Professional Development
Professional Development
In my opinion, a good instructor should constantly work on his own development. Therefore, I actively participate in teaching and learning workshops, seminars, and programs. This helps me to keep abreast of the most efficient and effective teaching and learning methodologies, techniques, and solutions to further advance teaching and learning. Below are some of the key events in which I have participated:
1) Teaching Orientation Workshop
2) Grading. Plagiarism. Building Vocabulary
3) Warm-up and Other Successful Activities in the Classroom
4) Ethics Workshop
5) The First Class: How to Make it First Class
6) Teaching with an Accent
7) MLCS Teaching Workshop
8) Leading Discussions
9 ) Building Working Relationships
10) Community Service Learning
11) Introduction to Generational Differences
12) Using Your Voice in the Classroom
13) Leaving Your Mark: Grading the Essay
14) Making the Most of your Bilingual Skills
15) The Google Works
16) TES - Assessment Planning Tools
17) Strategies for Interacting with Different Types of Students
18) Developing your Teaching Philosophy
19) Teaching with English as a Second Language
20) How to Prepare a Teaching Dossier
21) New Technologies Used in Classrooms
22) What Sets a 3M Teaching Winner Apart From the Rest?
23) Preparing and Delivering Presentations
24) Graduate Teaching and Learning Program: Peer Review
25) MLCS Teaching Workshop: Web 2.0 Tools
26) TLS Concept and Course Design Series: Learning Objectives
27) TLS - Why Students Don't Complete Required Reading - And What You Can Do To Help
28) TLS Concept and Course Design Series: Instructional Strategies
29) Video Services for Streaming Video
30) Google Beyond E-Mail - Drive and Forms
31) Wordpress
32) Moodle Basics
33) eClass (Moodle) Gradebook Training
To paraphrase Aristotle:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence in teaching and learning then, is not an act, but a habit.
Awards, Diplomas, and Other Forms of Recognition: