Seminars for teaching professional development, January 18-20

January 19, 2017

To help set up the new year for success and excellence, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology has prepared an exciting program of seminars and exchanges. The CTLT has prepared a kick-off program of five short, topical, and timely interactive seminars from January 18-20 with special guest , the Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo.

Participation in the seminars also comes with a certificate forprofessional development, and is recognized by 缅北强奸 administration towards promotions and other career advancement. You can find the information on the sessions below.

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Structured Academic Controversy

Thursday 19.01

17-18h30

Room 435

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Students typically arrive to 缅北强奸 believing that issues have a right/wrong answer and have difficulty dealing with shades of gray. They feel uncomfortable when confronted with ideas or perspectives that challenge their cherished beliefs. The ensuing conflicts and disagreements in classroom discussions can be important catalysts in preparing our students to become critical citizens. Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) is a cooperative learning strategy designed to engage students in controversy guide them via structured discussion to seek consensus and synthesize novel solutions. This workshop will introduce participants to this pedagogical approach and to its different stages. Participants will engage in a SAC simulation and explore the various ways this strategy can be adopted in different classroom settings.

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Technology to Support Good practices in Undergraduate Education

Friday 20.01

12h10- 13h45

Room 432

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Many faculty members are familiar with Chickering and Gamson's Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. This workshop explores possible ways of integrating technology into our teaching to better enable us to achieve good practices, including ways of enhancing communication, encouraging active and cooperative learning, providing timely feedback and addressing diverse ways of learning.

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Engaging Learners with Digital Narratives and Multi-Modal Projects

Friday 20.01

16h 17h30

Room 432

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To engage learners with digital narratives and multi-modal projects so that they can thrive in a digital world, they need a set of 21st century skills, including visual and information literacy skills as well as technological literacy skills. A digital narrative assignment is one that uses visual media to help students cultivate some of these skills. This workshop focuses on the use of digital narratives as a way of engaging students with science and other disciplines and helping them appreciate the complex process of constructing knowledge. Through researching the topic, outlining the narrative, writing a storyboard, selecting appropriate images and creating a movie, students develop a diverse set of skills: effective communication, peer collaboration, critical thinking, visual literacy, and technological efficiency.

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