CNDLS offers workshops for faculty and graduate students on new ways of teaching, integrating technology into teaching, and assessment of students and classroom practices.

Workshop Registration Information

Graduate students must register for workshops through our online registration system. Please follow the "Register" link below each workshop announcement. Please note, these workshops are listed in the registrar's system as non-credit courses. Regardless of the notice of a fee, you will not be charged for this workshop. If a particular workshop that you would like to attend is full, you must email cndls@georgetown.edu in order to be placed on the waitlist.

Faculty and staff should NOT register using the online system. Instead, to reserve a space in any upcoming workshop, please email Joselyn Schultz. Our workshops fill quickly; please email your request as early as possible.

PLEASE NOTE: Before registering for a workshop, be certain that you are able to attend the entire session.

In addition to workshops below, participants in the Apprenticeship in Teaching (AT) Program should also register for the required introductory session: Introduction to Teaching Resources.

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To receive notice of future workshops or for issues regarding workshop registration please email cndls@georgetown.edu.

Spring 2008 Schedule of Workshops:

Syllabus Design
(AT Program-Core)

In this workshop we will discuss the fundamental components of a good syllabus as well as organizational approaches to designing them. In light of these components and approaches, we will discuss best practices of syllabus design through past examples. Participants should bring a syllabus or ideas for a syllabus to the workshop to receive informal feedback from the group.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 10:15 AM - 12:05 PM (McShain Lounge) Instructors: John Rakestraw (CNDLS) & Chandra Manning (History)
Register for Syllabus Design workshop.

Assessment and Grading
(AT Program-Core)

In this workshop, we explore a variety of ways to understand what and how students are learning. Why wait until the end of the semester to find out that your students didn't 'get it'? We will introduce a number of techniques to use early in and midway through the semester to assess your students' true understanding of material. We will also discuss topics such as rubrics and taxonomies for easy and effective grading, and accounting for prior knowledge and possible misconceptions on the part of students.

Tuesday, January 29, 2:15 PM-4:05 PM (Lauinger 156)
Instructors: Mindy McWilliams (CNDLS) and Daryl Nardick (CNDLS)
Register for the January 29th Assessment and Grading workshop.

Monday, April 14, 10:15 AM-12:05 PM (Lauinger 540)
Instructors: Mindy McWilliams (CNDLS) and Daryl Nardick (CNDLS)
Register for the April 14th Assessment and Grading workshop.

Learning Styles

Both students and instructors have preferred ways of taking in and processing information. Research on learning styles has indicated that undergraduate students and university faculty often have different learning style preferences, suggesting that developing flexibility in our approaches to teaching and learning could benefit both students and professors. This workshop will introduce you to a variety of frameworks for assessing learning styles. We will discuss how an awareness of different learning styles can influence your teaching and increase your ability to reach a wider variety of students in your classes who learning preferences may differ from your own.

Thursday, February 7, 1:15 PM-3:05 PM (Lauinger 540)
Instructors: Barbara Craig (CNDLS) and Joselyn Schultz (CNDLS)
Register for Learning Styles workshop.

Effective Classroom Interaction
(AT Program-Core)

This workshop covers various types of classroom interaction including lecture, discussion, and other activities that can be used in both small and large classes. Possible additional topics include the use of online communication environments to enhance class interactions both in and outside the classroom.

Wednesday, February 13, 3:15 PM - 5:05 PM (Lauinger 156)
Instructors: Mindy McWilliams (CNDLS) & John Rakestraw (CNDLS)
Register for Feb. 13th Effective Classroom Interaction workshop.

Tuesday, April 8, 1:15 PM - 3:05 PM (Lauinger 540)
Instructors: Mindy McWilliams (CNDLS) & John Rakestraw (CNDLS)
Register for April 8th Effective Classroom Interaction workshop.

Community-Based Learning

Community-Based Learning is an instructional strategy that integrates classroom-based instruction with learning experiences that take place within the community. In this workshop, we will present some of the research behind community-based learning and discuss ways that the practice has been incorporated into courses from a variety of disciplines. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to work with others in the group to sketch some models of community-based learning courses specific to their own disciplines.

Wed., February 20, 10:15 AM - 12:05 PM (Lauinger 540)
Instructor: Heather Voke (CNDLS & Philosophy)
Register for Community-Based Learning workshop.

The Teaching Portfolio
(AT Program-Core)

When beginning the job search, applicants for teaching positions are often asked to provide a teaching portfolio, a philosophy statement or some other documentation from their teaching experience. How do you best demonstrate the depth and scope of your teaching skills and experiences? In this workshop, we will examine and discuss how you might document and reflect on the knowledge and skills gained from your teaching experience through developing a professional teaching portfolio. We will illustrate the iterative and continuing nature of portfolio construction. Participants will leave the workshop with a template for building their own teaching portfolios, as well as examples to support them in writing their own teaching philosophy statement.

Tuesday, March 11, 10:15 AM - 12:05 PM (Lauinger 540)
Instructors: John Rakestraw (CNDLS) & Joselyn Schultz (CNDLS)
Register for the Teaching Portfolio workshop.

Student Engagement and New Media Technologies

In this workshop, we will explore various ways to encourage your students to engage with you, with their own work, with each other, and with the material of the course. We will discuss the role that different web and social networking technologies can play in the learning process, including blogs, wikis, and ePortfolios. Of particular interest will be the function of writing and composition in multimodal technologies.

Wednesday, March 19, 2:15 PM - 4:05 PM (Lauinger 156)
Instructors: Eddie Maloney (CNDLS)
Register for Student Engagement & New Media workshop.

"Did you say what I think you said!?" Facilitating Discussion on Challenging Topics

Instructors are often hesitant to introduce topics like racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism in the classroom because their training has not prepared them to handle the issues and exchanges that may result. This interactive workshop will provide participants an opportunity to share stories about when discussions about these topics took an unexpected turn they were unprepared to handle, then to share ideas about how to address these circumstances in the future.

Thursday, March 27, 2:15 PM - 4:05 PM (Lauinger 540)
Instructors: Barbara Craig (CNDLS) and Joselyn Schultz (CNDLS)
Register for Discussing Challenging Topics workshop.