Note: The concurrent workshops cancelled due to the inclement weather will be rescheduled for later in the semester.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sponsored by the UVa Teaching Resource Center and the Curry School of Education Faculty Diversity Committee, through COFU grant funding

This year, the TRC's January Teaching Workshop will be part of the 2011 University and Community Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact as a non-violent activist, teacher and humanitarian. Plan now to join us for thoughtful discussions about effective teaching in a multicultural society. Come to one or all of the half-day series of interactive sessions, where you can share & learn specific teaching strategies for creating engaging and inclusive classrooms to help all students learn.

8:30 – 9:00      CHECK-IN AND ON-SITE REGISTRATION
Monroe Hall Lobby

9:00 – 10:30    PLENARY SESSION
Monroe Hall, Room 130

Diversity in the Classroom as a Path to Better Learning
Kathryn M. Plank, Associate Director, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, The Ohio State University

Our classrooms include more diversity than we often realize. Sometimes this fact is seen as a challenge, but it also provides a great opportunity for teaching and learning. In this interactive session, we will explore the role diversity plays in our teaching and how recognizing and including diversity can lead to improved student learning.

10:45 – 12:15  CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Engaging Students in Large Courses
Panelists: Amori Mikami, Assistant Professor, Psychology
                Deborah Roach, Associate Professor, Biology
                Gary Gallagher, Professor of History
Moderator: Michael Palmer, Associate Professor & Assistant Director, TRC (Chemistry)
Monroe Hall, Room 130

In this workshop, three award winning teachers will share a short lesson from their classes and discuss ways they engage students in large-enrollment courses. We’ll discuss the unique aspects of teaching in this environment and explore effective ways to promote learning.

The Art of Listening: A Powerful Teaching Technique        
Edith “Winx” Lawrence, Professor of Clinical & School Psychology, Curry School of Education; Director, Young Women Leaders Program
Monroe Hall, Room 124

While we hope students have developed listening skills good enough to take in the gems we share in class, a teacher's listening skills are just as important to good teaching. Borrowing from research on relationship conflict, this workshop will focus on what interferes with good listening, why it's an important teaching skill, and some simple ways to improve.

Looking to Learn        
Deandra Little, TRC Associate Professor & Assistant Director, TRC (English)
Monroe Hall, Room 116

Research into human learning demonstrates the power of visuals in shaping understanding of the world; sighted individuals process visual images more quickly than text and rely on them more heavily, even when they contradict conceptual knowledge. As images become more a part of our teaching and research across disciplines, we need to consider their use outside traditionally visually-oriented fields. In this session, we’ll explore techniques that can help students learn to look more carefully and more critically and discuss ways to adapt these to different disciplines and learning goals.

The Inclusive Classroom: Further Discussion        
Kathryn M. Plank, Associate Director, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, The Ohio State University
Monroe Hall, Room 134

12:30 – 1:30    LUNCH DISCUSSIONS
Pick up a boxed lunch in the lobby and join colleagues to discuss the following topics:

Views from the Other Side of the Desk
Monroe Hall, Room 124

A panel of undergraduate students from various majors will discuss provide student perspectives on teaching, learning and inclusive classrooms.