Fundamentals of Teaching - Winter Edition!
Date and time
Location
Wieboldt Hall 310 D/E
Chicago, IL 60637Description
Facilitators: Julie Hanlon (jhanlon@uchicago.edu) & Robert Gruener (rgruener@uchicago.edu)
Dates: Tuesdays 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4
Time: 1:30-3:00 pm
Place: Wieboldt 310 D/E
Looking for an opportunity to develop and improve your teaching practices?
Missed the Fundamentals of Teaching Series in Autumn?
Have no fear, Fundamentals of Teaching Winter Edition is here! All graduate student teaching assistants and instructors from across all Schools and Divisions, particularly those new to teaching at the University of Chicago, are invited and encouraged to attend.
In four interdisciplinary sessions, we will collaboratively discuss and explore the following questions:
- How do we present course content at a level that is appropriate for our students and builds upon their prior knowledge?
- What are best practices for creating useful and transparent learning objectives?
- How do we create an inclusive classroom that actively engages all students and enhances student learning?
- How can we assess students in a way that is constructive and facilitates learning?
During each of these sessions, we will explore key topics in teaching, engage in activities that will allow you to apply these concepts, and address any current questions or concerns you may have about teaching.
These sessions are part of the CCT Fundamentals of Teaching Series and have been developed for graduate students in all Divisions and Schools. Attendance at these workshops counts toward the College Teaching Certificate granted by the Chicago Center for Teaching.
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The Chicago Center for Teaching (CCT) supports the University’s diverse community of instructors--graduate students, postdocs, and faculty members--in developing their teaching practices with the goal of enhancing student learning across campus. CCT programs are not open to the public and are only available to affiliates of the Univeristy of Chicago. We are committed to the idea that effective teaching begins with an instructor’s intentions and expectations for their students. Toward that end, we encourage the use of pedagogical practices that are based in scholarly literature on teaching and learning and foster dialogue and reflection on effective teaching through workshops, seminars, individual consultations, and other programs and activities. Our aim is to promote teaching as a scholarly practice that is integral to the University’s values.