Please join one or more of this week's Teaching Talks, which are informal discussions aimed at sharing teaching concerns and discussing techniques and strategies with colleagues, experts, and CETL staff (unless otherwise noted, they take place in ROWE 319):
Wednesday, January 11 10:00 – 11:15 Preparing for the 1st Week of Class
At this session, participants will discuss issues like
- Fighting first-day anxiety: Being prepared
- Introducing yourself and interacting with students
- Encouraging a caring and compassionate classroom
- Presenting an overview of the course and syllabus
- Communicating your enthusiasm for the course
This Teaching Talk will be held in Rowe 420.
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Thursday, January 12 11:00 – 12:15 Grading Student Assessments
At this session, participants will discuss issues like
- Grading systems & strategies
- Providing useful feedback
- Using grading tools in HuskyCT
- Setting up your HuskyCT gradebook
Please bring your laptop to this session.
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Thursday, January 12 1:30 – 2:45 Increasing Class Participation & Interaction
At this session, participants will discuss issues like
- Enhancing student motivation to participate
- Integrating active learning without jeopardizing content
- Encouraging discussion
- Designing interactive lectures
- Using technology as an engagement tool
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Friday, January 13 11:00 – 12:00 Designing Your Syllabus
At this session, participants will discuss issues like
- Course-design concerns
- New by-laws requiring a syllabus
- Which course details belong in the syllabus
- Policy statements (what to include and why)
- How students use a syllabus
- Making your syllabus accessible
Please bring a draft syllabus to work on at the session.
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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.
Please visit http://cetl.uconn.edu/ for a list of upcoming events.
For more information, contact: Suzanne LaFleur at suzanne.lafleur@uconn.edu.