Upcoming Events
All events are held at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning (7th floor, Sci Li) unless noted. As space is limited, registration for events is required.
Digital Learning
On Tuesday, April 4, please join us for two events facilitated by Dr. Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt University. Dr. Bruff is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University where he is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. He is the author of Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments and the blog, Agile Learning.
More Than Just Shiny Objects: Using Technology to Support Student Learning
Tuesday, April 4, Noon-1:00 PM
In his interactive presentation, Derek Bruff will explore principles of learning and how they can help us be more intentional and effective as we integrate technology in our teaching. This is a BYOD talk—bring your own device. Audience participation with mobile devices (phones, tablets, laptops) will be encouraged. This presentation is open to all members of the Brown teaching and learning community.
Please register here.
Graduate Student Master Class: Visual Thinking Tools for Deep Learning
April 4, 10:30-11:30 AM
Our brains are wired to rapidly make sense of and remember visual input. How might we tap into our students’ ability to think visually when teaching? In this session, Dr. Bruff will explore ways that visual thinking tools such as concept maps, coordinate axes, timelines, and sketchnotes can help students refine, share, and receive feedback on their understanding of relationships among ideas. These tools can thus help students build more robust mental models useful for solving problems, thinking critically, and learning deeply. This class is open to graduate students.
Please register here.
Difficult Objects: A Sheridan Center-RISD Museum-John Carter Brown Library Collaborative Series
This collaborative workshop series explores approaches to teaching with difficult objects—sensitive material that can elicit emotionally charged responses from students. Drawing on both historical and contemporary objects from the RISD Museum and the John Carter Brown Library, workshops will discuss techniques to help students develop close looking skills, strategies for providing context, and ways to incorporate object-based teaching in your courses. Workshops will provide the opportunity for participants to share their own approaches to teaching sensitive material and exchange ideas about teaching with difficult objects.
Difficult Objects II: Teaching at the RISD Museum
Thursday, April 6, 12:00-1:20 PM
The mummy of Nesmin is one of the RISD Museum’s most popular exhibits. However, the ethics of collecting and displaying human remains is the subject of debates around the world – and right here on campus. This workshop will explore how these debates can guide approaches to teaching with the mummy, and more broadly, objects that raise ethical concerns or considerations. The session will be facilitated by RISD Museum educator Jackie Delamatre (Brown ’02).
Please register here.
Academic Job Search Series
Teaching Portfolios
Thursday, April 27, 4:00-5:00 PM
This session, led by Sheridan Associate Director Jessica Metzler, will introduce participants to the elements of a teaching portfolio and discuss how portfolios can be part of an academic job search. The Academic Job Search series is co-sponsored by CareerLab and the Sheridan Center.
Please register here.
