Welcome!
Welcome to a new tutorial! The information gathered here is from a weekend seminar presented on March 23, 2006. The handout from the seminar can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Are you looking for simple ways of increasing the amount of interaction with your students? Do you wish that your students interacted more with the course content or with each other during class periods? If so, then this tutorial is for you!
For more information about getting students actively involved in the course and breaking from traditional lecture-style teaching, check out these other tutorials from the Center for Teaching and Learning: Active Learning in an Online Environment, Active Learning in Diverse Classrooms, Service-Learning, and Writing to Learn in All Fields.
Mel Silberman, the seminar facilitator, has years of experience and awards (e.g., Temple University’s Great Teacher Award). He provides myriad pragmatic tips and tricks during his seminars. Mel Silberman is a psychologist known internationally as a pioneer in the areas of interpersonal intelligence, active learning, and facilitation/consultation. As Professor of Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University, Mel has won two awards for his distinguished teaching. He is also President of Active Training, Princeton, N.J., a provider of products and seminars and publications in his areas of expertise. He has more than 35 years experience creating and honing techniques that inspire people to be people smart, learn faster and collaborate effectively.A graduate of Brandeis University, Mel received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Chicago. He is also a licensed psychologist in the State of New Jersey. He is also Editor of The ASTD Training and Performance Sourcebook and The ASTD OD and Leadership Sourcebook, both leading annual collections. All of the materials contained in this Web site are protected by copyright. Copying, displaying and/or distributing copyrighted works may infringe the owner’s copyright. For more information on copyright law please see the U.S. Copyright Office site at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/, and for the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities System's policy on copyright, please see http://intellectualproperty.mnscu.edu/. For permission to use any materials found herein, please contact the original author or the Center for Teaching and Learning at ctl@so.mnscu.edu. Next: Introduction
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