WINTER TERM - 2018
Identifying the Citation Conundrum
Facilitated by Helen Haines and Ken Field
Monday, April 2nd from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Room 127, DURHAM CAMPUS
The specific objective of this session is to bring faculty and library members from different departments and universities, to discuss the problems they have encountered with students’ understanding of digital resources. The goal of the session is to specifically identify what types of materials students appear to have the most difficulty categorizing, if some types of materials present more problems than others, if there are patterns in how students mis-cite these resources, and what type of errors they make (i.e., citing books from Google Books as webpages rather than books). The end product of the session would be to devise strategies for helping students better understand the different types of media, either through the creation of a teaching module (either classroom based and/or akin to the Academic integrity module) and/or a library-hosted web-site to which that we can direct students through including in syllabi.
First Year Caucus
Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Room 2.02, Student Centre
The Centre for Teaching and Learning is pleased to host a community of practice for those individuals who have a touch on the first-year learning experience here at Trent. Faculty, instructors, lab demonstrators, and other staff are welcome to attend the First-year Caucus meetings. These informal gatherings share and discuss teaching first- year experiences and offer support and strategies through collaborative discussions. A previous outcome from this group was the consultation of the First-Year Academic Experience Report (2017). This group worked as a focus group to support and guide this research project and will have the opportunity to take part in implementing some of the recommendations.
Blackboard Ate My Homework - Again
Facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Room 2.02, Student Centre
How do you know when a student has a legitimate technical issue or not? This session will talk about the IT support process and how you can help students get results quickly when issues do occur, but also how use Blackboard logging tools to determine what happened when a student indicates that they’ve had a technical failure.
Lecture Capture-How to Record Classes in the Lecture Hall, at Home or Anywhere- POSTPONED
Facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Room 2.02, Student Centre
This session will overview how the lecture capture system that operates in several large lecture halls, as well as how to use the same system to create video sessions from anywhere. This session will help you create videos that span many use cases including short tutorial style videos, screen capture for computer processes and event capture. Additionally, this session will assist you with publishing your videos on the web, to Blackboard courses or exporting them for additional editing.
Movie Screening: Push Back
Facilitated by Kristy Buccieri, Sociology
Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Room 1.07, Student Centre
The CTL is pleased to support and present this documentary about the Warming Room shelter in Peterborough, co-directed by a Trent PhD student.
Panel Discussion: How do Non-Indigenous People Teach about Indigenous Material?
Panelists: James Allen, Emily Bruusgard, Dawn Lavell-Harvard & Shane Young
Monday, March 12, 2018 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Room 121, DURHAM CAMPUS
Please join us for an interactive panel discussion about the best practices for incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in non-Indigenous courses and to learn more about other initiatives to enhance indigenous reconciliation at Trent.
Developing and Articulating Educational Leadership
Facilitated by Adam Guzkowski, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Morton Reading Room (Room 303), Champlain College
Educational leadership has become an increasingly important topic in areas such as career advancement and nominations for prestigious teaching awards. This session will use facilitated activities and discussions to explore ways of developing and putting into practice educational leadership, as well as ways of capturing and expressing that educational leadership.
Teaching Scholars Table
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 160, DURHAM CAMPUS
Community of Practice: Flipped Classrooms as Active Learning
Facilitated by Jane Mackie, Nursing
Thursday, February 15, 2018 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Morton Reading Room (Room 303), Champlain College
Are you interested in incorporating flipped classroom approaches into your teaching, or have you already done so? These interactive sessions will allow instructors to share their experiences and ideas about flipped classroom approaches. Topics will include why flip the classroom, successes and failures for people to date, how these approaches can support active and meaningful learning, differences between approaches to small and large classes, and what supports are needed to flip a classroom.
