Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) -- University of Michigan
Seminars for Graduate Students & GSIs (Fall 2006)
Thursday,
September 21, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
CRLT
Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
This seminar is designed for instructors of 2006-2007 Citizenship Theme Year courses as well as those interested in integrating Theme Year resources into their courses. We will provide an overview of upcoming events and share and reflect on pedagogical practices for exploring issues of citizenship.
Evans Young, Assistant Dean, LSA Undergraduate Education
Monday,
November 6, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
CRLT
Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
Co-sponsored by the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
This seminar is designed for faculty who would like to incorporate direct civic engagement and/or experiential learning into courses. The session will include discussions with faculty who have recently incorporated these approaches into their courses. We will also provide resources and information for using civic engagement effectively.
A.T. Miller,
Coordinator of Multicultural Teaching and Learning, CRLT
Jeffrey Howard,
Associate Director, Ginsberg Center
Monday,
November 13, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons Building
Co-sponsored by the Ethics in Public Life Initiative
Professor Muriel Bebeau has consulted with educational institutions across the country on the design of assessment strategies and teaching methods for promoting ethical development. Her talk will address several issues. What is known about ethical decision-making? To what extent can ethics be taught? What types of outcomes can instructors interested in ethical decision-making expect to achieve with students?
Muriel Bebeau,
Director, Center for the Study of Ethical Development; Professor,
School
of Dentistry, University of Minnesota
Friday,
October 13, 11:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
Ballroom,
2nd Floor, Michigan League
Co-sponsored by Rackham School of Graduate Studies and The Career Center
Planning a career in academe? This half-day conference is designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars prepare for the transition to faculty jobs. The plenary and concurrent sessions will offer materials and strategies to learn about what it means to pursue an academic career and how to prepare for the job search process. For those who attended last year, there are several new sessions. Lunch will be provided. Enrollment is limited. Sessions include:
Tuesdays,
October 10, 17, 31 & November 7, 14, & 21
3:00-6:00
p.m. (must attend all)
CRLT
Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
Co-sponsored by Rackham School of Graduate Studies and The Program on Intergroup Relations
This training series will provide GSIs with the opportunity to learn about and use various models of group facilitation and dialogue for classroom settings. These three-hour sessions will introduce the skills and theory behind various methods of facilitation and examine strengths and appropriate uses in the classroom. Participants will receive a certificate of training after completing all six sessions.
A.T. Miller,
Coordinator of Multicultural Teaching and Learning, CRLT
Taryn Petryk,
Director, Co-Curricular Initiatives, The Program on Intergroup Relations
Thursday,
October 26, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Room
D, 3rd Floor, Michigan League
This
seminar is offered as part of U-M’s Investing in Ability Series:
www.umich.edu/~hraa/ability/ability.htm
In this sketch, the CRLT Players depict an instructor and students struggling with many issues, stereotypes, and dynamics surrounding visible and hidden disabilities in the classroom. Following the performance, the participants are invited to dialogue with the characters, who then repeat the sketch while incorporating audience suggestions.
Jeffrey Steiger, Director, CRLT Theatre Program
Tuesday, November 28, 3:00-5:00
p.m.
CRLT Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer
Commons
How do you respond when a student presents a faith-based interpretation of course material? When issues of faith arise in class discussion, how do you maintain an inclusive and comfortable learning environment for all students? How do you manage the relation between course requirements and religious holidays? In this session, faculty speakers will address these issues and more, and there will be time for discussion and exchange of strategies among participants.
Mark
Clague, Assistant Professor, School of Music
Susan
King, Associate Director, Life Sciences and Society Program
David
Schoem, Director, Michigan Community Scholars Program
Tuesday,
October 3, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
W0768 in Wyly Hall, Ross School of Business
Tuesday, November 14, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Forum Hall, 4th Floor, Palmer Commons Building
Lecturing has advantages many of us are reluctant to give up. But enthusiasm for lecturing has ebbed in the last two decades as a considerable body of research has confirmed the value of active learning. Interactive lecturing combines the strengths of the traditional lecture (control, efficiency, and coverage) with the advantages of active learning (higher order thinking, engagement, and student satisfaction). In this interactive workshop, participants will become familiar with concepts and issues related to effective lecturing and active learning, and experience a variety of interactive strategies that can be used in lecture classes of 30 or 300.
Anne Harrington, Director, Business Instructional Development Program; Lecturer, Ross School of Business
This session is closed due to full capacity.
Packet materials
are available, email Natalie Taliaferro ntaliafe@umich.edu.
Consultations
are available upon request. Email crlt@umich.edu.
Wednesday, September 20, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
CRLT Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
How can I heighten student participation in my section? What are different ways I can plan a discussion and ask questions of students? How can I enhance students’ critical thinking skills? This workshop will provide participants with strategies to address these questions in social science and humanities classrooms. Workshop participants will learn and practice techniques for facilitating discussions, managing controversies, asking effective questions, and enhancing and evaluating student participation. This workshop will complement the Leading Discussions concurrent sessions offered at GSI Teaching Orientation.
Asli Igsiz, Graduate Teaching Consultant, CRLT
Lauren Kachorek, Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, CRLT
Friday,
October 20, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
CRLT
Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
Students differ in the ways that they prefer to learn. Instructors are most effective when they are aware of these differences and structure learning experiences that take them into account. This seminar will provide an introduction to learning styles, enable participants to find out about their own learning styles, and present examples of approaches that can be used to accommodate different student learning styles. A light lunch will be provided.
Susan Montgomery, Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
This session is closed due to full capacity.
Packet materials
are available, email Natalie Taliaferro ntaliafe@umich.edu.
Consultations
are available upon request. Email crlt@umich.edu.
Wednesday,
November 15, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
CRLT
Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
In this session, we will examine classroom assessment, a set of strategies for gathering information on what, how much, and how well students learn in any given class session. Instructors can use the results of such assessments to create a more effective learning environment. During this session, participants will experience quick and effective ways to find out whether students are learning, and design strategies they can use in their next class. Participants will discuss what assessment techniques work, under which circumstances, and why they work.
Chad Hershock, Coordinator of STEM GSI Initiatives, CRLT