Rhetorical Practice: Teaching as Persuasive Communication. Open only to registered participants.

Case studies engage students and promote their interest in the subject through an inquiry-based approach to learning. Case-based learning also allows students to practice problem solving skills. Come to this workshop to learn how to create and teach with case studies. We will discuss what makes a good case study, how to promote group work, and what learning outcomes are possible. RSVP at sheridan.brown.edu.

What roles do genders play in teaching and learning in your classroom? Gail Cohee (Gender & Sexuality Studies, Director of Sarah Doyle Women’s Center) will lead a brown-bag discussion on how gender can affect your classroom dynamics and how this can influence your role as a teacher and a mentor to students. She will also explore the changing roles and perspectives on gender among students today. RSVP at sheridan.brown.edu to reserve a place.

Society suffers when scientists and engineers keep away from policy debates, but their language of scholarly discourse can be ineffective in communicating with the public. Learn ways to approach this problem in a discussion led by Cornelia Dean, a science writer and former science editor of The NY Times, and author of Am I Making Myself Clear?, a guide for researchers. RSVP for this brown-bag discussion for faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at sheridan.brown.edu.

Teachers are primarily communicators, and reflection on rhetorical practices promotes better engagement and communication with students. Lindsay Goss (Theatre Arts and Performance Studies) will introduce techniques to help improve your classroom communication.

Teachers are primarily communicators, and reflection on rhetorical practices promotes better engagement and communication with students. Lindsay Goss (Theatre Arts and Performance Studies) will introduce techniques to help improve your classroom communication.

Syllabus Construction. Open only to registered participants.

Practice Presentations. Open only to registered participants.

The mentoring and advising of undergraduates is central to our role as teachers and researchers. Come to this brown bag discussion, led by Jan Tullis (Geology) to share experiences and concerns in supporting undergraduates as they navigate their academic courses, select concentrations, and find appropriate research experiences and transition to life after Brown. Bring a brown-bag lunch. RSVP at sheridan.brown.edu.

Join us at the Sheridan Center to hear guest faculty from various institutions share their experiences as a faculty member, and their career paths that led to their academic positions. Christine Shepardson is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee. She is the winner of a 2009-2010 ACLS Fellowship, a 2008 NEH Summer Stipend, and a 2008 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society. Register at sheridan.brown.edu.

Interviews. Open only to registered participants

Grading and Evaluation: Measuring Your Students' Learning. Open only to registered participants.

Professors Luther Spoehr (Education) and Maureen Sigler (Insight Education Group) will discuss the goals of assessment and the role of assessment in student learning. This lecture will cover the importance of setting clear standards for grading, and the development of rubrics and other assessment techniques.

Assignments & Assessments. Open only to registered participants.