Professional Learning Events
See below for our updated Winter 2020 Offerings!
The CTL will be releasing an updated Schedule either shortly before or after the holiday break. Please note that all of the dates below are tentative ad subject to change.
This year, the Centre for Teaching and Learning is offering a new series of Professional Development events:
- Growth and Goals Sessions for Faculty and Instructors
- One Change Challenge Lunch and Learns
- First-Year Teaching Caucus
- Teaching Refresher & Design Workshop
- Panel Discussions
- Trent Online Sessions for Online Faculty/Instructors
If you have any ideas for programming you would like to see the CTL offer, let us know by emailing teaching@trentu.ca. If you have specific questions relating to online teaching, please reach out to online@trentu.ca.
Further, if you would like to attend any of our sessions remotely via Zoom Conferencing, please let us know by email to teaching@trentu.ca.
Growth and Goals Sessions for Faculty and Instructors
In collaboration with the University of Ottawa, we are offering a professional development opportunity for faculty and instructors to learn how to incorporate the Growth and Goals Module Program into their courses.
The Growth and Goals module program was generated from a SSHRC funded study at the University of Ottawa by Dr. Alison Flynn and her research team. The module is specifically designed for students and is structured as a plug-in for faculty to add to their course through Blackboard. Students can learn about self-regulated learning (SRL), growth mindset, and metacognition in post-secondary education.
For an overview of the program see this video created by Dr. Alison Flynn's team.
Winter 2020
Friday, January 17th, 2020 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Deborah Berrill Design Studio, Bata Library (BL 206)
Facilitators: Fergal O'Hagen, Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
One Change Challenge Lunch and Learn
One Change Challenge lunch and learn sessions aim to bring new to the CTL faculty into our PD suite of offerings. Here we will ask One Change Challengers to come and host an informal lunch and learn session that highlights their teaching change so others can ask questions and hear more about their work. The goal of these sessions is to provide a casual and informal space for sharing and exploring new ideas.
All offerings will take place from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the Deborah Berrill Design Studio in Bata Library (BL 206) on the dates listed below.
Pre-registration is not required for these events.
Winter 2020 Offerings
Lunch and Learn with Kevin Peters
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Focus: Collaborative Test Taking
Lunch and Learn with Aaron Slepkov and Wesly Burr
Monday, March 2, 2020
Focus: Test Taking in the Sciences
Lunch and Learn with Elizabeth McCrillis
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Focus: The Challenges and Benefits of Conducting Pedagogical Research
First-Year Teaching Caucus
Calling ALL faculty, instructors, and staff who teach First-Year courses. Please come and share with your colleagues your experiences, challenges and successes in teaching first-year courses.
Soup will be provided!
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Bata Library Deborah Berrill Design Studio Room 206
Teaching Refresher & Design Workshop
Please join us for a morning of learning and sharing. We will be reviewing current trends and innovations for the classroom that focus on student engagement, Open Educational Resources, Experiential Learning Opportunities and Student Health and Wellness.
Monday, February 24, 2020 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bata Library Deborah Berrill Design Studio Room 206
Panel Discussions
Each year the CTL will be hosting a series of Teaching and Learning panel discussions.
Universal Instructional Design
Moderator: Cathy Bruce, Dean of Education, Teaching and Learning at Trent University
Panellists: Jennifer Lund, Barbara Wall*, Catherine Thibeault*, & Ann-Mary Celestini* (*2019 Wickerson Award Recipients)
Focus: This panel discussion will explore strategies for incorporating the principles of universal design for learning in course offerings at Trent. Receptions of the Wickerson Foundation Fund will share their experiences in re-designing high enrollment first-year courses with the goal of generating discussion about innovate new ideas and how they can apply to all teaching and learning happening at Trent.
Monday, February 24, 2020 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Bata Library, Deborah Berrill Design Studio Room 206
Trent Online Sessions for Online Faculty/Instructors
Trent Online offers a variety of workshops and clinics that will help Trent faculty and instructors become acquainted with teaching in an online setting.
*Winter 2020 schedule TBD*