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Unless otherwise indicated, sessions occur in the Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) Classroom in the Harry Hickman Building (HHB), Room 128.
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For a PDF version of the April 2011 broadcast email, please click here.
Teaching Squares
It seems a strange thing to feel, but teaching can be a lonely endeavour. Sure, you can build a cameraderie with your students centred around the content of your classes, but it may not be so easy to share ideas of teaching with them. Teaching Squares is a concept created by Anne Wessely of St. Louis Community College. A group of four people (it can also be three people in a triangle) who are teaching in different disciplines agree to sit in on each other's classes as a non-participating observer. Each Teaching Squares member visits one class per week and is visited once by another. After all visits have been completed, the group reconvene to discuss what they discovered about their own teaching.
Psychology Students of Vancouver Island Poster Session (PSOVIPS)
Friday, April 1, 2011
3:00 PM ~ 5:00 PM, Cadboro Commons, University of Victoria
A select group of advanced undergraduate Psychology students from UVic and Vancouver Island University will present posters reporting their cutting-edge scientific research in such areas as human memory, child development, interpersonal social interactions, and electrophysiological analyses of brain processes. Additional information about PSOVIPS 2011 will soon be available on the UVic Psi Chi web site http://web.uvic.ca/~psichi/ or contact Prof. Steve Lindsay (slindsay@uvic.ca). This event is sponsored by the UVic Department of Psychology, the UVic Chapter of Psi Chi (the honours society for psychology students), and the UVic Learning and Teaching Centre.
Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
Participants must attend all four days, HHB 128
Saturday, April 2, 2011, 9:15 AM ~ 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 3, 2011, 9:15 AM ~ 5:00 PM
Saturday, April 9, 2011, 9:15 AM ~ 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 9:15 AM ~ 5:00 PM
ISW Coordinator: Dr. Jane Gair, Teaching Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre and Senior Instructor, Division of Medical Sciences
Facilitators: Sohad Kadhum, Mechanical Engineering; Lisa Poole, Sociology; and Adel Younis, Mechanical Engineering
Have you ever wished you could practice teaching without it actually counting for anything? If yes is your answer, then the ISW could be a worthwhile opportunity for you. An invaluable experience for TAs and new instructors alike.
Please note: This workshop is open to all teachers or potential teachers currently affiliated with a department/school at UVic (including post docs, TAs and other grad students). Graduate students must be enrolled in a UVic graduate program. Special arrangements are also available for current instructors at Vancouver Island Educational Developers’ Alliance (VIEDA) partner institutions.
There is no fee to attend. However, we ask that you provide us with your department’s/school’s FAST account number to secure your place. Your department/school will ONLY be charged $60.00 if you do not attend all the required days of this event. If you do not have access to a FAST account, a $60.00 deposit (cash or cheque only) will be accepted at the Learning and Teaching Centre, which will be returned in full upon completion of the 4-day workshop. Cancellations are permitted up to 10 days before the start of the event without penalty.
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU MAY APPLY TO BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST.
Undergraduate Research Scholarship (URS) Research Fair
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
11:30 AM ~ 2:30 PM, Michele Pujol Room, Cinecenta and Upper Lounge at the SUB
Facilitator: Learning and Teaching Centre
Join us in celebrating some of the outstanding research produced by the 2010 Undergraduate Research Scholars.
Scholars 2010-2011 with links to project abstracts.
Everyone welcome. Registration is not required. Please drop in.
Undergraduate Research Scholarship (URS) Information
The Art and Craft of Teaching the Large Class [Teaching Tips Series #9]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
10:00 AM ~ 12:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Psychology and the Learning and Teaching Centre
The large class is not merely a larger version of a small class; it presents its own unique challenges and opportunities. Teaching a large class effectively requires the application of a number of skills, but at some point such teaching truly becomes an art. What is the nature of this transition and how can it be achieved? The workshop will explore this issue from the perspective of my own experience in teaching classes with enrollments exceeding 2,000 students.
Teaching Tips Series Information
Student Passivity [Critical Incidents Series]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
6:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM, HHB128
Facilitator: Lindsey Brill,
Department of Greek and Roman Studies
A struggling professor is failing to elicit any response from students in a compulsory first-year English literature course that is intended to be driven by class discussion. This promotes the identification of the purpose of class discussion and optimal ways to achieve the maximum participation of students.
Critical Incidents Series
Developing Your Teaching Dossier Workshop [Teaching Assessment Series]
Thursday, April 7, 2011
10:00 AM ~ 12:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Psychology, and the Learning and Teaching Centre
Developing your teaching dossier is the most effective way to document your teaching for reappointment, tenure and promotion, as well as for winning awards. The most important part of the dossier is the narrative statement that guides the reader through the supporting documentary evidence. This workshop will discuss the role of the teaching dossier in the assessment process at UVic, assist you in developing your narrative, and outline an effective structure for organizing your material. The workshop is also useful for graduate students who plan to apply for teaching jobs!
Open to all those who are involved, or plan to be involved, in instruction.
Teaching Assessment Series
The Wonders of Concept Mapping: A Useful Tool for Thesis Writing and Tutorials [TA ProD]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
3:00 PM ~ 4:30 PM,
CLEA108, MAC Lab
Facilitator: Gordon Ruby, Department of Political Science
In this workshop, we will first examine the basic principles of concept mapping and create one ourselves! The goal is to take information on any topic and show how that information can be presented and linked together in real time during your tutorials. The second exercise in the workshop will introduce a free, downloadable digital concept mapping program (compatible with both Mac and PC) to show how you can use concept mapping to store, access, organize, and present all the information about your thesis or major paper in ways you may have never thought possible! This workshop will be especially useful for students who are visual and tactile learners.
