Facilitator: Dana Wessell Lightfoot

 

Date: March 2, 2012

Time: 9:30 - 11:00am

Room: 10-4072

 

We've all heard of Wikipedia and perhaps decried its use as a resource by our students, but what is a wiki anyway? And how can we use this technology as a teaching tool? Using examples from my history courses, this workshop will explore how wikis can act as pedagogical tools, promoting collaboration amongst students (and faculty),  both on-line and in the classroom.

 

Register using  our on-line registration form.

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Blogs: Can I Teach With That?

 

Facilitator: Jason Morris

 

Date: March 14, 2012

Time: 9:30 - 11:00am

Room: 10-3034

 

Jason uses blogs for online classes and to supplement in-person classes.  Blogs, which are easy to create and modify, are interactive websites that typically include commentary, multimedia and links to other websites.  Using blogs with teaching can help improve writing skills for students, fosters knowledge-sharing, encourages and moderates debate and can cultivate a sense of community for a class.  Jason would like to share his class blogs, along with his insights using them.

 

Register using our on-line registration form.

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Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)

 

Join experienced ISW facilitators for an intense three day workshop designed to assist new and experienced educators be more effective teachers. Participants will discuss and practice a variety of teaching approaches in a supportive, peer-based atmosphere. This interactive workshop will cover the spectrum of instructional practices from lesson planning and delivery to gathering feedback.

 

Dates: April 30 - May 2, 2012

Time: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Who: Interested faculty, sessional/lab instructors, graduate teaching assistants and staff

ISW Facilitators: TBA

 

ISW Program Goals

• Widely recognized as a forum for peer-based instructional development, the ISW is designed to strengthen instructors' skills through intensive, yet practical exercises in learner-centered teaching.  Mixing small and large group interaction, the workshop will engage participants in:
• generating effective feedback and discussion 
• planning and delivering "mini-lessons" 
• developing participatory instructional techniques 
• listening actively 
• learning and teaching collaboratively
• Through the workshop, facilitators will provide constructive feedback, encouraging participants to experiment and attempt new methods not normally used in their discipline.  A digital recording will be used to provide an individualized record of progress and participants will be actively engaged in the feedback process.  A unique and rewarding experience, the ISW not only builds skills and confidence, but also enables participants to learn from and foster partnerships with colleagues from other disciplines.
  
• Participants successfully completing the entire 3-day program will receive a Certificate of Completion that may be applied as credit to the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program.  This "graduation" ceremony will take place at the end of Day 3. 

• ISW participants should note that in addition to the 3 days of “in-class” work, there is also some homework. In other words, participants are advised to reserve time outside of class time for this additional work and avoid scheduling other activities.

Participation Your commitment to the workshop for the entire three days should be complete--attendance during the hours listed above is important for your success in the program. You will be working in small groups for most of the workshop.  We have found that it is critical for the success of each small group’s work together that participants do not have any other appointments during the workshop hours.  Participants in previous workshops have also highlighted that it is important not to try to conduct regular university business during the 3-day program.