Teaching and Learning Center Programs
Spring 2013
Spring 2013 Workshop Calendar
Summer Teaching Renewal Retreat for Advanced Career Faculty
Graylyn Conference Center, June 3-6, 2013
Join faculty from a variety of regional universities in this unique four-day retreat as we explore new paths, both pedagogical and personal, to reconnect with the excitement that originally led us into teaching careers. The retreat will be hosted by the Wake Forest University Teaching and Learning Center. Additional information about the conference is included in our brochure. Limited spaces are available, please apply early for the opportunity to attend. For additional information, contact Catherine Ross at rossce@wfu.edu.
Individual Consultations
Individual consultations can be arranged at any time by emailing or calling Catherine Ross, Managing Director of the TLC, at rossce@wfu.edu or x4559. What can you do in a consultation? A consultation can be anything from a five minute chat about a specific question or topic, to a meeting to go over student feedback and strategize a pedagogical plan, to ongoing meetings to design/rework a course, and also includes class observations and debriefing for those who want that type of feedback. Consultations are designed to fit individual needs and interests. The important thing to know about these consultations is that they are always non-evaluative and always confidential. We are here to support and nurture your talents and skills as teachers to help you achieve your teaching goals.
Teaching to Go: departments can design their own workshops!
- Choose any topic from the list to arrange a workshop during a regularly scheduled faculty meeting or at your department’s convenience.
- Choose your time frame for the workshop. The workshops can be a quick introduction to a topic (5-10 minutes), an extended exploration and discussion (2 hours), or anything in between.
- Email Catherine Ross at rossce@wfu.edu to request the workshop.
- Formative Feedback: Getting it efficiently and using it effectively.
- Evaluation of Teaching: Student, Peer and/or Self
- Inclusive Teaching: What it means in practice
- Engaging Students
- Leading discussion
- Writing and using course learning objectives
- Designing and using effective rubrics
- Testing and Grading: The Dark Side of Teaching?
- Troubleshooting: A general discussion of teaching issues
- Designing a Better Syllabus
- Incivility in the Classroom
- Department’s choice! Don’t see the topic you want here? Just ask!
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Faculty Funding Opportunities
See our Awards, Grants, and Funding page for information on Teaching and Learning Center funding opportunities available to Wake Forest University faculty, including the Teaching Development Fund. The Teaching Development Fund assists faculty in enhancing teaching skills or in developing innovative teaching projects. Applications will be accepted beginning August 1, 2012.
