Tuesday, 24 Feb 2015
Webinar: "Size Counts" and Other Fallacies of Successful Active Learning Strategies (CIRTL Network)
This session will be driven by YOU - perhaps you have a follow-up question from an earlier session about teaching scientific writing or in-class assessment. What questions do you have about active learning? Concerns? Experiences? The presenter, Dr. Jenny Hadingham of the University of Rochester's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, would prefer to focus on the issues around active learning that come directly from the audience.
Panel: Chinese Students, American Classrooms: What do students have to say?
A panel of international and domestic students share what issues they are encountering academically--What works for them in the classroom? What doesn't? Hear advice on best practices from the people those practices effect the most--our students.
Wednesday, 25 Feb 2015
POSTPONED to MAR. 4: Teaching and Learning Circle: Mindset: How we can Learn to Fulfill our Potential
Is it possible to teach our students how to be resilient in the face of failure? Mindset: The new psychology of success by Carol Dweck (2006) reveals that we can learn to be more resilient and "learn to fulfill our potential" by moving from a fixed to a growth mindset. Join us as we discover how a growth mindset can improve our personal and professional lives.
Seminar Series: Faculty Peer Review a Win-Win Process -- Topic 2: I Want to be Evaluated or I've Been Asked to be an Evaluator -- So, Now What?
Award-winning Animal Science professor, Jodi Sterle, shares best practices and strategic techniques her department used to create a culture of change supporting peer evaluation of teaching in the promotion and tenure process. Learn practical tips for how a dedicated core of faculty can benefit from working together to support the recognition of teaching and strengthen curriculum across your department.
Thursday, 26 Feb 2015
Adviser Exchange Series: Mapworks and the Student Success Collaborative: Using student survey and big data analytics to support student achievement
Join the presenters in learning about two critical tools that can assist advisers during advising meetings and interventions with students. This interactive session will utilize new theoretical perspectives presented in the book Rethinking College Student Retention (Braxton, et.al., 2014) to establish the foundation for why both Mapworks and the Student Success Collaborative are important tools for effective advising.