The TLC will continue to host the Art of Teaching DVD and Dialogue Series in spring 2012. We will show three episodes from the The Art of Teaching: Best Practices from a Master Educator DVD series. In each 30-minute episode, award-winning Prof. Patrick N. Allitt will
Separate registration is required for each event. Light refreshments will be served.
Planning the Work
What do you want your students to learn? How do you intend to teach your subject? How would you solve potential learning problems? The answers to these questions lie at the heart of this lecture on the art of planning, which can help cut down on your degree of uncertainty and strengthen your teaching confidence.
Monday, February 27, 2012
11:30 am–1 pm
SFU Burnaby, Education Building (EDB) 7512 >> Click here to register online for Burnaby
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
11:30 am–1 pm
SFU Surrey, Room 3270 >> Click here to register online for Surrey
The Learner's Perspective
Learn from students themselves their perspectives and opinions on the art and craft of teaching. What do they want from a teacher? What responsibilities do they take for their successes and failures in the classroom? How do they think teaching could be improved?
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
11:30 am–1 pm
SFU Burnaby, Education Building (EDB) 7512 >> Click here to register online for Burnaby
Thursday, March 15, 2012
11:30 am–1 pm
SFU Surrey, Room 2980 >> Click here to register online for Surrey
Maintaining Your Enthusiasm
When you've taught for quite a while, it can be easy to lose enthusiasm for your profession and your subject. But research shows that students respond favorably to enthusiastic teachers. Here, learn how to reinvigorate your teaching by tapping into new research in your field and experimenting with team teaching.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
11:30 am–1 pm
SFU Burnaby, Education Building (EDB) 7512 >> Click here to register online for Burnaby
Thursday, March 29, 2012
11:30 am–1 pm
SFU Surrey, Room 2980 >> Click here to register online for Surrey
To learn more about The Art of Teaching: Best Practices from a Master Educator and read its reviews, please visit The Great Courses.
Biography of Patrick N. Allitt
Dr. Patrick N. Allitt is the Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory University, where he has taught for more than 20 years. He earned his bachelor's degree at Oxford University and his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Berkeley.
From 2004 to 2009, Prof. Allitt directed Emory College's Center for Teaching and Curriculum. In this critical administrative position, he led workshops on a wide variety of teaching-related problems, visited dozens of other professors' classes, and provided one-on-one consultation to teachers to help them overcome particular pedagogical problems.
Professor Allitt was honoured with Emory's Excellence in Teaching Award and in 2000 was appointed to the N.E.H./Arthur Blank Professorship of Teaching in the Humanities.
A widely published author, Professor Allitt's books include I'm the Teacher, You're the Student: A Semester in the University Classroom, a memoir about one semester in his life as a university professor. In addition, he has written numerous articles and reviews for academic and popular publications, including The New York Times Book Review.
| Facilitator: | Cindy Xin, TLC |
| Audience: | SFU instructors, TAs/TMs, graduate students and staff |
| Registration fee: | No charge |
For more information, please contact:
Teaching and Learning Centre
Education Building 7560
Simon Fraser University
Tel: 778-782-5529
Fax: 778-782-4900
E-mail: Christine Kurbis