Workshops
An academic unit may request these sessions and others. These occasionally appear as part of our workshop series.
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Teaching
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Active Learning that Benefits Faculty and Students (Therese Huston, 2012) |
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Alternative/Flipped Finals - Superb Suburban Summative |
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Applying Principles of "How Learning Works" Presents a comprehensive overview of the book “How Learning Works – 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching." |
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Articulating Learning Goals Participants will be defining goals for a course. |
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Debating in the Classroom Presents the pedagogical foundations of debate and introduces practical ideas for incorporating it into the classroom. |
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Designing Community-Based Courses Presents an overview of successful strategies for designing and developing community-based courses. |
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Developing a Teaching Statement Participants in this workshop discuss the purposes for writing a statement and practical steps for getting started. |
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Effective Lecture Strategies This session will get you ready to develop effective, engaging, and interactive lectures, from preparation to delivery. |
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Evaluating Neutrality in the Classroom How do we as instructors position ourselves in the classroom when we teach sensitive topics? We will examine the ways in which the classroom is a political space, whether we set it up as such or not. In this workshop, we will reflect individually and as a group on how neutrality functions in the classroom. How can we be more active participants in classroom discussion without recreating hierarchies? |
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Facilitating Discussion in Social Sciences and Humanities Effective methods for engaging students in discussion, followed by an active Q&A session. |
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Five Strategies to Engage Today's Students Presents research-based insights on the key traits of today’s students, to help you create more effective teaching and learning experiences through enhanced student engagement. |
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Fostering Deep Learning and Creativity – Ken Bain, author of What the Best College Teachers Do Ken Bain, author of What the Best College Teachers Do will facilitate |
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Fostering Student Motivation through Instruction An overview of the major principles of student motivation as suggested by theories of academic motivation. |
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Foundations of Teaching Series This four-part series will introduce and develop the fundamental skills of effective teaching, including communicating expectations, facilitating a class, grading, and teaching critical thinking skills. This will give first-time and early TAs a solid foundation for successful teaching in graduate school and beyond. |
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Gathering Early Semester Student Feedback Discusses approaches for gathering feedback from students. |
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Grading and What Works This workshop offers strategies for feedback and evaluation that achieves learning goals and allows opportunities for progress. |
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Helping Students in Distress: Tips for Faculty and TAs Identifies signs of serious emotional distress and learning how to make a referral to the appropriate resource. |
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How Learning Influences Teaching Addresses some of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes that affect learning. |
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Improving Teaching and Learning One Step at a Time The usefulness of making small adjustments to implement active, learner-centered approaches in teaching. |
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International TA Workshop This workshop addresses the specific needs of international graduate students performing TA duties at Notre Dame. |
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Introduction to Course Design Series A four-part series focused on the theory and practice of designing courses for enhancing student learning. |
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Keeping Students Engaged in Class Considers many active learning structures that may be implemented to keep class sessions varied and engaging for students. |
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Leading a Discussion as an International Teaching Assistant Addressing common challenges from the perspective of a non-native English speaker. |
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Learning from Conflict in the Classroom Series Identifies common types of conflict that can occur in the Notre Dame classroom and provides strategies for de-escalating conflict and offers possibilities for re-framing conflicts. |
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Meaningful Teaching Experiences: Partnering with the Community Reflects the collaboration between the Kaneb Center, Center for Social Concerns, and Center for the Homeless to develop a culture of volunteer teaching further by Notre Dame graduate students. |
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Mentoring Research Series A four-workshop series on building confident, effective mentors, equipped with strategies and tools for resolving mentoring challenges. |
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Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers in STEM Disciplines Covers effective methods to mentor undergraduates in research to enhance learning. |
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Motivation and Learning Addressing motivational mistakes and their consequences for engagement and learning and learn important motivational principles and their implications for creating engaging courses. |
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Navigating Power Dynamics in the Classroom Features experienced faculty members and teaching assistants who will identify the various ways perceptions of power manifest themselves in the classroom. |
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Promoting Critical Thinking in the Classroom Features experienced faculty members who will share their experiences in instigating critical thought among their students. |
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Providing Effective Written Feedback to Students Provides participants with strategies for making effective comments on students' papers and offers tips for streamlining the commenting process. |
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Reflections on Gender in Academia Provides a context where faculty and graduate students can share experiences and concerns on gender relations at the University. |
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(Re)Invigorating Our Teaching Offers rationale and practical examples on how to renew focus on teaching to continue creating the best possible learning experiences for their students. |
