Sparkshops
Intended to stimulate exploration and conversations around teaching and learning topics
About
The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (GMCTL) is excited to offer a new type of support to initiate conversations and foster teaching and learning .
Sparkshops are 20-minute workshops led by GMCTL Educational Developers that can be added to the agenda of department meetings, faculty meetings, or other teaching related gatherings. The intention of a Sparkshop is to stimulate exploration and conversations in the areas listed below.
Topic Areas
Sparkshops are ready to be offered on the following topic areas:
| Effective classroom discussions |
| Using quiz tools to promote student learning |
| From outcomes to assessment: keeping learning aligned |
| Promoting student success by making your assessment tasks and criteria clear to students |
| How to get students to hand in quality work by planning for choice in your syllabus |
| What do I need in my syllabus? |
| Teaching philosophy statements |
| Portfolios for remote learning and assessment |
| In pursuit of reconciliation: Co-creating learning |
| Triangulating on understanding indigenous worldviews |
| Inclusive teaching strategies |
| Easy active learning: Think-pair-share |
| Getting value from student feedback with SLEQ |