{"223651":{"#nid":"223651","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2013 Fall Teaching Kickoff: August 13-15 Teaching Enrichment Seminars","body":[{"value":"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca class=\u0022print-page\u0022 title=\u0022Display a printer-friendly version of this page.\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/print\/1357\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022print-mail\u0022 title=\u0022Send this page by email.\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/printmail\/1357\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022print-pdf\u0022 title=\u0022Display a PDF version of this page.\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/printpdf\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/faculty\/2013%20Fall%20Teaching%20Kickoff%20Schedule_Teaching%20Enrichment%20Workshops.pdf\u0022\u003ETeaching Kickoff Schedule at a Glance (PDF)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022632\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegistration\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EYou Can Lead A Horse To Water, But...\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Tuesday, August 13, 12:30 - 1:45\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Clough Commons 423\u003Cbr \/\u003E Facilitator: Dr. Joyce Weinsheimer, Learning Excellence - CETL\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBringing out the best in students is not always easy. We want motivated students who actively engage in our courses, yet sometimes students just don\u0027t seem very \u0022thirsty.\u0022 It\u0027s easy to react with rules and requirements that move students toward the watering trough.\u0026nbsp; Such tactics, however, don\u2019t encourage student responsibility or encourage choices that deepen learning and understanding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this session, we will explore how to create a climate for learning that will help you achieve your course goals and enjoy the process as well. Bring your challenges--and find out about specific instructional policies and practices that will improve your students\u0027 learning. \u0026nbsp;Lunch will be served before the workshop, at 12:00 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EBeyond Talking: Oral Presentations that Promote Learning\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Tuesday, August 13, 2:00 - 3:15\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Clough Commons 423\u003Cbr \/\u003E Facilitator: Dr. David Lawrence, Learning Excellence - CETL\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are often surprised and\/or disappointed with the quality of student presentations delivered in class in response to an assignment. Yet, oral presentations offer students opportunities to demonstrate content mastery, analytic skills, critical thinking, argumentation skills, problem solving, communication skills, and so forth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis workshop will examine why we may not be getting what we want and consider how to create and design oral presentation assignments in conjunction with our courses\u2019 learning objectives. Additionally, we will work on developing (1) student guidelines \/ expectations for presentations and (2) methods for assessing oral presentations. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EBalancing Teaching, Research, and Life: From Zero-Sum to Smart Living\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Wednesday, August 14, 12:30 - 1:45\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Clough Commons 423\u003Cbr \/\u003E Featured Speaker: Dr. John Cressler, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pressures we face as faculty members can lead us to spend all of our waking hours working, yet may leave us dissatisfied with our accomplishments and\/or quality of life.\u0026nbsp; However, time spent on one pursuit need not be detrimental to our other priorities.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin your colleagues and figure out your options to achieve better balance in teaching, research, and life.\u0026nbsp; John Cressler - Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics, and winner of numerous teaching and research awards - will highlight his lessons learned.\u0026nbsp; Bring your ideas and get ready to reflect on additional possibilities! \u0026nbsp;Lunch will be served before the workshop, at 12:00 p.m. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EFrom Tyranny to Transparency: The Thoughtful Syllabus\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Wednesday, August 14, 2:00 - 3:15\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Clough Commons 423\u003Cbr \/\u003E Facilitator: Dr. Esther Jordan,\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003ELearning Excellence - CETL\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearning and the level of student satisfaction with a course begin with the syllabus.\u0026nbsp; While we as faculty take great care to include the institutionally-required elements of a syllabus, find the best books and resources for our students, and describe the plan for the semester in the course schedule, our syllabus can set us off on the wrong foot before the closing bell on day one.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E This workshop will guide us toward the creation of a syllabus that better communicates our true intentions for the course and begins a norming process for student expectations and behavior from the start.\u0026nbsp; Consider bringing a sample syllabus to work with during the session. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ETeaching that Sticks: Creating Memorable Lectures\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Thursday, August 15, 12:30 - 1:45\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Clough Commons 423\u003Cbr \/\u003E Invited Speakers:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDr. Christina Petersen and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJane O\u2019Brien, University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their recent book, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, Chip and Dan Heath explore what separates memorable ideas from quickly forgotten concepts.\u0026nbsp; They have identified six common principles and situated them in an easy-to-implement framework that will make your presentations easier to understand and more memorable. We will provide you with examples of how to apply this framework to your own teaching. \u0026nbsp;Lunch will be served before the workshop, at 12:00 p.m. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaking the Pulse: Are Your Students With You?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Thursday, August 15. 2:00 - 3:15\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Clough Commons, 423\u003Cbr \/\u003E Invited Speaker: Dr. Christina Petersen, University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo be effective teachers, we need to know\u2014well before the mid-term or end-of term exam\u2014 what knowledge our students bring to the class and whether they are learning what we set out to teach them.\u0026nbsp; Students need ways to assess whether they are prepared to learn in a course and if they are keeping up with our expectations.\u0026nbsp; This session will introduce practical tools you can use from the beginning of the term to explore how things are going as you strive to engage students in meaningful learning, on a day to day basis. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ET-Square Training\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime: Thursday, August 15, 3:30 - 4:30\u003Cbr \/\u003E Location: Homer Rice Center, Library\u003Cbr \/\u003E Facilitator: Dr. Chaohua Ou, Learning Excellence - CETL\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is a hands-on introductory session for faculty who want to use T-Square in their classes in the fall semester. You will learn the basics necessary for getting off to a good start. Computers are available for you to use in the training room, but you may bring your wireless laptop, if you prefer. If you have your teaching materials in electronic format, you may also bring them to upload to your T-Square sites during the workshop. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff_registration\u0022\u003ERegister for 2013 Fall Teaching Kickoff\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/faculty\/2013%20Fall%20Teaching%20Kickoff%20Schedule_Teaching%20Enrichment%20Workshops.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeaching Kickoff Schedule at a Glance (PDF)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/events\/teaching_kickoff#top\u0022\u003EBack to the top\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECETL will host an expanded Fall Teaching Kickoff this year, with three days of timely teaching enrichment seminars designed to help faculty before classes begin.\u0026nbsp; Topics range from creating memorable lectures to balancing research, teaching, and life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Teaching Enrichment Seminars"}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2013-07-19 11:57:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:03:56","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-08-13T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-08-15T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-08-15T17:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-08-13 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-08-15 21:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-08-15 21:30:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20130817T035959Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFelicia Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:felicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efelicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9418\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}