CELT Spring Book Group
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education
Led by Janis Chapman (ARC Director) and Susan Gallanis (CELT)
Meets on the following Mondays, 2 – 3 in R006: February 18 & 25, March 11 & 25, April 15 & 29
Register by Wednesday, February 6 to receive the book.
This book group is open to faculty and staff.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is often associated with students with disabilities. Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling (the authors) show that UDL can be profitably broadened toward a larger ease-of-use and general diversity framework. Captioned instructional videos, for example, benefit learners with hearing impairments but also the student who worries about waking her young children at night or those studying on a noisy team bus.
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone is aimed at faculty members, faculty-service staff, disability support providers, student-service staff and campus leaders who want to strengthen the engagement, interaction, and performance of all college students. It includes resources for readers who want to become UDL experts and advocates: real-world case studies, active-learning techniques, UDL coaching skills, micro- and macro-level UDL-adoption guidance, and use-them-now resources.
Concordia Faculty Seminar: Student Use of Quantum Mechanical Models
Thursday February 7, 12:15 – 1:00 pm in the Lakeshore Room
Presented by Dr. Jordan Beck
Brought to you by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). Free lunch from the cafeteria included for the first 20 people who register in advance for this event.
This program is for faculty, staff and students. Quantum mechanical models are abstract and require navigation of a variety of cognitively taxing representations. Published research about how students use quantum mechanical models at the upper-division level is sparse. This work aims to fill this gap in the literature and begin the process of characterizing learning of quantum chemistry in upper-division courses. The major findings are that upper-division students’ knowledge is significantly fragmented with a retention of determinism and reluctance to apply mathematical formulae. Students, unlike experts, focus on surface features. The data indicates two specific surface features: lexical features and a “complex equals better” heuristic.
Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration.
Live Magna Outline Seminar: Motivating and Engaging Generation Z Learners with Dr. Corey Seemiller
Tuesday, February 12, 1:00 – 2:00 pm in Pharmacy 147
Generation Z is now in college and they’ve brought a unique set of values and interests with them. If you’re challenged by—or even just curious about—understanding the drive and motivation of the young students in your classes, this online seminar will provide research-based context, understanding, and practical tactics that can be implemented in any classroom. This Magna Online Seminar will be held in a Q&A format. Expect a frank discussion on the characteristics, concerns, values, preferences, and sources of motivation of Generation Z college students and what changes in teaching style will be needed to motivate, engage, and connect with this new breed of student.
Concordia Faculty Seminar – Dr. Haendel and Dr. Polzin
Thursday, February 21, Noon – 1:00pm in the Lakeshore Room
Dr. Angela Haendel, Assistant Professor in the Speech and Language Pathology department in Mequon, recently completed the Interdisciplinary PhD in Speech-Language Pathology & Psychology from Marquette University. She will talk about research related to her dissertation “Changes in Electroencephalogram Coherence in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder after a Social Skills Intervention. “
Dr. Elizabeth Polzin, Assistant Professor of Education and Assistant Vice President of Academics for Student Success, recently completed the Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership, with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration, from Lindenwood University. Dr. Polzin will discuss research she completed related to her study “A correlational study of academic locus of control, study preparation, and the Praxis II.”
Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration. Faculty, staff and students are welcome at attend. Up to 15 free lunches are available for faculty who register in advance.
A View on Communicative Fluency from the Communication Department
Wednesday, February 27, Noon – 1:00pm in the Lakeshore Room
Presenters: Tim Macafee and Sandra Jahns
Each year we focus on one Global Learning Outcome; this year’s focus is Communicative Fluency. Join Department of Communication faculty to learn about their expertise in communication fluency, communication skills all students need, and how Department of Communication courses meet this Global Learning Outcome.
Concordia Faculty Seminar:A Team-Based Collaborative Care Approach in Clinics
Thursday March 7, 12:15 – 1:00 pm in the Lakeshore Room
Presented by Dr. Michael Oldani
Brought to you by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP).
