Skill Building for Discussion Leaders
Thursdays July 2nd to August 6th, 2009
Either 11:00am-12:00pm or 2:00-3:00pm, 51 PLC
To register contact Leslie Rutberg, lrutberg@uoregon.edu
Facilitator: Leslie Rutberg
This workshop is a primer for discussion leaders who are just beginning or a brush-up for those who feel they could be squeezing more use out of the discussion section. We will explore how to facilitate and encourage conversations between students, help students connect your discipline to their lives, help students identify the most vital concepts in the course and design activities that engage students in the practice of the discipline. The six weeks of this workshop are divided into two-week topic sessions as follows:
- July 2nd and 9th Discussion for Understanding: Using learning goals to help students build critical thinking skills, understands and retain core concepts.
- July 16th and 23rd Keeping Discussions Lively: Design fun and surprising activities that feel like play.
- July 30th and August 6th Reflective Writing in Discussion: Use reflective writing to produce more thoughtful discussions or engage shy students.
Contact Us:
Email: tep@uoregon.edu, Phone: 541-346-2177 Fax: 541-346-2184
Teaching Effectiveness Program, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Oregon.
Last Modified: 01/27/11