Teaching Undergraduates to Think Like Researchers

How can universities best help students learn to ask questions, gather evidence, interpret results and take action to make the world a better place? University instructors, as researchers and scholars, use these skills everyday but often find it challenging to promote them during undergraduate coursework – the only mechanism for reaching all students. In this workshop we will explore strategies for engaging students with course content in ways that help them learn to think like researchers: this includes asking questions, using writing to develop thinking, making decisions based on evidence and sharing results with various audiences. Examples will be shared that span a range of disciplines, class sizes, and levels, and participants will be supported in developing strategies that suit their own contexts.

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2015
Place: SGW FB 620
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Facilitator(s): Marcy Slapcoff, Sr. Academic Assoc., McGill University

Spaces available: 25
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