Second Round of Online Workshops on Teaching Innovation for "Arqus" Teachers
The "Arqus" Alliance invites teachers to participate in a series of online workshops aimed at supporting this community in promoting innovative teaching approaches for more effective and engaged student learning in multiple contexts, in and outside the classroom. The second round of workshops will take place online from 8th to 23th February 2024
The workshops are organised in the framework of the "Arqus" Teaching Innovation Initiative. They will be delivered by experienced teachers in specific strategies, methodologies and technologies for active learning and psychological approaches to improvement of motivation and engagement.
Registration is already open for the upcoming online workshops:
Theme: How to Teach to Read Better
Trainer: Dovilė Jakniūnaitė - Vilnius University
February 8th, 14:00-16:00 *
Max. number of participants: 30
One of the main challenges in teaching new (and more experienced) university students is to overcome their anxiety and reluctance to read academic texts perceived as "difficult", "complicated", "long", or "boring" and to avoid the dreaded silence during seminars. In addition, reading for students is becoming increasingly demanding due to their diminishing attention span and external distractions. Students must become aware of these issues and the various strategies and techniques available to address them.
This workshop is designed to provide a space for educators to explore and identify possible solutions to improve students' reading and comprehension skills. During our session, we will discuss the main obstacles students face with academic reading and strategies to help them overcome these challenges. These strategies include teaching students more effective reading methods and improving our teaching techniques. We will focus on the importance of understanding different levels of reading, addressing the pitfalls of excessive highlighting, applying smart annotation strategies and formulating assignments to help students overcome their academic reading challenges.
Registration by: 6/2/2024
Theme: Analytical Dialogue – the Role of Questioning
Trainer: Donatas Murauskas - Vilnius University
February 23th, 12:00-13:30 *
Max. number of participants: 30
The workshop will focus on a distinctive method where teachers lead students through a sequential and building series of questions and answers. Although this teaching approach was developed in the US law schools, it has a universal appeal to enhance spontaneous analytical skills, vital in practical scenarios in a variety of educational fields. The workshop will illuminate how this teacher-led, student-centered dialogue not only deepens and broadens knowledge but also sharpens decision-making abilities.
The workshop will be led by assoc. prof. Donatas Murauskas (Vilnius University Law Faculty), who applies analytical dialogue in practice, including the joint course taught to Lithuanian and US students together with prof. Charles Szypszak (the University of North Carolina, School of Government), who is one of analytical dialogue method enthusiasts in the US.
Registration by: 21/2/2024
* Brussels Time Zone