Graduate Student Pedagogy Lunch and Learn Workshops
All Brandeis graduate students are invited to our monthly pedagogy workshops, which are hosted by the Office of Graduate Affairs and led by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Each Graduate Student Pedagogy Lunch and Learn Workshop will be held from 12:30 - 2pm, with lunch provided.
The Fall 2024 schedule of Graduate Student Pedagogy Lunch and Learn Workshops is listed below. Since we will be providing meals for each of these, please RSVP if you are planning to attend.
Fall 2024 Graduate Student Pedagogy Lunch and Learn Workshops
Student-Centered Course and Assignment Design Lunch and Learn Workshop
September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024Wednesday, Sept 25: 12:30 - 2pm
Location: Vershbow Computer Classroom (in Goldfarb Library, top floor)
How can we design courses to emphasize student learning? How can we design courses that transparently convey to students why we're teaching the course and what we hope that our students get out of taking the course? In this workshop, we'll discuss how to make courses and assignments authentic, engaging and meaningful, while providing students the scaffolding, guidance, and feedback necessary for student learning and success.
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Samuels
Active Learning Lunch and Learn Workshop
October 30, 2024
Wednesday, Oct 30: 12:30 - 2pmLocation: Vershbow Computer Classroom (in Goldfarb Library, top floor)
Research has shown that active learning significantly improves student learning, but how can we best incorporate it into our classes? In this workshop, we will discuss a variety of easy-to-implement active learning techniques from a variety of disciplines, and discuss how to apply some recent research about what makes active learning work best and how to get student buy-in.
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Samuels
Preparing Students for Success Lunch and Learn Workshop
November 8, 2023
November 20, 2024Wednesday, Nov 20: 12:30 - 2pm
Location: Vershbow Computer Classroom (in Goldfarb Library, top floor)
It can be easy to focus our attention on what students are learning and doing during class time, but how do we want them to study and make use of course and University resources outside of class time? In this journal club, we’ll discuss study strategies that have been proven to be most effective for student learning, and studies that investigate the impact faculty have had on their students by briefly explaining how to study effectively in their courses.
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Samuels