CENTER FOR TEACHING ENHANCEMENT
SPRING 2002
WORKSHOP SERIES

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Creating a Teaching Portfolio
Facilitator: Dr. Diane R. Williams

Friday, January 18, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

Wednesday, January 23, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

Thursday, January 24, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

Creating a teaching portfolio is an especially effective way for faculty and graduate teaching assistants to become more reflective about their teaching and more skillful in documenting their teaching accomplishments for others. As a result, faculty on an increasing number of campuses have prepared teaching portfolios to guide their instructional improvement efforts and to strengthen their applications for employment, tenure, promotion, or teaching awards. Participants in this interactive workshop will examine how portfolios are best conceptualized, planned, written, and revised.

Question posing is potentially one of the most powerful instructional strategies faculty can employ to stimulate deep and lasting learning. Further, to arouse curiosity and maximize comprehension, classroom instruction and out-of-class assignments can similarly encourage students to formulate thoughtful questions about course subject matter. Unfortunately, questioning is underutilized all too often by both instructors and students. Participants will explore ways to integrate question posing and question answering into an active learning classroom environment.

Fostering Positive Faculty-Student Relationships in the Classroom
Facilitator: Dr. Jim Eison

Monday, February 4, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

Tuesday, February 5, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

As ever increasing faculty attention is directed towards enhancing student learning, one especially important yet often overlooked aspect of the teaching-learning process is the relationship created between a faculty member and his or her students. For example, over twenty years of research suggests that positive faculty-student interaction can provide a simple and effective way to interest students in learning. This session will explore practical strategies for forming and nurturing professional relationships with students to help foster their educational growth.

Teaching Students With Disabilities
Facilitators: Dr. Mary Sarver, Dr. David Owens and Ms. Lorene Burnam

Wednesday, February 6, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

Thursday, February 7, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

This workshop will address common faculty concerns about working successfully with students with disabilities. Among the topics to be explored include: (a) why provide accommodations? (b) how does the university respond to requests for accommodations? (c) to whom should faculty direct their questions and concerns? and (d) are good teaching practices for students with disabilities different from good teaching practices for students without disabilities?

Creating Student Work Groups That Work
Facilitator: Dr. Jim Eison

Thursday, February 14, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

Friday, February 15, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SVC 2080

While many faculty members recognize the potential educational benefits that students derive from working together, students often react negatively to many forms of group work. Drawing from the published literature exploring the use of groups and teams in the college classroom, this session will examine strategies faculty can use to (a) create and structure effective group assignments, (b) prepare students to successfully complete such assignments, (c) monitor group activities and evaluate student work, as well as (d) address commonly encountered problems.