Summaries from Professional Learning Sessions
Professional Learning Sessions
Summary Abstracts & Accompanying Presentation Files:
Please note that beginning in the Fall of 2017, notes will be taken for the majority of the sessions and sometimes will be recorded. Notes will be distributed to attendees of the sessions and recordings will be posted below.
We do encourage you to attend sessions but if you see an upcoming session that you are interested in but are unable to make it to the session, please email Laurie and she can send you a brief summary of the presentation.
FALL 2017
Infomation Security for Instructors - facilitated by Ian Thomson, IT: panopto session
Blackboard Ate My Homework - facilitated by Ian Thomson, IT: panopto session
FALL 2016
How to Keep Them Coming! Attendance Trends & Solutions
facilitated by Cathy Bruce & Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Education & Centre for Teaching and Learning
Notes from How to Keep Them Coming
Moving from Classroom Management to Student Engagement
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning & Education
Notes from Moving from Classroom Management to Student Engagement
Being the Best TA You Can Be
facilitated by Mike Jorgensen, Psychology
Notes from Being the Best TA You Can Be
The Problems & Opportunities of Project-based Learning
facilitated by Gail Johnson Morris, Business Administration
Notes from The Problems & Opportunities of Project-based Learning
Blended Learning and the Flipped Classroom
facilitated by Fergal O'Hagan, Psychology
Notes from Blended Learning and the Flipped Classroom
Tips and Tricks for Mastering BLACKBOARD: There is an Easier Way To Do It!
facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
Notes from Tips and Tricks for Mastering BLACKBOARD
Easing the Bumps: An Instructor's Role in Facilitating Student Success in Transitioning to University
facilitated by Andrew Vreugdenhil, Chemistry
Art of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Academy
facilitated by Shirley Ida Williams Nee Pheasant, Indigenous Studies
Notes from Art of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Academy
Art of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Academy
facilitated by David Newhouse, Indigenous Studies
Notes from Art of Indigenous Knowledge into the Academy
SafeTALK Workshop
facilitated by Kate MacIsaac, Student Affairs
Self-Regulation in a University Setting
facilitated by Brenda Smith-Chant, Psychology
Notes from Self-Regulation in a University Setting
How to Interpret Your Scantron Reports: Improving Multiple Choice Testing at Trent
facilitated by Aaron Slepkov, Physics
Notes from How to Interpret your Scantron Results
Undergraduate Experiential Learning: A History and How-To Guide
facilitated by Stephen Hill, School of the Environment
Notes from Undergraduate Experiential Learning: A History and How-to Guide
Course Design Renewal with Universal Instructional Practices
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Presentation from Course Design Renewal workshop
The Three-Minute Model to Developing Student Communication and Critical Thinking Skills
facilitated by Melanie Sedge, Champlain College & Erin Stewart Eves, Academic Skills
Notes from The Three-Minute Model
Dealing with Conflict in the Classroom
facilitated by Nona Robinson, AVP Students
Presentation from Dealing with Conflict in the Classroom
Handout from Dealing with Conflict in the Classroom
Art of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Classroom
facilitated by Dan Longboat, Indigenous Studies
Notes from Art of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into the Classroom
Tips and Tricks for Mastering BLACKBOARD: There is an easier way to do it!
facilitated by Ian Thomson, Information Technology
Notes from Tips and Tricks for Mastering BLACKBOARD
WINTER TERM- 2016
Concept Mapping: A Technique to promote Student Understanding
facilitated by Paul Elliott, School of Education and Professional Learning
Easing the Bumps: An Instructor's Role in Facilitating Student Success in Transitioning to University
facilitated by Andrew Vreugdenhil, Chemistry
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Student Learning
facilitated by Dan Longboat, Indigenous Studies
Blending Live Lectures and Online Seminars: Prospects and Issues
facilitated by Elaine Scharfe, Psychology & Stephen Katz, Sociology
SAS Accommodations: Inclusion in the Classroom - Advanced Topics
facilitated by Caleb Hunt & Catherine Munro, Student Accessibility Services
Blended Learning & the Flipped Classroom
facilitated by Fergal O'Hagan, Psychology
How to Incorporate Service Learning and Community Based Research into Undergraduate Courses
facilitated by Stephen Hill, Environmental Resource Studies
Innovative Assessment Practices: Online Learning Journals
facilitated by Geoff Navara, Psychology
FALL TERM- 2015
Designing and Delivering Courses with Wellbeing in Mind
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Psychology
Coaching and Supporting TAs: How To Bring Out Their Best
facilitated by Stephen Hill, Environmental Resource Studies
Summary Abstract
Teaching for Cultural Diversity
facilitated by Mike Allcott, Trent International Program
Teaching Sensitive or Controversial Topics
facilitated by Momin Rahman, Sociology
Moving from Classroom Management to Student Engagement
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Teaching Portfolios Part 1: Introduction to Collecting, Selecting and Reflecting
facilitated by Cathy Bruce, Education and Centre for Teaching and Learning, Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Psychology and Centre for Teaching and Learning
Powerpoint Presentation
Remote Learning Sessions with an Emphasis on Best Practices for Student Engagement
facilitated by Jeff Gardiner, Information Technology & Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Mental Health at Trent and Beyond: Undergraduate Research Presentation
facilitated by Adam Grearson, fourth year student and Jennifer Lund, Student Accessibility Services
The World of Teaching Awards
facilitated by Adam Guzkowski, Centre for Teaching and Learning
SafeTALK
facilitated by Kate McIsaac, Student Affairs
Teaching Sensitive Topics
facilitated by Byron Stoyles, Philosophy
Self-regulation for Faculty
facilitated by Brenda Smith-Chant, Psychology
The New Academic Integrity: Challenges and Processes
facilitated by Dana Capell, Academic Skills & Ian Thomson, Information Technology
Introduction to Teaching Portfolios
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Summary Abstract (taken from the first edition of this session in October)
The iPad as Assistive Technology
facilitated by Caleb Hunt, Student Accessibility Services
The Pod Model: Enhancing Learning through Blended-Format Peer-Driven Exercises
facilitated by Robyn Taylor, Psychology & Kateryna Keefer, Psychology
Teaching Sensitive & Controversial Topics
facilitated by Gillian Balfour, Sociology
Using VoiceThread to Create a Sense of Community in In-Person and Online Courses
facilitated by Lillian Chumbley, Trent Online
Supporting Students in Distress
facilitated by Nona Robinson and Kate MacIsaac, Student Affairs
High Tech / Low Tech Strategies for Student Engagement: What's Available?
facilitated by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Centre for Teaching and Learning and Ian Thomson, Information Technology