Led by: Rob Balza and Kate Robertson
Dates: April 10 from 5-7 pm
Location: RP 320
All adjuncts welcome! Please join members of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) for a pizza dinner to show our appreciation for your work as adjunct faculty! We will also conduct some training about our new learning management system, Canvas, so you will be prepared for the changes in your courses starting in May. Please bring a laptop.
Led by: Kate Robertson, Rob Balza
Dates: All sessions meet Thursday from 8:30-9:30 on January 30, February 20, March 13, and April 3
Location: Robert Plaster Free Ent Center – RP 125 Groth ConfFelten, P. & Lambert, L.M. (2020). Relationship-rich education: How human connections drive success in college. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Join this semester’s faculty book club focused on building an excellent educational experience for our students through fostering human relationships. Drawing on their research across hundreds of interviews and visits to 30 universities across the country, the authors provide strategies for how relationship-rich environments can exist for all students in higher education. Specific topics include mentoring conversations with students and building relationship-rich classrooms. Reading schedule (please read the following prior to each meeting): Jan. 30 – Intro and Chapter 1 Feb 20 – Chapter 2&3 March 13 – Chapter 4&5 April 3 – Chapter 6 and conclusion
February 5, 2025
Presenter: Dr. Kate Robertson
11:00 – 12:00 Lakeshore Room
International students make up a significant part of our student body and often have unique needs. Please attend this session to learn more about what the International Center does, from recruiting to federal compliance to career support and everything in between. Faculty will also come away from this session with tangible, actionable strategies to integrate into their teaching to help international students be successful.
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30 AM – September 25, October 23 and November 20 – Lakeview Conference Room
How will AI transform your teaching methods? Can we maintain academic integrity while embracing technological advancements? This book club will explore these critical questions, offering practical insights into integrating AI into your educational practices. Participants will discuss strategies to harness AI’s potential, navigate challenges like AI-assisted learning, and adapt to the rapidly evolving educational landscape. This book club is essential for educators committed to staying ahead in an AI-driven world.
Bowen, J.A. & Watson, C.E. (2024). Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Monday, November 18, 2024 – 12noon-1pm – AL 109
Educational and social psychology research has shown that first generation college students underperform in a wide range of tasks. Learn more about the experiences of first generation and international college students, how to teach effectively for all students, and what you can do to help as their mentor and professor.
Supporting First Generation Students PowerPoint presentation
In person: Tuesday, November 12, 12noon-1pm – ST 104 – Lakeshore Room
Zoom: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – 12noon-1pm/1pm-2pm Eastern
Presenters: Faculty and staff from CELT, Admissions, ARC, Student Success and various academic departments
Post-traditional students make up a considerable percentage of our student body, and often have unique challenges to overcome as they pursue their bachelor’s degrees. Please attend this roundtable of faculty and staff who work with our post-trad population. They will share their practices and processes, and will offer suggestions of specific strategies faculty can use to further support post-traditional students in their classes.
Attached below are links to a handout, a PowerPoint presentation, and Zoom recording from the sessions.
Thursday 10/17 and 11/7, 8:30-9:30 AM, Robert Plaster (RP) 125
Led by: Preston Cosgrove and Kate Robertson
This two-part workshop will help faculty plan a new lesson or modify an existing one. Part One will introduce Dr. Bob Marzano’s “design questions” with examples that faculty can address as they consider their teaching for a class, unit, etc.: How will I help introduce students to the content? How will I help them deepen their understanding of the content? How will I help them reflect or test their understanding? And how will I help them stay engaged throughout? In Part Two, faculty will come with a specific lesson in mind that they want to re-envision using those design questions. The workshop is designed to combine theory and practice to help faculty teach—not just cover—their content.
Here are links to the handouts from the sessions.
Maranzo (2007) A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching – Design Questions 2-4
Maranzo (2007) Overview of Design Questions 2, 3, 4
Maranzo (2007) The Art and Science of Teaching- Chapters 2-4
Monday, 10/28, 12:00-1:00, Terrace Room AL114 Led by: Rob Balza, Bob Bruss
How is artificial intelligence (AI) changing the way students learn in your classes? If you have basic questions about AI but are too afraid to ask – this seminar is for you! Come learn about how AI is changing higher education. How can AI help make your work as a professor more efficient? How should we teach writing in the age of AI? Does AI detection software work?
Please see the recording of the event and other information below:
Academic Program Proposal Training #3 – recording of the event
Presenter: Brooke Johnson, Stephanie Barnhill, Ryan Fesser and Rob Balza
Description of the event: Join us for training on the submission of new/program change and suspend/discontinue requests using the Academic Program Proposal workbook. We will review the three steps (Instructions & Resources, Download & Complete, and Submit & Share) to a successful submission and answer any questions you may have. In order for proposed changes to be considered for the 2025-2026 academic year, the submissions must be completed no later than November 20, 2024. This is the last training for 2024, a repeat of May and July sessions.
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