Calendar of Events - Center for Learning and Teaching

	October 2018
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1 Faculty Pedagogy Series - Megan Munson-Warnken and Miriam Horne Faculty Pedagogy Series - Megan Munson-Warnken and Miriam Horne October 1, 2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Aiken Morgan Room Miriam Horne and Megan Munson-Warnken present: It's Not About Being a 'Writing Teacher': Strategies for Improving Students' Written Communication This interactive workshop will make visible the elements of "good" writing as we understand them individually and in the context of our professional fields (fields that we are training our students to join), interrogate the benefits of and barriers to teaching writing in our classes, and explore & develop strategies for helping our students to improve as writers, even in "non-writing" courses. *A light lunch is provided. Please rsvp by Friday at 5pm See more details •	2 FLC - UDL (members only) FLC - UDL (members only) October 2, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am Freeman 201 Today we will talk about some valuable resources available for us to explore. Sophie Friedman, from the Library, will join us to talk about a LibGuide and how we can create one for Champlain College Faculty. Rebecca will introduce faculty to FLC publications. We will discuss Let Us Teach and assign new readings from our book. See more details •	3 Faculty and Student Workshop: Teaching and Learning Philosophies Faculty and Student Workshop: Teaching and Learning Philosophies October 3, 2018 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Aiken-Morgan Room This workshop co-led by Patricia DeRocher, Neil Preston (SMART Space), and Rebecca Mills (CLT) will explore how philosophies of education impact teaching and learning styles. Students and faculty members will discuss their values and share what motivates them in the learning environment. See more details •	4	5	6	7
8	9	10 Faculty Workshop: Teaching as Performance - Space, The Final Frontier Faculty Workshop: Teaching as Performance - Space, The Final Frontier October 10, 2018 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CCM 442 As we move through physical spaces, we communicate messages. In this workshop, we will work on how we use the space of our classrooms, focusing on deliberate vs unconscious movements, how to use movement to focus attention, and to capture and retain interest. We will explore all the ways we can use classroom space – including some that we might not have considered! - Kerry Noonan See more details •	11	12	13	14
15	16 FLC - UDL Open to All Faculty FLC - UDL Open to All Faculty October 16, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am Freeman 201 The Universal Design Faculty Learning Community invites all faculty to join tomorrow's workshop with Dr. Perry LaRoque will be presenting helpful UDL pedagogies. He will provide classroom techniques and tips for working with students with learning differences. See more details •	17 FLC - Teaching as Performance Performing the Story (members only) FLC - Teaching as Performance Performing the Story (members only) October 17, 2018 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm TBD CCM 442 (if classroom is needed Aiken Morgan Room is the overflow and can be used for sessions or workshops We’ll discover ways to break out of the habitual scripts we either devised or were given and open the door for new options. - Joanne Farrell See more details •	18	19	20	21
22 Warren Baker: Faculty Pedagogy Series Warren Baker: Faculty Pedagogy Series October 22, 2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CCM 221 See more details •	23 UDL Workshop - How to make digital material accessible UDL Workshop - How to make digital material accessible October 23, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am Freeman 201 Presenters: Nick Faulk and Josh Blumberg How do you ensure that the digital materials that you provide students and the way you build your Canvas course is accessible to all learners? How can the accessible materials you utilize support all of the students in your course? See more details CLT Workshop UDL Materials CLT Workshop UDL Materials October 23, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am Presenters: Nick Faulk and Josh Blumberg DRAFT DESCRIPTION (TO BE UPDATED): How do you ensure that the digital materials that you provide students and the way you build your Canvas course is accessible to all learners? How can the accessible materials you utilize support all of the students in your course? See more details • •	24 FLC - Teaching as Performance Workshop How to Wake Up a Sleepy Room FLC - Teaching as Performance Workshop How to Wake Up a Sleepy Room October 24, 2018 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm TBD CCM 442 (if classroom is needed Aiken Morgan Room is the overflow and can be used for sessions or workshops We’ve all encountered it – a roomful of sleepy, unengaged students. In this workshop, we will explore methods and techniques to wake up this kind of room. We will draw upon many of the skills we’ve been working on in other workshops, but newcomers are welcome, too! - Kerry Noonan See more details •	25 CLT Workshop Faculty Pedagogy Series CLT Workshop Faculty Pedagogy Series October 25, 2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Ireland 206 Jonathan Ferguson presents Teaching Collaboration: scaffolding teamwork Are you incorporating collaboration in your classes? Are your students actually working together in a team? What structures work well in guiding teams? In Teaching Collaboration: scaffolding teamwork, I will expose the core strategies for teaching collaboration in teams that The Game Studio uses in our Production Classes. I will offer examples of how teams manage the substantial workload and complexity of making a game. See more details •	26	27	28
29	30 FLC - UDL (members only) FLC - UDL (members only) October 30, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am Freeman 201 A professional learning community designed for faculty and staff to ensure that all Champlain students thrive in and out of the classroom as they find their purpose and profession. See more details •	31 FLC - Teaching as Performance Performing Off-Book (members only) FLC - Teaching as Performance Performing Off-Book (members only) October 31, 2018 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm TBD CCM 442 (if classroom is needed Aiken Morgan Room is the overflow and can be used for sessions or workshops We’ll discover ways to break out of the habitual scripts we either devised or were given and open the door for new options. - Joanne Farrell See more details •

October 2018