Training and Professional Development

  • Upcoming CETL Teaching Talks

    Teaching Talks are informal discussions aimed at sharing teaching concerns and discussing techniques and strategies with colleagues, experts, and CETL staff.  Teaching Talks take place in Rowe 319.

    Friday, January 20            
    10:00 – 11:15 a.m.                       
    Teaching Tips to Increase Student Attentiveness, Motivation, and Learning

    Specific topics may include:

    • Breaking up lectures

    • Small group work

    • Peer instruction

    • Creating engaging assignments

     

     Friday, January 20            
    1:30 – 2:45 p.m.               
    Effective Communication in Your Course (this may be of special interest to international faculty and TAs, but all are welcome)

     Specific topics may include:

    • Learning and using student names

    • Breaking the ice

    • Setting clear expectations

    • Establishing rapport

                                                                                                                                                                                                   

    Friday, January 27,           
    10:00 – 11:15 a.m.                       
    Varying Instructional Techniques

    Specific topics may include:

    • Guest speakers

    • Video & audio additions to class

    • Active learning strategies

    • Student presentations

    • The case method

     

    All UConn instructors—graduate students, post-docs, visiting instructors, TAs, and APIRs, as well as adjunct and tenure-track faculty—are encouraged to attend. 

    Please email Stacey Valliere at CETL@uconn.edu (860-486-2686) to register.

    Do you have an idea for a Teaching Talk?   Please contact Suzanne LaFleur if you have ideas, questions or would like more information. 

     

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