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NESCent Postdoc Professional Development: Effective Teaching and Learning Series

Effective Teaching and Learning is a series of workshops designed to give NESCent Postdoctoral Fellows a comprehensive overview of both basic and innovative tools, practices and resources for effective undergraduate instruction. In addition, the workshop will provide some theoretical background in teaching and learning theory.

The specific workshops offered as part of this series are:

• Session 1: Learning Theories, Learning Styles

• Session 2: Critical Thinking and the Nature of Science

• Session 3: Planning Your First Course

• Session 4: Engaging Students: Active Learning, Case-Based Learning, and Other Methods

• Session 5: Student Involvement: Group Projects, Self-Directed Learning and Learning Communities

• Session 6: Teaching With Technology, Teaching Via VTC

• Session 7: Testing, Assessment and Grading

• Session 8: Classroom Management, Dealing With Difficult Students

• Session 9: Diversity in the Classroom