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This course will introduce students to the skills and techniques of effective lecturing. Students will explore storytelling, rhetoric, nonverbal communication, as well as additional theories and approaches to creating and delivering lectures that are clear, well-organized, engaging, and learning-centred; and will be able to adapt these strategies to suit their own personal teaching style and disciplinary needs. Students will also have the opportunity to apply the skills and concepts they are learning by designing and delivering microteaching sessions and providing and receiving constructive feedback from peers.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Lecturing and Presentations

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: April 29 – June 10, 2010,
Thursdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter
Lecturing and Presentation will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: April 20 – May 25, 2011,
Wednesdays, 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103

Dates: April 20, 2011 to May 25, 2011. The course runs for 6 weeks on Wednesdays from 1:00-4:00pm in Lambton 2103.

Pre-requisites: Undergraduate degree in any discipline. Preference will be given to individuals currently enrolled in the University Teaching Certificate Program.

Audience: Faculty, Sessional Instructors, Graduate Students with teaching responsibilities.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: August 08–12, 2011,
Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing and Presentation will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

Please note: This course is being run in intensive mode and will require your attendance from 10am - 4pm daily from Aug. 8-12.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: September 21 – October 26, 2011,
Wednesdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing and Presentation will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: April 25 – June 06, 2012,
Wednesdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
except May 09, 2012
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing and Presentation will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: July 09–13, 2012,
Monday–Friday, 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: September 19 – October 24, 2012,
Wednesdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: April 24 – May 29, 2013,
Wednesdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: July 15–19, 2013,
Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: June 16–20, 2014,
Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Monday, July 13, 2015

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: July 13–17, 2015,
Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: September 09 – October 14, 2015,
Wednesdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Michael K. Potter

Lecturing will introduce you to basic skills and techniques of communicating successfully to students. In particular you will learn about explaining complex ideas, grabbing and holding attention, phrasing, communicating nonverbally, and generating emotional response. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to practice using the skills and concepts you are using in active-learning lessons and participant-led microteaching sessions. You will also have opportunities to receive feedback on your performance and provide feedback to the other participants. By experiencing a variety of lecturing and presentation techniques in the student role, reading about them, and practicing some of them for yourself, you will be in a better position to judge which techniques you would like to incorporate into your own lecturing, and how they can be adapted to suit your personal teaching style and disciplinary needs.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact Prof. Michael K. Potter by email: pottermk@uwindsor.ca or phone ext. 4831.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: October 18 – November 22, 2017,
Wednesdays, 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Erie G141
Instructors: Pierre Boulos

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: September 13 – October 25, 2018,
Thursdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Pierre Boulos

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: October 30 – December 11, 2019,
Wednesdays, 01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
(list dates)
Location: Lambton 2103
Instructors: Pierre Boulos, Erika Kustra
NOTE: There will not be a class meeting on 4 December, 2019

Monday, February 22, 2021

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: February 22 – March 29, 2021,
Mondays, 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Taught Online

Monday, January 31, 2022

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: January 31 – March 14, 2022,
Mondays, 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: Online synchronous session using Blackboard Collaborate

Monday, January 16, 2023

Lecturing

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: January 16 – February 27, 2023,
Mondays, 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
(list dates)
Location: CTL 1232/1233 (700 California)

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Lecturing (CTLP-8110)

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: October 24 – November 28, 2024,
Thursdays, 01:00 PM – 03:50 PM
(list dates)
Location: CTL 1232/1233 (700 California)
Instructors: Pierre Boulos