants will discuss topics like

    • Strategies to get meaningful feedback from students about teaching and learning
    • Interpreting feedback and using it mid-semester
    • Encouraging meaningful self-assessment
    • Using formative assessments and reflection to develop your teaching portfolio/files

    Register here - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=445

     

     

    Thursday         March 8     1:30 – 2:45          Reaching Underprepared Students

    We will discuss topics such as:

    • How to recognize the underprepared students in your course

    • Steps to take, including strategies for differentiated instruction

    • What are our responsibilities and how can we meet them

    • What are the student’s responsibilities and how can we assist her/him in meeting them

    Register here - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=446

     

     

     

    Wednesday, March 14     1:30 – 2:45         Options for Feedback and Assessment

    At this session, participants will discuss topics like

    • Formative and summative assessment

    • Criterion referenced (individual performance) vs. Proportionate grading (the curve)

    • Simple everyday formative assessment strategies

    • Fairness in assessment

    • Alternatives to exams, tests, and quizzes

    • The final grade

    Register here - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=447

     

     

    Thursday         March 15                    11:00 – 12:15              Assembling a Teaching Portfolio

    This talk is designed for instructors at all levels, including those who are interested in documenting their teaching for PTR purposes.

    At this session, participants will discuss topics like

    • Reasons to document your teaching
    • The purpose & uses of a teaching portfolio
    • Tips & general guidelines
    • Portfolio components
    • Teaching Enhancement Plans


    Register at https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=448

     

     

    Tuesday, March 20                 11:00 – 12:15              Making Learning Easier 

    At this session, participants will discuss topics like

    • Motivating students to read and prepare for class

    • Teaching students to think and write in your particular discipline

    • Using visuals and technology effectively

    • Accommodating different learning styles

    • Using class time to emphasize learning/study skills

    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=449

     

     

    Wednesday                 March 21       1:30 – 2:45     Effective Presentations for Large and Small Groups

    VIA WEBEX & in ROWE 319

    We will discuss topics such as:

    • Breaking up the lecture- small group discussion, large group discussion, questions (yours and theirs)

    • Effective use of PowerPoint slides & other visuals

    • Speaking the students’, or audience’s language, and making the presentation fit the audience

    • Moving away from the board or the podium

    • Effective use of humor

    Register here - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=450 

     

      

    Wednesday                 March 28     1:30 – 2:45                    Building Rapport in the Classroom

    We will discuss topics such as:

    • Importance of connection

    • Ways to show caring and develop trust

    • Establishing classroom policies

    • Honoring and challenging students’ beliefs

    • Promoting civility & respect

    Register at https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=451

     

     

     

    Thursday                     March 29     1:30 – 3:00          HBL CLC         Developing Communications Skills through Improv

    • The First Objective is to enjoy the experience

    • Improv can help you and your students to think on your feet and to be comfortable in unfamiliar circumstances and surroundings

    • Be comfortable being spontaneous

    Join us for some fund, and hopefully for some new learning

    Register at https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=452

     

     

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