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Advanced Techniques for Discussion & Active Learning
This session is for instructors who have some experience teaching in discussion mode or other active formats. It will provide an opportunity to explore a range of structures for class activities. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a description of their favorite activity and/or one with which they would like help.Designing & Managing Collaborative Learning
The use of student groups is common in many types of courses, including labs, recitations, and lectures. In this session, participants explore issues of planning assignments, forming and managing groups, and fairly assessing learning in order to help decide when and how to best use this teaching method. (Can be done in a one- or two-part version)
Teaching Large Classes
How do you actively involve students in the class when it is impossible even to know all of their names? How do you provide feedback on learning when simply collecting homework is a major strategic operation? Teaching large classes introduces a unique, and sometimes overwhelming, set of challenges in addition to the everyday challenges of teaching. Fortunately, many who teach large classes at Ohio State have developed effective strategies for overcoming these obstacles and engaging students in learning. We invite you to join us in this discussion to ask questions, share successes, and learn from each other. We also hope to capture your ideas in a resource guide that will be made available to others.
Who Are Our Students?
What experiences and preparation do they bring with them? What are their time commitments? How are they the same as students 5 years ago? 10? 20? How are they different?
Improving Students' Study Skills
How do students study for your classes? Are there ways to improve their study skills? How can we teach students how to learn best in our classes?
How Understanding Learning Styles Can Improve Teaching & Learning
Knowing how your students learn is key to helping you design and conduct a successful class. This session explores differences in learning and teaching styles, how to determine appropriate classroom approaches based on those styles, and how to help motivate students.
Managing the Classroom
This session explores ways you can promote civility in the classroom through the use of effective classroom management skills. It also develops strategies for handling common student complaints.
Developing Effective Presentation Skills
Good presentation skills are important in helping students learn the material and keeping them engaged. This session explores ways to get students actively involved in a lecture and also receive information about general delivery techniques, such as using examples and pacing.
Facilitating Classroom Discussion
Class discussion can be an effective method for getting students involved in most types of classes. In this session, you can learn how to encourage and maintain student involvement, respond to individual contributions, and employ questioning strategies.
Promoting Classroom Civility
This session focuses on our personal definitions of acceptable behavior and how these may influence our strategies for handling student disruptions in the classroom. Participants explore potential triggers for incivility, styles for communicating with students collaboratively, issues to consider in creating a constructive classroom environment, and tools for repairing relations with students when problems do arise.
