The knowledge and experiences students bring with them into a course, particularly that which might cause cognitive dissonance, strongly affect how they organize and make connections to new information.

To teach effectively, instructors and TAs must understand principles of learning (for example, identifying and activating students’ prior knowledge, and providing structure and context to help students organize new information).

This workshop will provide you with concrete teaching techniques and practical experience you can use to increase student motivation, engagement, and learning.

This workshop can be applied towards CIRTL Certification status. It will address the CIRTL core idea of Teaching as Research.

Register Here: http://research.unl.edu/events/event.php?eventID=3482