tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55121852012-01-23T12:01:04.619-08:00ruminators' ilkfaculty development, educational technologies, intellectual curieux, info provocationsBlog Editornoreply@blogger.comBlogger631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1110067195817969352005-03-20T03:51:00.000-08:002005-03-20T06:04:53.763-08:00ArchiveBlog Editornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1108138270252636152005-01-08T23:09:00.000-08:002005-04-04T16:35:37.046-07:0001.09.05BLOGGING--Blogs IllustratedBlogs Illustrated is the first... blog ring specifically for blogs written/run by artists, illustrators and amateurs, who illustrate their blogs/lives with their own work, whether that work be created in the real world or the virtual, using their blog not just as a gallery for their work, but using their work to do the blogging.Blogs IllustratedpostCount('Blogs Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com88tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1102941756207487322004-12-19T04:41:00.000-08:002004-12-21T20:07:32.633-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
The Hare & Billet Pub, Blackheath, England.
Ann Schroder and her husband, Nick Marcucci, recently travelled to England, so I begged her to share a photo for the blog. Above you see the Hare & Billet Pub, Blackheath, England.
Ann also kindly provided copy to go along with the photo. Read on:
The Hare & Billet Pub is a small, cozy establishment that has beenBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1102375394953493902004-12-12T03:07:00.000-08:002004-12-12T11:39:03.183-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
This is the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, New York City, December 2005.
CONFERENCES
--Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts Colleges
Hosted by St. Olaf College and Carleton College,Northfield, Minnesota.
April 1-3, 2005.
Read the conference announcement:
We invite you to join us for a conference that will Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1101658591979473322004-12-05T03:16:00.000-08:002005-10-05T08:48:28.526-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:CONFERENCES--TCC Worldwide Online Conference : "LOOKING BACKWARDS OR INTO THE FUTURE?" This event is hosted by University of Hawai'I Kapi'olani Community College in association with Osaka Gakuin University, Japan and in partnership with LearningTimes.org.April 19-21, 2005Pre-Conference Dates: April 5-6, 2005CALL FOR PROPOSALS The TCC Online Conference Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1101143160103166022004-11-28T03:38:00.000-08:002004-11-28T08:03:37.120-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
PUBLISHING
--Chapter Submissions: Globalized E-Learning
As e-learning is globalized via information and communication technologies (ICTs), consumers of e-learning (purchasers, instructors, and end-users) are more likely to encounter courses intended for another culture. For example, Western cultural groups such as the United States, Canada, and Europe Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1100458862492012552004-11-21T03:30:00.000-08:002004-11-21T08:39:46.056-08:00Faculty Development News This Week
What a way to start off the week:
I include this album cover for the great photo; I have no idea about the quality of the music.Photo acquired from Dwayne and Shadow
Conferences
--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications,
Montreal,Canada June 27-July 2, 2005
This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1099837052313829152004-11-14T03:17:00.000-08:002004-11-14T12:13:08.620-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
祝賀，同事！ (translated from traditional Mandarin, "Hello, colleagues!").
Chinese translation courtesy of Free2Professional Translation.
I wanted to begin the week with something colorful, so here you are. What is this? Answer* at bottom of screen.
Conferences
--21st Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
3 to 5 August 2005
Madison, Wisconsin, Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1099324156184039912004-11-07T04:43:00.000-08:002004-11-07T06:15:34.576-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Horse artists at work!This photograph is titled "Horses in the Snow." The photograher is Jason Kottke.
Conferences
--Learning Through Discovery: The Power of Inquiry in the Construction of Knowledge
When: November 19-20, 2004
Where: Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota.
There's still time to register for The Collaboration's conference onBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1098410995375237032004-10-31T05:48:00.000-08:002004-10-31T06:59:26.496-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Isn't she lovely?
Guess who did this portrait? (Answer at bottom of this edition. See ***.)
Conferences
--Teaching Professor Conference
The topic this year is "Teaching and Learning: Growth, Resilience, and Change"
May 20-22 2005, Hyatt Regency Woodfield, Schaumburg, Illinois.
