As part of the Teaching Excellence Program, you may volunteer to moderate discussions among your colleagues. As a moderator, your role is to facilitate discussion, guide productive lines of conversation, and when necessary, correct or redirect unproductive ones. The following notes offer guidelines for faculty who are moderating a CTE event.
20-Minute Mentor
For those faculty members who are moderating a 20-Minute Mentor discussion, you are expected to moderate a discussion on the topic presented for about 30 minutes.
On the day of the screening, you will be expected to
- provide a sign-in sheet with the name of the presentation and date
- provide copies of the supplemental materials and slides provided through the website
- arrive to the designated location at least ten minutes prior to the screening to upload the website
- return the sign-in sheet to the CTE Director following the discussion
The following are some guidelines to help you be successful:
- pre-screen the mentor video and generate a list of key topics
- contact the CTE for assistance logging into the website if needed
- generate a list of questions that will help you begin the conversation
- conduct additional research into the topic that may help to supplement the discussion
- prepare a list of ways you have applied this information / will apply it in the future
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion
For those faculty members who are moderating a brown bag lunch discussion, you will be expected to briefly present on the topic (5-7 minutes) before opening up the topic for about 40 minutes of discussion.
On the day of the discussion, you will be expected to
- provide a sign-in sheet with the name of the presentation and date
- provide copies of any supplemental materials you have created and had approved by the CTE
- arrive to the designated location at least ten minutes prior to the discussion
- return the sign-in sheet to the CTE Director following the discussion
The following are some guidelines to help you be successful:
- prepare a set of brief remarks to help introduce your topic
- review remarks prior to the presentation and time them to ensure you are within the limit
- generate a list of questions that will help you begin the conversation
- prepare a list of ways you have applied this information / will apply it in the future
- conduct additional research into the topic that may help to supplement the discussion