Events
Schreyer Institute programs are for anyone at Penn State who has an instructional role or is preparing for a future one. Our participants are typically faculty, graduate students, and postdocs. Academic administrators, instructional designers, staff members, and undergraduates in instructional roles are also welcome.
Designing Teaching to Navigate Challenging Topics
Facilitated by Beate Brunow, Associate Director and Associate Research Professor and Chas Brua, Associate Research Professor
Wednesday, 8/12/2026, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
In this interactive session, we'll explore how to design effective teaching proactively for challenging topics. We’ll focus on the level of structure that is needed to decrease the likelihood of hot moments in our learning environments. Despite all planning, we might still experience unanticipated tensions, and we'll also examine concrete language for responding to disruptions in the moment.
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