OPTION 1: EDUB 7416: Teaching and Learning in Post-Secondary Education (30 hours)

This is a credit course requiring registration through Aurora.

An in-depth study of teaching and learning in post-secondary education contexts grounded in current theoretical, research, and pedagogical literatures.

Course Objectives:  Course objectives emerge within the context of a collaborative inquiry, but can be flexibly foreshadowed.   Participants can expect that by the end of the course they will make gains towards:

• understanding the unique nature of teaching and learning in post secondary education;
• examining the principles, research and theories related to teaching and learning in post secondary education;
• understanding the multiple dimensions of effective teaching and learning;
• designing, enacting, and evaluating courses for post secondary education;
• developing a repertoire of learning strategies, assessment tools, and resources for use within post secondary classrooms;
• generating beliefs and principles about teaching and learning in post secondary contexts; and 
• becoming a reflective teacher-scholar

OPTION 2: Blended non-credit CHET Theory Course (30 hours)

January 11, 2012 - April 4, 2012
3 face-to-face sessions (Dates TBA)
207 Isbister Building

Registration is full.  To be placed on the waiting list, please contact Erica Jung (junge@cc.umanitoba.ca)

Facilitator: Maggie Ford, Faculty of Medicine

Course Objectives:  The purpose of this on-line course is to increase understanding of theoretical and practical knowledge about teaching. This course is intended for those interested in developing skills related to teaching adults in university and college setting. It will provide an opportunity for you to develop practical tools and strategies to take advantage of your strengths and those of your students to optimize learning.  This course will utilize a series of readings, self-reflection, on-line discussions, and other exercises.

OPTION 3: Teaching Techniques (15 hours)

Every Wednesday beginning April 25, 2012 - May 23, 2012 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Location: 348/350 Helen Glass (Nursing)

Facilitator: Maggie Ford, Faculty of Medicine

Course Objectives: Good teachers put learning into context as they actively engage their students in the learning process. Acting as facilitators, they guide their learners to achieve their goals through varied active teaching strategies- lectures, small group learning, and questioning. This 15-hour interactive course will introduce participants to the process of developing and delivering courses that are well-planned, well-structured, and actively delivered. Throughout the course, participants will practice and apply these new skills through micro-teach sessions and reflection opportunities. This is a face to face session.