Fall 2010 Teacher Trainings (September 13 -24, 2010)

Every year the Teaching Effectiveness Program offers teacher training to all instructors. While trainings focus on those who are teaching for the first time, we welcome any instructor who would benefit by attending. Sessions fill quickly so early sign up is recommended.

Teacher Trainings

Technology Trainings (Blackboard)

Teacher Trainings
Registration is required. Contact gcooper@uoregon.edu to register. There is no cost for these trainings.

Basic Teaching Skills (Leading a Discussion or Lab Section) - choose one date

September 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24 from 9am-4pm. Notes: The sessions on the 20th and 23rd are full, but we are still taking waiting list requests. The session on the 21st is closed.

Location: HEDCO 144 - HEDCO is the new College of Education building, see map (link opens in new window): http://education.uoregon.edu/feature.htm?id=1897)

Update: Added session for the end of fall term - Thursday, December 9th, 9am-4pm, in 72 PLC.

Activities and materials focus on: getting students to prepare and participate, facilitating discussions, promoting critical thinking, using group work, grading, managing your class, and preparing for exams.

Teaching for the First Time as the Sole Instructor

Choose Sept. 16 or 23 from 9am-4pm.


Location: HEDCO 146 - HEDCO is the new College of Education building, see map (link opens in new window): http://education.uoregon.edu/feature.htm?id=1897)


Activities and materials will focus on presenting material effectively, writing learning objectives and lesson plans, motivating your students to prepare for and engage with the course, promoting critical thinking, facilitating discussions, grading, working with groups, managing a class.

Teaching Large Classes

HEDCO is the new College of Education building, see map (link opens in new window): http://education.uoregon.edu/feature.htm?id=1897)

Strategies for Discussion Leaders (Choose one.)

This two-hour workshop is designed to teach strategies for creating lively and fruitful conversations that help students enjoy class time, build critical thinking skills and understand the fundamental questions of the course. We will identify the thinking and argumentation skills your students should be practicing, learn common questions and prompts that address these skills, review a grab-bag of discussion activities (ice-breakers, fishbowl, "think, pair, share", consensus, brainstorm, etc.), and design discussion-based lesson plans. Even if you don't yet know what specific discussion you'll be leading, you'll leave this workshop with a small arsenal of activities that will get them listening and talking!

Teaching in the U.S. for International Graduate Teaching Fellows

Friday, Sept. 17, 1:30pm - 4:30pm - Mills International Center

This workshop will provide an overview of the challenges IGTFs may face in the U.S. classroom and a chance to meet and network with fellow IGTFs. Topics covered will include strategies and techniques for teaching in U.S. university classrooms, overcoming cultural and language challenges, starting out your experience positively from the first day of class, and accessing a variety of resources to support you in your position. A panel of current and former IGTFS will also be present to share their experiences with you.

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Technology Trainings
To register, contact Robert Voelker-Morris (rmorris1@uoregon.edu)

Blackboard: Introduction for New Users
Date: Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenters: Nargas Oskui, Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting and Robert Voelker-Morris, Teaching Effectiveness Program

Are you new to the Blackboard system? Join Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting and Teaching Effectiveness Program for an introduction to the Blackboard system. In this session you will learn about the basics of accessing and developing your course sites. Additionally, there will be an open time to receive hands-on help accessing and navigating the interface.

*Added session*

Blackboard: Introduction for New Users
Date: Friday, September 24th, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenters: JQ Johnson, Director, Scholarly Communications and Instructional Support and Robert Voelker-Morris, Teaching Effectiveness Program

Are you new to the Blackboard system? Join Scholarly Communications and Instructional Support and Teaching Effectiveness Program for an introduction to the Blackboard system. In this session you will learn about the basics of accessing and developing your course sites. Additionally, there will be an open time to receive hands-on help accessing and navigating the interface.

Blackboard: Basic Review
Date: Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenters: Nargas Oskui, Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting and Robert Voelker-Morris, Teaching Effectiveness Program

Do you need a refresher to the Blackboard system? Join Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting and Teaching Effectiveness Program for a general overview to the Blackboard system. In this session you will learn about the basics of accessing and developing your course sites.

Blackboard: Tests and Surveys
Date: Monday, September 20th, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenters: Robert Voelker-Morris, Teaching Effectiveness Program and Nargas Oskui, Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting

Want to learn more about how the Blackboard system can help manage and organize testing and surveying for your course? Join The Teaching Effectiveness Program and Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting for an introduction to the various tools Blackboard offers instructors to set up tests, quizzes, and anonymous surveys.

Blackboard: Assignments and SafeAssign
Date: Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenters: Robert Voelker-Morris, Teaching Effectiveness Program, Elly Vandegrift, Teaching Effectiveness Program, and Nargas Oskui, Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting

Want to learn more about how the Blackboard system can help manage and organize your course assignments? Join The Teaching Effectiveness Program and Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting for an introduction to the various tools Blackboard offers instructors to set up assignments for direct student submissions through the Blackboard system. Additionally, we will cover the basics of using the essay plagiarism prevention application SafeAssign.

Blackboard: Discussion Board and Blogs
Date: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenter: Nargas Oskui, Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting

Looking for new ways to engage student participation? Learn more about using the Blackboard Discussion Board and blog features to set up class discussions. The Teaching Effectiveness Program and Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting will offer a session to learn about setting up your Discussion Boards and course blogs. We will also explore the pedagogical benefits and challenges of moving class participation into the online environment.

Blackboard: Grade Center
Date: Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00
Room: Proctor 41, Knight Library (Proctor 41 location map link - link opens in new window)
Presenters: Nargas Oskui, Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting and Robert Voelker-Morris, Teaching Effectiveness Program

Want an easy way to manage and post student grades? Learn more about using the Blackboard Grade Center feature to set up your course grades. The Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting and Teaching Effectiveness Program will offer a hands-on lab for setting up your Grade Center and best practices for utilizing this feature.

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Email: tep@uoregon.edu, Phone: 541-346-2177 Fax: 541-346-2184
Teaching Effectiveness Program, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Oregon.
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