Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM

Where: Zoom

Reflective teaching involves using reflection techniques to convey, analyze, and deliver information, in the goal of generating feedback. In this session you will hear how reflective teaching is used to increase student engagement with each other, with learning content, and with the instructor. Prof. Brennan will share her sample exercises and what she has learned from using reflective teaching techniques.

Drs. Holt and Black-Reed will present a hands-on experience of using Packback, a class-discussion software that each used successfully in introductory and upper-level classes during the pandemic. They will explore with interested faculty how Packback works, how students used (and misused) it, and the grading schemes they eventually developed for Packback participation. They ask that anyone who wishes to participate in the hands-on exercise be signed on with temporary access to Packback using the instructions provided below. They will share other lessons learned in the experience about student participation in discussion, and welcome questions and feedback.

Presented By:

• Erin Brennan – Assistant Teaching Professor of Business, Wilkes-Barre
• Dr. Sharon Ann Holt – Associate Teaching Professor of History, Abington
• Dr. Katrina Black-Reed, Assistant Professor, Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management, Abington

Facilitator: Grace Chang

Series: Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days 2021

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