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Classroom incivility

Tuesday T-Time:  The Center offers interactive discussions on select Tuesday afternoons during the semester. The goal of these sessions is to provide an informal opportunity for colleagues to share teaching ideas and mentor each other as we implement the ideas in our classrooms. Discussions on civility are scheduled for March 13 and April 17. A panel of professionals will lead the discussion.  Panelists include representatives from the counseling center, the human resource office, the University Police, and members of the faculty senate.

Spring 2007

Classroom assessment techniques

Book Club - A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning by Susan M. Butler and Nancy D. McMunn.

A workshop on, “Using Rubrics to Assess Project-based Learning,” will be held on March 21.  Presenters will be Dr. Carol Madere of the Communication Department and Dr. Natasha Whitton of the English Department.

Fall 2006

Spring 2007

Strategies for publishing

Dr. Louise Plaisance, Assistant Professor of Nursing, and Ladonna Guillot, reference librarian, will offer a 60-minute workshop, “Writing for Professional Publications,” on February 27, 2007 at 12:30 in Tinsley 103.

Spring 2007

Grant writing

Mentor Team:  Dr. Rick Miller, Faculty Fellow for Research with the Center for Faculty Excellence, has established a team of previous grant awardees to serve as mentors for faculty writing grants

Upon request

Balancing teaching, research, and service

The Center hosts an annual Portfolio Fair each November.  Sample portfolios are displayed and experienced faculty are present to discuss faculty issues on teaching, research and service.  The Fair is open to all faculty and focuses on annual evaluations, 3^rd year reviews, and the tenure/promotion process. 

November, 2006