Past Events

“Flipping” Courses & Teaching Online at Brown

Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning

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.

“Flipping” Courses & Teaching Online at Brown

200 Dyer Street, Room 101

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

Brown-RISD Hillel: The Glenn and Darcy Weiner Center, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

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.

Academic Job Search: International Career Pathways

Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning

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...

NSF CAREER Award Workshop

Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning

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.

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