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August 9 Teaching & Learning Newsletter

Aug 12, 2019, 07:19 AM
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Announcements

Help still needed for Microteaching!

We can still use just a couple more volunteers to facilitate Microteaching recording sessions at the August Grad Academy. If you have any experience teaching at Illinois, you can help! CITL will train you, and the experience is usually fun. You get to learn a little bit about a lot of different topics! Please contact Lucas Anderson (lander23@illinois.edu) if you are interested.

Are you a TA who will be teaching in an iFLEX classroom?

We want to hear from you! A new CITL program designed to support TAs assigned toiFLEX interactive classroomswill explore a variety of easy teaching strategies, with and without technology, and the chance to earn a teaching certificate. All TAs who are assisting in, teaching in, or just interested in iFLEX classrooms are welcome to participate. Send a note toCITL-Learningspaces@mx.uillinois.eduand someone will contact you shortly.

Grad Hourly Position Available

If you are a grad student with qualitative research skills, experience with educational research and program evaluation, and the ability to work 5-10 hours per week, you may be interested in a position we have available.Please see this job description for more details. Contact Hyun Choi (hyunchoi@illinois.edu) with questions or to apply.

Experience Coursera for Illinois

Wish you knew a little more about Computer Science? Or Business? Or any number of other fields? Your illinois.edu email address grants you free access to non-credit Coursera courses created by Illinois faculty. Check it out atCoursera for Illinois.

CITL Events & Workshops

Workshops are done for the summer, but we'll be back this Fall with a new slate of offerings.

Teaching Tips

Rethinking Deadline and Late Penalty Policies...Again

Recurring discussions regarding the syllabus pertain to handling excuses, extension requests, and late work, because teachers regularly deal with those issues. Suggested remedies range from giving one-time grace to assuming deception as the norm. If you have been a teacher for any length of time, you already have some sort of policy and have maybe modified it more than once.With this article, I am providing a peek at how and why I morphed from a rigid to a more flexible deadline/late penalty policy and what I observed as a result.

Advice for the First Day of Class: Today We Will

The first day of class is critical. What happens on the first day, even in the first moments, sets the tone for the entire course. The impression you make will last the entire semester, and today’s students are not shy about sharing their opinions. Most students will make up their minds about the course and the instructor during that first class period.That is why you must use the first day, the first moments of class, to inspire confidence in your abilities and create a classroom atmosphere where the rules are clear; expectations are high; and yet students feel welcome, comfortable, and engaged.
 

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