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Title

Duration

Description

1

Needs Assessment

2 hrs

Participants will learn how to develop a working needs assessment. Participants will develop their own instruments and pilot test on peers.

2

Course Outlines

2 hrs

This workshop outlines the fundamentals of developing a course outline. Participants will use the principles learned to develop their own course outlines. Self, peer and facilitator critique will follow.

3

Learning and Teaching Methodologies and Strategies

2 hrs

This workshop familiarizes participants with a variety of learning theories and appropriate teaching strategies for effective classroom interaction. Participants will be videotaped and critiqued by peers. 

4

Problem-Based Learning (PBL)

2 hrs

This workshop focuses on PBL as ONE of the many teaching methodologies used to facilitate effective learning. Participants will work in small groups using a PBL Problem. Group presentations are self and peer assessed. Current UTT curriculum will be used as the driving force to create PBL problems. 

5

Service Learning (SL)

2 hrs

This workshop is designed to help participants appreciate the fundamentals of learning through service to the community. Tried-and-tested methods are discussed. Participants will design and critique their Service Learning agendas.

6

Instrument Development

2 hrs

This workshop is designed to help instructors develop a variety of instruments for use in their classroom and research. Participants will develop their own instruments and pilot test on peers.

7

Research Methods

2 hrs

This workshop is an introduction to the basic principles of research methods. The aim is to expose participants to the variety of methods available and the use of each. Participants may use their own research as feeder material.

8

Data Analysis Techniques

2 hrs

Participants will be exposed to quantitative and qualitative methods in analyzing data. Participants will use their own data for analysis.

9

Test Construction

2 hrs

Participants will learn the fundamentals of designing and constructing a valid and reliable test using a table of specifications. Participants will develop their own test and peer critique will follow.

10

Marking and Grading

2 hrs

Participants will learn to skillfully mark assignments and tests and grade students with precision. Self and peer critique will follow.

11

Performance/Authentic Assessment

2 hrs

Participants will focus on assessment of performance, with special reference to portfolio assessment. Participants will mark their own tests and peers will critique them.

12

Self Assessment

2 hrs

Participants will learn to appreciate the significance of assessment by the self and of the self. State-of-the-art tools are discussed. Participants will develop their own instruments and pilot test on peers.

13

Peer Assessment

2 hrs

Participants will learn to design and use a variety of tools for validly and reliably assessing peers. Participants will develop their own instruments and pilot test on peers.

14

Appreciative Inquiry

2 hrs

This workshop aims to have participants focus on what is good about an organization. From that perspective, participants are better able to offer meaningful contributions for improvement. Role play using the UTT will follow.

15

Combo Workshop

2 hrs

This workshop provides participants with a multiplicity of skills by combining all of the above workshops. This workshop is best suited for 'remote' areas where participants face numerous challenges in getting to the workshop venue. Participants will develop their own instruments and pilot test on peers.

16

Portfolio Assessment

2 hrs

Designed to exploit the benefits of continuous and ongoing assessment that is multidimensional, reflecting a wide variety of artifacts and processes of students' learning, this workshop is intended to help instructors use non traditional forms of assessment with their students. 

17

Mindset Towards Continuous or Lifelong Learning and Personal Development

2 hrs

Participants will be involved in a series of introspective activities that seek to demonstrate how their mindsets could affect their performance in the classroom and their personal lives. Practical suggestions for changing mindsets are offered.

18

Effective Student Project Supervision

2 hrs

This workshop will give participants innovative ideas on how to effectively supervise students when they are given projects. An interesting video will be shown that gives practical examples and shows the process of a group project from start to finish.

19

Using Instructional Aids to Make Your Teaching Come Alive

2 hrs

This workshop will help participants to appreciate the different instructional teaching aids that could be used in the classroom to keep students' attention and make lectures more interesting. Conventional tools, visual media and virtual learning environments would be some of the items projected.

20

Tips for Effective Mathematics Teaching

2 hrs

This workshop will expose instructors to the numerous strategies which will help to make their mathematics teaching more effective. Various misconceptions about Mathematics will be discussed and participants will be given the opportunity to talk about their own experiences and learn from each other.

21

Assessment

2 hrs

This workshop exposes participants to a variety of assessment strategies targeted at improving teaching and learning. Essential features of assessment are discussed together with traditional and non-traditional forms of assessment. Self, peer and facilitator assessment provide a 360 degree assessment aimed at maximizing student potential. Formative and summative assessments are differentiated and the virtues of continuous assessment are highlighted.