Teaching & Learning Workshops

These sessions are hosted by departments across the university and geared to help faculty with different aspects of teaching to enhance student learning and engagement.

Examples include offerings by the Pew FTLC, Educational Technology, University Libraries, among others. (If technology is included, there is an expectation that participants are already familiar with how to use the technology tools or will seek additional training from IT.) To find register as well as find workshop dates and times, go towww.gvsu.edu/seminar

Here is a selection of workshops from the fall 2010 schedule

• 21 Things for the 21st Century Learner
  There is a need for knowledge of 2.0 applications to function in the technological world of the 21st century. This workshop will cover a variety of applications that are available online, free and for use for professional and personal use. Based on the popular 21 Things for the 21st Century Learning, this is the workshop that will serve all faculty who want to know how more about how to use Web 2.0 in teaching.
• Finding Digital Media to Enhance Teaching and Learning
  Did you know that the library subscribes to resources that have audio and video streaming? Interested in learning how to locate television episodes, newscasts, documentaries or youtube videos that you can embed directly into Blackboard? In this hands-on workshop, you will be introduced to a variety of free and subscription resources that can be used to enhance your course content.
• Google like a Librarian
  Your students are using. You are using it. Why not get the most out of Google tools? This workshop will show you some advanced tips and tricks for getting the most precise results from your Google searches. We will show you how to use Google Docs to collaborate with colleagues and students. We’ll also cover the use of Google Scholar and Google Books for scholarly research. Workshop participants will benefit from learning more efficient and effective techniques for web searching and research, and from an increased understanding of the collaborative nature of many Google tools.
• Integrating Library Resources into Blackboard (drop-in services)
  Did you know that almost all the library’s online resources from e-books to course reserves to Library Guides, can be integrated directly into your Blackboard courses? Did you know that there are a variety of ways to promote information literacy with your liaison librarian without having to give up valuable class time? In this drop-in session, you’ll learn how to take advantage of the library resources both its people and collections for the benefits of your classes. Drop in for as little or as long as you need and work with a librarian and members from Educational Technology for a one-on-one session.
• Research Assignment Design Workshop
  Help your students write better research papers by giving them better assignments. Recent studies show that the many otherwise effective research assignment handouts don’t provide students with key guidance on how they should do their research. Assignments that provide that guidance can challenge students to critically engage with their research process and resist the temptations of plagiarism and “good enough.” We’ll focus on practical techniques with applications across the curriculum and share the University Libraries’ newResearch Guidance Rubric for Assignment Design.

In cooperation with the Educational Technology department, we will be offering a number of workshops for faculty:

• Using Google Like A Librarian (May 24)
• Integrating Library Resources Within Blackboard (May 25)
• Finding Digital Media to Enhance Teaching & Learning (May 27)

All workshops will be offered in Allendale and in Grand Rapids. For more information and to register for these workshops, please visit the GVSU Training & Workshops site. The aforementioned workshops can be found under the Teaching & Learning category.