Events for Graduate Students

In order to ensure that the Center for Teaching Excellence provides sufficient materials and refreshments for all participants, registration is required for all workshops listed below. To register, please email cte@duq.edu or register online.

Tapping into Pop Culture to Promote Learning

Friday, February 8 10:45-12:00
Presenters: Marcie Panutsos (TA, English) and Michael McGravey (TA, Theology)
608 Union

Pop culture materials can be used in multiple disciplines to make subjects more appealing and more relatable to an undergraduate audience. This workshop will address the reasons, rewards, and warnings for using pop culture in the classroom. Panelists will share their experiences and offer creative suggestions for integrating pop culture into the classroom.

Article Study: Self-Regulation of Learning

Thursday, February 21 3:00-5:00pm
Facilitated by Erin Rentschler, CTE
109 Union

Taking control of their learning processes can be a challenge for newly independent undergraduate students. This article study will examine methods for facilitating self-regulation and self-motivation through reflection and mindful engagement. Participants in the article study will read and discuss selected articles from the New Directions for Teaching and Learning special issue on the topic. The issue is available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.v2011.126/issuetoc. Participants will be sent a reading guide after registering for the event.

Graduate students are also invited to attend all CTE events. To see what other workshops will be held this semester, please view our calendar.