Please click here to register for this session
Student Support Certificate session: Student Development Theory
Facilitated by Nona Robinson, Office of Student Affairs
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
ESC 205
Description: Student development theory (SDT) is the backbone of most student affairs training: a collection of quite similar theories on how 18-24-year-old people think, behave and interact. These theories can be a useful way of analyzing why a student acts in a certain way, and they give us all an opportunity to step back occasionally and put student behaviour in perspective. Using SDT can also be helpful in assisting students to increase their understanding of others and their empathy towards them. This session includes an encapsulated overview of the main theories and will focus on how they can be used to not only explain some student behaviour but to encourage further development.
Please click here to register for this session
Motivating Students in an Online Environment
Facilitated by Tully Privett, Trent Online
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Room 2.02, Student Centre
Are students engaged in your course? How do you gauge your student's motivational state? In this session, we will look for answers to these questions in motivational frameworks, such as the ARCS model for motivational design and the Theory of Flow. You will leave this session with ideas on how to positively influence student motivation to persevere and succeed in the course by applying good practices in your course design and delivery.
Please click here to register for this session
Teaching Scholars Table
Facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Thursday, February 8, 2017 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Room 2.02, Student Centre
Round Table: Strategies for Student Success in Lecture-Based Courses
Facilitated by Jim Cosgrave,
Monday, February 12, 2018 from 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Room 160, DURHAM CAMPUS
The session will invite faculty discussion of successful practices in lecture-based courses, particularly in terms of student engagement in lecture material, and in lecture-supporting activities, such as the use of the learning system, and the integration of various kinds of pedagogical materials and practices into course organization.
Teaching Scholars Table
Facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 160, DURHAM CAMPUS
Panel Discussion: How do Non-Indigenous People Teach about Indigenous Material?
Panelists: Phil Abbott, Paula Anderson, Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Paula Sherman
Thursday, February 1, 2018 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Room 2.02, Student Centre
Following the success of the panel discussion on a similar topic during the fall term, we are offering another panel discussion to delve into how non-Indigenous people teach Indigenous material.
First Year Caucus
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Room 2.02, Student Centre
Please click here to register for this session
The Centre for Teaching and Learning is pleased to host a community of practice for those individuals who have a touch on the first-year learning experience here at Trent. Faculty, instructors, lab demonstrators, and other staff are welcome to attend the First-year Caucus meetings. These informal gatherings share and discuss teaching first-year experiences and offer support and strategies through collaborative discussions. A previous outcome from this group was the consultation of the First-Year Academic Experience Report (2017). This group worked as a focus group to support and guide this research project and will have the opportunity to take part in implementing some of the recommendations.
Round Table Discussion: Challenges of Students who are Parents & Caregivers too - POSTPONED
Ashley Pine & fellow Bachelor of Social Work students
Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Room 2.02, Student Centre
As part of a group project for the Social Work program, Ashley Pine and her peers will lead a round table discussion about the challenges and needed considerations for students who are also caregivers. Please join this session that supports raising awareness about this important issue for student success.
Please click here to register for this session
Special Movie Screening, "When They Awake" featuring Pedro Marcellino, Producer & Director
Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 6:30 pm
Room 1.22 (Lecture Hall), Student Centre
WHEN THEY AWAKE documents a remarkable generation of established and emerging Indigenous musicians in a moment of cultural and political resurgence. In this era of native resurgence, from Idle No More to Standing Rock, Indigenous musicians across North America are making their voices heard...and people are starting to listen. Working in every genre from Hip Hop to Rock to EDM and beyond, a generation of native musicians are channelling the pain of the past into a stirring, hopeful vision of the future. It is this generation and their astonishing music that WHEN THEY AWAKE bears witness. Featuring 20+ artists, including modern trailblazers A TRIBE CALLED RED, TANYA TAGAQ, LEELA GILDAY and ISKWé, WHEN THEY AWAKE is a magnum opus documenting contemporary indigenous musicians as they transform historical trauma into compelling art.
