Talking Teaching Schedules
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Talking Teaching is a series of (typically) one-off casual events, anywhere from five to eight a semester, that address an ever-changing, wide range of topics mostly related to improving student learning and experiences. Talking Teaching (TT) is co-coordinated by one or two faculty members working closely with the CTL Director. For the 2024-25 academic year, the TT events have also been co-coordinated by a staff member. Events are typically informal, with 6 to 8 faculty and staff "discussants" who come prepared to share their ideas about the topic at some point during the conversation. The discussants—typically from a wide-range of disciplines, points in their careers, varying personal identities as well as approaches to teaching—help attract other participants. Several times a year a Talking Teaching event may be more focused and run by a single leader with some kind of expertise, and are therefore more closely related to a workshop.
Wide-ranging in both the topics we cover and those who participate, Talking Teaching evolves and changes depending upon both the needs of the campus and the faculty coordinating the series. It has also spun off three related series: "Talking Teaching Too (which included students in conversation with faculty and staff); "Talking the Profession" (focused less on student learning and faculty teaching and more on faculty professional skills and issues); and, most recently, Talking Teaching "Pop-Ups."
Most recently, our Talking Teaching topics (with co-sponsors) have included:
Talking Teaching topics are chosen based upon the current needs of the campus, suggestions from faculty and staff members, and the interests and expertise of the faculty members currently organizing the series.
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