The goal for the series is a completed portfolio-or at least a good start on a portfolio. In addtition to her academic positions at UNC-Greensboro and Central Michigan, served as a professional trainer for Allstate Insurance Company. Author of numerous book chapters and publications on communication, Wendy will be presenting a series of three workshops based on her extensive professional experience. Wendy shares numerous strategies and tactics for building successful group discussion into classes of varying sizes. Please come prepared to share your own tips and ideas with others.
Students often complain about the number of group or team assignments they receive each quarter.
At the same time, the research on teaching and learning suggests that group experiences produce good learning outcomes and the professional work that our students will do when they graduate is heavily dependent upon teams. Wendy's extensive background in small group work forms the basis for this important and infomative workshop. As with her other sessions, please come prepared to share what you do in your own classroom. In this session, Wendy examines a number of different procedures and schemes for presentations that begin with good instructions to students and finish with well-developed assessment modules. Bring your own examples to share with others along with your questions.