Panel Discussion: How do Non-Indigenous People Teach about Indigenous Material? -CANCELLED
Panelists: James Allen, Emily Bruusgard, Dawn Lavell-Harvard & Shane Young
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Room 106, DURHAM CAMPUS
Please join us for an interactive panel discussion about the best practices for incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in non-Indigenous courses and to learn more about other initiatives to enhance indigenous reconciliation at Trent.
Please click here to register for this session
Community of Practice: Community Based Education
Facilitated by Stephen Hill, School of the Environment
Monday, January 22, 2018 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Morton Reading Room (303), Champlain College
Are you interested in engaging with the community in your teaching? These facilitated sessions will build a community of practice for instructors to share their experiences and ideas about community-based education and teaching. Topics will include syllabus language, assignment design, assessment strategies, prioritizing community need, and building long-term community relationships.
New Co-op and Experiential Education Directions at Trent
Facilitated by Tom Phillips, Co-op, Careers & Experiential
Thurs, January 18, 2018 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Room 2.02, Student Centre
With the signing of the Strategic Management Agreement this Fall, Trent has embarked on a new strategic direction for experiential learning. While we already provide experiential learning opportunities to many students, the direction the Ministry has set is very ambitious. All indications are that the next Strategic Management Agreement (negotiations beginning in a few years) will tie demonstrable success in expanding experiential learning opportunities, to some operational funding. The new strategic direction brings exciting prospects and difficult challenges. This workshop will delve into the work that needs to be done within the University (i.e., an internal perspective) and in our communities (i.e., an external perspective) to provide every student with at least one experiential learning activity before they graduate. Also, there will be some discussion of the emerging directions Trent could take in experiential learning.
How to Craft Your Teaching Philosophy Statement - CANCELLED - WILL BE RESCHEDULED SOON
Facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Room 2.02, Student Centre
This session is the next in the portfolio series with the focus on crafting a teaching philosophy statement. Examples of statements for different purposes will be explored.
Please click here to register for this session
Mastering Blackboard: Text Editing and Other Tips & Tricks for Using Blackboard
Facilitated by Kelvin Conrad, Trent Online
Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Room 2.02, Student Centre
The Text Editor is the most commonly used tool in Blackboard. It is also the tool that most often causes frustration for instructors and students alike. Master the secrets of the text editor and learn to have perfectly formatted text, with links, images, videos and mathematical equations, without swearing or tears. A brief, 50-second youtube video: https://youtu.be/SHEjxLOueJc
FALL TERM- 2017
Trends on Class Attendance & Strategies for Student Engagement
facilitated by Cathy Bruce & Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL & School of Education
New Location: ESC B203 (Environmental Science , Room 203)
Wed, Sept 6, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Student attendance is directly related to student engagement and student success. However, we are seeing attendance for classes dwindling at rapid rates. This informal round table discussion will review the research that explains why this is happening and explores what we can do at Trent to keep the students coming!
Scholars' Table - ST
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Thurs, Sept 7, 2017 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Establishing a Positive GTA Experience for You and Your Students - PL
facilitated by Anastasia Nepotiuk, Psychology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Mon, Sept 11, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Being a teaching assistant can be difficult and time-consuming, but also incredibly rewarding. Support offered by teaching assistants goes a long way in providing an effective learning environment for the students and is developed both within the classroom and beyond. This facilitation will cover common areas of difficulty for teaching assistants, strategies and tips for getting the most out of their position, as well as provide an opportunity for open-ended discussion about any other issues incoming teaching assistants may have.
Adding Interactivity to your Course - Voice Thread, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate & Camtasia - PL
facilitated by Tully Privett, Trent Online
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Tues, Sept 12, 2017 from 9:30 - 11:00 am
In this session we will explore how VoiceThread (An enhanced online discussion tool), Articulate Storyline (e-learning authoring software), Adobe Captivate (e-learning authoring software), Camtasia (screen capture software) and other easy to use and inexpensive programs can improve the learning experience of your course and engage your students on a whole new level.
