The Faculty Development Team would like to invite you to join us for the wrap up of the May and June portion of Teaching and Learning Academy 2015 as we host third-time visiting scholar Maryellen Weimer on Thursday, June 25 at 9:00 am at the Trafalgar Campus in Room J102.
Maryellen will be presenting ‘Keep the Spirit of Reflective Practice in your Teaching’. Here is a brief description of what the session will explore:
Teaching is a demanding profession. One class finishes up and there is the next one to prepare. The focus is on details: PowerPoint slides to assemble, content to update, exam questions to select, papers to grade, feedback to offer in class, online and individually. Teaching leaves little time for reflection and time to ask questions like not what am I doing tomorrow or next time I teach that class, but why? Why am I doing it this way? What is the educational rationale that justifies this approach? Teaching can quickly become old and tired unless teachers take time to step back and look at how their practice is defining teaching and learning. It is critical reflection, not a fault finding critique that erodes confidence, but a mindful analysis that refreshes, re-energizes and keeps teaching alive and well.
During this interaction session, we will explore why and how reflection contributes to instructional growth.
Please register for this session through PD Place https://sheridan.pdplace.com session ID #115.