This program is for faculty, staff, and students. During this program, Dr. Oldani describes an approach focused on inter-professional team-based collaborative care in clinics with medical cases focusing on hypertension, with diabetes mellitus and other conditions. Programs involved include Pharmacy, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, and Physician Assistants.
Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration.
Service Learning Showcase: How Do I Add Service Learning to my Course?
Wednesday March 27, Noon – 1:00 pm in the Lakeshore Room
Presenters: Randy Ferguson, Sarah Collins, Lori Woodall, Lois Harrison
Interact with CUW colleagues who have taught service learning courses; we will discuss the logistics, challenges, and benefits associated with incorporating service into your teaching. It can be as simple as adding a service project or as substantial as running service-learning pedagogy throughout the course. Our time together will be dialogical and practical, filled with recent CUW examples.
Diversity, Success & You – Gender Issues
Monday, April 1, Noon – 1:00pm in the Terrace Room
Presenters: Eugene Pitchford and Steve Gerner
“Diversity, Success, & You” with Eugen Pitchford and Steve Gerner This Lunch & Learn is designed to give you the knowledge, tools, and dispositions to effectively facilitate diverse learning environments. An emphasis in this session is on understanding how students’ experiences are impacted by gender and family values. This highly engaging professional development will challenge you to apply this novel learning in your current professional role.
Student Motivation: The Latest Developments in Vocation in Undergraduate Education from NetVUE
Wednesday, April 3, Noon – 1:00pm in the Lakeshore Room
Presenters: Rachel Pickett, Elizabeth Polzin, Tim Macafee, and Ryan Daugherty
Presenters represented Concordia University at the March 2019 Biennial NetVUE Conference (Network of Vocation in Undergraduate Education). They will share portions of their conference presentation on connecting citizenship and vocation in the new core course CCE 130 The Christian Citizen which helps students think about how they might shape the world through Christian service. The presenters will also share highlights from the conference that can be applied to faculty work. You will also get a brief preview of the NetVUE grant CU was recently awarded focusing on vocation and the Global Learning Outcomes.
Concordia Faculty Seminar – Dr. Pease and Dr. Belz
Thursday, April 4, 12:00 – 1:00pm in the Lakeshore Room
Betsy Pease, Assistant Professor of History, recently completed her Ph.D. in History from Indiana University-Bloomington. She will talk about her research related to her dissertation “Good Neighbors: The Great Depression and the Movement to Remake American Communities.”
Angela Belz, a faculty member in CUW’s Batterman School of Business, will talk about her recent research for the Ph.D. in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning at Cardinal Stritch University. Her dissertation title was “Voices from the Ground: Caseworker Perceptions of Margin in Life, W-2 Program Effectiveness and Organizational Support.”
Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration. Faculty, staff and students are welcome at attend. Up to 15 free lunches are available for faculty who register in advance.
Concordia Faculty Seminar: Intergenerational Connections – Students Serving Older Adults
Thursday April 18, 12:15 – 1:00 pm in the Lakeshore Room
Presented by Drs. Sharon Chappy, Lois Harrison, and others
Brought to you by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP).
This program is for faculty, staff and students. This project is designed to provide an inter-professional in-home team-based assessment approach for falls risks, medication risks, and mental health screening for seniors receiving “meals on Wheels” in Sheboygan County. This novel approach incorporates an inter-professional and holistic approach to the quality of life and wellbeing of seniors in their homes while exposing students to the realities and challenges the elderly face to remain safe in their homes
Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration.
