In this 60 minute interactive webinar, Dr. Brianne Orr-Álvarez (FHIS) will share the pedagogic approaches she uses in her SPAN 280 – Revolution! literature course, which draws students from diverse UBC Arts disciplines. In SPAN 280, Dr. Orr-Álvarez empowers students to build shared knowledge and community through weekly student-led discussions called “The Assembly.” The Assembly is part of a carefully-integrated sequence of teaching and learning activities and assessment tasks designed to value students’ voices, prior knowledge, and personal inquiries/curiosities as they explore the history of revolutionary movements in Latin America through the lens of the literary and historical texts produced as part of these movements. Dr. Orr-Álvarez will share key instructional patterns that make “The Assembly” a powerful and effective learning experience for students, will discuss the challenges of taking the Assembly online using Microsoft OneDrive during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offer suggestions for co-facilitating learning through discussion and collaboration with students.
Guest Speaker
Assistant Professor of Teaching Director, FHIS Learning Centre Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies
