Teaching – Page 2 – Aileen Benedict

Steps Towards Teaching (GAANN Report #2)

on April 17, 2020May 13, 2020 By Aileen

Photo by Green Chameleon on Unsplash As GAANN Fellows, we had the following goals for the Spring 2020 semester: Get more experience with the course management system;Conduct problem sessions;Complete another teaching seminar course (ITSC 8665);Continue developing our personal websites and teaching portfolios; andAttend at least one CTL workshop and write a report reflecting on what [...]

Adjusting to the Pandemic: Alternate Assessments (CTL Report #2)

on April 17, 2020May 13, 2020 By Aileen

Photo by Elijah O'Donnell from Pexels Here, I will report on what I've learned about giving students alternative assignments during the plague apocalypse. This has definitely been a challenging time for everyone, as we all try to adjust to the changes and worries that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought. UNC Charlotte quickly adapted, with courses [...]

Reflecting on My First Semester (GAANN Report #1)

on December 1, 2019May 13, 2020 By Aileen

Every semester, we develop a teaching experiment plan to guide our learning process as we gain more experience and expand our ideas of teaching. Here is my report on my experiences throughout the Fall 2019 semester. It's been a pretty good semester! 🙂 The teaching seminar discussions and workshops I've attended have definitely gotten me [...]

Fighting our Implicit Biases (CTL Report #1)

on November 25, 2019May 13, 2020 By Aileen

I attended the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) workshop titled Difference in the Classroom on October 28th, 2019. The description for this workshop is below: "This workshop is facilitated by Kim Turner, Director of The Multicultural Resource Center at UNC Charlotte. The real-life implications of implicit biases can create invisible barriers to opportunity and [...]