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To RSVP for any of the workshops listed below, please click on the RSVP link below the activity or contact Ms. Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or e-mail mhallfor@uwf.edu.
JULY 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Bldg. 37, Room 104
Clickers Workshop
Coordinated and co-facilitated with Michael White (ITS). Demonstration of pedagogical uses of clickers to improve student learning and engagement. Hands-on training in the use of the Turning Point Software to create clicker questions in Power Point.
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Bldg. 37, Room 104
Clickers Workshop
Coordinated and co-facilitated with Michael White (ITS). Demonstration of pedagogical uses of clickers to improve student learning and engagement. Hands-on training in the use of the Turning Point Software to create clicker questions in Power Point.
AUGUST 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
John C. Pace Library, Building 32, 5th Floor, Room 504
New Faculty Orientation
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
Thursday, August 13, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
John C. Pace Library, Building 32
New Faculty Orientation Service Fair
SEPTEMBER 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Commons, Nautilus Chamber, Room
255
Organizational Meeting for Teaching Partners
The Teaching Partners Program promotes the exchange of effective and innovative teaching strategies through faculty partnerships.
The program is open to all full-time UWF faculty. Participants will partner with another faculty member based on their teaching backgrounds, goals, and interests. Teaching partners will visit each other's face-to-face or online classes to learn about and share each other's teaching methods and practices.
For more information or to join the 2009 Teaching Partners group, visit http://uwf.edu/cas/partners/. Faculty who are interested in participating should complete the online application form on the program's web site no later than Tuesday, September 9, 2009.
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
Friday, September 11, 2009, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
John C. Pace Library, Building 32, 5th Floor, Room 504
Peer Observation Workshop for Teaching Partners
Discuss strategies for conducting a class observation and practice giving formative feedback to a peer.
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
Friday, September 25, 2009, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
John C. Pace Library, Building 32, 5th Floor, Room 504
Faculty Friday
Getting Support for Research & Scholarly Work: Identifying and Obtaining Resources for Internal and External Funding
This Faculty Friday session will provide information about how representatives from Research and Sponsored Programs can assist faculty in their search for grants and other opportunities for external funding. Ms. Theresa Byrd will describe the assistance Research and Sponsored Programs can provide to faculty with grant preparation and submission. Ms. Cheryl Allen will discuss research integrity issues (IRB and ACUC review). Dr. Diane Gardner (chair of the Scholarly & Creative Activities Committee) will discuss opportunities to obtain internal funding for research and other scholarly work.
The session begins at noon with a lunch. The formal program will begin around 12:45 PM.
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
OCTOBER 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
University Conference Center, Room A
Faculty Friday
Generations in the Classroom: Characteristics of New Students and Strategies to Promote Classroom Civility
Do the new students in your classes present new challenges? Join Dr. Tom Westcott and Dr. Jim Hurd for a discussion of the characteristics of Millennial students. How can instructors best socialize incoming students to the scholarly culture of academia? How can instructors best respond to the challenge of promoting classroom civility?
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
Friday, October 23, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
CUTLA Conference Room, Bldg. 53, Room 214
How's it Going? for New Faculty - CANCELLED
Luncheon
Come join new colleagues and chat on the specific needs and questions of new faculty, share your first-semester experiences, and get information about teaching and other professional issues. This event is intended to be very informal.
CUTLA will provide lunch.
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
NOVEMBER 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
John C. Pace Library, Building 32, 5th Floor, Room 504
Faculty Friday
Clickers in the Classroom
Facilitators:
Dr. Claudia Stanny,
Director of the Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Dr. Michael White,
Manager, Instructional Technology
Dr. Athena du Pré,
Professor, Communication Arts
Dr. Laura J. White, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Dr. Sherry Schneider,
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Thinking about using clickers to engage students in your classes? Learn how to create a clicker question in PowerPoint. Facilitators will demonstrate specific examples of strategies for using clicker questions that engage students and promote student learning. Examples will be drawn from several Biology, Communication Arts, and Computer Science courses.
Dr. Michael White has a limited number of receivers (required to collect data from students during a presentation with clicker questions). Attendees who would like to participate in the initial implementation of clicker technology may obtain a receiver unit (supplies are limited).
The Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment will award a copy of Derek Bruff’s book, Teaching with classroom response systems: Creating active learning environments (2009) as a door prize.
Lunch will be served at noon. The program will begin around 12:45 PM.
Please RSVP no later than Friday, October 30, so that we can submit an accurate order for lunch.
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
Friday, November 20, 2009, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
CUTLA Conference Room, Bldg. 53, Room 214
Luncheon for New Faculty -- CANCELLED
How's It Going?
Focuses on the specific needs and questions of new faculty. New faculty will share their first-semester experiences and get information about teaching and other professional issues. The luncheon is intended to be very informal. Come enjoy lunch and chat with colleagues.
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
DECEMBER 2009
There are no events scheduled for this month.
JANUARY 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
University Conference Center, Room A
Faculty Friday
Critical Thinking (Online and F2F)
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
FEBRUARY 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
University Conference Center, Room A
Faculty Friday
Tenure and Promotion
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
MARCH 2010
There are no events scheduled for this month.
APRIL 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
University Conference Center, Room A
Mini-Conference
QEP/SoTL/Assessment
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
MAY 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
University Conference Center, Room A
CCR Submission Workshop
To RSVP click here or contact Mary Hallford at 473-7435 or at mhallfor@uwf.edu.
JUNE 2010
There are no events scheduled for this month.
Updated 11/16/09