College Teaching Seminar Series - Fall 2008 (PDF version)
1. Promoting Student Critical Thinking
Monday session – Oct. 27, 12:15 – 1:30 pm, Reed 114
Tuesday Session – Oct. 28, 12:15 – 1:30 pm, Reed 114
Inside and outside the university, stakeholders have called for students to be good critical thinkers – but what does that mean? How is it different - if it is different - from what we already do as educators? Dr. Al Warner, Associate Professor of Management, discusses some techniques and approaches.
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. Classroom Tricks that Make Teaching Easier
Monday session – Nov. 17, 4:00 – 5:15 pm, Reed 114
Tuesday Session – Nov. 18, 12:15 – 1:30 pm, Reed 114
Looking for easy and effective tricks others have used in their classes? Preparing your own teaching strategy requires a lesson to be thoroughly planned, and there is still the risk that it may not turn out well. This session presents you with a bag of tricks observed from Behrend’s classrooms.
3. Teaching and Learning with Assertion-Evidence Power Point Slides
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2:15 – 1:30 pm, Reed 114
This session is sponsored by the Schreyer Institute Teaching Luncheons.
Presenter: Michael Alley, Engineering Communications, College of Engineering
Behrend College Teaching Certificate Requirements
Faculty members who attend 8 or more seminars or teaching luncheons and complete two reflective written assignments over two years will receive the Behrend College teaching certificate. While this certificate does not constitute teaching "certification," it does document your participation in this program and can be included in your teaching portfolio. For more information, please contact QiDunsworth@psu.edu.
Previous seminar topics: Spring 2008, Workshops by Dr. Jill Lane, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005
Previous certificate award receptions: 2007, 2006, 2005
