Assessment of Your Teaching Styles and the Technologies You Use
David Singer Visiting Professor
Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 17, 01-03:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2008
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
This two hour session will be offered on two different days. It will be of particular interest to those faculty and instructors who wish to accurately assess the effectiveness of their specific teaching styles and the educational technologies that they use. Part of the session will involve collaboration of those taking part in the development of strategies they might consider employing and educational technologies that they might consider using. An emphasis will be placed on ways to assess whatever learning styles or educational technologies are used.
Contact: David Singer, x3-5759, singerd@mit.edu
Sponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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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 MIT instructors teach better. In the series we'll talk to some of MIT’s best teachers about how they teach, create effective course syllabi, consider ways to engage students in classroom discussions, and explore other topics: Workshops are open to all members of the MIT community.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tll/programs-services/teaching.html
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab
Tech's Top Teachers Talk Turkey
Dr. Lori Breslow, Moderator
Join us for a session in which some of MIT's best teachers — both faculty and teaching assistants — talk about how to teach well. This is a panel discussion at which questions are strongly encouraged.
Mon Jan 28, 12-01:00pm, 4-231
Constructing a Class Syllabus
Dr. Janet Rankin
The class syllabus can be thought of as a contract between the instructor and the students. During this session, participants will create effective course syllabi by: articulating meaningful learning outcomes, clearly describing expectations and requirements for students, and explicitly linking desired learning objectives and outcomes with student assessments.
Tue Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 4-231
The ACT of Teaching
Margie Zohn and Archie Roberts Partner, Dramatic Insights; http://www.dramaticinsight.com/
We will explore the links between the skills of the actor and those of the teacher, and jump into experiential exercises designed to hone your presence in the classroom. How do we craft the messages we are delivering and understand the impact they have on our audience? How can we use more of our expressive capacity to keep a group engaged? Be ready for a fun, interactive lunchtime as we all get into the ACT of teaching.
Wed Jan 30, 12-01:00pm, 4-145
Interactive Teaching
Dr. Sanjoy Mahajan and Dr. Janet Rankin, TLL Assoc. Director
By asking students questions based on key concepts, you engage students' interest and intelligence. You also learn what concepts they find most confusing. By having a whole class BE a demonstration, you can involve students even more in their learning. This session discusses the reasons for interactive teaching and provides examples of questions and techniques that you can use or adapt for your own teaching.
Thu Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, 4-145
Special Considerations for Teaching in the Multicultural Classroom
Jane Dunphy and Karl Reid
MIT's cultural diversity is an exciting resource. If handled sensitively, it can enrich the Institute's educational and intellectual life. Handled poorly, it can present an obstacle to productive participation of MIT students. Here, we will discuss strategies to increase understanding and effective management of the multicultural classroom.
Fri Feb 1, 12-01:00pm, 4-231
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EECS Teaching Assistant Workshop
Dennis Wei
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2008
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: EECS graduate students interested in teaching
Anxious about teaching for the first time? Don't worry! Please come to the 4th annual EECS TA Workshop. We will have group discussions focused on different aspects of TAing, led by experienced TAs who will share some of the things they wish they knew before they began teaching.
Cosponsored by the EECS Graduate Student Association.
Contact: Dennis Wei, dwei@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Managing the TA Responsibility
Dennis Wei
How do I make progress in my research, keep up in my classes, and do a good job as a TA, all in the same term? How much time does TAing really take?
Tue Jan 22, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A
Helping Students Learn the Material
Dennis Wei
What can I do to ensure that my students learn the material? What are some good uses of office hours? How do I write good problem set problems and solutions? How can I give students feedback, and receive feedback from them?
Mon Jan 28, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A
Teaching Tutorials and Recitations
Dennis Wei
What are the differences between recitations and tutorials? How do I encourage my students to interact with me and each other? How much should I prepare and present, and how much time should I devote to answering students' questions?
Thu Jan 31, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A
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ESP Brainstorming Seminar
Katya Radul
Wed Jan 16, 06-08:00pm, PDR #3 (W20)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
How would you like to TEACH ANYTHING you want to a group of motivated high school and middle school students? If you might be interested, you're welcome to come to MIT Educational Studies Program's teaching seminar to find out more! You can teach a ten week long course for our Spring HSSP program, or a two hour class for our brand new Spark program (very similar to our fall Splash program). If you already want be a part of Spark or HSSP but don't know what to teach, we'll help you find something! There will be lots of other enthusiastic people there to bounce ideas off of, including the directors and several past teachers. We will also provide free dinner.
Contact: Katya Radul, W20-467, (617) 253-4882, esp-spark@mit.edu
Sponsor: Educational Studies Program
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How to Speak
Professor Patrick Winston
Fri Feb 1, 11am-12:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
You can improve your speaking ability in critical situations by observing a few heuristic rules. Professor Winston's collection of rules is presented along with examples of their application not only in lectures, but also in job talks, thesis defenses, and oral examinations.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tll
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab
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MEET's Java Project Design Challenge
Ted Golfinopoulos, Thomas Kollar
Mon-Fri, Jan 22-25, 28-1, 02-04:00pm, 4-149
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2008
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: prior Java or other object oriented language experience
Teams design and create a prototype for original, high-school-level computer science projects aimed to be used in the curriculum of MEET (Middle East Education through Technology). These will be judged, and the winning team will receive a generous prize. The project prototypes may be implemented by MEET students in Jerusalem.
Week 1: lead-up to full design competition, including description of challenge, case studies drawn from experiences of former MEET instructors, technical and teaching workshops, small-scale practice designs.
Week 2: Developing and coding projects with support from former MEET instructors as mentors.
Cosponsored by MIT Middle Eastern Education through Technology.
Contact: Ted Golfinopoulos, tedg@meet.csail.mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Situated Learning & Teaching
Dr. John W. Schell Associate Professor, College of Education, University of GA, Cynde McInnis, Whale Watch Educator, Ocean Alliance
Thu Jan 31, 02-04:00pm, 32-144
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session provides a brief overview of social and contextual learning. We will consider the advantages and disadvantages of education provided from this perspective, an overview of supporting research and theories, and contextualized instructional practices.
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab
Cosponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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