TA/Graduate Student Workshops
Learning and Teaching Development Grant (LTDG) ~ Information Session [Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Series]
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
2:00 PM ~ 3:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Psychology, and the Learning and Teaching Centre
Do you have a question about how your students are learning in your class that you would like the opportunity to investigate? Is there a teaching and learning idea in your discipline that you have always wanted to explore? Come and find out how you can apply for a grant to assist you in achieving your pedagogical goals. We promise it is an easy process!
Please note: The amount available per grant has been increased to $7,500.
Deadline date for submission of these grant applications is Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 4:30 PM, HHB 126.
Open to all those interested in applying for Learning and Teaching Grants in 2011.
Link to LTDG Information and Application Form
SoTL Series Information
Fostering Critical and Respectful Discourse [Teaching Tips Series], [First Year Course Instructors Community (FYCIC) Series]
Thursday, April 14, 2011
1:00 PM ~ 2:30 PM, HHB 128
Facilitators: Dr. Joe Parsons, Teaching Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre, formerly with Counselling Services; Dr. Lisa Surridge, Chair, Department of English; Dr. Gweneth Doane, Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies; Mary Sanseverino, Acting Director, Learning and Teaching Centre; Dr. Janet
Sheppard, Counselling Services; and Ms. Martine Conway, Office of the Ombudsperson
As members of an academic community, we all bear a responsibility for, and a commitment to, critical and respectful academic discourse. Join the conversation with speakers Dr. Lisa Surridge, Dr. Gweneth Doane, Dr. Joe Parsons, Ms. Martine Conway and Prof. Mary Sanseverino, along with facilitator, Dr. Janet Sheppard.
Topics will include locating respectful dialogue within the goals of higher education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; setting the context through the use of course syllabi, first class sessions, and ways of modeling respectful critique; looking at the current experience in the literature (complaints and solutions offered); and, finally, what we are seeing at UVic through the lens of the Learning and Teaching Centre. This panel discussion will help us as members of an academic community to explore what tools and resources will help us as we invite and model discourse that is critical, reflective and respectful.
Teaching Tips Series
First Year Course Instructors Community (FYCIC) Series
Stand and Deliver: Developing Impromptu Speaking Skills [TA ProD]
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
11:30 AM ~ 1:00 PM, HHB 128 (Bring your Brown Bag Lunch)
Facilitator: Warren Lokke, Public Administration - Dispute Resolution
Are you sometimes stumped at the front of the class by a student's question? Would you like to be able to respond confidently and appropriately in any spontaneous interaction with students? This workshop will provide some guidelines and best practices to help you with effective communication skills (whether in the classroom, lab, tutorials, or during office hours) but will also provide an opportunity to practice your own impromptu speaking skills.
TA/Graduate Student Workshops
What the Heck is That Thing, and Why is it Here? [Instructional Technology (IT) Series] [TA ProD Series]
Thursday, April 21, 2011
10:00 AM ~ 11:30 AM, HHB 105
Facilitators: Cynthia Korpan, TA Training Program Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Centre; Mary Sanseverino, Acting Director, Learning and Teaching Centre
Consider this scenario: You have been assigned to teach in one of the lecture theatres on campus. The room has several video data projectors, lots of cables for plugging into various devices, and a thing that looks like a mini-video camera on a stick. You went to the introductory session on how to use the technology in the room and were told it is called a Visual Presenter or a Document Camera, and you were shown how to operate it. You remember thinking "Hey, I think I could use this tool in my classes," but in the hustle and bustle of actually teaching, the only thing you really remember is how to fold it down out of the way!
Does this scenario ring true for you? If yes, or if you've ever wondered, "What the heck is that thing?" then come along to this workshop. The Document Camera or Visual Presenter is actually a very functional piece of instructional technology, with many pedagogically-based uses. This workshop will introduce you to the camera from a pedagogical perspective. The session will run through a number of scenarios with the document camera playing a role in helping students meet various learning objectives. As well, we'll blend the document camera with other technologies (e.g. clickers, video, computer display, etc.). There will be an opportunity for hands-on practice, and we'll develop some instructional technology strategies based on your needs.
Instructional Technology (IT) Series
TA ProD Series
The UVic Course Evaluation Survey [First Year Course Instructors Community (FYCIC) Series] [Teaching Assessment Series]
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
2:30 PM ~ 3:30 PM, HHB 128
Facilitators: Mary Sanseverino, Acting Director, Learning and Teaching Centre; and Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Psychology, and the Learning and Teaching Centre
Instructors should soon be receiving the results of the Course Evaluation Survey (CES) for courses that they taught in the Fall Term. This session will examine aspects of the CES, and will also be an opportunity for you to have your questions on the CES answered. The topics will include how you might compare your individual reports with the average scores from your Faculty, how large classes fare in comparison to smaller classes, how first and second year courses compare with upper level courses, and how instructors might use a survey tool like TooFast to deliver in the term questions.
First Year Course Instructors Community (FYCIC) Series
Teaching Assessment Series
Speakers' Club! - Using acoustics to monitor killer whale populations off south-western Vancouver Island
Speaker: Amalis Riera, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Come and practice your talk, seminar, defense or conference presentation in a safe, friendly environment!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
4:00 PM ~ 5:30 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Sohad Kadhum, Department of Mechanical Engineering
At the suggestion of some past Presentation Skills Workshop (PSW) participants, we have started up a Speakers' Club where anyone can come to practice a talk, receive some suggestions, advice and feedback or just come to listen and get some ideas for your next talk or presentation. After the PSW, where else can you get the practice (that does make perfect!) and the feedback from friendly colleagues?
Monthly events will/have been held on the following Tuesdays from January 2011 to May 2011:
January 25, February 15, March 29, April 26 and May 31, 2011.
May 2011 Events
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