The Mcdougal Graduate Teaching Center Presents:
The 11th Annual
Spring Teaching Forum & Innovation Fair


Join members of the Yale community as we discuss the pleasures and challenges of finding the joy of teaching.

 


10:00 AM in HGS 211 (refreshments served)

 

Welcome

William Rando

Director, Graduate Teaching Center

Jon Butler

Dean, Yale University Graduate School


Keynote Address

"Creating meaning in your life and theirs: Designing structures for learning"

Stephen Stearns
Edward P Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology



11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in HGS 211
Panel and Discussion:  Finding the Joy of Teaching

Karla Britton
Lecturer, Yale School of Architecture

David Smith
Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics and Senior Lecturer Political Science and Religious Studies


Jennifer Frederick

Associate Director, Graduate Teaching Center

former faculty member in Chemistry, Western Connecticut State University



12:30 PM - 1:30 PM in HGS 119  (lunch served)
Teaching Innovation Fair

Meet a collection of people at Yale who can offer techniques and approaches to help you find the Joy of Teaching in your own classroom.

Instructional Innovation Internship Program: Pam Patterson

Digital Commons: Yianni Yessios and Matt Regan

Academic Media and Technology: Gabriel Rossi.  Gloria Hardman will present on Classes*v2.

Library Research Education Program: Barbara Rockenbach, Eva Guggemos, Tang Li and Remi Castonguay

Collaborative Learning Center: Robin Ladouceur, Adam Bray, Carolyn Caizzi, Trip Kirkpatrick and Barbara Rockenbach

Office of Disabilities: Judy York

Teach For America: Litsy Witkowski, Patricia Maloney

Graduate Teaching Center: Teaching Center fellows Joe Lampert and Gaye Ilhan