The Art & Science of Teaching and Learning at Post-Secondary - PL - CANCELLED
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL, Education & Psychology
Room 160 (Conference Room), DURHAM CAMPUS
Tues, Sept 12, 2017 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
This session opens the discussion about the balancing act of knowing what to teach and how to teach it. We will explore theoretical frameworks and practical applications for successful collaborations between pedagogy and student learning. Participants will learn about research findings on effective teaching strategies and student engagement while discussing how these principles can be applied to their own teaching practice. Evidence-based practices and measurable classroom changes will be reviewed.
The Art & Science of Teaching and Learning at Post-Secondary - PL
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL, Education & Psychology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
This session opens the discussion about the balancing act of knowing what to teach and how to teach it. We will explore theoretical frameworks and practical applications for successful collaborations between pedagogy and student learning. Participants will learning about research findings on effective teaching strategies and student engagement while discussing how these principles can be applied to their own teaching practice. Evidence-based practices and measurable classroom changes will be reviewed.
Special Panel: Indigenous Knowledge & Pedagogies Working Group: Best Practices for Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Non-Indigenous Courses - PD
Moderator: Cathy Bruce; Panel: Shari Beaver, Nicole Bell, Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Dan Longboat, David Newhouse
CHANGE IN LOCATION: THIS SESSION WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN THE GATHERING SPACE, FIRST PEOPLE'S HOUSE OF LEARNING
Mon, Sept 18, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This session will be introducing the new Indigenous Knowledge & Pedagogies Working Group. The Centre for Teaching and Learning is honoured to be supporting this initiative. The main aim of the group will be to guide and assist the CTL and faculty in the design, or review and redesign of courses, and in the creation of new course offerings. Please join us for an interactive panel discussion about the best practices for incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in non-Indigenous courses and to learn more about other initiatives to enhance indigenous reconciliation at Trent.
What to Do When You're Not Lecturing: Engaging Students in the Classroom - PL
facilitated by Joel Baetz, English Literature
Room 160 (Conference Room), DURHAM CAMPUS
Tues, Sept 19, 2017 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lectures are necessary at a university; and when done well, they’re a fine way to deliver a lot of information to a large group. But they don’t always match students’ needs. In this workshop, we’ll discuss ways to structure a class, so that lecturing doesn’t become our default or singular classroom activity. After a discussion of foundational adult learning theory, we’ll talk about ways to put that theory to good use, so that students are engaged in their own learning.
Blackboard Tips and Tricks - There's Gotta be a Better Way! - PL
facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Sept 20, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Description: This session will feature Blackboard tips and tricks aimed at making your day to day use of the system easier. We’ll talk about sorting the grade book using Smart Views, working with notifications and groups, and using the retention center to help determine who may be having course difficulty. Additionally, this session will feature a QA time for you to ask questions about things that commonly affect your Blackboard usage
Cultivating Positive Critical Thinking Habits - PL & Durham
facilitated by Moira Howes, Philosophy
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre) & via Zoom Media Conferencing in Room 160 / Durham Conference Room
Monday, September 25, 2017; 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Research suggests that students find it difficult to apply critical thinking techniques on an ongoing basis, even after they have taken courses in the subject. In part, this is because critical thinking requires on-going support and active cultivation of a specific kind. In this workshop, we will cover methods that can be used in any course to support critical thinking and cultivate positive critical thinking habits. We will also consider some of the emotional, rhetorical, and rational characteristics of environments that best support critical thinking as an engaged practice.Mon, Sept 25, 2017 from
Trends on Class Attendance & Strategies for Engagement - PL
facilitated by Cathy Bruce & Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL & Education
Room 160 (Conference Room), DURHAM CAMPUS
Tues, Sept 26, 2017 from 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Student attendance is directly related to student engagement and student success. However, we are seeing attendance for classes dwindling at rapid rates. This informal round table discussion will review the research that explains why this is happening and explore what we can do at Trent to keep the students coming!
