Junior Faculty Seminar Series on Teaching & Learning
Come join this learning community by participating in this specially designed seminar series for junior faculty, though all are welcomed to participate. We'll share strategies and best practices for effective and efficient teaching. There will be great conversations, handouts, and lunch! Since each session builds on each other, we hope you will be able to attend all the meetings.
Session 2: Effective Questioning Skills to Enhance Student Engagement
Have you ever asked a question and you’re met with silence? Or do the same students always eagerly raise their hands to answer. Or perhaps students don’t know how to answer questions requiring higher level thinking.
We all know the importance of including questions in our teaching. Questions serve to motivate students, to assess students’ understanding, and to engage them in a thought-provoking discussion. Effective questioning skills require us to plan carefully not only the type of questions, but also the timing and sequencing. Come join this session to learn about how to create an effective question, but also how to encourage students to participate.
This workshop counts towards the Graduate Teacher Certificate, the Teacher Scholar Certificate or the Certificate in Foundations of Teaching.
Please mark these dates on your calendar
Wed, Sept. 18, 2019 Session 1: “I wish I had known that earlier”: Using Informal (IEF) and Formal (ICES) Student Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning
Wed, Sept. 25, 2019 Session 2: Effective Questioning Skills to Enhance Student Engagement
Wed, Oct. 2, 2019 Session 3: Critical Factors for Motivating Students to Learn
Wed, Oct. 9, 2019 Session 4: The Art of Lecturing
Wed, Oct. 16, 2019 Session 5: Make Teaching Stick: Six Ways to Make Your Lessons More Memorable
