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Upcoming Events

  1. Sep 17 Reflective Practice and How It Can Inform and Improve Your Teaching11:00am

    Reflective Practice and How It Can Inform and Improve Your Teaching

    Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

    11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

    Storrs Campus
    ROWE 319

    We will discuss ways to use reflective practice to improve your teaching. We will emphasize quick, informal, reflective techniques, as well as more formal ways to do "self-checks" related to your teaching practice. Journals, teaching portfolios, and reflecting on student feedback will be addressed. We will also discuss strategies to help students reflect on their learning.
    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1015

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  2. Sep 17 Assessments & Assignments in HuskyCT2:30pm

    Assessments & Assignments in HuskyCT

    Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

    02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

    Storrs Campus
    Online

    Assessments & Assignments in HuskyCT
    Tuesday, 9/17, 2:30-4:00
    Online
    Presenter: Daniel Facchinetti, CETL
    HuskyCT provides a number of tools for assigning student work, collecting assignments such as papers and projects, and conducting other types of assessments such as tests and quizzes. This one-hour session will provide an overview of the tools available to instructors and how to use them, including online quizzes and exams as well as the use and application of SafeAssign (a built-in plagiarism detection software) as it relates to pedagogy. (Please note: This session will cover the basics of using HuskyCT’s test/quizzing functions, but if you would like to learn about the details of that tool, you also may want to consider the “Developing and Building Tests, Surveys, and Pools in HuskyCT”)

    Registration link: https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1061

    Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu

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  3. Sep 18 Giving feedback early in the semester11:00am

    Giving feedback early in the semester

    Wednesday, September 18th, 2019

    11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

    Storrs Campus
    ROWE 319

    Participants are encouraged to bring their syllabus or assignments. In this teaching talk we will discover opportunities for giving feedback on early assignments or activities and structuring feedback to support learning. We will discuss how much feedback is enough; consider different modes of feedback; and relate feedback to course objectives.

    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1023

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  4. Sep 19 Effective Questioning Techniques1:00pm

    Effective Questioning Techniques

    Thursday, September 19th, 2019

    01:00 PM - 02:15 PM

    Storrs Campus
    ROWE 319

    Specific strategies regarding formulating and asking effective questions. An understanding of how an effective question differs from a less effective question. Ways to get answers to your questions…
    We will discuss topics such as:
    • What kinds of questions should be asked?
    • How do we form these questions?
    • How do we get answers to our questions?
    • How can we use questions to assess learning?
    • How can we more effectively respond to questions? …
    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1016

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  5. Sep 24 The Actor’s Tools and How They Can Enhance your Teaching1:30pm

    The Actor’s Tools and How They Can Enhance your Teaching

    Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

    01:30 PM - 02:45 PM

    Storrs Campus
    ROWE 319

    What can actors teach us about our “role” as teacher? We will discuss actor's tools such as using your voice to maximum effect, body language, animation and enthusiasm, remaining fully attentive to what is happening with your "audience," "playing to your audience," and other acting techniques which can make your presentations more effective and engaging.
    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1017

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  6. Sep 25 Bench cards, (or things I’d like to laminate)10:00am

    Bench cards, (or things I’d like to laminate)

    Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

    10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

    Storrs Campus
    ROWE 319

    What are the core concepts in your course? What are the main things your students need to refer to, over and over? This is a creative workshop where instructors think through a “top ten” list of core concepts for a course and create laminated “bench cards.” Bench cards are typically used in the judicial system as handy, succinct reference tools for jurors and judges. In classrooms they are often used to post instructions. Another way they can be used is to give students a laminated list of habits of mind that are essential for success in the course, or a list of course objectives. You could also have them create their own lists for success in the course.

    Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1024

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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Contact Us

Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning
368 Fairfield Way, Unit 4001
Storrs, CT  06269-4001
Phone: 860-486-0457
Fax: 860-486-1766
Email: CETL@uconn.edu

 

Bring your own device testing

Fixed auditorium imageBring your own device (BYOD) testing

For faculty looking to move away from paper exams or Scantrons, online testing is available through HuskyCT. Online testing can be offered in the classroom or as at-home assessments. For faculty wishing to administer online testing in the classroom (BYOD testing), CETL and ITS have worked to make this easier.  For more information and to register, please click here

Ed tech day logoEducational Technology Day

Join us for Ed Tech Day
Whether you are new to educational technology or want to learn an advanced skill, Ed Tech Day has something to offer you.

When:  August 20, 2019
Where: University of Connecticut's Storrs campus
For more information please click here.

 

Announcing the winners of the 2019-2020 University Teaching Awards

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is please to announce the winners of the 2019-2020 University Teaching Awards.  Please click here for names of our winners.

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Teaching Tips

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