{"id":869,"date":"2020-01-29T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T10:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/?p=869"},"modified":"2020-02-13T23:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T23:13:00","slug":"page-breaks-teaching-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/2020\/01\/29\/page-breaks-teaching-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Page Breaks Teaching Special (Wed 5 Feb 2:30pm)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/01\/teaching-special-simpsons2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1451\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/01\/teaching-special-simpsons2.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/01\/teaching-special-simpsons2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/01\/teaching-special-simpsons2-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/01\/teaching-special-simpsons2-768x327.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>This week&#8217;s Page Breaks will be an informal special session to reflect on tips and techniques for teaching undergraduate seminars, including suggestions for preparation and ways to prompt discussion. We&#8217;ll share examples of good (and bad!) teaching experiences, and exchange ideas on what has worked well in different seminar contexts.<!--more--><\/p>\r\n<h3>Text<\/h3>\r\n<p>You&#8217;re welcome to bring along a seminar plan or other teaching materials to discuss. You could also look at some advice on running seminar groups, for example these suggestions for different activities and formats: <a href=\"http:\/\/english.heacademy.ac.uk\/2016\/01\/24\/seminar-activity-ideas-4-imaginative-ways-of-organising-debate-and-discussion\/\">http:\/\/english.heacademy.ac.uk\/2016\/01\/24\/seminar-activity-ideas-4-imaginative-ways-of-organising-debate-and-discussion\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>If you&#8217;d like us to print something out beforehand, please email t.johnson@bham.ac.uk and d.butchard@bham.ac.uk.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h3>Time and Place<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Wed 5 Feb, 2:30pm-3:30pm<\/li>\r\n<li>Location: Arts 439 (Shackleton Room)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>This event is run by Dorothy Butchard (d.butchard@bham.ac.uk) and Toria Johnson (t.johnson@bham.ac.uk). Please email us if you have any question, but you&#8217;re welcome to just turn up &#8211; no need to register in advance!<\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>About the Postgraduate Seminar:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<p>This is an informal weekly reading group within the Department of English Literature. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits and you are very welcome. <strong>Find out more:<\/strong> https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks\/<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Page Breaks will be an informal special session to reflect on tips and techniques for teaching undergraduate seminars, including suggestions for preparation and ways to prompt discussion. 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