Beginning September 7th, the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) will host a brown-bag-luncheon series on the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:00. Our goal with this new offering is to create a venue for faculty to discuss what gets their students involved in their courses. Each session will feature two faculty who will highlight what they do to engage students in learning.
September 5th, 2012, Noon -1pm
Student Center, Piedmont Room
It is easy for students to slip into a “plug and chug” mentality when the focus of coursework is on quantitative and analytical problem solving and testing is geared toward numeric answers. What can you do to help students develop the conceptual understanding that is key to mastering a content area?
This session will highlight how two faculty are incorporating writing in homework assignments, exam questions, and out-of-class experiments in order to promote learning. Come join the conversation about the strategies they’re using, the grading rubric they’ve developed, and what their research findings suggest.
Using Technical Writing as a Tool to Promote Conceptual Understanding
Lakeshia Taite, Assistant Professor
Carsten Sievers, Assistant Professor
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Previous Engaging Conversations Series
Feb. 1st, 2012, Noon -1pm
Student Center, Piedmont Room
When students are first introduced to new concepts and theories, it is often difficult for them to judge accurately what they understand and are ready to apply and what they need to study further.
This session will highlight what two instructors are doing to prompt their students to interact with course material in meaningful ways.
Using Minute Papers to Stimulate Self-Directed Learning
Elise Barrella, Graduate Student Instructor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bringing Theory to Life in A Survey Course
Jonathan Huang, Graduate Student Instructor, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
September 7th, 2011, Noon to 1:00
Teaching BMED2210 as a Problem-Solving Studio: What It Is, How I Do It, and Where I’m Going Next