Training and Professional Development -
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning 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 318. 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. The seminars are available to faculty, graduate students, and professional staff. Reservations are required and are accepted on a first-come-first serve basis. If you have signed up and are not able to attend, your colleagues would appreciate it if you unregistered, as we often have others who would like to register. Feedback from you is also important. It will help us focus as well as plan a more diverse program. Fall 2015 Alternative final exams
Michael Finiguerra, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Friday, October 16, 2015
Ditching the cumulative final exam: alternatives for end of semester assessments. In this workshop I will discuss ideas and experiences in replacing the traditional cumulative final with a hands on approach that tests students’ ability to synthesize the course material.
Flipped Class Design
David Des Armier & David Morrow, CETL-eCampus
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Looking for ways to increase student engagement in class? This presentation will provide strategies for flipping a course to maximize student learning and engagement. Presenters will share the various design methods and tools to flip a course. An explanation of the benefits and challenges will also be discussed. Spoken English Pronunciation for International Instructors and TAs
Cynthia DeRoma, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Friday, October 23, 2015
Do you sometimes feel like you need some help with your English pronunciation, but don’t know where to start? It is not unusual for some students to negatively evaluate courses and teaching when they have trouble understanding the instructor’s pronunciation, regardless of the actual quality of the teaching itself. In this session, we will cover some common pronunciation issues involving individual sounds, stress, and intonation, to help international faculty and TA’s identify areas of their spoken English that could be improved for clarity. We will also go over resources offered by CETL specifically targeted towards international instructors.
Online Resources for Class Use
Jo Ann Reynolds, Library
Wed., October 28, 2015
Learn about the wealth of online resources the Library provides for your use – ebooks, ejournals, streaming video, images, maps, and more, including open access resources.
Developing and Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions
Betsy Guala & Cathy Healy, CETL – eCampus
Friday, October 30, 2015
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. What does an online course look like?
David Des Armier & Jennifer Parker, CETL-eCampus
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
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.
Designing, Developing, and Teaching an Online Course: Faculty Open Panel Discussion
Desmond McCaffrey & David Des Armier, CETL – eCampus
Friday, November 9, 2015
This seminar will be a panel discussion that will include experienced faculty who have designed and taught online courses. The faculty panel will share, discuss, and collaborate with audience members about their unique experiences with online course design and delivery. Also, benefits and challenges of online course design and delivery will be discussed.
Using Pinterest in the Classroom
Betsy Guala and Timothy Stubbs, CETL-eCampus
Friday, November 13, 2015
Are you looking for a new way to foster social learning? Have you considered using social media tools in your classroom, but you’re not sure where to start? Pinterest is a visual bookmarking site that allows you to collect, categorize, and “pin” images onto virtual “boards.” Used as a group activity, Pinterest can be used to create engaging activities within a community of learners. In this hands-on workshop, participants will practice pinning and commenting on their own boards and those of other participants. Discussion topics will include appropriate use of Pinterest, ensuring privacy, and best practices. Please bring a laptop or tablet and “pin” with us!
Affordable Textbooks: OER and CC BY 4.0
Kathleen Labadorf, University Libraries
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Textbooks are expensive but there are affordable alternatives. This workshop is an introduction to the top repositories for free, online, open textbooks and learn how to adapt, remix, and link content to create custom texts for your classes. Help students learn and lower their debt.
Planning Your Next Writing-Intensive Course: Why not try Portfolio Assessment?
Tom Deans, English & ITL-Writing Center
Monday, December 14, 2015
There are alternatives to the conventional ways of sequencing and grading papers, and one the most promising is using portfolios. Portfolios are the gold standard in writing assessment, and shifting your W (or other) course to a portfolio system needn’t require extra instructor time.
Registration is required. To register please visit http://itl.uconn.edu/seminars/. For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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