There is a dirty little secret that faculty across the country work hard to keep to themselves. Many of them are going to get up in front of their classes tomorrow and teach something they just learned last week, two days ago, or (painful but true) that morning over a very hurried breakfast.
Video Online Seminar • Wednesday, April 28, 2010 • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT • $249 Register today and save! (Price increases to $274 after 4/21/10)
Budget cuts, changing curricula, and an increasing focus on interdisciplinary courses are just some of the pressures forcing instructors to teach outside their area of expertise. Are you one of them?
There is a dirty little secret that faculty across the country work hard to keep to themselves. Many of them are going to get up in front of their classes tomorrow and teach something they just learned last week, two days ago, or (painful but true) that morning over a very hurried breakfast.
In Strategies for Teaching What You Just Learned, we’ll examine this growing phenomenon and outline helpful strategies for surviving “teaching on the fly.” You’ll gain valuable recommendations for maintaining your confidence and remaining an effective instructor, even when teaching outside your comfort zone.
Participants will leave this seminar knowing:
•Three factors that can protect you from becoming overly strained and anxious.
•How important it is to talk with someone about the fact that you’re teaching outside your expertise. (And you’ll address the big question, of course, of whether to tell your students.)
•Seven faculty behaviors that reduce student perceptions of your credibility.
•New ways to respond to questions when you don’t know the correct answer.
•How to prioritize what to teach about unfamiliar topics.
•Why you must learn to view your role in class as something other than “the knowledge dispenser.”
A highly affordable faculty event!
Our site-based fees make this faculty learning event very affordable. The fee for this live video seminar is just $249, regardless of how many participants you invite. Simply log in from a space large enough to accommodate your group. No matter how many people join you, the cost stays the same. Plus, when you register for the live broadcast, you get full access to the presentation for three days following the seminar date in case you wish to review the material again. Please note: The presentation will be available for on-demand viewing approximately one hour after the live session is complete.
Interactive learning, tailored to your needs.
This energetic, interactive session makes creative use of opportunities to interact with you, the audience!
•The session utilizes live chat responses to topical questions that encourage lively, relevant discourse with colleagues from across the country.
•Each new topic begins with a simple poll question designed to gather information about you and your teaching experiences, enabling our speaker to tailor her seminar to meet your interests and needs.
Who should attend?
You’ll find the core elements of this seminar apply to a broad field of instruction. In investigating this subject, our presenter worked with faculty from a wide range of disciplines at institutions large and small, public and private.
Truly, anyone in a teaching role or involved in faculty development will find this discussion timely, and the recommendations invaluable. The seminar is recommended highly for:
•Instructors and Lecturers
•Visiting professors
•Assistant/associate professors
•Adjunct instructors
•Teaching fellows
•Program directors
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