UBclicks: introduction

Get up and running with Clickers (Classroom Response Systems). This session is an introduction to the TurningPoint XR Clickers, the recommended standard adopted by UB. You will gain a basic understanding of the TurningPoint software and its hardware components. By the end of this session, you will be ready to use Clickers confidently in your classes.

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UBclicks: advanced

Expand your TurningPoint XR Clicker knowledge beyond a basic user. Learn how to enhance your presentation and take full advantage of TurningPoint’s numerous capabilities. Instructors will explore the many advanced features, including proper implementation to maximize effectiveness.

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Carol Tutzauer //The little shop of course design horrors

Avoiding major pitfalls in course design can often be as simple as re-focusing on what students should achieve rather than the material to be covered over the course of the semester. Discover how to make expectations clear, maintain high standards, engage students in their own learning process, and ensure that students accomplish what is critical.

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Denise Krause, Susan Green, Maria Picone //Pulling it together: developing lesson plans for university students

Thoughtful and systematic lesson planning offers opportunities for improving teaching effectiveness based on the unique characteristics of the learning environment and the needs of learners.

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Kelly Ahuna and Christine Gray Tinnesz //Developing autonomous learners: helping students succeed in college

The transition from high school to college can be overwhelming for many students as they navigate a culture in which their success is wholly reliant upon their own motivation and effort. By addressing determined strategies and techniques students need to master for college success, this presentation will provide insights faculty can use to facilitate the learning process for students. Once we know what students need to do to be autonomous, how can instructors assist in that process? Through presentation and interaction, this program will generate ideas to help faculty ensure that their students are indeed learning course content.

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Dr. Lawrence Shulman //The skills and dynamics of teaching: addressing the hidden group in the classroom

The underlying assumption that the class group can serve to either enhance learning or create obstacles to learning. Through presentation, discussion and analysis of examples presented by participants the workshop will explore the following issues:

* Students who directly or indirectly challenge the instructor’s competency or complain about assignments and grading
* How to create a class culture in which “hot button” issues, such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation, abortion, religion, etc. can be discussed in a mutually respectful manner, freeing students to say what they think and feel rather than what they think they are expected to say
* How to deal with inter-ethnic issues (i.e., white teacher with students of color) and intra-ethnic issues (i.e., Gay teacher and a Gay student)

Ruth Berry, Randy Borst, and Beth Tauke // Multidimensional instruction strategies to improve your teaching

Nonstandard learners (some of whom have disabilities) can unintentionally be limited through standard teaching practices and course procedures. This presentation will explore and give examples of several advanced teaching practices through the concept of multidimensionality, the seven principles of universal design, and accessibility of online learning.

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