Workshops

Breakaway sessions on Tuesday, 26 November

At SASM 2013 we are offering all delegates the exciting opportunity to participate in two workshops which will be held in parallel on Tuesday, 26 November, from 15:15-17:15. If you are interested in participating, please contact the organizers of the workshops directly by email.

Be quick!
Due to the interactive nature of these workshops, the organizers will only accept a limited number of delegates!
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Details of the workshops:

MicroEdu Workshop

Facilitator: H. Y. Chenia

2 hour session
10 minutes: H.Y. Chenia:  Active Learning and Teaching: Who, Why, How?
Background and rationale for active learning.
10 min: Participants: Think-pair-share
1 hour: Participants: Examples of Active learning techniques
30 min: Participants: Discussion: The Process of Active Learning and Teaching
10 min: Summary
5 min: Exit assessment
Participants should identify before-hand a concept that they find challenging to teach in class.
I will make some papers and case-studies available online a week before the workshop. 
Markers and Flip charts as well as tables for mini-breakouts will be used.
Other workshop materials will be provided on site.  Participants should bring writing material with them.

 

How to be your own best mentor

Facilitator: Dr Carolee T. Bull

2 hour session
15 minutes: C. T. Bull, self mentoring. Speaker will discuss how to define and then teach yourself the Knowledge, skills and abilities you need to be successful in your career.
Break out into groups: Graduate student, Early career professional, Mature Professionals.  It would be good to have one good mentor (mature scientist with the other two groups for help)
1 hour: Introduction to session by CTBull (what do I want you to do).
Part 1: define the skills on which you are evaluated.
Carolee will bring lists from the US, but these may be different in SA.
Part 2: make an honest self –evaluation
Decernment, how do you decern where your skills and abilities are?
Part 3: define ways to get the skills or demonstrate the skills that you have defined as weak
30 minute report back
We could also provide one-to-one discussions after the general session.
Each person should bring something with which to record their personal observations.