Presenter: Roger Fusselman
Date and Time: Thursday, May 26th, 8pm - 9pm
Presentation: Teaching Improv to EFL College Students Online
Abstract:
Improvisational theater (a.k.a. improv) is not easily teachable in an online real-time format. It is a highly physical skill, one that is culturally alien to many Korean college students, and it is difficult to assess and grade at a university. These are even bigger problems when students cannot meet you in person in a classroom. How can such problems be solved? How can these lessons be adaptable to other courses that teachers plan? Based on the presenter's own experience designing and implementing such a course, this workshop interactively addresses those questions. The topics covered here should be relevant to any teacher needing to think independently and confidently in course design.
Bio:
Roger Fusselman (MA-TESL) started his Korean teaching career in the Chungcheongnam-do area when Daejeon was romanized differently. He is a long-time fixture at KOTESOL, becoming a regular presenter at conferences and chapters. Roger has also been a member of Seoul City Improv, where he has performed in multiple shows and has also given presentations at Toastmasters conferences and many, many meetings. He currently teaches at Joongbu University, Goyang Campus. His interests include classroom applications of creativity, improvisation, philosophy, epistemology, materials design, and comedy.
Roger has a huge amount of experience in teaching this subject and it's sure to be a really interesting lecture - we're very lucky to have him present for us!
As usual, the event is free to DCC chapter members, but please make sure you register here first: https://forms.gle/uf6MbfaA9Z2X24Xs6
Registration will close on Tuesday 24th April (two days before the workshop). Please note that this workshop is on a Thursday, not a Wednesday!
Thanks, and see you all on the 26th!
- The DCC Exec
