Please join us at any of the following Learn@Lunch sessions where we learn about strategies and work our colleagues are doing to support student learning!
To register for any of the sessions, click here: Learn@Lunch Registration (emails with links will follow)
Incorporating Cognitive Science Strategies to Support Learning: Spaced Repetition & Retrieval Practice with L. Zawilinski
Sept. 18, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (virtual)
Join us as we delve into our first session on cognitive, learning strategies. This workshop will concentrate on spaced repetition and retrieval practice, two evidence-based strategies proven to enhance long-term retention and understanding. Learn how to seamlessly integrate these strategies into your curriculum, whether as homework assignments or interactive class activities. We will also examine how GenAI can help design these. Don't miss this opportunity to enrich your instructional skills and foster a more effective learning environment.
How to Teach with Relaxed Productivity—3 Easy Meditation Techniques to Shift Out of Overwhelm with B. Kozlowski
Oct. 14, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (virtual)
Are you affected by the culture of stress pervasive in our world? Whether it’s pings from your devices, the demands of your job, or political divisiveness, there never seems to be enough stillness. It impacts your work, your health, and your students. Instead of simply pushing through the challenges, you can adopt a more relaxed approach to managing your energy, enhancing your teaching and quality of life. Join Berni Kozlowski to learn three easy relaxation techniques to help you and your students face the pace with greater grace and composure.
With a master's degree in biology and 26 years teaching Biology and Chemistry, Kozlowski brings a research-based Western approach to relaxation techniques that is accessible and that doesn’t involve sitting cross-legged on the floor. A professional meditation coach, she specializes in teacher and student wellness and is passionate about helping people shift out of the perpetual cycle of stress. Check out her past events to get an idea of the scope of her work. She is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Learning from Role Play Scenarios Using ChatGPT with EB Caron & N. Segool
Oct. 23, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (virtual)
Learn about our experiences having students role-play professional-client interactions using ChatGPT. Specifically, we’ve designed assignments for Psychology undergraduate and masters students in which students prompt ChatGPT to role-play clients, practice specific therapeutic skills in the subsequent conversations, and then reflect on their skill use. We will share successes, challenges, and tips. We hope to have time for you to brainstorm applications for your own course material and try out a prompt that you could use in one of your classes.
Teaching at a Round Table: An Introduction to Workshop Practice as a Course Structuring Principle w/ B. Grossberg
Nov. 15, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., in the Creative Technologies Center (Lower level, Library)
Join us for this in-person session (lunch provided)!
This session will discuss the principles of workshop practice and explore how it can be used as a central feature of learning in a range of courses, with the goal of sharpening students’ critical thinking skills and encouraging them to take ownership of their intellectual products.
Benjamin S. Grossberg is the author of four books of poetry, including My Husband Would (University of Tampa Press, 2020), winner of the 2021 Connecticut Book Award, and Sweet Core Orchard (University of Tampa Press, 2009), winner of a Lambda Literary Award. He also wrote the novel, The Spring before Obergefell (University of Nebraska Press, 2024) selected by Percival Everett for the 2023 AWP Award Series James Alan McPherson Prize. His poems have appeared widely, including in The Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. Ben is Director of Creative Writing at the University of Hartford.
Incorporating Cognitive Science Strategies to Support Learning: Elaboration & Dual Coding with L. Zawilinski
Dec. 2, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (virtual)
Join us as we delve into our second session on cognitive, learning strategies. This workshop will concentrate on elaboration and dual coding, two evidence-based strategies proven to enhance long-term retention and understanding. Learn how to seamlessly integrate these strategies into your curriculum, whether as homework assignments or interactive class activities. We will also examine how GenAI can help design these. Don't miss this opportunity to enrich your instructional skills and foster a more effective learning environment.