Tuesday, 26 Jan 2016
Seminar: Status, Limitations and Opportunities in Game Based Learning
This presentation introduces a brief Game Based Learning (GBL) literature review to clarify the definitions of GBL in educational settings. It also delves into the current status of GBL in education through displaying examples from current courses and studies. The presentation also discusses limitations and opportunities in terms of research in GBL and presenter's personal research experiences within GBL.
Workshop Series: The Research-Based Flipped Classroom: Team-Based Learning
** This Team-Based Learning Workshop Series (TBL) meets once weekly for five consecutive weeks on Thursdays for Spring 2017: January 26, February 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.** "The research-based flipped classroom and team-based learning (TBL)," an increasingly-popular form of flipped-classroom where small-group learning that can be implemented effectively in small or large classes.
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2016
CELT Live Webinar: Effectively Assessing (and Developing) Your Students' Problem-Solving Skills
You know that you want your students to develop their problem solving skills, but you might be wondering what tools and strategies are available to assess these skills and provide students with feedback to improve their work. How can you encourage students to be more thoughtful about the process they use to solve problems rather than simply focusing on whether they have the correct solution?
Teaching & Learning Circle: Team-Based Learning
"The research-based flipped classroom and team-based learning (TBL)," an increasingly-popular form of flipped-classroom where small-group learning that can be implemented effectively in small or large classes. TBL provides students with a more intimate, small class feel even in large theater-style classrooms with fixed seats. TBL teachers report high levels of student attendance, preparation, participation and critical thinking.
SVPP - Re Thinking Resilience...Coping in our Everyday I
The first session will focus on defining stress, identifying signs and symptoms of stress and understanding the role we may be playing in creating our own stress. Three quick easy coping techniques to manage stress will be practiced and participants will be provided a stress assessment (profile) to take with them to complete prior to the second session.
Webinar : "Bully In the Ivory Tower: How Aggression and Incivility Erode American Higher Education"
While workplace bullying has an enormous toll on individuals, it can cost colleges and universities billions of dollars. This webinar will review the cost of employee disengagement to higher education. Further, Dr. Leah Hollis, author of Bully in the Ivory Tower, will offer specific case studies in which the bully created a threat for the organization with bullying behavior (breaking external policies and legislation).
Friday, 29 Jan 2016
Personalizing NCBI
Learn how to: set up your MyNCBI account, personalize NCBI search results, create your bibliography, and create your SciENcv and Biosketch for NIH and NSF grants (with links to grants). Seating is limited. Preregistration is required. RSVP to reserve your seat!