The following workshops are designed to be practical explanation of the topics with a “how to do it on Monday morning” focus. The material covered is a summary of the best practices and research findings of the topic.

• Developing an Effective Course Syllabus (1 hour)

• Developing Effective Course Lesson Plans (1 hour)

• Developing a Fair and Effective Course and Grading System (3 hours)

• How to Design a College Course-Developing a Semester Long Plan (1 hour)

• How to be an Effective Lecturer (1 hour)

• How to Teach Large Lecture Courses (1 hour)

• How to Facilitate Classroom Discussions (2 hours)

• How to Facilitate Small Group Discussions (2 hours)

• Using Problem Based Learning Techniques*, Introduction (3 hours)

• Using Case Based Learning Techniques*, Introduction (2 hours)

• Teaching for Learning Transfer (1 hour)

• Developing Meta-cognition Skills in College Students (1 hour)

• Asking and Writing Great Questions (1 hour)

• The Impact of Gender, Race and Ethnicity on College Learning (2 hours)

• Teaching Styles and Student Learning Styles (1 hour)

• Teaching to Improve Students’ Recall, Current Research on Memory (2 hours)

• Current Research on the Brain and Learning (2 hours)

• Understanding the Cognitive Development of College Students (2 hours)

• Understanding the Social and Emotional Development of College Students (2 hours)

• Teaching Critical Thinking Skills*, Introduction (2 hours)

• A Brief Look and Learning Disabilities--Laws, Services and Recognizing LD Indicators (1 hour)

• Teaching the Adult Learner (1 hour)

• How to Help Students Develop Better Study Habits (2 hours)

• How to Help Students to Read their Content Textbooks more Effectively and Efficiently (1 hour)

• How to Conduct Informal Classroom Assessment (1 hour)

• Integrating Learning How to Learn Skills and Strategies into Teaching (3 hours)

• Dealing Effectively with Classroom Disruption and Misbehavior (2 hours)

• Writing Fair and Effective Tests*, Short Course (2-6 hours)

• Motivating Students to Learn (2 hours)

• Helping Students Develop Time Management Skills (1 hour)

• How to Develop a New Faculty Orientation Program (1.5 hours)

• How to Develop a Comprehensive Supplemental Learning Program (2-10 hours)

• Dealing with Plagiarism, Academic Misconduct and Copyright Laws (2 hours)

• Using Humor in the Classroom (2-3 hours)

• Building Community in the Classroom (2 hours)

• Relationship Driven Teaching (2 hours)

• Learner Centered Teaching*, Introduction (2 hours)

• One-to-One Teacher Assistance

• Teaching Evaluation-Confidential

• SGID-Confidential

• Teacher Video Evaluation-Confidential

• Adjunct Faculty Training—On and Off Campus

• Faculty Learning Community

• Faculty Book Discussion Group

• Topics in Teaching Groups

• Rethinking Teaching in Higher Education—5 day course

The workshops with varying lengths of time (example 2-4 hours) can be offered as overviews (shorter length of time) or as more thorough discussions with application methods of the topic, requiring a longer time period.

*Some topics ( those with *) can be offered as complete courses where faculty have time to practice skills and develop new material—these would last up to 30 hours.