The Center for Educational Resources offers formal and informal instructional opportunities to acquaint faculty with innovative educational tools and approaches. For more information visit our services page.
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All CER events now use the JHU Calendar. Please use the links below to find out more and REGISTER for our events.
Eyes on Teaching Series
Intended for those with little or no formal pedagogical training, these workshops are designed to prepare instructors to teach effectively at the university level. Workshops are open to all graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, lecturers, and faculty with instructional appointments in Arts & Sciences or Engineering.
Eyes on Teaching: Testing and Grading
Wednesday, 10/31/12, 1:30pm-2:30pm, MSE Library, Garrett Room
Learn how to construct valid testing instruments for your students. See how Bloom’s taxonomy can inform your tests. Find out how to allay student anxieties about tests and minimize complaints about grading. Register Here
Eyes on Teaching: Instructional Media and Technology
Wednesday, 11/7/12, 1:30pm-2:30pm, MSE Library, Garrett Room
Technology use in the classroom should never be a distraction to the pedagogical methods used in a class. However, many classroom technologies can enhance student learning. Learn about classroom technologies that are currently used at JHU and hear about future technologies that may be coming soon to a classroom near you. Register Here
Eyes on Teaching: Evaluation to Improve Instruction
Wednesday, 11/14/12, 1:30pm-2:30pm, MSE Library, Garrett Room
Current end of course evaluations provide summative information too late to impact your current class. Learn how to incorporate early feedback activities into your class to help improve student understanding of course material. Consider methods to assess your own teaching in the classroom. Register Here