Winter 2002

Beginnings: Insights, Tools And Strategies For New Teachers

The Teaching Effectiveness Program is offering a 4 day teacher training for beginning instructors. This training may also be done as a one day intensive. Additional one day trainings will be held at the end of teach term. Please contact Tim McMahon to register.

This training will be offered each term on the following dates: March 16, June 8. All rooms are TBA.

Topics covered include:

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Large Class Teaching
TEP will offer a one day training for instructors who teach large classes. Please register with Tim McMahon. This training will address major issues large class teachers face, provide resources for effective teaching strategies and techniques in large class teaching. Topics include:

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Exploring Blackboard's Assessment Features

This two-part workshop, offered January 30th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., will focus on using Blackboard's built in assessment features:

Presentation/Discussion
The first part of this workshop, (1:00-2:30), will focus around a discussion of these assessment features, the benefits of using them and some things you might consider. We will also discuss how these tools are being used on campus and develop and share ideas on how you might use them in your classes.

Lab
The second part of this workshop. (2:30-4:00), will offer participants a hands-on opportunity to work these features into their existing coursesites. NOTE: Participants in the hands-on lab will need to request a coursesite no later than January 23rd. The following handout will provide step-by-step instructions for this:

This training will be held in the ITC, 267B of the Knight Library. The presentation is open to everyone. The lab is only open to those who attend the presentation. Please indicate whether you are attending the presentation only, or the presentation/lab.

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Exploring Blackboard Communication Features

This two-part workshop, offered February 20th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., will focus on using Blackboard's built in communication features:

Presentation/Discussion
The first part of this workshop, (1:00-2:30), will focus around a discussion of these assessment features, the benefits of using them and some things you might consider. We will also discuss how these tools are being used on campus and develop and share ideas on how you might use them in your classes.

Lab
The second part of this workshop. (2:30-4:00), will offer participants a hands-on opportunity to work these features into their existing coursesites. NOTE: Participants in the hands-on lab will need to request a coursesite no later than February 13th. The following handout will provide step-by-step instructions for this:

This training will be held in the ITC, 267B of the Knight Library. The presentation is open to everyone. The lab is only open to those who attend the presentation. Please indicate whether you are attending the presentation only, or the presentation/lab.

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Today's College Students Workshop Series
Students who are members of underrepresented groups face unique challenges on university campuses. This series of workshops will feature representatives of various student populations talking about their experiences at the University of Oregon. Come to listen, ask questions, and engage in dialogue.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students

The prejudices faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in the classroom and in their daily lives are deep-seated and often hostile. Assumptions made by instructors and peers can combine to make the classroom a less than inviting place. Increase your awareness and knowledge as representatives of these student populations share stories about their experiences at the University of Oregon.

This workshop will be offered twice. Come Wednesday, January 16 from 3:00-4:30 or Thursday, January 17 from 2:30-4:00, both in Media Services Studio D.

Women Students

When one thinks about the experience of women students at the University of Oregon, a number of questions come to mind. What is the campus climate like for them? Is it generally "chilly" or welcoming? Do they feel visible or invisible in the classroom? What stereotypes have they encountered from their instructors and classmates? Do they feel heard during class discussions? Join us for these workshops and hear women students discuss these and other questions.

This workshop will be offered twice. Come Wednesday, January 23 from 3:00-4:30 or Thursday, January 24 from 2:30-4:00, both in Media Services Studio D.

Nontraditional Students

Nontraditional students must overcome many unique challenges in order to be successful. In addition to the academic pressures involved in returning to the classroom, they are often juggling work and family responsibilities that compete with school for their time and attention. Add classmates and instructors who may or may not be supportive and you've described the hectic lives of many nontraditional students. Come hear their stories as a group of nontraditional undergraduates describe their experiences at the University of Oregon.

This workshop will be offered twice. Come Wednesday, February 13 from 3:00-4:30 or Thursday, February 14 from 2:30-4:00, both in Media Services Studio D.

Students of Color

Being students of color on a predominantly white campus located in a very white state can be challenging and isolating--in and out of the classroom. Stereotypes and racism, both overt and covert, do exist on college campuses and the University of Oregon is no exception. At these workshops students of color will discuss the university environment, describe classroom experiences they have encountered, and share stories about their lives.

This workshop will be offered twice. Come Wednesday, February 20 from 3:00-4:30 or Thursday, February 21 from 2:30-4:00, both in Media Services Studio D.

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 Using Excel for Gradebook Management

Excel is a common spreadsheet program that you can use to manage your gradebook. In this module, we will take you step-by-step through some of the functions instructors can use to ease the hassle of managing grades in large classes. We will show you how to download your gradebook from the web as well as some basic design and layout techniques. We will demonstrate formulas to automatically add point totals, average a group of assignments and weight and add those averages. You will learn to automatically chose the top grade from a group of assignments, drop the lowest score and replace specific information with new information. You will learn how to use the sorting functions to quickly isolate students by score that may need extra assistance and how to save your gradesheets as HTML for posting to your course web page or Blackboard site.

This 2 hour training will be offered March 28th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It will be held in the ITC, 267B of the Knight Library.

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Tech Bytes

Hungry for a taste of technology but don't want to bite off more than you can chew? Attend a tech byte and curb that appetite! Each one hour workshop will focus on introducing you to a specific technology, without an overwhelming time commitment. Further exploration can then take place through a Technology House Call. Tech Bytes will be held from 12:00-1:00 in 64 PLC. A schedule of dates and topics is as follows:

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Learning Computer Basics

This series is designed to offer a practical approach to learning some computer fundamentals. Learning Computer Basics will be held from 3:00-4:00 in 64 PLC. A schedule of dates and topics is as follows:

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Contact Us:
Email: tep@uoregon.edu, Phone: 541-346-2177 Fax: 541-346-2184
Teaching Effectiveness Program, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Oregon.
Last Modified: 01/27/11