Workshops
Appreciation is defined as 'recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.' Do you know how to effectively appreciate your coworkers in ways meaningful to them?
Students raising their own children while pursuing an education are a rapidly growing demographic across the nation’s higher ed. landscape. This training offers an overview of national and KSU data, population needs, initiatives for support, and ways you can make a difference in your work/classroom.
In this interactive workshop, Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellow Dr. Jennifer Taber, will lead us through her research on what graduate seminars are and do, why they are important and how we teach them. She will share both faculty and graduate student perspectives on graduate seminars. Attendees will be invited to share their own insights on teaching and learning in graduate seminars in this facilitated conversation.
Lunch is provided for those who register.
Dr. Taber's workshop centered on Graduate Teaching Pedagogies will be held Tuesday October 11, 2022. 12:00 - 1:30pm in the Design Innovation Hub 250.
The objectives of the working lunch were for instructors to be able to define and describe key elements of metacognition, identify strategies for helping students' development (planning, monitoring and evaluating), and adapt instructional materials for their own class context to engage students in metacognitive development.
Have you ever wanted to help your students become more effective/skillful learners? Whether it is a minute question or a more in-depth exercise, metacognitive strategies can help transform student learning. These strategies can help students go from “but I studied for so long” to passing an exam, while improving their reasoning skills and becoming more confident in their ability to solve problems. This interactive workshop will go beyond the basics of “what is” metacognition and will provide you with concrete strategies you can embed in your courses.
To view the resources shared during the workshop, make sure you are using your KSU email address when accessing the google drive folder.
The google drive folder has the following resources:
- Slides from the workshop (with links to academic success center, learning modules, teaching tools)
- Pictures of the post-it notes about learning working tables made
- Workshop handout
- GAMES and MAI (surveys)
- Saundra McGuires study cycle
- Dunlosky article on effective learning techniques
- Tanner article on student metacognition
Drs. Josh Stacher, Gina Zavota and Mary Ann Raghanti are teaming up with the Center for Teaching Learning for a Working Lunch.
Have you noticed students might sometimes be checked out? Are you concerned about the lack of student focus and wondering what might work to help them regain concentration? Research indicates that incorporating mindfulness activities can offset the constant distractions of multitasking, multimedia culture, and anxiety concerns. Come join us and our colleagues, Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti, Dr. Gina Zavota, and Dr. Joshua Stacher to learn about practical, applied approaches to utilizing mindfulness in classrooms combined with evidence-based research on the impacts of mindfulness on our students. Additionally, participants are invited to attend a free virtual Koru Mindfulness class offered four times and facilitated by Dr. Raghanti (Wednesdays 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, & 12/14 from 12-1:15pm, register for these classes at: https://student.korumindfulness.org/course-detail.html?course_id=6932).
Visit the Information Technology Welcome Tents to get help with your tech and chat about all the services IT offers to help you be successful at Kent State! Visit our Technology Guidebook at https://techguide.kent.edu
Visit the Information Technology Welcome Tents to get help with your tech and chat about all the services IT offers to help you be successful at Kent State! Visit our Technology Guidebook at https://techguide.kent.edu
Join Kent Interhall Council and Fraternity and Sorority Life for an afternoon of inflatables, food, prizes, and more! Also learn more about how to get involved with these amazing student organizations.
Stop by the CARES Center to meet the team, enjoy a treat and to get entered for a chance to win a CARES Center prize pack! Follow @kentstatecares on Instagram for more information about the CARES Center and the event.
Kent State University has partnered with Haymaker Farmers' Market to bring a farmers’ market to the Kent campus. The Kent State Farmers' Market provides students with opportunities to learn about the local farming community, select fresh produce and connect with the broader Kent community.
