** NOTE: You will need to register on the CIRTL website in order to sign up for this workshop (Go to: https://www.cirtl.net/ click sign up in the upper right corner, for institution choose Other). ** CLSE is not part of the CIRTL network, so please register during the regular registration. This workshop will be a facilitated case study discussion–Compensation Strategies to Improve Communication–and will focus on strategies to build rapport with students early in the semester and throughout teaching a course. Sources of miscommunication between students and instructors will be investigated in order to provide participants with tangible strategies to increase effective communication (verbal and non-verbal) with others in and out of the classroom. Workshop Schedule This workshop takes place online on Wednesday, February 6 at 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT. Workload Participants will be expected to complete manageable pre-work to maximize synchronous time. Registration & Enrollment This workshop is limited to 40 participants. Early registration for CIRTL members only is open from Monday, December 10, through 12PM CT on Friday, January 18. Regular registration runs from Monday, January 21 through 12PM CT on Friday, February 1. STEM/SBE grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive priority; we refer to the institution, role, and discipline in your website profile when assessing priority. Accessibility We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. Learning Outcomes Associate: Evidence-Based Teaching Describe several known high-impact, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals. Associate: Learning Community Describe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals. Associate: Learning-through-Diversity Describe how an instructor’s beliefs and biases can influence student learning. Log in to attend You must have a CIRTL account to to attend.Click here to log in. Affiliations University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Event Details Event type Workshop Event level Associate Registration Open Date December 10, 2018 at 11:00am CST Registration Close Date February 1, 2019 at 11:59pm CST Target audiences Postdoctoral Researcher Graduate Student Please register here as well as at the event webpage: https://www.cirtl.net/events/558 Following the workshop, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm that you attended for the full duration.