Past Events
“Flipping” Courses & Teaching Online at Brown
Two sessions: 8:30-10am, 5/1 (200 Dyer) & 5/4 (96 Waterman) The Sheridan Center & the School of Professional Studies (SPS) welcome Brown faculty to attend an information session about online and “flipped” courses. The SPS Online team will provide an overview of what it’s like to design, develop and facilitate an online class with Brown SPS. The Sheridan Center will introduce “flipped” courses, which allow students to gain exposure to new material before class and to engage in deeper processing during class.
Information Session: “Flipping” Your Course and Teaching Online
“Flipping” Courses & Teaching Online at Brown
Two sessions: 8:30-10am, 5/1 (200 Dyer) & 5/4 (96 Waterman) The Sheridan Center & the School of Professional Studies (SPS) welcome Brown faculty to attend an information session about online and “flipped” courses. The SPS Online team will provide an overview of what it’s like to design, develop and facilitate an online class with Brown SPS. The Sheridan Center will introduce “flipped” courses, which allow students to gain exposure to new material before class and to engage in deeper processing during class.
Teaching enjoyably: liberating yourself from unnecessary constraints
Amy Cheng Vollmer has been teaching biology in a small liberal arts college setting for 30 years. She has three major points/pieces of advice to share – that are not discipline specific. Putting the focus on the audience, not being a slave to the syllabus and giving up control can be liberating and will allow you to play to your strengths.
Informal Science Communication Workshop
JUNIOR FACULTY ROUNDTABLE: Preparing for Annual Reviews
Academic Job Search: International Career Pathways
Join us for an interactive Skype panel featuring former Brown graduate students who have successfully landed international careers (Germany and Canada). Hear about strategies, experiences, and lessons learned. Register at https://sheridan-center.appshosting.com/pma/apex/f?p=210:76:0::NO::P76_E...
Certificate IV: The Teaching Consultant Program, Session 4
Open only to registered participants.
Classroom Strategies for Working with English Language Learners
Certificate III: The Professional Development Seminar, Session 7
The Significance of Your Research - Final Presentations. Open only to registered participants
Certificate II: The Course Design Seminar - Principles + Practice, Session 7
Classroom Communication. Open only to registered participants.
Certificate III: The Professional Development Seminar, Session 6b
The Significance of Your Research - Practice Presentations. Open only to registered participants.
Why do we read the same text differently?
Certificate III: The Professional Development Seminar, Session 6a
The Significance of Your Research - Practice Presentations. Open only to registered participants.
NSF CAREER Award Workshop
Are you applying for an NSF CAREER Award? Successful CAREER proposals are expected to demonstrate creative and effective integration of research and education plans. In this workshop for junior faculty in science, engineering & mathematics, recent CAREER awardees will discuss how to plan a proposal, and OVPR, the Science Center and the Sheridan Center, will present resources on effective integration of research, teaching & outreach for writing an education plan. Please RSVP by Friday, March 6th to reserve a place at this catered lunch.
Learning Success Workshop for Undergraduates
Certificate I: Workshop #5
Check canvas for room assignments. Open only to registered participants.