8/20/2019 Faculty of Arts 2015-16 T+L Workshops

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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHOPSFALL 2015 AND WINTER 2016

Topical and timely conversations about practical ideas for better teaching, designed forfaculty, sessional instructors, and graduate students in the Faculty of Arts.

All workshops located in SS1339. No registration required.

All of the Above: Multiple-Choice and Other Short Answer Questions for RealLearningWednesday, October 14, 10 - 10:45with Michael Ullyot + Nancy Chick + Melissa BoyceMultiple-choice, true/false, and other short-answer questions are usually treated like a necessary evil, best suited to largeclasses. And they are — if they’re just simplied assessments of student learning, skewed toward facts rather than interpreta-tion. Yet there are ways to write these questions to assess students' deep learning, no matter the discipline. In this workshop,we’ll explore how to develop easy-to-score assessments that are valid indicators of your students’ higher-order thinking skills.

How to Engage Large ClassesWednesday, November 18, 11 - 12with David Dick + Patrick FinnFrom David and Patrick: They asked us to talk about engaging large classes. We’ve talked about it, and we don’t believeanyone can teach you the one set of tricks to engage a large class. If you are engaged, the students will be engaged. In thissession, we will share ideas, experiences, and actions that might help support your work in large classes.

Building Teamwork Skills through Peer-to-Peer FeedbackTuesday, December 1, 9 - 10:30with Tom O’NeillIn this workshop you will learn about research, frameworks, tools, and techniques to support student teamwork skills. Ourfocus will be on the use of peer-to-peer feedback within courses that assign students to work in teams. You’ll learn aboutTom's research on peer feedback, and evidence-based frameworks for effective teams; and you’ll learn about tools forproviding feedback, focusing on Tom’s itpmetrics.com software, which is state-of-the-art and free ofcharge. You’ll also learn techniques for implementing peer-to-peer feedback and debrieng the results, such as timing,development versus grading applications, and in-class exercises. Finally, you’ll participate in breakout groups to experiencean abbreviated peer feedback debrief.

Teaching English Language Learners (ELLs)Tuesday, January 19, 10 - 11with Yan Guo

How to Flip Your CourseMonday, February 8, 2 - 3with Heather Addy + Lisa Stowe

D2L Tips and TricksThursday, March 10, 10 - 11with Mryka Hall-Beyer + D’Arcy Norman

Hosted by the Faculty of Arts’ Teaching and Learning Committee