Approaches to Teaching and Learning: A Scholarly Perspective
Dr. Keith Trigwell, Oxford University
Tue Jan 27, 03:30-05:00pm, 9-151
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
How can what we teach be informed by what we know about student learning? The approach to university teaching presented in this talk begins with the idea that teaching involves much more than what happens in the classroom or on-line. It includes planning, thinking about context, molding content, and reflecting on the teaching process. While there is variation in the ways teachers think about teaching, Dr. Trigwell will present research that shows some approaches to teaching lead to more learning than others.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tll
Contact: Cindy Dernay Tervalon, 5-122, x3-3371, cdernay@mit.edu
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Better Teaching @ MIT
Dr. Lori Breslow, Director, Teaching and Learning Laboratory
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
A series of lunchtime workshops designed to help TAs and other MIT instructors teach better. This year's topics, which have been especially selected based on feedback from a survey of MIT's teaching assistants, include how to plan recitations, lead discussions, and make presentations. Workshops are open to all members of the MIT community.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tll
Contact: Cindy Dernay Tervalon, 5-122, x3-3371, cdernay@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.
Mon Jan 26, 12-01:00pm, 9-151
Presentations and Presence: How to Make an Impact with Your Students
Archie Roberts, Executive Director, The Gestalt Group, MIT
In this workshop, we’ll pay attention to specific, learnable presentation skills that you can incorporate immediately into your teaching.
Tue Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, 9-151
Planning Recitations
Dina Gould Halme, Ph.D.
Come learn strategies for making sure your recitations meet your students' needs, cover the important ideas in the course, and foster students' interest in the subject.
Wed Jan 28, 12-01:00pm, 9-151
Learning to Teach to Different Genders, Ethnicities and Cultures
Peter Dourmashkin, Ph.D. and Kathy Krysiak, Esq., Moderators
MIT is an incredibly diverse place to study. With a panel of students, workshop participants will explore how diversity can be used to improve learning, as well as some challenges it can pose.
Thu Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 9-151
Facilitating Classroom Discussions—Motivating Students to Speak in Class
Jane Dunphy, Director, English Language Studies
Educators agree that a successful class discussion is participatory and productive--something that's not always easy to achieve. In this workshop, we will discuss techniques to prepare for and conduct effective classroom discussions.
Fri Jan 30, 12-01:00pm, 9-151
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Making the Most of Your Presentation
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Communication Consultant
Wed Jan 21, 03:30-05:00pm, 4-231
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: Cindy Dernay Tervalon, 5-122, x3-3371, cdernay@mit.edu
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