2007 Graduate Student Colloquium
Communication: The Foundation of Teaching Excellence
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Welch Hall

Program-at-a-Glance

Updated August 1, 2007

Saturday, September 15
8:00	Registration and continental breakfast
8:45	Welcome and introduction
9:00	The GSI perspective & experience
10:00	Break
10:10	Concurrent sessions: (choose one of these two) How to create goals for lessons that foster deeper thinking and greater learning Engaging the millennial generation: Problem-based learning as a tool for effective classroom discussion
11:10	Break
11:20	Concurrent sessions: (choose one of these two) Personal narratives promote critical thinking: Creating lessons that link students' stories to subject matter Watch, discuss, communicate—Crafting discussions and critical thinking with the help of a TV show
12:20	Lunch
1:00	Concurrent sessions: (choose one of these two) How I successfully engaged students in a required, lower-division course Experiencing dynamic communication
2:00	Break
2:15	Academic centers of attention
3:15	Closing: Recap, ASPECTS, Evaluations