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, explain how to write homework problems and test questions to best support student learning and understanding, 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/better-teaching/schedule-iap-current.html
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
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 26, 12-01:00pm, 4-270
Constructing Effective Problem Sets & Exam Questions
Dr. Sanjoy Mahajan, Associate Director, Teaching & Learning
This session highlights ways in which exams, problem sets and homework assignments can be designed to best support student learning and understanding. Participants identify positive and negative attributes of sample homework problems and work collaboratively to redesign these problems in order to more effectively reinforce desired learning objectives.
Tue Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, 6-120
The ACT of Teaching
Margie Zohn 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 28, 12-01:00pm, 6-120
Interactive Teaching
Dr. Sanjoy Mahajan , Associate Director, TLL
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 29, 12-01:00pm, 6-120
Special Considerations for Teaching in the Multicultural Classroom
Jane Dunphy, Director, English Language Studies Program
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 Jan 30, 12-01:00pm, 6-120
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How to Speak
Professor Patrick Winston
Fri Jan 30, 02-03:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
(please note time change)
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/programs-services/better-teaching/schedule-iap-current.html
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
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Making the Most of Your Presentation
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Communication Consultant
Wed Jan 28, 02-04:00pm, 6-120
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. In this seminar you will hear about a five-step method for an effective presentation: how to plan it, design it, create the visual aids, deliver it, and answer questions. Handling nervousness will also be discussed.
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
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Structuring Your Scientific Paper
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Communication Consultant
Thu Jan 29, 02-04:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Written documents are a typical outcome, if not the sole tangible deliverable, of the work of engineers, scientists, and other professionals. Well-designed, they efficiently allow each reader to learn only what he or she needs to. Poorly designed, by contrast, they confuse readers, fail to encourage decisions, or simply remain unread. This seminar will propose an effective structure applicable to documents in general, and to scientific papers and technical reports in particular.
Web: http://www.principiae.be
Contact: Leann Dobranski, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
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