Monday, 16 Feb 2015
Language of Climate: Are you sending the message that cheating is okay in your classroom?
Education professor Bob Reason researches how individual student behaviors are encouraged and discouraged by classroom climates. Are you inadvertently telling your students that cheating is okay in your class? Dr. Reason shares current research on what drives students to cheat, best practices for preventing academic dishonesty in your classroom, and how you can address integrity with your students.
Tuesday, 17 Feb 2015
Webinar: Conducting Assessments During Your STEM Course (CIRTL Network)
Instructors of large enrollment classes will learn about ways to conduct ongoing formative assessment in their classes. A range of time-sensitive assessment activities will be described, from gauging simple comprehension to formal evaluation of class concepts.
Wednesday, 18 Feb 2015
Seminar: Using Role Playing to Inspire Critical Thinking - Game Based Learning Learning Community
Game-based Learning in Political Science Courses - Using Role Playing to Inspire Critical Thinking. Invited speaker for this session is Dr. Amy Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science.
Webinar: Academic Advising for Military Students
In February 2014, NACADA's Advising Veterans, Military Students & Family Members Interest Group and Advising Students with Disabilities Commission jointly sponsored Soldiers to Students: Academic Advising for Returning Veterans, in which panelists discussed issues that veterans may experience and shared strategies for assisting student veterans.
Thursday, 19 Feb 2015
Webinar: The Power of Personal Vision: Linking Undergraduate Engineering Education and Professional Persistence
Education professor Bob Reason researches how individual student behaviors are encouraged and discouraged by classroom climates. Are you inadvertently telling your students that cheating is okay in your class? Dr. Reason shares current research on what drives students to cheat, best practices for preventing academic dishonesty in your classroom, and how you can address integrity with your students.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Creating Large-Lecture Community through Effective Questioning
Award-winning faculty member Kevin Schalinske shares how he creates a comfortable atmosphere in his ~100 student biochemistry/molecular biology-rich advanced nutrition and human metabolism classes.
Friday, 20 Feb 2015
POSTPONED TO FALL 2015: Critical Thinking Seminar: Using students' reflections for assessment, self-critique and lifelong learning
In this seminar we will briefly review critical thinking: its meaning, essence, and some of the leading practices. Learning how to examine, assess, and critique critical thinking are essential skills for both students and their professors. The challenge of acquiring these skills has been documented for many decades starting with John Dewey's perspectives in the early 20th century.