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| Now That I Have It, What Grade Should I Give It? Evaluating Student Writing |
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Everyone Requirement B2 |
Evaluating student writing is one of the most subjective and elusive tasks that we as instructors undertake each semester. In this workshop, we will work to alleviate some of the anxiety surrounding the evaluation process by discussing the use of… |
| Developing Your Teaching Philosophy |
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Graduate Students Not eligible for Certificate |
Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample philosophies,… |
| Gameful Learning Community of Practice |
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- - - Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
This community of practice (CoP) intends to create a space for instructors to engage in meaningful and productive monthly discussions about their use of gameful principles in teaching. Participants will have an opportunity to share their own… |
| Observing Classes & Conducting Midterm Student Feedbacks |
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Not eligible for Certificate |
This workshop is designed to give GSMs and GSI Coordinators a framework for observing their GSIs' classes and collecting student feedback. Using role plays and interactive activities, participants will learn how to set up classroom visits,… |
| Facilitating Discussions in the Social Sciences and Humanities |
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Graduate Students Requirement B2 |
This workshop provides an opportunity for GSIs in the Social Sciences and Humanities to experiment with active learning strategies aimed at improving discussions in the classroom. Strategies include icebreakers, group brainstorming, think-pair-… |
| Running Practice Teaching Sessions |
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Everyone Not eligible for Certificate |
At this workshop, participants will learn how to run practice teaching sessions to maximize the benefit for GSIs. Participants will take part in an actual practice teaching session and discuss what makes a practice teaching session work best. |
| Writing and Grading Exams: An Online Workshop |
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Everyone Requirement B2 |
Workshop goals In this online workshop, you will learn about evidence-based practices for designing effective tests and exams. Specifically, you will:
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| Teaching Skills: Disrespect and Disruption in the Classroom - Strategies for Prevention and Response |
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Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
Disrespectful treatment of other students based on social identities or other characteristics, interruptions of faculty presentations, viewing of inappropriate websites during class: many faculty have felt that such student behaviors are on the… |
| Gameful Learning with GradeCraft |
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Everyone Not eligible for Certificate |
This session is a hands-on GradeCraft workshop that focuses on best practices for adding gameful elements into your course. Participants will learn how to transfer the gameful elements from a syllabus or course plan into GradeCraft, an… |
| Sharing Our Work: Key Insights from Faculty Communities for Inclusive Teaching (poster session and lunch) |
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Everyone Not eligible for Certificate |
Learn about the wide range of projects sponsored by the Faculty Communities for Inclusive Teaching (FCIT) initiative during the 2015-16 academic year. Featured projects, from five U-M schools and colleges, include a workshop on LGBTQA… |
| Gameful Pedagogy: Potential Tools to Support Learning |
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Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
This session is intended for instructors who have decided to use gameful learning pedagogy in their course(s) and have already begun the course design process. Participants will be introduced to a range of potential tools that will enable gameful… |
| Gameful Engineering |
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Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
Participants at this session will learn about gameful pedagogy and explore ways in which gameful pedagogy could foster intrinsic motivation in their engineering students. We will brainstorm ways to give students choice in how they… |
| The Power of Peer Review: Collaborative Learning in the Classroom and in Canvas |
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Everyone Requirement B2, Instructional Technology |
This workshop focuses on exploring strategies and technologies to consider when embedding peer review in your course. Participants will learn about best practices for integrating peer review into a course and discuss strategies to avoid… |
| Stop Talking: Applying Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning in the Classroom |
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Everyone Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching |
This session will introduce participants to pedagogical approaches based on traditional Alaska Native ways of teaching and learning. Through a series of exercises, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current teaching… |
| Research-Based Principles for Making Learning Work |
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Graduate Students Requirement B2 |
Seven key teaching principles have been shown in the research literature to promote student learning. This session will allow participants to engage in a series of activities that highlight the principles and to identify ways to apply the… |
| Canvas for GSIs: Pedagogies and Practicalities |
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Graduate Students Requirement B2, Instructional Technology |
This is a hands-on session showcasing the Canvas learning management system (LMS) that GSIs might use in their classrooms, especially given that Canvas will be replacing CTools for courses this fall term. We'll start off with an overview of … |
| Applying Universal Design Principles to Promote Active Participation by All Students |
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Everyone Requirement B2 |
Drawing on the principles of Universal Design and active learning, this workshop provides participants with a space to explore a variety of activities that engage students with a range of abilities in the classroom. During the workshop, we will… |
| Managing Academic Identities in Digital Spaces |
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Graduate Students Requirement B2, Instructional Technology |
This interactive workshop explores strategies for GSIs to participate in meaningful academic exchanges with students and colleagues in digital spaces. Through a series of activities, we will consider issues of privacy, copyright, accessibility,… |
| Gameful Pedagogy: Planning Your Course |
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Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
This session is intended for instructors who want to incorporate gameful learning pedagogy into their course(s). Participants will think through a variety of course design elements, such as how to provide students with possibilities for choice or… |
| Activities for Leveraging Student Diversity |
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Graduate Students Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching |
This workshop is grounded in research showing that engaging with diverse peers can enhance student learning in the college classroom. How can instructors leverage student diversity--both visible and invisible--in their classes to foster… |
| Making the Most of Hot Moments in the Classroom |
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Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
Whether your courses frequently raise potentially sensitive subjects or never do so deliberately, odds are good you will sometimes encounter a 'hot moment': a sudden eruption of tension, conflict, or big emotion during class, often connected to a… |
| Creating Effective Presentation Slides: Presentation by Jean-luc Doumont |
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Everyone Not eligible for Certificate |
Dr. Doumont provocatively asserts, "Those of us who attend presentations probably agree that most slides out there are ineffective, detracting from what presenters are saying instead of enhancing their presentations. Slides may impress… |
| Developing Your Teaching Philosophy |
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Graduate Students Not eligible for Certificate |
Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample philosophies,… |
| Gameful Pedagogy: What Is It and How Might You Use It? |
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Everyone Not eligible for Certificate |
This session is intended for any instructors who are interested in the concept of gameful learning pedagogy. Participants will learn what gameful learning pedagogy is and how it might be implemented in a range of courses. Faculty panelists will… |
| Inclusive Teaching in U-M's Undergraduate Classrooms |
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Faculty Not eligible for Certificate |
Research shows that deliberate use of inclusive teaching practices enhances student learning and contributes to a classroom environment in which all students feel valued and supported. How can instructors create a welcoming class… |
