Lehman Teaching & Learning Commons
Learning@Lehman
Monday, January 11, 2016
Greetings! Learning@Lehman offers a glance at recent perspectives in teaching and learning, posts reminders of faculty development opportunities, and describes a teaching strategy to increase student success.
Teaching and learning perspectives:
Removing Racist Symbols Isn’t a Denial of History
http://chronicle.com/article/Removing-Racist-Symbols/234862
Code-Switching to Improve Your Writing and Productivity
https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1242-code-switching-to-improve-your-writing-and-productivity
Competency-Based Education, Technology, and the Liberal Arts
Faculty development activities:
Online/Hybrid Workshop
Tuesday, January 19 (online only)
Wednesday, January 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location to be announced
Application deadline: Friday, January 15 (click on link below)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16nFncjpOWvkn-w0ak0NmSMANGH9MVTy0nppuWtK2j1E/viewform
Spring 2016 Syllabus Consultations
January 4 – 28 (contact Gina Rae Foster, [email protected], for appointments)
Teaching & Learning Commons, Old Gym 118
Open Educational Resources Faculty Project Deadline
Sunday, January 31 (all day)
Contact Rebecca Arzola [email protected]
This week’s teaching strategy:
Punctuated Lectures: Ask students to perform five steps: listen, stop, reflect, write, and give feedback. Students become self-monitoring listeners.
(from Kevin Yee, Interactive Techniques, 2007)
Questions? Comments? Stop by Old Gym 118 for more resources and discussion or email Gina Rae Foster <[email protected]>
