Presented by the Centre for Teaching Excellence
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Centre for Teaching Excellence, EV1 241
8:30am to 3:30pm (8:30am breakfast)
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8:30am Light breakfast and coffee
9:00am CTE910 - Who are Our Learners
Rumours abound about "students today" and, more locally, about "Waterloo students." This session provides an overview of learning and learners generally, and also more specifically at Waterloo. Participants will also leave with practical advice about getting courses up and running at the University of Waterloo.
10:30am Coffee break
10:45am CTE906 - Classroom Dynamics and Engagement
What will you do when a student arrives late to your class? Disturbs others in the class with inappropriate laptop use? Tells you that your course is much harder than all their other courses? These are everyday issues that every faculty member will experience. At this workshop, you will become aware of common issues in classroom dynamics and will work to devise strategies to handle these issues. We will also consider the impacts of the potential strategies developed in terms of learner motivation and engagement.
1:30pm CTE912 - Assessment for Learning
How do we know students know and can do new things as a result of our courses and assignments? How will they know they know? Assessment decisions are made in the context of course objectives and constrained by class size and grading time allotted. We'll cover principles of feedback and evaluation of student work as well as practical advice. Participants will leave with the start of an assessment plan for a course or assignment, along with tips about assessment tools such as rubrics, group grading forms, and multiple choice item analysis.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Centre for Teaching Excellence, EV1 241
8:30am to 3:00pm (8:30am breakfast)
Campus Map to see where you will be!
8:30am Light breakfast and coffee
9:00am CTE642 - Course Design Fundamentals
This six-hour workshop introduces the principles of aligned course design to faculty and teaching staff with little or no prior teaching experience running courses of their own. By the end of the session, participants will have considered learning outcomes, assessments, activities and their alignment in disciplinary and logistical contexts.
Lunch will be provided by the Education Credit Union
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These four workshops form the core of CTE's New Faculty offerings. They (or their equivalents) are mandatory in the faculty of Applied Health Studies and Engineering. Please talk to CTE staff to determine whether all or some are right for you as part of your Learning About Teaching Plan.
Register for the Teaching Orientation Days
Register by Friday, July 25, 2014