For more information, see TeachingProfessor
--National University Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1097847640109652962004-10-24T06:10:00.000-07:002004-10-24T07:16:55.630-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
The Sun Conference, El Paso, Texas, March 4 and 5, 2005
Conference topic: What are Students Learning-- and How Do You Know?
The focus of the conference is on practical, applied strategies, tools, and techniques. All university faculty, instructional staff, instructional developers, and administrators are invited to share their innovative Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1097501772648810682004-10-17T03:16:00.000-07:002004-10-17T07:53:51.726-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--Internet Generation: Call for Submissions
Call for Papers – IR 6.0: INTERNET GENERATIONS
International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of
Internet Researchers
Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 5 – 9, 2005
Workshops: October 5, 2005
AoIR Conference: October 6 – 9, 2005
Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2005.
CALL Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1096821727918001322004-10-10T03:32:00.000-07:002004-10-10T13:50:09.296-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Diversity
**Celebrate National Coming Out Day, October 11The National Coming Out Project is part of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. National Coming Out Day is celebrated every Oct. 11. The day was born out of the 1987 GLBT march on Washington , Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1096230273972671842004-10-03T03:45:00.000-07:002004-10-03T09:56:26.646-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning
November 19-20, 2004 Collaboration conference: Learning Through Discovery: The Power of Inquiry in the Construction of Knowledge and February 18-19, 2005 Assessment: Informing Teaching, Learning, & Institutional Change
For more information, visit the Web site:
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1096152829449274942004-09-26T03:51:00.000-07:002004-09-25T17:09:52.936-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Mobile Technology in Education
--Mobile Learning Attracts High School Students
Mobile Learning Attracts High School Students
This is from Distance Education.com, 20 September 2004.
Design
--EyeTrack
Read the introduction to this site:
How much do we really know about how people read news websites? We can track their behavior clicking through a site visitBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1095522653465877782004-09-19T06:50:00.000-07:002004-09-19T15:15:32.490-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--Learning Through Discovery: The Power of Inquiry in the Construction of Knowledge
November 19-20
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
Bloomington, Minnesota
Join other inquisitive minds at The Collaboration's Fall Conference on Learning Through Discovery with featured speakers Michael Dickmann, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1094997680863112432004-09-12T06:40:00.000-07:002004-09-12T07:09:16.576-07:00Faculty Development News This Week
Conferences
-- SLOAN International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks
DATE: 12-14 November, Orlando, Florida
For more information, visit the conference Web site:
SLOAN Conference
Blogging
--Exploring the Use of Blogs as Learning Spaces in the Higher Education Sector
What learning actually takes place while blogging? Read the article:
BlogsBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1094400327587913132004-09-05T04:35:00.000-07:002004-09-12T07:23:00.836-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
DATES: 21 to 24 October 2004, Bloomington, Indiana.
The goal of the International Society and the conference is to foster and disseminate inquiry on the factors that can best improve and articulate post-secondary learning and teaching and to encourage the application of the Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1093448098410269002004-08-28T23:25:00.000-07:002004-08-29T07:09:58.263-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
29 August 2004
">Conferences--Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference
When: September 23-24, 2004
Where: Centennial Student Union Building
Minnesota State University, MankatoThis conference will provide information, experiences and ideas about wireless applications and appliances for teaching and learning within and outside the classroom. There is Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1083590603021601892004-05-09T05:23:00.000-07:002004-07-20T06:39:43.783-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development
--"Empowering Online Teaching through Faculty Development"
This introductory chapter comes from the blog IDEAS: Instructional Design for E-Learning Approaches, 29 April 2004.
"Empowering Online Teaching through Faculty Development"
--"Online Course Design and Faculty Development"
This is also from IDEAS, 29 April 2004.
"Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1083026490427347862004-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:002004-05-02T10:10:54.216-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Wikis
Teaching Wiki
Teaching Wiki "aspires to be a community for college-level faculty. We imagine our primary audience to be faculty who are interested in writing instruction, perhaps techno-rhetorians but (as we invoke the wiki way here), we invite all college faculty and instructors to be wikiteachers with us. "
Teaching Wiki
Games / Simulations
--Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1082558369788204782004-04-25T04:39:00.000-07:002004-04-25T07:46:50.606-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Active Learning
--Case Study Methodology
"It is now documented that students can learn more effectively when actively involved in the learning process (Bonwell and Eison, 1991; Sivan et al, 2001). The case study approach is one way in which such active learning strategies can be implemented in our institutions. There are a number of definitions for the term Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1081948426380619732004-04-18T04:13:00.000-07:002004-04-18T05:54:11.890-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development at Inver Hills
--TLTR SHOWCASE: Tuesday, 20 April, 11:30-2:30, Hertiage Hall 203
The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR) Showcase, sponsored by the campus TLTR Committee, will feature faculty and staff demonstrations of learning technology applications and projects. The event is an excellent opportunity to see Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1081049336411337382004-04-11T04:28:00.000-07:002004-04-11T08:13:42.060-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Pedagogy
--"Liberal Education in the New Century"
This article considers the liberal arts in the twenty-first century.
"Liberal Education"
This is a 12-page PDF file
--"Credibility of the Web: Why We Need Dialectical Reading
"Credibility of the Web"
Recommended.
--Book: Research Strategies
Research Strategies: Finding your Way through the Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1080496651872984032004-04-04T04:57:00.000-07:002004-04-04T06:54:12.716-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar: August 8-12, 2004.
"Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar is a high energy summer retreat that brings teachers together to learn from each other and exchange teaching innovations and solutions to teaching problems. Click on the links above and explore our website to discover how the seminar can Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1080064531778204932004-03-28T04:55:00.000-08:002004-04-03T19:58:38.110-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Academic Community / Networks
--"Creating Community Over Coffee"
This article is from The League for Innovation, January 2004.
Read the introduction:
"Creating a sense of belonging and community is a perennial challenge for nonresidential institutions. Particularly in the community college setting, students often balance multiple priorities, including Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1079358359271391532004-03-21T05:45:00.000-08:002004-03-21T07:17:54.483-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
--Online Conference: "Surfing the Broadband Wave: The Shape of Things to Come", April 20-22, 2004
Read the promotional literature:
NINTH ANNUAL TCC 2004 ONLINE CONFERENCE
April 20-22, 2004 (1000 GMT)
Pre-conference Dates: April 13-15, 2004
Register Now! (via Secure Server):
Register Here
THEME
SURFING THE BROADBAND WAVE: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
FasterBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1078093578640549182004-03-14T04:26:00.000-08:002004-03-18T08:31:45.623-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development
--Teacher Learning
This is Chapter 8 from the book / report How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (National Academy Press, 1999).
Teacher Learning
--A Librarian's Choice of Faculty Development on the Internet
Click for a treasure trove of resources.
...Librarian's Guide to Faculty Development..
Recommended.
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1077939598045210322004-02-29T04:39:00.000-08:002004-03-09T06:29:17.950-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Building Community
--“The Recovery of Persons”
This article, from The League for Innovation, February 2004, considers the importance of people resources in any organization.
The Recover of Persons
Open Source
--Open Access Academic Publishing
This article argues academic publishing will evolve from imprints to E-prints.
Open Access Publishing
Wikis
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1077544043095318092004-02-23T05:47:00.000-08:002004-02-27T19:33:52.483-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
--Using Wikis to Teach College Writing
Using Wikis to Teach College Writing
--Teaching Wiki
Teaching Wiki
--The Writing Instructor
Networked journal for college writing teachers
The Writing Instructor
--Technology and Mediated Learning Resource
Technology and Mediated Learning
--"Blog, Blog, Blog: The Navy Tests Web Logging for Team Communication"
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1076891615361141612004-02-22T04:33:00.000-08:002004-02-22T07:01:57.360-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Inver Hills TLTR Showcase
The TLTR Showcase, sponsored by the campus TLTR Committee, will feature faculty and staff demonstrations of learning technology applications and projects. The event is an excellent opportunity to see effective integration of technology and the curriculum at Inver Hills. All faculty, staff and students welcome.
The TLTR Showcase Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1077410240758381212004-02-21T16:37:00.000-08:002004-02-21T16:39:18.890-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1076513598517924902004-02-15T07:33:00.000-08:002004-02-15T13:13:11.856-08:00Faculty Development News This Week :
Faculty Development Classes / Resources
--Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality (MVRC)
The MVCR series of online faculty development courses is designed to help faculty members acquire skills and knowledge needed to teach online. Fee-based instruction.