Faith, Learning and Scholarship Lunch and Learn
Monday April 29, Noon—1:00pm in the Lakeshore Room, Mequon Campus or join via Zoom
With Angela Walmsley, Elizabeth Evans, and Jason Lane
Concordia as a Christian Lutheran community could be the leader in faith and learning scholarship. Join the over 40 full-time faculty who are already doing scholarship on faith. Get together with others interested in developing a teaching and learning scholarship project around faith, service, or vocation for 2019-2020. We will form a faculty learning community to support one another in our learning and accountability in completing our goals. Learn how the CITG grant can support this work with a $500 stipend. Free lunch for the first 20 faculty who register in advance to attend in person. There is also an option to attend by Zoom which will be 12:10 to 1:00pm Central time and 1:10 pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time.
Blackboard Courses
CUW ONLY – Blackboard Basics with Susan Gallanis
Wednesday January 23, 1:00 – 2:00 pm in LU003
Learn how to log in and find your courses, add a folder, upload a document, create an Assignment (“drop box”), set up the grade center, open course for students, copy a course.
This session will be a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. Join from your own computer using Zoom.
CUW ONLY – Blackboard Tests and Rubrics with Justin Frisque
Thursday January 24, Noon – 1:00 pm in LU003
This session is for faculty. Learn how to create online tests using a variety of test questions. Learn how to create electronic rubrics you can attach to drop boxes and other assignments.
CUW ONLY – Respondus LockDown Browser with Susan Gallanis
Thursday January 24, 1:00 – 2:00 pm in LU003
This program is for faculty. Learn how to use Respondus LockDown Browser, a deterrent to cheating, for a test in Blackboard when the instructor is in the room during the test. When using LockDown Browser, students cannot print, make screen captures, access other web pages, or access other applications while taking the exam.
The follows sessions are all offered in Rincker 006 on the Mequon campus.
Participants can also join from their own computer using Zoom.
Blackboard Basics with Justin Frisque
Monday, February 4, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST in R006
Learn how to log in and find your courses, add a folder, upload a document, create an Assignment (“drop box”), set up the grade center, open course for students, copy a course.
This session will be a F2F class, as well as a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. You can join the webinar from your own computer using Zoom.
Blackboard Tests and Rubrics with Justin Frisque
Thursday, February 28, 1:00 – 2:00 pm CST in R006
This session is for faculty. Learn how to create online tests using a variety of test questions. Learn how to create electronic rubrics you can attach to drop boxes and other assignments.
This session will be a F2F class, as well as a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. You can join the webinar from your own computer using Zoom.
Respondus LockDown Browser with Susan Gallanis
Monday, March 4, 10:00 – 11:00 am in R006
This program is for faculty. Learn how to use Respondus LockDown Browser, a deterrent to cheating, for a test in Blackboard when the instructor is in the room during the test. When using LockDown Browser, students cannot print, make screen captures, access other web pages, or access other applications while taking the exam.
This session will be a F2F class, as well as a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. You can join the webinar from your own computer using Zoom.
Blackboard Basics with Justin Frisque
Wednesday, April 17, 10:00 – 11:00am CST in R006
Learn how to log in and find your courses, add a folder, upload a document, create an Assignment (“drop box”), set up the grade center, open course for students, copy a course.
This session will be a F2F class, as well as a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. You can join the webinar from your own computer using Zoom.
Blackboard Tests and Rubrics with Justin Frisque
Wednesday, April 24, 1:00 – 2:00 pm CST in R006
This session is for faculty. Learn how to create online tests using a variety of test questions. Learn how to create electronic rubrics you can attach to drop boxes and other assignments.
This session will be a F2F class, as well as a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. You can join the webinar from your own computer using Zoom.
Respondus LockDown Browser with Susan Gallanis
Friday, April 26, Noon – 1:00 pm in R006
This program is for faculty. Learn how to use Respondus LockDown Browser, a deterrent to cheating, for a test in Blackboard when the instructor is in the room during the test. When using LockDown Browser, students cannot print, make screen captures, access other web pages, or access other applications while taking the exam.
This session will be a F2F class, as well as a webinar streamed from the Mequon campus. You can join the webinar from your own computer using Zoom.