Location: EV1 241
Notes: This workshop is part of the Focus on Teaching Week offerings through CTE. Open to faculty (registration is required).
Description:
Learning is a social activity. Learning is enhanced when students feel they are part of a community where everyone has a common sense of purpose (we’re all here to learn about x), when they feel they are in a supportive environment where they are free to ask questions, respond to comments, and test their ideas without fear of ridicule, when they are in a place where they can interact with their classmates and instructors about substantive matters and where they can develop interpersonal relationships.
But, how do you foster this sense of community, especially in a larger class? And why would you bother to intentionally do so?
Join Bryan Grimwood as he tells us about the activities he incorporated into the REC230 – Outdoor Recreation Resources Management class of 100 students to help his students get to know each other and interact with each other about substantive matters. Michelle and Zack, former students of Bryan’s, will tell us how participating in these activities shaped their learning experience.
During the session, we’ll discuss the benefits and challenges associated with these activities and consider ways in which you might incorporate similar activities to help foster a sense of community in your course.
Facilitator(s): Bryan Grimwood, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Michelle Gordon and Zack Stevens
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