Small Shifts, Significant Gains: May Session

Date and time: Wednesday, May 14, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Looking for ways to revitalize your teaching but don’t have time for a big redesign? In Small Teaching, author James Lang argues that small changes in classroom techniques and activities can have big impacts on student learning. Join our sessions to hear practical teaching strategies from faculty guest speakers. Bring your questions and your lunch.  Leave with ideas that you can implement right away in your courses!  

Lightning Presentation Speakers:

• Jason Peeler from the Dept. of Human Anatomy and Cell Science presents: Creating a Safe & Engaging Learning Environment – Practical Tips for Bringing the Best out in Students
• Sari Hannila from the Dept. of Human Anatomy and Cell Science presents: Break it Up – A Strategy to Improve Focus and Learning in Lectures

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TLCN09 Reflective Practice

Date and time: Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

John Dewey observed that, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” In order to become a better teacher, it is necessary to reflect on what we do and why we do it – to ask ourselves, is what we do effective? In this workshop we will explore several models of self-reflection, including the Gibbs’ Model, as methods for engaging in a reflective practice. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own successes and struggles as they strive to become a better teacher.

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TLCN05 Developing Intercultural Teaching Competence

Date and time: Thursday, May 15, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Every student and instructor brings their own culture into the teaching and learning contexts in which they inhabit. Similarly, every teaching and learning context is informed by and situated in institutional, regional, and national cultures. In this workshop, you’ll explore your own cultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills, and those of your learners and the environments you all find yourselves in. Then, you’ll apply this to your own teaching practices through elements of course design.

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TLCN03 Navigating Challenging Student Situations

Date and time: Thursday, May 15, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

As instructors, you may have experienced behaviour by your students that you felt was disrespectful, rude, or disruptive. These can be challenging situations to deal with. Staff from Student Advocacy and Case Management and the Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management will provide an overview of pertinent University policies and procedures to help you understand your rights and responsibilities as an instructor. This interactive workshop will provide you with strategies and tips for preventing and responding to these behaviours.

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TLCN01 Universal Design for Learning

Date and time: Tuesday, May 20, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an orientation to teaching and learning that promotes greater student choice and agency in learning experiences, with the aim of reducing barriers to learning by providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression. In this workshop, participants will explore how UDL values intersect with their own teaching philosophies, identify barriers to learning for students with a range of needs, and (re)design course elements to adopt UDL guidelines in a way that is practical for instructors yet beneficial to learners.

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TLCN10 Self-Evaluation of Teaching Practice

Date and time: Tuesday, May 20, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Feedback and evaluation of teaching are part of every teacher’s life. How do you make sense of the evaluative feedback you receive from SRI scores, daily classroom experiences and student grades? This workshop examines the theory and practice of evaluation and suggests practical strategies for integrating effective evaluative practices into your teaching. Please note that this workshop does not cover the design and creation of student assessments. 

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TLCN07 Mental Health in the Classroom: Responding to Students Demonstrating Mental Health Distress

Date and time: Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

Young adults are highly susceptible to mental health problems. We know that most instructors encounter many students who are struggling with mental health issues that affect their academic performance, behaviour in the classroom, and interactions with teaching staff.  Research also indicates that the incident rate and intensity of mental health problems experienced by students is increasing. These situations can be stressful, time-consuming, and potentially can involve risks to personal safety for the students and others. David Ness, the Director of the Student Counselling Centre at the University of Manitoba, will provide you with information about how to identify and respond effectively to student mental health issues, how to understand the factors that contribute to student distress, and how to access resources.  This interactive workshop will involve case study material to apply your knowledge of risk assessment, response alternatives, and on- and off-campus resources.

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TLCN04 Academic Integrity Teaching and Learning Strategies

Date and time: Wednesday, May 21, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Do you want to promote academic integrity in your course but don’t know how?  In this workshop, we will discuss the meaning of academic integrity at the University of Manitoba, and how it relates to your teaching and learning environment (whether that be face-to-face, remote/online). We will discuss ways to implement teaching and assessment strategies that promote integrity that will allow you to focus on students’ learning and community building. Resources for academic integrity education (e.g., syllabus statements, learning activities) that you can modify and incorporate into your courses will be shared.

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TLCN02 Teaching and Technology

Date and time: Thursday, May 22, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

In this workshop, we will explore a framework for using technology in teaching and learning. Rather than a technology ‘how-to’ session, the focus will be on providing a method for evaluating technology that supports the goals of teaching and learning. We will also discuss the benefits and challenges of using technology in the classroom.

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TLCN08 Indigenous Knowledges for Teaching Higher Education

Date and time: Thursday, May 22, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This workshop introduces participants to Indigenous pedagogies by contextualizing Indigenous knowledges, discussing the importance of making space for Indigenous content and knowledge transmission in the academy, and providing participants with resources about the pedagogical significance of Indigenous knowledges.

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Effective Strategies to Captivate Students from Day One

Date and time: Monday, May 26, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to engage students on the first day of class instead of diving straight into the course material? In this workshop, you’ll explore how to capture students’ interest from day one with short, fun activities. Get ready to actively participate and find out which activities work best for you!

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Revitalize Your Teaching: Creating Transparent Course Materials

Date and time: Tuesday, May 27, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

This series of four 60-minute sessions aimed at faculty and instructors at all experience levels in Rady Health Sciences. Each session offers practical strategies on a range of topics relevant to teaching, including strategies for assignment design that offer students greater levels of clarity, developing your teaching-centered Personal Reconciliation Action Plan, checking in with accessible learning design, and staying motivated and creative when it comes including active learning in your lesson planning.

In Revitalize Your Teaching: Creating Transparent Course Materials we will explore the basics of the Transparency in Higher Education (TILT) framework. This research-backed framework can help facilitate greater student success by helping them understand the how and why of what they are learning, and it is adaptable to large and small class sizes. You’ll learn the process for reframing existing materials so you can get started making the changes best for your context. Come find out more about a process that many are calling “transformative!”

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Universal Design for Learning in Practice: The Accessibility for Manitobans Act, The Information and Communication Standard

Date and time: Wednesday, May 28, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

In an ongoing monthly series, participants will review discreet elements of Universal Design (UDL) for Learning and work together to develop pedagogical practices that align with the UDL principle being discussed that month.

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Addressing Challenging Student Behaviors & Situations

Date and time: Wednesday, May 28, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Challenging student behavior and situations can emerge in any discipline and teaching context; however, such situations are bound to happen in health sciences due to the sensitive nature of the discipline. Classroom and clinical instructors might need to thoughtfully plan teaching strategies to navigate the situation during classroom, lab, or clinical teaching to prevent and manage challenging student behaviors. This workshop will provide learners opportunity to explore ways & tools to effectively predict, prevent, and manage such challenging behaviors and situations. 

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