UCTFD Conference: "Juggling It All: Teaching, Practice and Research"
Conference agenda can be found here.
Speaker and workshop leader biographies can be found here.
The conference evaluation form can be found here.
Keynote
Cassandra Volpe Horii, Associate Director, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University will present a keynote lecture entitled "Insights on Teaching from the Research on Student Learning"
Background information can be found in this article.
A copy of her presentation can be found here.
Workshop #1A: Unblocking the Bottlenecks: How to Teach the Toughest Parts of Your Discipline Cassandra Volpe Horii, Associate Director, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
The handout for this workshop can be found here.
Further Reading:
New Directions for Teaching and Learning Volume 2004 Issue 98 , Pages 1 - 110 (Summer 2004). Special
Issue: Decoding the Disciplines: Helping Students Learn Disciplinary Ways of Thinking Issue Edited by David Pace, Joan Middendor
Workshop #1B: The Use of iClickers to Promote Active and Deep Learning in the Classroom Ralph Aarons, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Problem-based Learning Program, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Office of Educational Affairs
Information for this workshop can be found here.
Workshop #1C: Managing the Teaching, Research Juggle Sawkat Anwer, Professor, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Associate Dean for Research, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Laura Liscum, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology, Director of the Cellular and Molecular Physiology Program, Tufts University School of Medicine Chris Rogers, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Director, Center for Engineering Education Outreach, Tufts University School of Arts, Sciences & Engineering John Rush, D.V.M., Professor, Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Workshop #2A: Tools of the Trade: Innovative Faculty Use of Technology, Tufts faculty and staff will showcase how they have used technology in their jobs to address a range of issues. This workshop will be facilitated by Gina Siesing, Ph.D., Associate Director for Educational Technology, UIT.
Information for this work shop can be found here.
