Teachers TalkingGood Conversation. Free Lunch.

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The Kendall Center’s "Teachers Talkings" are opportunities for faculty and staff to share information with colleagues that is relevant to teaching in its broadest form (e.g, advising, assessment, student support, etc.). Please email Patricia English-Schneider or Dan Moos if you are interested in leading a "Teachers Talking" session or have an idea for a session you would like someone else to lead. All ideas are welcomed and encouraged!

Grab a coupon for free lunch at Marketplace, then meet in the St Peter Room

 

Fall 2023

Friday, September 15 (11:30 - 12:30 and/or 12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Join colleagues during a Kendall Center sponsored lunch to discuss teaching challenges and opportunities for the 2023 – 2024 academic year. You provide the topics for discussion and the Kendall Center will provide lunch tickets. Interested participants can email Dan Moos (dmoos) or Patty English (penglish), Excellence in Teaching Co-Faculty Associates, with suggested topics for the session. Please email suggestions by September 13th. Dan and Patty will organize topics prior to the session and participants will have an opportunity to engage in collaborative discussions on the topics they find most interesting.

Friday, October 27 (11:30 - 12:30 and/or 12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Alternatives to traditional assessment/grading
What are alternatives to traditional student learning assessments in the classroom? When should teachers consider using alternatives to traditional student learning assessments? Whether you have already integrated non-traditional assessments in your class, plan to do so or are just curious, please join this collaborative discussion with faculty from different departments who use non-traditional assessments in their classes. These non-traditional approaches include ungrading methods for exams, a mark system and labor-based grading. The faculty will share their experiences with these methods and plans for future use. An overview of alternative grading can be found here: https://teaching.unl.edu/resources/alternative-grading/

Friday, November 10 (12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Building Community in the Classroom

Friday, December 8th (11:30 - 12:30 and/or 12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Fostering Curiosity in an Antiracist Manner
One of the findings of K. Angelique Dwyer's intercultural competence research via community engagement (presented on Dec. 1 at Shop Talk) has shown a lack of curiosity demonstrated by our students. How can curiosity be fostered and modeled in a non-threatening, antiracist manner? As we know, conversations with each other help us to better understand one another. Join this workshop to learn about each other and collectively create a series of prompts and scenarios where (intercultural / interpersonal) curiosity can be fostered in a non-threatening, antiracist manner. 

Spring 2024

Friday, February 23 ( 12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Supporting Self-Regulated Learning in the Classroom
Self-regulated learning (SRL) involves the regulation and monitoring of cognition, behavior, and motivation. Research from the SRL field offers important implications for teachers: (1) SRL is a significant predictor of classroom performance; (2) SRL is a skill that can be developed through targeted instruction; and (3) many students (including undergraduates) do not effectively self-regulate their learning in the absence of targeted instruction. Dan Moos (Education Department, Co-Faculty Associate for Teaching Excellence) will facilitate a discussion on how teachers can support SRL in their classroom. Dan will draw from his 20 years of SRL research and experiences teaching different age groups. Participants can expect to learn how to support SRL through pedagogical choices and assignment design.

Friday, March 1 (12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Strategies to Promote Discussion in the classroom SLIDES
Even while students desire more class engagement and value sharing their learning with their classmates, sometimes getting students to contribute to meaningful group discussions can feel like pulling teeth. Join Patricia English-Schneider (Communication Studies), Kathy Lund Dean (E/M), and Lisa Dembouski (Education) for, well, a group discussion about strategies that enhance student discussions in any type of course. 

Friday, April 12 (12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Non-Verbal Communication and Culture

Friday, April 26 (12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Designing Research Assignments for Information Literacy
While our students can often find information on any given topic, they can further develop sophisticated information literacy skills through well-constructed research assignments. Join library faculty members Rachel Flynn, Anna Hulseberg and Julie Gilbert to explore designing research assignments for information literacy. We will discuss students’ research strengths and challenges and explore ways to develop their information literacy skills. We will also discuss assignment prompts and facilitate a robust conversation about what works well. We encourage participants to bring a laptop

If you have a topic suggestion, please let us know