Launch your teaching journey at UMaine with confidence, connection, and community. This welcoming, semester-long program is designed specifically for recently hired faculty who are new to teaching at UMaine. Together, we’ll explore our students, institutional policies, and the foundational practices of effective teaching. You’ll engage with real classroom scenarios, build a personalized teaching development plan, […]
Planning and facilitating constructive dialogue in classrooms seems more important than ever, though it involves both course design elements as well as facilitation techniques. In this overview, we will review key elements and steps involved in facilitating constructive dialogue in your classes, as well as explore reasons students might resist engagement. Faculty interested in practicing […]