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Thursday, February 16, 2017 — 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST

Open to graduate students, this interactive workshop will provide participants with a toolbox of activities suitable for any classroom. We will introduce the concepts of active learning and teacher-centred versus student-centred classrooms. In this workshop we will also discuss some of the reasons for using different teaching methods and help you decide which are right for your classroom. Register now.

There's still time to register for our Course Design Fundamentals workshop, happening Tuesday, Feb. 7.

The workshop introduces the principles of sound course design to faculty and teaching staff with little or no prior teaching experience running courses of their own. By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to: Define intended learning outcomes, select assessments that demonstrate achievement of defined intended learning outcomes, identify  teaching activities  to support students in preparing for the selected assessments, and evaluate their course for alignment between intended learning outcomes, teaching / learning activities and formative / summative assessments.

Join us at CTE's third annual Educational Technologies Week from Monday, Feb. 27 – Friday, Mar. 3. Register for up to 15 workshops on topics like gamification, the flipped classroom, blended learning, Twitter in the classroom, online course design, collaborative grading, and much more. Registration is now open. 

Interested in helping students grow their teamwork skills? Instructors from the Faculty of Engineering will share their approach in a presentation about a series of teamwork training workshops created and tested in co-operation with the Student Success Office. Recipients of CTE's LITE Full Grant, the presenters will discuss their experiential teamwork modules targeted at undergraduate engineering students. By integrating the modules into courses with existing team projects, students are provided with opportunities to both learn the foundational knowledge required for effective teamwork, and to practice and develop the associated skills in an authentic team environment. The design of these modules is based on the teamwork literature and a process of pilot-testing and revision.

All are welcome and lunch will be provided. Join us on Friday, January 20, 12:00-1:00 in CPH 4333.

Doctoral students Amanda Garcia and Lauren Hayward Sierens will present their educational research on women in STEM and gender bias in the classroom in two interactive presentations on Wed., Jan. 18, 1:30-3:00. Participants will learn to describe the effects of gender bias on female students and will discuss a range of strategies intended to create inclusive classroom environments and to encourage women to embark upon and continue studies in STEM. The Centre for Teaching Excellence is hosting this event as part of the Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program. All are welcome.

Join us on Tuesday, December 6 for two interactive presentations by doctoral students taking part in the advanced Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program and find out more about the educational research interests of graduate students at Waterloo.