We invite you to the forthcoming “Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in Education” seminar. The seminar is scheduled for the 29th of November at 12:30 via Zoom. You may share e-mail with your teaching assistants.
Speakers:
Tufan Kıymaz, Department of Philosophy & BTLSC
Elif Çalışırer Günaydın, Özel Bilkent High School
This seminar serves as a platform to look into effective methodologies, drawing from the experience in high school education.
Seminar Focus:
– Critical thinking and what it means in higher education
– Bridging educational levels: Adapting successful high school practices to higher education
We look forward to your presence at this gathering.
Best regards,
Bilkent Teaching and Learning Support Center (BTLSC)
Elif Çalışırer Günaydın began her academic journey by completing her B.A. degree in the department of American Culture and Literature at Hacettepe University and pursued a non-thesis master’s degree in the faculty of Education English Language Teaching at Hacettepe University. She took the courses Contemporary Approaches to English Language Teaching and Neurolinguistic Programming in English Language Teaching at Gazi University as a master’s student, as well. Throughout her career, she has had various teaching and administrative roles, contributing to the development of curriculum design, delivery, and pedagogical practices. She is currently working as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) Coordinator at I.D.F. Bilkent High School. She teaches IB DP Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and English A Language and Literature, Middle Years Programme (MYP) English Language and Literature courses. She edited and wrote an article named ” A Model for Effective EAP Outcomes: The International Baccalaureate Diploma Experience” with a focus on providing insights into the performance of IB DP students as well as how the academic skills ensure students successfully meet faculty needs across disciplines, particularly in Turkish English Medium Universities, analyzing the design features of the IBDP, based on practical teaching experience, that might gainfully be applied to university EAP Programmes to bolster EAP outcomes.
This is an online seminar. To obtain event details please send a message to department.
Time: Nov 29, 2023 12:30 PM Istanbul
Faculty of Education