Fluency in reading primary scientific literature represents an important and complex set of skills for developing scientists. In this workshop, instructors interested in incorporating such scientific papers in undergraduate classes clarify their goals, consider assessment strategies, and develop an arsenal of activities and teaching techniques to help students strengthen those skills.
Teaching Strategies
Description: There will be 4 panelists and each will have 10 minutes to talk. They will be asked to answer…
Description: In this interactive workshop, we will share resilience-based strategies and skills to call on during times of challenge and…
Classroom discussion can make or break a course. Done well, it’s the linchpin for meaningful classroom engagement; done poorly, even the best-planned course material can fall flat. In this workshop, participants are introduced to strategies for sparking effective discussions and generating inclusive student interactions as well as ways to assess engagement. A recording of the workshop is also available.
Description: Are you preparing to give a lecture, for the first or the fiftieth time? Wondering how you can engage…
Description: Research indicates that ongoing formative feedback from students and colleagues is the best way to improve teaching (National Research…