Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Sixth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
May 9-10, 2012
Oakland University and University of Windsor are pleased to announce that registration is open for the Sixth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. This year the conference will be held at Oakland University.
Registration is free for all members of the University of Windsor community, so if you’re a graduate assistant or teaching assistant, please take advantage of this chance to participate in engaging dialogue, learn new strategies for working with students, and ask questions about the latest research from educators who care about teaching and learning.
The theme this year is “Excellence in Education,” which under the broad rubric of excellence in teaching and learning include the following:
- Evaluating Teaching Practices
- Faculty Development
- Student Engagement
- Assessing Student Learning
- Student Persistence and Retention
Free transportation is being coordinated from the University of Windsor campus to Oakland for each day of the conference, but spaces are limited. If you would like to reserve a seat, get in touch as soon as possible. For more information on travel, contact Marilyn Powley at mpowley@uwindsor.ca
There’s some construction going on in my home right now, which means there’s a big mess in the living room. There are boxes of miscellaneous stuff that I should have sorted ages ago, but for one reason after another, I’ve put it off. Today I decided to dig in and see what I might get rid of/repurpose/rediscover and when I saw this list, I thought it might come in handy for anyone who does academic writing. I’m not sure where this list comes from originally, I just know that I kept it pinned over my desk for years and added to it as I could. When I changed offices it didn’t get pinned up again, so I forgot I had it.
What helpful things do you keep pinned, placed, or taped nearby to help you with your work?
A list of verbs (especially verbs that the author of a source might do):
- Advises
- Advocates
- Analyzes
- Argues
- Assesses
- Claims
- Communicates
- Debates
- Deconstructs
- Demonstrates
- Discusses
- Encourages
- Evaluates
- Examines
- Explores
- Expresses
- Illustrates
- Implies
- Indicates
- Insists
- Interrogates
- Investigates
- Looks at
- Maintains
- Probes
- Proposes
- Questions
- Reasons
- Reviews
- Scrutinizes
- Shows
- Studies
- Suggests
- Surveys
- Urges
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