IAP 2001 Activity

Better Teaching @ MIT Dr. Lori Beslow No enrollment limit, no advance sign up Participants welcome at individual sessions (series) Prereq: none Exciting innovations and changes are happening in MIT education. If you would like to learn about them--as well as learn how to improve your own teaching--come join us for the "Better Teaching @ MIT" workshops. We'll talk about incorporating active learning into your classroom, using new educational technologies, getting feedback from students to strengthen your courses, and other topics. Workshops are open to all members of the MIT community who are interested in educational issues. Contact: Cindy Dernay Tervalon, E53-410, x3-3371, cdernay@mit.edu Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab Tech's Top Teachers Talk Turkey Dr. Lori Breslow, Moderator This year's Better Teaching series kicks off with a session at which some of MIT's best Teachers will spill the beans on how they made their names as "Tech's Top Teachers." Wed Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, 9-151 Active Learning Dr. Lori Beslow Do you want to create a classroom environment that encourages student questioning, argument, and real-time experimentation? This session will look at ways to get students talking, doing things, and learning both from you and one another. Thu Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, 9-151 Assessment: Using Classroom Reseach to Improve Teaching Dr. John Newman TBA Mon Jan 29, 02-04:00pm, 9-151 Whose Class Is It Anyway? Improvisation Skills for Instruction Dr. Miriam Diamond Teaching would be a lot easier if every class session could be scripted in advance. However, instructing and interacting with students often involves quick thinking, flexibility, and the ability to respond to the unexpected. The capacity to listen, concentrate on several dynamics at the same time and work in a team environment may be called upon, as well. In this session, we discuss and demonstrate how improvisational acting exercises can help faculty and TA's develop skills to enhance teaching effectiveness. Please come prepared to participate! Tue Jan 30, 02-04:00pm, 9-151 Using MIT's New Educational Technologies Jean Foster A slew of educational technologies, from websites to simulations to on-line tutoring, are changing the face of education at MIT. Come learn how these technologies can help you and the students whom you teach. Wed Jan 31, 02-04:00pm, 9-151 Latest update: 07-Nov-2000

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