August 26, 2024 - 2:00-2:45 PM
Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation
Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors
Kick off the semester with a dynamic approach to teaching by joining us for 'Setting the Stage for Student Engagement This Semester.' This workshop is designed to empower you with the tools and strategies needed to create an active learning environment from day one. We will explore how active engagement through peer discussions, questioning, and exploring various possibilities can transform your teaching approach.
Unsure where to start? Join us to learn practical strategies and simple techniques to activate your classroom and make learning a dynamic, interactive experience.
This session will run for 30 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes reserved for questions.
➡️Register for this event here!⬅️
Registrants will be sent a Zoom link and bCal invite as the workshop date draws near.
***Registration for this session will close one hour before the session***
Unable to join us for this workshop? Engage with our asynchronous offerings on this topic: Active Learning or receive customized assistance by emailing teaching@berkeley.edu, or by scheduling a consultation.
This event is part of the "Rethinking Student Engagement" learning path. Be sure to check out this learning path and explore its other components!
Facilitator:
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Liam Aiello is the Active Learning Consultant at the Center for Teaching and Learning. He holds a PhD from Stanford’s Graduate School of Education and was most recently a postdoc at UC Davis, where he studied how teachers learn to adopt more discussion-based instruction. He began his career as a 5th grade humanities teacher, and his time in K-12 classrooms continues to inform his work in higher ed settings. His interests include active learning, inclusive teaching, and practitioner inquiry in service of pedagogical change. |