To find out more:
MVCR
--Professional Development Resources
You can access a digital library at this Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1076004109480839462004-02-07T22:01:00.000-08:002004-02-08T10:05:57.780-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development at Inver Hills
--Faculty Roundtable
Have you been thinking about developing an online course? Are you wondering about the on-line experiences of other faculty members at Inver Hills? This session brings together three Inver Hills faculty members who have been teaching online courses for varying lengths of time. There will be short Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1075595678571130612004-02-01T04:34:00.000-08:002004-03-20T11:23:18.640-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--Service Learning and Civic Engagement Conference
The Community College National Center for Community Engagement is now accepting proposals to present at their 2004 National Annual Conference, Adapting to the Paths of Change – Service Learning and Civic Engagement, being held on May 26-28, 2004 at the DoubleTree La Posada Resort in Scottsdale, Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1074974463135466412004-01-25T00:01:00.000-08:002004-01-31T16:20:58.873-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
--Faculty Development at Inver Hills
--Salon
Faculty Salon: Proof: Ruminations on the Everyday
All are invited to a talk by Martin Springborg on his new book of photography recording the year 2001. He will show some of his works and discuss the process. One of his pieces is currently hanging in the library and his book is available on the reserve shelfBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1074108147640734362004-01-18T04:22:00.000-08:002004-01-22T06:36:18.046-08:00Faculty Development News This Week :
Faculty Development at Inver Hills
--Faculty Roundtable
Faculty Roundtable
Educational Technology: Friend and Foe?
Speaker: Mark Peterson
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004
Time: 1:-00-2:00 PM
Location: Conference Room B
Are you one of the cyber-elated, or are you cyber-anxious? Do you foresee high-tech doom for education or a high-tech Renaissance? Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1072463563654295112004-01-11T08:07:00.000-08:002004-01-11T13:09:26.123-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences / Workshops
--International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence
May 23-26, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas.
This conference, sponsored by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, is the "largest international conference to focus specifically on the celebration of teaching, learning, and leadership."
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1072026335067806832003-12-21T09:05:00.000-08:002003-12-21T09:48:43.200-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Online / Distance Learning
--Burgeoning Interest in Online Instruction
This article appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 December 2003.
...When Online Enrollment Soars
Conferences / Programs
--"Teaching for Wisdom: Achieving Higher Order Thinking in Our Graduates"
Radisson Hotel South, Bloomington, MN
"Join your colleagues for a teaching Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070893925930897132003-12-14T06:32:00.000-08:002003-12-15T10:45:11.856-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Teaching
--Book on Community College Teaching
Honored But Invisible: An Inside Look at Teaching in Community Colleges,
by W. Norton Grubb (Routledge1999).
"This book examines the nature of teaching, and the institutional forces that shape it, in community colleges. These colleges include the most diverse students and the most varied subjects of any form ofBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070293360792285312003-12-07T04:42:00.000-08:002003-12-07T14:16:43.013-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development at Inver Hills
--Faculty Roundtable
Are you seeing more student behaviors that are interfering in how well your classroom climate is working for you and your students? This roundtable will begin a discussion about how we can effectively build a classroom framework that is respectful to students and to ourselves.
You are invited to a Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1069798968923198862003-11-30T13:57:00.000-08:002003-11-30T14:02:00.060-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Course Evaluations
--Templates for Course Evaluations
Interested in designing your own course evaluation to use in your classes?
The Office of Educational Assessment (OEA), Washington University, offers templates for a variety of course evaluations. OEA is nationally recognized for its services in course evaluation, testing, and test scoring services and Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070229245099098692003-11-30T13:54:00.000-08:002003-11-30T13:54:41.233-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070229030900257382003-11-30T13:50:00.000-08:002003-11-30T13:51:07.076-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070228819556255102003-11-30T13:46:00.000-08:002003-11-30T13:47:35.153-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070228606929729382003-11-30T13:43:00.000-08:002003-11-30T13:44:02.576-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070227758752205262003-11-30T13:29:00.000-08:002003-11-30T13:29:54.530-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1070211674971886612003-11-30T09:01:00.000-08:002003-11-30T09:01:50.873-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
CTL at Inver Hills
--Faculty Roundtable: Panel Discussion on Handling Difficlut Student Behavior
Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1069253794300770332003-11-23T06:56:00.000-08:002003-11-23T09:07:52.373-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Teaching Resources
--The Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education
This site is intended to make the U.S. Department of Education more accessible to teachers.
