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in the September 2019 issue
The Teaching & Learning Centre is offering a variety of upcoming learning opportunities: courses, online modules, and our conference. We have two new series: the Science of Learning and Nutshells.
Visit the Teaching & Learning Centre’s calendar for more details on all our upcoming workshops, courses, and events.
Courses
Teaching Unique Diverse Learners (UDL)This course will explore our Unique, Diverse Learners and the principles of UDL (Universal Design for Learning). Participants will examine a course they currently teach and take some first steps into incorporating UDL into their teaching practice.
Starts September 16Delivery mode: onlineDuration: four weeks
Promoting a Culture of Academic IntegrityLearn strategies to make cheating/plagiarism less worthwhile to students as well as improve student learning. This course discusses creating class environments that support ethical choices, activities that promote awareness of what is and isn’t an academic integrity offence, and assignments designed to reduce academic integrity offences.
Starts September 18Delivery mode: face-to-faceDuration: four sessions
Teaching with Technology 1This course is about how to effectively use My.Seneca in your classroom for teaching and assessing.
Starts September 24Delivery mode: hybridDuration: four weeks
Assessment and FeedbackThis course is on creating authentic and effective assessments and providing feedback to students.
Starts September 30Delivery mode: onlineDuration: four weeks
Introduction to Teaching Hybrid and OnlineThis course will prepare participants to design a hybrid module from start to finish. Mixed-mode lesson planning, learning strategies geared towards both face-to-face and online delivery, and assessment strategies will be discussed.
Starts October 1Delivery mode: onlineDuration: six weeks
Teaching with Technology 2This course addresses more advanced features of My.Seneca; it also introduces additional external tools.
Starts on October 3Delivery mode: hybridDuration: four weeks
Micro-Teaching SessionsThis two-day course focuses on instructional strategies, design thinking, and student engagement.
October 22 and 23Delivery mode: face-to-faceDuration: two days
Online Modules
The Teaching & Learning Centre has developed online modules to support faculty. Some of the self-paced tutorials are part of the Micro-credentials at Seneca system; the My.Seneca support modules provide assistance for common tools in My.Seneca.
Self-Paced Tutorials
Learn@Seneca Support
Everyone is welcome to use the links above and work their way through the modules.
Conference
The next Teaching & Learning Day will be on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Newnham Campus. More details will be posted to the Teaching & Learning Day website as they become available.
Get involved: the Call for Proposals is now open. We are looking for sessions that engage the audience in interactive activities and discussions.
New Series
The Science of Learning seriesStarting September 26, we will be running a series of four workshops – two webinars and two online modules – which provide an introduction to the Science of Learning and how you can apply it in the classroom. The series will pull insights from prominent researchers in the field such as Robert Bjork, Daniel Willingham, and Dylan Wiliam. We will also build on pertinent concepts presented by keynote speakers Joe Kim, Yana Weinstein, and Andrea Buccholz (from previous Teaching & Learning Centre conferences and events*). Participants will reflect on how research in memory and learning might inform their practice, and how we might help students adopt more effective learning strategies.
*To view the keynote presentations from previous Teaching & Learning Centre Events, visit the Teaching & Learning Centre website.
In a NutshellThe Teaching & Learning Centre is excited to offer a new series. Nutshells are snack-sized bites of learning formatted as self-paced and focused online modules on topics of interest to all faculty. Each module will be accessible on Wednesdays at noon, starting on September 11. New modules are introduced every Wednesday for 12 weeks. Each of the interactive modules will take less than 30 minutes to complete and will provide ready-to-use strategies in your classrooms.
The list of topics include:
For more information on how to join in, please visit The Teaching & Learning Centre website: Teaching & Learning Centre Nutshells.
View the September 2019 issue of the Academic Newsletter.
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