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-served 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 321.
A boxed lunch will be provided. If you have special dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten free, or both) please e-mail Stacey Valliere.
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 let us know, as we often have waiting lists. Feedback from you is also important. It will help us focus as well as plan a more diverse program.
Veterans in the Classroom – Newly Added
Lynne Rogers and Evan Mitchell, Avery Point Instr. & Res.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
With more and more veterans arriving on our campus, the classroom can become an ideal setting to help the veterans transition from a military to a civilian culture. How can faculty facilitate this transition while still addressing the traditional student? Join Lynne Rogers and student intern, Evan Mitchell to discuss recent research findings on the vet in the classroom and survey responses from our on graduating veterans.
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How Do Students with Disabilities Navigate Online and Blended Courses? – Newly Added
Cathy Healy, & Eileen Stuyniski, CETL – eCampus and Kim McKeown, Center for Students with Disabilities
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Have you ever considered how a student with a disability might view your online course or the online component of your course? View online/blended course content from the perspective of students with disabilities, including students with visual and hearing impairments, Learning Disabilities and other cognitive disabilities. This session will provide insights as to how students with various disabilities access content in online and blended classes, and how faculty can plan their courses to enable students to access content. The presentation will also include a discussion about how planning for the different learning needs of students with disabilities while designing an online or blended course benefits all students.
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For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu