WORKSHOPS & EVENTS FALL 2009

All workshops will be held in the CfT Office, 2420 Boylan

Roberta S. Matthews’ Center for Teaching
presents
Fall 2009 Workshop Series
2420 Boylan

‘Clicker’ System in the Classroom
Laura J. Juszczak (Chemistry)                                                     October 8 (Thursday) 1pm-3pm
Overwhelmingly, student disposition in lecture is nonparticipatory, consisting—at best—of note takings, nods

of assent and perhaps responding to the occasional question. Exploration of concepts is relegated to homework and/or

exam questions. Implementation of a ‘clicker’ system in the classroom breaks down student passivity because students

are tested for concept understanding on the spot. Student-to-student discussion of concept can precede or follow question

answering. Such dialogue reinforces confidence in the concept learned. This workshop will take the form of a ‘clicker’ lecture,

giving participants first-hand experience in the method.

Exploring a Strength-Based Perspective on Student  Advising
Cyndi Stein (Speech and Hearing Center)                             October 15 (Thursday) 1pm-3pm
Learn a cutting-edge approach for using a systematic strengths based technique for student advising. By the

end of the workshop you will be able to:
1. To help you identify your greatest talents.
2. To show you how to develop and apply your strengths.
3. To teach you how to identify and maximize your talents in your students (and others)
4. To encourage you to to help apply talents in student career planning and decision making

Sakai/CourseCentral: An Overview
Nicholas Irons (AIT) & Carlos Cruz (AIT)                           October 26 (Monday) 1pm-3pm
                                                                                              November 12 (Thursday) 1pm-3pm
Please join us to explore the Sakai CLE (Collaboration and Learning Environment), an open-source system for collaboration

and learning.Sakai supports teaching, learning and scholarly collaboration in either fully or partially online

environments. Sakai is an enterprise-scale collaboration and courseware management platform that

provides students with a suite of learning, portfolio, library and project tools. We will create a Sakai account

for each seminiar participant, and will explore the similarities and differences between Sakai and Blackboard.

Designing Plagarism-Proof Assignments
Mobina Hashmi (Television and Radio)                                  November 5 (Thursday) 1pm-3pm
In my experience, students turn to plagarism because they are pressed for time or unclear about what constitutes plagarism and

not as a deliberate decision. We will discuss how to design assignments that encourage students to start working on their papers

early and how to talk about plagarism in class

How to Respond to Students Who Are Agitated, Disruptive, & Troubled
Gregory Kuhlman (Psychology)                                                November 9 (Monday) 1pm-3pm
Have you ever had difficulty dealing with a student’s disruptive behavior in your classroom or been concerned by a student’s

behavior or comments?
An information and training session for faculty:
-How to respond to the disruptive, agitated or troubled student
-What help  is available for you and for the student
-Emergency response at the College
-Disciplinary and other procedures

So You Want To Use The SmartBoard?
Danny Kopec (Computer Information and Science)                 November 19 (Thursday) 1pm-3pm
Smart Boards by 3M are installed around the Campus. Let's explore together how best they can be used to our advantage.



Improvising and Collboration in the Classroom
Rosamond King (English) & Laura Tesman (Theatre)& Barbara O’Neill(Education)
                                                                                                        November 30 (Monday) 1pm-3pm
This workshop will help Brooklyn College faculty explore collaborative and improvisation methods in and out of the classroom.

The workshop will describe both pedagogical approaches and concrete examples of these methods, which provide unique ways to engage

BC students of different abilities and which can lead to a deeper understanding of our various subject matters

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