1999 August Teaching Workshop - Faculty Program

9:00-9:20 Welcome
John T. Casteen III, President

9:30-10:10 Teaching the First Days of Class
Marva Barnett, Director, Teaching Resource Center (French)
How we teach the first days of class affects the entire course. Share your hints for successful beginnings, meet faculty from other departments and schools, and receive useful University resource information.

10:15-11:45 Developing and Presenting Effective Lecture Courses
Thomas Noble, Professor, (History)
The presenter will consider writing and presenting effective lectures; developing a course; fitting the course into a program.

11:45-11:55 Break with refreshments

12:00-1:30 Facilitating Classroom Discussions
Michael Smith, Associate Professor (Government and Foreign Affairs)
This session will focus on practical advice about how to maximize both student participation and students' assimilation of the material covered.

Thursday, August 26, 1999

8:15-8:55 Registration

9:00-9:20 Teaching at U.Va.
Barbara Nolan, Vice Provost; Robert C. Taylor Professor of English

9:30-11:00 Making It Work for Everyone: How to Teach All Your Students Effectively
Ishmail Conway, Assistant Dean (Drama)
Marva Barnett, Director, Teaching Resource Center (French)
As one experienced U.Va. instructor has said about our diverse student population, "Sensitivity isn't enough; you need strategies." This workshop offers useful strategies for teaching the variety of students we meet, encourages sharing of successful techniques, and gives participants a chance to see something of what students experience their first year at U.Va.

11:00-11:10 Break with refreshments.

11:15-12:30 Making Your Presentations Count.
Judith Reagan, Associate Director, Teaching Resource Center (Drama)
Do you give lectures . . . deliver papers . . . conduct meetings . . . present reports? Participate in exercises geared to reduce stage fright, increase concentration, and center and strengthen your voice.

12:40-1:30 Teaching Large Classes.
Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, Teaching Resource Center (History)
Students often complain about the impersonal aspects of large lectures. Learn methods for enhancing student involvement and interest in larger courses as well as strategies for managing teaching assistants.