Dealing with Sensitive Topics in Your Courses - PL
facilitated by Byron Stoyles, Philosophy
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Tues, Sept 26, 2017 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Much of my teaching and research is focused on philosophical puzzles relating to topics that can be upsetting to students—puzzles surrounding the nature and value of death, end-of-life decision making, abortion, and miscarriage to name a few. I will draw on my experience teaching controversial and sensitive topics to share some of my strategies for helping students engage with ideas and theories they might find initially controversial, upsetting, or even offensive.
Flipped Classrooms as Active Learning - CP
facilitated by Jane Mackie, Trent / Fleming School of Nursing
CCN 303 (Morton Reading Room, Champlain)
Thurs Sept 28, 2017 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Are you interested in incorporating flipped classroom approaches into your teaching, or have you already done so? These interactive sessions will allow instructors to share their experiences and ideas about flipped classroom approaches. Topics will include why flip the classroom, successes and failures for people to date, how these approaches can support active and meaningful learning, differences between approaches to small and large classes, and what supports are needed to flip a classroom.
Special Panel: Complexities of 21st Century Learning - PD
Moderator: Gillian Balfour
Panel: Michael Eamon, Jennifer Lund, Kate MacIsaac, Stephanie Muehlethaler
TSC2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Oct 4, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This panel discussion will explore 21st century skills and developing trends of 21st century students. The aim is to share ideas about how we can support our students and faculty with incorporating new practices to respond to the changing needs of today’s student.
First Year Caucus - FY
CCN 303 (Morton Reading Room, Champlain)
Thurs, Oct 5, 2017 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Blackboard Ate My Homework! How do you Know When a Student has a Legitimate Technical Issue or Not? - PL
facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Tues, Oct 10, 2017 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Description: How do you know when a student has a legitimate technical issue or not? This session will talk about the IT support process and how you can help students get results quickly when issues do occur, but also how use Blackboard logging tools to determine what happened when a student indicates that they’ve had a technical failure.
How to Deal with Difficult People - PL
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL, Education & Psychology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Oct 11, 2017 from 11:00 - 12:30 pm
Many of us have encounters with people we find difficult. Perhaps it is that they are difficult to talk with, work with or to lead. Many times the variables are outside our control. This session is specifically designed to provide an overview of strategies and techniques to help you to further develop your skill in dealing with difficult conversations and individuals. The workshop will have practical and interactive discussions as well as take-away templates for preparing for difficult conversations.
Innovative Assessment Practices - PL
facilitated by Ralph Shiell, Physics
CCN 303 (Morton Reading Room) - please note that this session has had a room change and is in a different location than most sessions
Mon, Oct 16, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Over the past few years we have gained extensive experience with answer-until-correct multiple-choice testing tools within classrooms and also exam settings. We have incorporated these tools across disciplines such as physics, chemistry, business and nursing; and within individual courses. In this session, I will relate some of our experiences from these endeavours, and share with instructors who are intrigued by this format some tips, tricks and traps that may help them to decide whether to implement this approach. The particular tool we adopt is a scratch-card called the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique card, or IF-AT card, and I will relate some specific characteristics of this format, and describe how we have extended their use into testing superstructures called integrated testlets, to effectively assess higher-level and more interconnected learning.
* work completed in collaboration with A. Slepkov & A. Vreugdenhil (Trent), and T. McCurdy (McMaster).
Managing for Academic Integrity: Insights from Behavioral Ethics - PL
facilitated by Sheldene Simola, Business Administration
SC W4 - PLEASE NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE
Mon, Oct 16, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This presentation draws upon the burgeoning field of behavioral ethics highlighting a dual processing framework on academic dishonesty and providing additional and sometimes counterintuitive practical insights into preventing this predicament. Themes from within behavioral ethics are elaborated on and practical insights for supporting academic integrity are provided.
