FALL WORKSHOPS

DATE DESCRIPTION

 
October 27

Dealing with Challenging Students

Don Foley, Chief Judicial Officer, and Associate VC for Student Life will go over some legalities and give you good advice for how to stay out of trouble!

1 - 2 pm

Runcorn Room, Reichardt Building
November 3

Rasmuson library presentation

Library Outreach Coordinator Diane Ruess, and BioSciences librarian Anne Christie will walk you through the services available through the UAF libraries.

They will introduce new services, explain the website, and connect you with your library representative.

1:00 - 2:00 pm

340 RASM

November 4

Free Teleseminar

Leading the Way to Peak Performance

This will be live from 2 pm - 3:30pm. If you are interested please go to the URL listed below and register.

http://www.meggin.com/PeakPerformance.php
Monday, November 9

Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble (CITE)

Two performances of a search committee skit, specifically designed for faculty or staff who will serve on a search committee in the next few years. You will watch a video of actors playing a search committee and you have the list of applicants and their brief bios. As the search progresses, a number of problems emerge. Then you will be engaged in a discussion of how you would handle the situation if you belonged to that search committee.

To learn more about CITE go to http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/CITE/about/index.html

10-12 noon in The Pub in Wood Center

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2pm - 4 pm, 109 Butrovich Building, West Ridge
November 10

"The Art of Discussion Leading"

I will discuss how to lead a small group seminar class.

1:00 - 2:00 pm

340 RASM
November 17

 "What Students Want: teaching from a student's perspective"

Teachers often make assumptions about what motivates, excites or frustrates their students. But how do students themselves view teaching? What do they find exciting or frustrating in the classroom? How do they learn best, and what role do they think faculty can play in the process?

We will watch a 24-minute training video from Harvard's Bok Center for Teaching & Learning and then discuss.

1:00 - 2:00 pm

RASM 340
November 24

3 Simple Ways to Implement Learner-Centered Teaching

Learner-centered teaching offers an intriguing educational approach for faculty because of its explicit focus on students and on learning processes.

However, some faculty members are hesitant to embrace learner-centered teaching because of the increased responsibility that students assume with this approach. Some faculty are reluctant to adopt this instructional model because they don’t know where to begin.


During this 20 minute program, you’ll learn:

•Three low-risk activities that provide you with a starting point in adopting the learner-centered teaching approach.
•Activities for students who tend to be more dependent than independent as learners.
•How to co-create a climate for learner-centered teaching in your classroom with a variety of motivational and creative learning activities.
•How and when to let students summarize to increase their learning.

1:00 - 2:00 pm

340 RASM
December 1

Instructional Design workshop

Prof Amy Kenaston, School of Education, will introduce you to the process of course development known as Understanding by Design. We will discuss how to align goals, activities, materials and assignments to focus on student acquisition of conceptual understandings, and examine how this approach differs from traditional methods of course design.

1:00 - 2:00 pm

340 RASM