The Institute will be offering Lunchtime seminars and presentations on topics to enhance teaching and learning. The seminars provide an opportunity to gather with colleagues to listen, discuss, comment, interact, and reflect on a number of topics. They are organized on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seminars are from 11:15 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. All seminars will be held in the John W. Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education (ROWE), Room 320. The seminars are available to faculty, graduate students, and professional staff. Reservations are required and are accepted on a first-come-first serve basis.
A boxed lunch will be provided. If you have special dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten free, or both) please e-mail Stacey Valliere. Requests made within 7 days of seminar will not be honored.
Promoting student engagement in your course
Preston A. Britner, Ph.D, Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS)
Friday, March 27, 2015
Targeted Audience: Faculty
We will focus on finding ways to create a learning environment that maximizes student-faculty interaction in the classroom and student engagement in the course material and assignments. Topics will include: faculty preparation; active vs. passive teaching; use of questions, humor, activities, and stimulus diversity; types of assignments & assessments; and, how to gather data to inform your approach. Discussion will encourage attendees to offer their own teaching strategies that have worked – or failed — for them in captivating student interest and promoting involvement of students in the learning process.
Intercultural Communication
Mihwa Lee and Patricia Lin-Steadman, International Student & Scholar
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Targeted Audience: Faculty, TA’s Staff & Students
Working at a higher education institution, we engage in intercultural communication every working day and become skilled in dealing with differences that exist among their clients and colleagues. This session will provide a conceptual framework for those interactions, to increase familiarity with the terms of intercultural communication, and to broaden the understanding of how culture influences behavior.
What Does an Online Course Look Like?
David Des Armier & Jennifer Parker, CETL-eCampus
Friday, April 3, 2015
Targeted Audience: Faculty & TA’s
Looking to develop and teach an online course? Need some examples to get your creative juices flowing? This workshop is intended for anyone interested in developing an online course who is curious about what a course looks like and how the course got that way.
Developing and Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions
Catherine Healy & Betsy Guala, CETL-eCampus
Friday, April 10, 2015
Targeted Audience: Faculty & TA’s
Online discussions are used to build dynamic learning communities, to synthesize key concepts and to promote critical thinking skills. Join us as we discuss tips for writing engaging prompts and successfully facilitating discussion forums. We will be sharing examples from a number of different disciplines.
Service Learning and Effective Business Problem Solving in Entrepreneurial Settings - Newly Added
Zeki Simsek, School of Business
Monday, April 13, 2015
The pedagogy of service learning is effective in business settings and can be a driver for the local economy. Learn how this faculty member developed a senior capstone where students focus on consulting with local small businesses and put their accumulated business knowledge to work for the benefit of the business and to strengthen their own skills. This model can be adapted to any discipline.
Identifying Service Learning Community Partners Through the Non-Profit Platform - Newly Added
David Garvey, Department of Public Policy
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Identifying community partners can sometimes be challenging. As a main pillar to the pedagogy of service learning, however, it is necessary to find a partner that is right for you, your class, and your research. This session will help you navigate the local not-for-profit world through a tool called the Non-Profit Platform developed by the presenter.
Mentor Texts: Using Writing from the ‘Real’ World as Models for our Students
Jason Courtmanche, English
Friday, April 17, 2015
Targeted Audience: W-Instructors
One of the best ways to help our students learn to write discipline-specific essays is to use examples of ‘real’ writing from our field as models. This workshop will provide some ideas for how to incorporate mentor texts into our writing instruction.
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu