Event Description

As instructors, a major motivator for us is getting to interact with students and see them grow as learners. But what happens when they don’t want to interact with us? How can we still be a good instructor? In this workshop, we will dive into the world of the quiet classroom (both the physical AND the virtual) and how we can alter our teaching methods to engage effectively with these students.

This workshop is part of the Improving Your Classroom Skills Certificate Program-- attend and participate in 4 workshops to earn your certificate!

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An hour and twenty minutes never feels like the “right” amount of time for a class session—just where does the time go? Our focus in this workshop will be sharing tips and tricks for managing lesson time which you can implement before, during, and after your class sessions.

This workshop is part of the Improving Your Classroom Skills Certificate Program-- attend and participate in 4 workshops to earn your certificate!

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The goal of this workshop is to introduce how the brain works and what this means for effective and enjoyable learning and teaching.  Informed by educational and cognitive psychology, we will dip our toes into how learning happens, shed common learning myths, and discuss implications for teaching practice.

This workshop is part of the Improving Your Classroom Skills Certificate Program-- attend and participate in 4 workshops to earn your certificate!

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Even faculty who have mentored dozens of graduate students and postdocs can always improve their skills in mentoring. This advanced topics workshop will use lessons and cases from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) for active learning (participation required) on the topics of 1) aligning expectations, 2) addressing equity and inclusion, as well as 3) promoting professional development. Interactions with your fellow faculty will help you reflect on various mentoring situations. This process will thus enhance your readiness to work with diverse mentees and anticipate new situations. All faculty are invited to participate and since the NIH requires those on training grants and whose students have their own fellowships to be trained, your participation will make our programs more competitive for future funding.