CTE: Teaching Assistant Workshop: Acting Principles for TAs
Thomas Cooper Library, Graniteville Room, Mezzanine LevelJan 19, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Peter Duffy, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance
What can instructors learn about teaching from actors? How can you use theatre arts techniques in the teaching/learning process to make it more engaging, personal, relevant and enjoyable? These questions will be addressed during this workshop. Through this interactive workshop participants will:
- Learn basic principles of acting technique and how they can be applied to teaching
- Identify how to apply basic design concepts to lectures
- Discover the relationship between improvisational theatre and teaching
- Practice strategies that place more performance responsibility on students
Approaching teaching as performance makes learning/teaching a dynamic process that can engage learners in the act of creating shared meaning among content, classmates, and the professor. By applying a few simple techniques to your teaching, this process is made even more rewarding for students and instructors alike.
For more information and to register for this event visit http://cte.sc.edu/S12/Acting/.
