Teaching @ Towson workshops focus on pedagogical techniques in classroom, hybrid and online teaching. Join us each month for new topics from your faculty and staff colleagues!
Teaching @ Towson: Teaching Millennials
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
Time: Noon ? 1:30 p.m.
Location: Cook 404A
Presenter: Diana Emanuel
Description: After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: ” Identify features attributed to Millennial students and how these features can influence learning ” Describe at least two teaching techniques targeted to engage the Millennial student ” Describe at least two teaching dilemmas and list several possible ways to address learning issues associated with Millennial students. Presented by Diana Emanuel, Graduate Program Director, Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies.
Teaching @ Towson: The Human Classroom – Facilitating a Community of Learners
Date: Friday April 2, 2010
Time: Noon ? 1:30 p.m.
Location: Cook 507 (The Towson Room)
Presented by: Diane Smith-Sadak, Associate Professor of Acting and Directing and
Barry K. Smith, Associate Adjunct Professor of Cultural Studies and Directing
Description: ?To teach is to create a space in which the community of Truth is practiced.? This quote by the internationally known educator Parker Palmer, author of ?The Courage to Teach,? provides a solid foundation upon which to build the human classroom. The paradox of Palmer?s pedagogy suggests that it takes more courage to create a learning space than it does to shape a course syllabus. It asks that teachers trust and believe in the potential of students ? that in creating a circle of trust and respect, rigor and commitment, openness and honesty, a community of learners can achieve a more integrated, worthwhile and lasting education. Theatre provides a unique role model for achieving such goals. Inherent in the actor?s preparation of a role, from page to stage, is a concrete and specific practice that can be integrated by any teachers in any classroom and any subject regardless of the age of the learners. During this hands-on workshop provides specific ways to achieve a more open space for learning ? a more human classroom.
Also, join us for these Emerging Technology Workshops:
– Emerging Technologies: Using Multimedia (Video and Audio) In Instruction (iTunes U and YouTube), March 5, 2010, Noon ? 1 p.m., Cook 404B
– Emerging Technologies: Creating a Social Networking and Learning Environment using Ning, April 16, 2010, Noon ? 1 p.m., Cook 404B
Waitlists
If you register for a full workshop, you will be added to the waitlist. We will email you if room becomes available.
Cancellation Policy
CIAT/OTS training workshops will be cancelled if the university announces an emergency closing (with the exception of fully online workshops). All attempts will be made to reschedule workshops in a timely manner. For alerts, see the university?s emergency closing information page at {http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/newsroom/emergencyclosing.asp}
Sponsored by the Center for Instructional Advancement and Technology and the Office of Technology Services Training group.
