Upcoming Events and Important Dates

The Learning and Teaching Center offers a workshop series for faculty to expand their knowledge. Check out the list of upcoming workshops.

• 3rd Annual Faculty Research Lightning Talks
  • Tuesday, March 10
  • 3:00-4:30 pm 
  • Muntz 117
  • Register Now
  • Carla Cesare, Assistant Professor of  Art History Art & Visual Communication, "Networks of Design: Women at Work"
    
  • David Freeman, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Math, Physics & Computer Sci., "Geometry from Symmetry"
    
  • Christopher Gulgas, Associate Professor of Chemistry Chemistry, "A student discovery involving a chemical that changes color leads to a new organic laboratory experiment"
    
  • Linda Wunderley, Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Business & Economics, "The Real Truth About What Determines Our Professional Performance"

• Backwards Design: Know Where You are Going 
  • Wednesday, March 11
  • 12:30-1:30 pm 
  • Muntz 117
  • Presented by: Laurie Bauer and Brenda Refaei
  • Register Now

If your training for college teaching involved determining which chapters to assign, which publisher to select, or which PowerPoint slides to use, you may find this workshop effective at putting you in charge of your course and its curriculum. Backwards Design helps you to understand how your course fits into your students’ programs. In Backwards Design, you will learn to identify important student learning outcomes, design assignments to understand if students have achieved the learning outcomes, and develop activities to help students complete the assignments. The thoughtful alignment between outcomes, assignments, and activities make teaching a more fulfilling experience for both teachers and students.

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Workshop
  • Thursday, March 12
  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • M117
  • Presented by: Colleen Joyce
  • Register Now

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a term that describes all types of abouse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences that occur to individuals under the age of 18. ACEs can result in a number of factors that negatively impact learning. This workshop will review some of the impacts of ACEs, how they affect UCBA students, and what we as educators can do to best support our students.

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Workshop
  • Thursday, March 12
  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • M117
  • Presented by: Colleen Joyce
  • Register Now

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a term that describes all types of abouse, neglect, and other traumatic experiences that occur to individuals under the age of 18. ACEs can result in a number of factors that negatively impact learning. This workshop will review some of the impacts of ACEs, how they affect UCBA students, and what we as educators can do to best support our students.

• Safe Zone: Transgender Inclusive Training (student led)
  • Thursday, March 26
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  • Muntz 119
  • Presented by Students from SOC2021 Sociology of Gender and J.A. Carter
  • Register Now

Transgender Inclusive Training is designed to explore the spectrum of transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender diverse identities and expressions. This workshop will prepare participants to understand and address the needs of transgender students. Training topics include identity terminology related to sex and gender, issues faced by transgender students as they navigate institutions of higher education, and ways to practice transgender inclusion. This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students. Faculty, full classes are welcome, but should be registered using the register now button to ensure space is available.

• Making Social Media Work for You
  • New Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2020
  • 12:20 - 1:20 p.m.
    
  • Muntz 117
  • Presented by Tamika Odum and Lori Wortylko
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Why is social learning important? Because 90% of college student visit social networking sites on a regular basis. It also increases comprehension of material and creates new channels for learning.This workshop will introduce how to incorporate social media tools into learning activities. When used properly, social media tools can boost student engagement, link students to content experts, and help them establish an online body of work/establish their brand.

• About the Learning and Teaching Center

Learning and Teaching Center

Bradford Mallory
513-936-7118
bradford.mallory@uc.edu

Brenda Refaei
513-936-7164
refaeibg@uc.edu