Professional Development Activities
Professional Development Activities
Professional Development Activities
Teaching International Students: Business School Session General Session Working Across Cultures Workshop StrengthsQuest Workshop Learning Technologies Conference Business School Professional Development sessions, including workshops on: Changing Enrolment Patterns (Rod Skinkle, Acadamia Group) Classroom Best Practices International Students Panel Humbers Learning Object Repository, Vod/Podcasting, Collaborative Learning Spaces (Wikis) and Virtual Learning Spaces Flip to YouTube and LawTV How to Use Humour in the Classroom Copyright Changes and Library Solutions Social Media for Job Search and Recruitment Teaching Students to Cite Sources How to Help Students Understand and Avoid Plagiarism How to Use Turnitin to Help Students Grading Papers the Electronic Way (webinar) Structuring Online Discussions (webinar) Introduction to Mediator 9 (webinar) Showcase workshops, including: Comedy Revealed Creating Engaging PowerPoint Presentations Engaging Students in Group Projects Online Story Telling Engages Student Learning in Stilwell, Ontario Quantum Rubber Bands and Million Dollar Ducks: The Importance of Critical Thinking ePortfolios Classrooms Got Talent Passport to Success (Supports for International Students) Maximizing Students' Success on Writing Assignments Teaching with Social Media Teaching Documentation Managing Disruptive Classroom Behaviours
Wimba Workshop Designing Effective Assessments Giving Effective Feedback Teaching the Millenial Generation HTML Workshop Copyright Workshop Rubric Symposium Blindside: Coping with Lifes Challenges (1-day student mental health workshop) Student Support Intervention What is Social Media and How Can We Use It? Designing Your Course for the Facebook Generation Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 - Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics (online course) The Best Get Better (residential workshop focusing on best practices in teaching) Adobe Photoshop
Additional Development Activities SoftChalk and Raptivity software packages (self-taught) Wimba CREATE software (self-taught in order to participate in product evaluation) Attended an HR Symposium offered by the Human Resources Professionals Association in June 2011, in which Dr. David Foot explored how changing demographics are redefining society's needs and the future of the HR profession Conducted research on writing effective test questions Conducted research into effective classroom management Ongoing - reading resources such as Faculty Focus and a wide variety of business publications