Community Based Education - CP
facilitated by Stephen Hill, School of the Environment
CCN 303 (Morton Reading Room, Champlain College)
Thurs, Oct 19, 2017 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Are you interested in engaging with the community in your teaching? These facilitated sessions will build a community of practice for instructors to share their experiences and ideas about community-based education and teaching. Topics will include syllabus language, assignment design, assessment strategies, prioritizing community need, and building long-term community relationships.
Information Security for Instructors - PL
facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Oct 25, 2017 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am
The internet of today is a scary place. Malware, Ransomware and Viruses are an ever-present problem when using technology. This session will overview the concepts of information security and how to protect yourself and the student data that you have access to from being exploited online.
Teaching Portfolios - PL
facilitated by Cathy Bruce (Faculty) & Robyne Hanley-Dafoe (GTA's), CTL & Education
OC 134 and OC 142
Wed, Nov 1, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Our teaching portfolio is evidence of our teaching philosophy, pedagogy and practice. This session will introduce the different types of teaching portfolios and their strengths and uses. We will also provide participants with criteria for:
collecting resources and material for your teaching portfolio
selecting the most relevant evidence, and
writing brief reflections to frame those samples
Discussions regarding the collection, selection and reflection of samples will focus on teaching, but will also address evidence of research abilities.
Flipped Classrooms as Active Learning - CP
facilitated by Jane Mackie, Trent / Fleming School of Nursing
CCN 303 (Morton Reading Room, Champlain College)
Thurs, Nov 2, 2017 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Are you interested in incorporating flipped classroom approaches into your teaching, or have you already done so? These interactive sessions will allow instructors to share their experiences and ideas about flipped classroom approaches. Topics will include why flip the classroom, successes and failures for people to date, how these approaches can support active and meaningful learning, differences between approaches to small and large classes, and what supports are need to flip a classroom.
Remote Teaching Practices and Technology - PL
facilitated by Jeff Gardiner, Information Technology & Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL & Education
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Nov 15, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Remote learning (or video conferencing) is increasing in applications at the post-secondary level whether for remote class instruction between campuses or for a thesis defence. This session will explore the technology behind remote learning classrooms. We will also be discussing how to maximize instructional pedagogy and student engagement in remote locations based on empirical best practices.
First Year Caucus Meeting - FY
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Nov 22, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Community Based Education - CP
facilitated by Stephen Hill, School of the Environment
CCN 303 (Morton Reading Room, Champlain College)
Thurs, Nov 23, 2017 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Are you interested in engaging with the community in your teaching? These facilitated sessions will build a community of practice for instructors to share their experiences and ideas about community-based education and teaching. Topics will include syllabus language, assignment design, assessment strategies, prioritizing community need, and building long-term community relationships.
Authentic Indigenous Inclusion - PL
facilitated by Dan Longboat, Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Nov 29, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This session will introduce indigenous knowledge and speaks to its value and contributions to student learning. We will explore opportunities to incorporate multiple knowledge systems and their interactions within other disciplines.
Course Design, Renewal and Syllabi Refresh - PL
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, CTL & School of Education & Psychology
TSC 2.02 (Active Learning Classroom, Student Centre)
Wed, Dec 6, 2017 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Does your course need a refresh? This session will introduce how you can frame your course using the principles of universal instructional design (UID) to take your assignments, evaluations and teaching practices to a more student-centred and engaged mode of teaching and learning that strives to meet the range of diversity in the classroom. UID is the design of instructional materials and activities that allows the learning goals to be achievable by individuals with wide differences in abilities by means of flexible curricular materials and activities (Hutchinson, 2014). UID is guided by a set of principles for curriculum development that gives all individuals equal opportunities to learn. In this workshop, Robyne will demonstrate how to integrate these basic principles in planning and designing your course, as well as in your teaching approaches. Robyne will use the syllabi and course design from undergraduate courses to explore what worked, what she continues to use and what did not work and why.