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Rethinking Discussion in the Classroom Examines assumptions that guide discussion practices in the classroom, explores differing definitions of discussion and identifies best practices for rethinking discussion in the classroom. |
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Small College Teaching Offers insights into teaching at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI), and outlines how faculty life differs from that of a large research institution. |
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Teaching and Evaluating Oral Communication Participants in this workshop will explore the opportunities and challenges that emerge in courses with an oral communication focus (individual/group presentations, discussion leading, etc.). |
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Teaching for Social Justice Using Community Based Learning Panelists will share how they engage students with community-based learning pedagogies to meet disciplinary goals and to enhance student concepts of social justice. |
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Teaching in a Lab Setting Provides laboratory coordinators/instructors and TAs with tips for helping students learn in science and engineering laboratory settings. |
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Teaching Problem Solving Strategies in Science and Engineering Presents formal procedures that students can adopt, and ways instructors can reinforce problem-solving strategies in the classroom and via homework assignments. |
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Teaching Well by Design Guides faculty through a course planning process that maximizes student learning and makes the most efficient use of time. |
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Teaching with Current Events Participants in this workshop will discuss the benefits and challenges of using current events in one’s teaching, as well as strategies for effectively incorporating them into lesson plans. |
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The Three Big Isms: Class Using case studies, this workshop explores the topic of class in the classroom; more specifically, how each of these factors might influence educational attainment, how to navigate a classroom discussion about class and strategies for responding to classroom dynamics. |
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The Three Big Isms: Race Using case studies, this workshop explores the topic of race in the classroom; more specifically, how each of these factors might influence educational attainment, how to navigate a classroom discussion about race and strategies for responding to classroom dynamics. |
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Understanding and Using Your CIF Results Describes the various reports available for Course Instructor Feedback (CIF) results and discusses how this information can be used to improve your teaching, student outcomes, and future CIF results. |
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University Teaching Policies Reviews various Notre Dame policies relevant to instructors in their teaching. |
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Using Rubrics to Assess Student Work Strategies for making criteria and standards more clear to both faculty and students. |
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What I Learned About Teaching as a Westville Prison Instructor (Panel Discussion) |
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What's New in Pedagogy Research This workshop will help instructors communicate better with students and teach more effectively. |
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Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions Strategies and resources for designing questions that are fair, unambiguous, and appropriate. |
Professional Development
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Developing Your Teaching Portfolio Prepare for the job market and a successful academic career. |
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Special Series - Teaching Portfolio Design Presents a comprehensive overview of developing a professional teaching portfolio. |
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Gathering Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness for Renewal/ Tenure/Promotion An overview of “Evaluating a T&R Faculty Member’s Teaching: Guidelines for Preparing a Case for Renewal/Tenure/Promotion.” |
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Preparing for an Academic Career in Arts & Letters This workshop provides an informal open forum setting for those considering an academic career in the humanities or liberal arts. |
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Preparing for the Academic Job Market Series A four-part series that helps participants document their teaching efforts and prepare for an academic interview. |
Teaching with Technology
| Alternate Forms of Expression: Developing Media-Rich Activities | This session will provide resources and information to help you start developing engaging media-rich activities. |
| Basic Audio Podcasting | Podcasting lets you post audio files (video optional) online for download to a computer or handheld device. |
| Content for Nuthin', Flicks for Free: Teaching in a World of Open Educational Resources | Explore the range of OER's now available and some methods for incorporating their use in undergraduate courses. |
| Creating Videos for Teaching and Learning* | This two-day hands-on workshop will help you become comfortable working in the video medium. Along with technical skills, several teaching and learning strategies are presented. |
| Enhancing Discussion through Student Blogs | Presents student blogging as a means for generating conversation before class, shaping in-class time in light of current student knowledge, and supporting a more discussion-based classroom. |
| Enhancing Learning with the Digital Visualization Theater | Learn how you can utilize the impressive technology of the Digital Visualization Theater (DVT) to enhance student understanding and enthusiasm. |
| Integrative and Engaged Learning with ePortfolios* | This workshop will demonstrate the Notre Dame ePorfolio Engagement Program on Digication and provide best teaching practices, assignment examples, and template design principles. |
| Introduction to Blogs | An explanation of blogs, and suggestion on how they can complement course goals. |
| Make a Digital Comic with Pixton* | Learn how Pixton works and how it can be used in teaching and learning. |
| New Tools, New Opportunities: Teaching with Sakai | This session will highlight new tools that have been added to Sakai and present ways in which faculty can use Sakai to enhance student learning. |
| Screencasting with Snagit (Maker Series) | Learn to make a screencast using Snagit. |
| Presentation Zen | This session mixes an overview of Garr Reynolds' book, Presentation Zen with hands-on activities. |
| Teaching Well Using Technology | Learn a practical activity planning process that starts with identifying learning goals and ends with technology selection. |
| Technology Tools for Learning and Teaching | Will familiarize participants with several new tech tools, ways they can be used in teaching, and resources for learning more. |
| Using PowerPoint Effectively in the Classroom | An overview on how PowerPoint can facilitate learning. |
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