Training and Professional Development

  • 4/28 Leading Effective Discussions

    Leading Effective Discussions
    Thurs., April 28, 10:00-11:00

    Online
    Presenter: Wayne Trembly, CETL-Faculty Development

    Participants will come away with specific strategies for leading effective discussions.

    At this session, participants will discuss topics like

    • Why Discussions?

    • Collaborative environment

    • Don’t dominate the discussion

    • How to maximize student participation

    • Wait time

    • Small group to large group

    • Reluctant speakers

    • Questions that lead to good discussions

    • Questions that do NOT lead to good discussions

    • Respectful disagreement

    • iClickers, Poll Everywhere…

    • Using student questions as a springboard to effective discussions

    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2434

     

    For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu