Learning in the landscape: Teaching and learning at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge
CITL - 1st Floor of Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono
FOR NEW TAs! Teaching Tips and Techniques (TTT)
CITL - 1st Floor of Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, OronoWeek of Events
Monday, October 10, 2022
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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October 11, 2022 -New Faculty Community of Practice on Teaching at UMaine
New Faculty Community of Practice on Teaching at UMaine
Hybrid (In-person or virtual) Together, explore and learn about UMaine’s students, policies, and develop a strong foundation of teaching skills through the exploration of case studies and actual scenarios from the classroom. In parallel we will work on developing your teaching development plan to help guide your teaching goals at UMaine. A great way to meet […]
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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October 12, 2022 -Politics in our classrooms
Politics in our classrooms
In-person program at Fernald Hall With the approaching November elections, conversations will likely arise in your classrooms centered around politics, political views, or politicized topics. When and how should faculty navigate these situations? Should you try to remain politically neutral or share an informed point of view? Can you create space for multiple political perspectives […]
Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Featured October 13, 2022 -Featured Learning in the landscape: Teaching and learning at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge
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October 13, 2022 -Making your visuals accessible: “alt text” and visual descriptions
Learning in the landscape: Teaching and learning at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge
In-person program Hirundo Wildlife Refuge is 2,460 acres of conserved woodlands and wetlands just west of UMaine dedicated to preserving nature while providing educational, and recreational opportunities to the public. Over the years, faculty from anthropology and business to wildlife ecology have worked with Hirundo staff to extend learning beyond the walls of the classroom. […]
Making your visuals accessible: “alt text” and visual descriptions
Virtual Training These hands-on workshops provide an approach to inclusive teaching that involves making small changes to your course to include one more learner - "Plus-one strategies''. These workshops […]
Friday, October 14, 2022
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October 14, 2022 -FOR NEW TAs! Teaching Tips and Techniques (TTT)
FOR NEW TAs! Teaching Tips and Techniques (TTT)
In-person The TTT is a learning community where new TAs will learn teaching tips and techniques to support their teaching as well as form relationships with other first-time TAs. This is a community, […]
