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Upcoming Events

  1. Feb 27 DIY Closed Captioning10:30am
  2. Feb 27 Principles of Effective Course Design12:00pm
  3. Feb 27 Leading Effective Discussions1:30pm
  4. Feb 28 Crafting a Teaching Philosophy Statement10:00am
  5. Mar 1 ODI | CETL Inclusive Excellence Lecture Series10:30am
  6. Mar 1 Using personal stories in the classroom 11:00am

DIY Closed Captioning

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Storrs Campus
ROWE 319 and Online

We will explore two applications (Kaltura and YouTube) that can be used to create closed captions for your videos. Both use computer-generated captioning which often requires that captions be edited by the video owner to improve accuracy. Research has shown that closed captions can benefit all learners as they watch the video content. Learn more about it here: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/8/a-rising-tide-how-closed-captions-can-benefit-all-students.
Once registered and if you will be attending via online please plan to join 10 minutes before the session begins to make sure you connect successfully.

To join online - (https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/278a2a4d55b748678b02bce4ff15556a)

Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=810

Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu

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Principles of Effective Course Design

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
ROWE 319

In this introductory seminar, we will provide an overview of instructional design, a systematic process for planning a course. You will begin to build a course design framework and walk away with tools and resources to customize your course plan. Please come prepared with a course or instructional topic to work on during the session. You will be asked to:

*Identify situational factors impacting your course.
*Write your course goals/objectives.
*Plan your assessments.
*Plan your activities.
*Assess course alignment.

Laptops are strongly recommended for this face-to-face workshop.


Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=794

Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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Leading Effective Discussions

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

01:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Storrs Campus
ROWE 319

At this session, participants will discuss topics like
• How to maximize student participation
• Reluctant speakers
• Questions that lead to good instructions
• Questions that do NOT lead to good discussions
• Using student questions as a springboard to effective discussions

Register at – https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=740

Contact Information: suzanne.lafleur@uconn.edu

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Crafting a Teaching Philosophy Statement

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Storrs Campus
ROWE 319

At this session, participants will discuss the concept of the teaching philosophy—its attributes, value, and uses—as they begin to envision writing a teaching philosophy of their own. To prepare for this session, participants are encouraged to reflect on their own teaching by trying one of these brainstorming exercises (optional):
• Draft a letter to someone outside academia on the joys and challenges of teaching
• List the qualities of an effective teacher
• Free write about a memorable experience in the classroom or in the field
• Outline a dream course

Register at – https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=723

Contact Information: suzanne.lafleur@uconn.edu

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ODI | CETL Inclusive Excellence Lecture Series

Friday, March 1st, 2019

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Storrs Campus
Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

ODI | CETL Inclusive Excellence Lecture Series
The Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) are honored and excited to welcome Professor Patricia Williams of Columbia University to UConn on March 1, 2019.

Professor Williams will be giving a keynote address on campus at 10:30am in the Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

Professor Williams possesses a singular voice. Her scholarship and public writings sit at the leading edge of a broad expanse of contemporary understanding. From Critical Race Theory and Intersectional analysis to Critical Legal Studies and narrative insight into the manifold relations between American law, politics, and society: Professor Williams’s scholarship is an essential guide to our times. Her best known work, The Alchemy of Race and Rights, is a classic in American letters and remains a touchstone for current and future generations of scholars.

Contact Information: The Office for Diversity and Inclusion

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Using personal stories in the classroom

Friday, March 1st, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Storrs Campus
ROWE 319

The goal of this workshop is to identify and develop two or three personal stories you can use to illustrate course content, promote vocational awareness in students, or establish rapport in the classroom. We will discuss ways that personal stories have changed the dynamics of a course and increased student learning and engagement.

Register at - https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=724

Contact Information: suzanne.lafleur@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

 

LCRG_logoLarge Course Redesign
Grant Initiative

CETL invites participation in a university-wide initiative to improve student outcomes by redesigning large-enrollment courses using active learning strategies and integrated educational technologies to “change the course of learning.” The Large Course Redesign (LCR) Grant Initiative is aimed at “making large courses feel small.” Proposals are due by February 10, 2019. LEARN MORE

President' Series on Teaching ExcellenceThe President's Series on Teaching Excellence

The 2019 Speaker is Dr. Regina Barreca
“Why Teaching Matters, or Why I Never Turn My Back on a Class”

When:  April 16, 2019
Where: Konover Auditorium - Wine and Cheese Reception to Follow
For more information please click here.

 

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Suggested Reading

Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness

By Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek

Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek demonstrate that, rather than lecture and active learning being mutually exclusive or either-or propositions, the effectiveness of the former can be greatly enhanced when combined with active learning techniques through what they define as dynamic lecturing; and provide context about the need to balance these approaches to meet the needs of students as they progress from novice to advanced learners.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has one copy available. If you would like to borrow the book please contact Stacey Valliere at Stacey.valliere@uconn.edu. To view other books we have available in our library please visit https://uconncetl.libib.com/i/cetl-library

Teaching Tips

  • Reflecting on Teaching, Apr. 2017
  • Subscribe to Mentor Commons, Apr. 2017
  • Teaching Philosophy, Apr. 2017
  • Active Learning Strategies, Apr. 2017
  • Planning a Service Learning Course, Mar. 2017
  • Teaching Tools at your Fingertips, Mar. 2017

CETL Happenings Newsletter

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