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Faculty Focus 2008

"Exploring How We Learn"

The Teaching and Learning Center's Fall Focus program emphasizes the process of generating assessment projects that measure student learning based on the college-wide outcomes. 

All sessions were designed to apply to broad range of disciplines.

Schedule:

A complete schedule and description of the events offered can be found in our Faculty Focus 2-day Insert.

September 16, 2008

9:00-10:15am

• Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Peter Collier, Gaiser Student Center

First Generation Students: What We Know And How To Work With Them

10:30-11:45 Concurrent Sessions

• Unpacking An Intervention To Improve First Generation Student Retention And Academic Success
  • Dr. Peter Collier, GHL 213

• Reasoning Across The Curriculum: How To Design Prompts and Assess Writing In Academic, Professional, And Technical Programs
  • Cosimo Giovine, GHL 205

• How Rubrics Enhance Student Learning
  • Mary Jean Williams and Jill Darley-Vanis, GHL 207

• A Visit To The School Of The Future
  • Robert Hughes, PUB 258B

• Using Power Point To Teach Effectively
  • Mary Evans, SHL 018

• Can We Teach And Assess Character In Our Class? Discuss And Discover How to Make This Work For You
  • Karla Sylwester, GHL 214

12:00-12:45 Lunch in cafeteria

1:00-3:00 Concurrent Sessions

• Engaging The Online Learner
  • Elizabeth Donley, SHL 018

• Focus On Outcome Assessment Project
  • Lewis Lewin and Melissa Payne, PUB Lounge (PUB 161)

• How People Learn: Mind Mapping
  • Gail Liberman, GHL 207

• Using Blackboard For Collaborative Learning Techniques
  • Kathy Chatfield, SHL 019

• Humanizing Online Teaching: Making eLearning Work For You And Your Learners
  • Geneva Chao and Ann Snyder, GHL 205

• Better Learning Through Listening
  • Marci McReynolds, GHL 214

 

September 17, 2008.

9:00-10:15am

• 2nd Day Opening Session, Gaiser Student Center

Deena Bisig will report on the yearly reported student success that is happening across campus for 2007-08.

TLC Director Gail Liberman will highlight programs and event opportunities for the 2008-09 academic year.

10:30-11:45 Concurrent Sessions

• Help From Cyberspace: The Realities Of Helping Students Successfully Learn In The Classroom
  • Bill Van Dusen, PUB 258C

• WoW Factor For Using Images In The Classroom
  • Maureen Morasch, HKH 104

• Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning: A Collaborative, Student-Centered Classroom
  • Susan Brookhart and Karl Bailey, PUB 258B

• Reframing A Program Or Course To Align Assignments With Learning Outcomes

  • Keith Stansbury and Dwight Hughes, GHL 214

• Learning in Groups: Strategies For The Classroom

  • Suzanne Southerland and Jennifer Farney, GHL 213

• Reasoning Across The Curriculum: How To Design Prompts And Assess Writing in Academic, Professional, And Technical Programs

  • Cosimo Giovine, GHL 205

12:00-12:45 Lunch in cafeteria

1:00-3:00 Concurrent Sessions

• Using Blackboard For Collaborative Learning Techniques
  • Kathy Chatfield, SHL 019

• Technology in the Classroom: Friend or Foe?
  • Panelists: Mary Evens, Ali Aliabadi, Willy Cushwa, Ann Snyder, and Tami Jacobs, PUB 258B

• Better Learning Through Listening
  • Marci McReynolds, PUB 258C

• Simulations and Examples To Increase Course Content Knowledge
  • Michael Ceriello and Cyndi Myers, GHL 205

• Focus On Outcome Assessment Project
  • Lewis Lewin and Melissa Payne, GHL 207

• Reconstructing Learning:  Applying Learning Styles To An Assignment
  • Tani McBeth, SHL 018

 

Fall Orientation 2 Week Events for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators:

• Fall Orientation Booklet