Preview: Wednesday at the Teaching Festival
February 13, 2018
The annual Webster University Teaching Festival continues Wednesday with a presentation about using FlipGrid to engage students, as well as workshops on the Student Success Network (Starfish), storytelling and instructional design, and using experiential learning to teach complex topics such as climate change.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the week's events. Tuesday's roundtable will also be available globally via Webex online stream.
Participants are encouraged to RSVP.
A complete program of activities can be found on the 2018 Teaching Festival website.
Wednesday Schedule
Workshop, 9-10 a.m., Library Conference Room, room 120 — Students' Success Network: A Toolbox for Engaged Teaching and Holistic Advising
- Justin Barton, Director, First-Year Experience and Undergraduate Persistence
- Victoria Brown-Kennerly, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences
- Victoria Meyer, Associate Professor, Audio Aesthetics and Technology Dept.
Presentation, 11-12 a.m., Library Conference Room, room 120 — Using FlipGrid to Create Presence In An Online Class: Cognitive, Social and Instructor
- Dave Hallmon, Instructor, Math/Computer Science Dept.
Workshop, 2-3 p.m., Library Conference Room, room 120 — The Writer's Secret: Storytelling as Metaphor and Model for Teaching and Learning
- Jeremy Dennis, Instructor, English Dept.
Workshop, 2-3 p.m., Library eClassroom, Library 110 — Teaching Climate Change Policy with a Little Number Crunching
- John Aleshunas, Professor, Math/Computer Science Dept.