2002 August Teaching Workshop - Faculty Program

Wednesday, August 21, 2002

8:15-8:55 Registration and Refreshments

9:00-9:20 Welcome
John T. Casteen III, President

9:30-10:30 Teaching the First Days of Class
How we teach the first days of class affects the entire course. Share your hints for successful beginnings, meet faculty from other departments and schools, and receive useful University resource information.

10:30-10:40 Break with Refreshments.

11:15-11:45 Developing and Presenting Effective Lecture Courses
The presenter will consider several aspects of preparing and presenting effective lectures.

11:45-11:55 Break with refreshments

12:00-1:30 Facilitating Classroom Discussions
This session will focus on practical advice about how to maximize both student participation and students' assimilation of the material covered.

Thursday, August 22, 2002

8:15-8:55 Registration and Refreshments

9:00-9:20 Teaching at U.Va.
Penny Rue, Dean of Students

9:30-11:00 Making It Work for Everyone: How to Teach All Your Students Effectively
As one experienced U.Va. instructor has said about our diverse student population, "Sensitivity isn't enough; you need strategies." This workshop offers useful strategies for teaching the variety of students we meet, encourages sharing of successful techniques, and gives participants a chance to see something of what students experience their first year at U.Va.

11:00-11:10 Break with refreshments

11:15-12:30 Making Your Presentations Count
Do you give lectures . . . deliver papers . . . conduct meetings . . . present reports? Participate in exercises geared to reduce stage fright, increase concentration, and center and strengthen your voice.

12:40-1:30 Just the FAQs
A "working lunch" Q & A session in which faculty new to U.Va. can get answers for whatever questions that are on their mind.