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Teaching and Learning Lab

Better Teaching @ MIT
Dr. Lori Beslow, Director, Teaching and Learning Laboratory
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 these workshops. We'll talk about incorporating active learning into your classroom, using new educational technologies, getting feedback from students, and other topics. Workshops are open to all members of the MIT community.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tll
Contact: Michael Simons, 5-122, x3-2850, msimons@mit.edu

Tech's Top Teachers Talk Turkey
Dr. Lori Breslow, Moderator
This year's Better Teaching series kicks off with a session in which some of MIT's best teachers-both faculty and teaching assistants-talk about how to teach well. They will share tips and techniques for guaranteeing your students get the most from the classes you teach.
Tue Jan 21, 01-02:30pm, 9-151

Developing Real-World Communication Skills in Non-Communication Classrooms
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Communication Consultant
Because of differences in both purpose and audience, most of the writing and speaking assignments students are given don't foster real-world communication skills. This workshop will look at at how those skills can be developed in science and engineering classes.
Wed Jan 22, 01-02:30pm, 9-151

Active Learning
Dr.Lori Breslow
Do you want to create a classroom environment that encourages student questioning, discussion, 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 23, 01-02:30pm, 9-151

Assessment: Using Classroom Research to Improve Teaching
Dr. John Newman, Assoc. Dir., Assessment & Evaluation, TLL
Instructors can glean a wealth of assessment data from the normal educational activities associated with their courses (e.g., classroom discussions, assignments, exams). This workshop will explore some of the possibilities for collecting and interpreting that information so it can be used to strengthen teaching and learning.
Fri Jan 24, 01-02:30pm, 9-151

A Pedagogy for the Web: How to Use the Net for Teaching
Katie Livingston Vale, Senior Instructional Designer, AMPS
This session will examine different models of teaching, and how to use a variety of Web-based tools to support instruction. Participants are invited to share their experiences with the rest of the group.
Mon Jan 27, 01-02:30pm, 9-151

How to Speak
Professor Patrick Winston
MIT's legendary Patrick Winston presents his renowned session on how to speak!
Fri Jan 31, 11am-12:00pm, 66-110

Making the Most of Your Presentation
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Communication Consultant
Wed Jan 22, 03-04:30pm, 9-151

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Effective presentations skills are a major asset for engineers, scientists, and other professionals. Professional presentations hold a persuasive power not found in print documents or electronic messages. This seminar will describe a five-step method for an effective presentation: how to plan it, design it, create the visual aids, deliver it, and answer questions.
Contact: Lori Breslow, 5-122, x3-3780, lrb@mit.edu

Robert Bly Reading and Talking About Poetry
Michael Simons
Fri Jan 31, 02-03:00pm, 1-134


Come watch Robert Bly on video read and talk about poetry. Learn about the importance of telling the truth with respect to one's own experience-- sometimes this is hard to do! Participants are encouraged to share about their own life experience.
Contact: Michael Simons, x3-0602, msimons@mit.edu

The EdTech Fair
Lori Breslow, Phillip Long, Katie Livingston Vale
Tue Jan 28, 09am-05:00pm, Lobby 10

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

An all-day event in which MIT faculty, staff, and students will be demonstrating the latest educational technology tools they have developed to improve teaching and learning. Come by to see and interact with a variety of simulations, animations, and Web-based teaching and learning sites. Get ideas on how you can use edtech in and outside of the classroom. Co-sponsored by the MIT Council on Educational Technology, Academic Computing, Academic Media Production Services, and the Teaching and Learning Laboratory.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/cet/2003edtechfair/index.html
Contact: Lori Breslow, 5-122, x3-3780, lrb@mit.edu


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