SGL Workshop—Teaching Best Practices

Wednesday, Sept. 11
10:00-11:30 AM
In-Person at OLLI (Room 1)
Led by: Ruth Lozner

Calling all SGLs! After your career in a professional field, are you new to teaching? Or are you a seasoned instructor but you’d like to sharpen your pedagogical and classroom management skills? This workshop will address the joys and challenges of teaching in general, and, at OLLI, in particular.

Topics include:

• Presentation pointers and best practices
• Classroom management 
• Suggested solutions to problematic scenarios
• Organizing your course
• Creating a syllabus/schedule
• Preparing for the first class session

Ruth Lozner has taught the popular OLLI class, Sharpen Your Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Skills. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, having  taught in the Honors College, Smith Business School, and Arts and Humanities College. At UMD, she co-directed The Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.