The Teacher's Guide
--The Center for Futurism in Education
Education for the twenty-first century? Here is the mission statement for this Israeli site.
The Center for Futurism in Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1068598453277926902003-11-16T04:54:00.000-08:002003-11-16T16:00:11.496-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development at Inver Hills
--Salon: "Revival and Family Nationalism"
Dr. Richard Nelson, history, is the facilitator-speaker for the next Inver Hills Community College Salon, Wednesday, 19 November, 4-6 PM, Heritage Hall 203.
Read Richard's abstract:
Families and nations, the classical Greek dramatists insisted, are entwined with ambition and war.Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1068231783304720152003-11-09T07:07:00.000-08:002003-11-09T10:12:53.053-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development Seminars / Programs
--Inver Hills Faculty Roundtable
Inver Hills Faculty Roundtable
Speaker: Dr. Kathleen DeDeyn
Date: November 18, Tuesday
Time: Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1067722171190752092003-11-02T08:00:00.000-08:002003-11-03T14:56:42.380-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Conferences
--"The New Basics: What Students Need to Know" (second notice)
November 14-15, 2003 , Radisson South Hotel and Plaza Towers,Bloomington, Minnesota
The conference will feature pre-conference workshops and other sessions on:
.humor in the classroom,
.electronic portfolios for assessment,
·service-learning,
·cooperative learning,
·grant Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1066862787336736012003-10-26T03:46:00.000-08:002003-10-26T08:51:40.023-08:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Roundtable
The next Faculty Rountable is scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 12-1, Conference Room B, Student Center and will feature Kathleen DeDeyn from physical education. Kathleen's topic is "Stress and How to Handle Yours. " Here is the abstract:
A look at what causes your stress, the physical and psychological ramifications of stress, Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1066265173263525322003-10-19T05:46:00.000-07:002003-10-19T18:29:45.560-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
The Evolution of the Community College
--"Bridging Generations: A Community College Imperative"
This article discusses how it is imperative for community colleges, as community-based organizations, to connect with mature adult communities.
Bridging Generations
--"Learning Ecology, Communities and Networks: Extending the Classroom"
Summary of article: " Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1065903956685999132003-10-12T01:25:00.000-07:002003-10-12T08:31:41.406-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
CTL Conferences / Seminars
--The National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), with the League for Innovation, is conducting a workshop on accessibility and media technology in the classroom in Boulder, CO, November 12-14, 2003. NCAM will also present new projects such as e-books (Beyond the Text) and updates on existing projects and assistive technology toolsBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1065317319318884762003-10-05T06:28:00.000-07:002003-10-06T16:40:35.116-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development
--"Toward a New Way of Thinking and Learning: Becoming a Learning College"
This League for Innovation article discusses how one community college,Surry Community College in North Carolina, evolved into a learning community.
Becoming a Learning College
--Communicating Diversity in Higher Education
If you are looking for some ideas on Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1064698690661165932003-09-28T06:38:00.000-07:002003-09-28T07:58:12.576-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
CTL at Inver Hills
--Inver Hills Faculty Roundtable
"الانتصار من الظالم : أخذ الحق منه" is Arabic for "avenging oneself on the unjust." Come hear Doug Knapp address Al-Qaeda's rationale and motives at the first- of- the- academic- year Faculty Roundtable, October 2, Thursday, 12:30-1:30 PM. Location: Conference Room B, Student Center. A light luncheon Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1063976439372700802003-09-21T05:20:00.000-07:002003-09-28T06:44:15.510-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
CTL at Inver Hills
** Do you know Inver Hills has a CTL Active Learning Advocate? Shannon Marting, Economics Department, is our CTL faculty resource person and peer consultant. Shannon, pictured below, has been teaching economics at Inver Hills for 14 (bravo!) years. In her new position as Active Learning Advocate, partially funded through the MNSCU Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1063548700737121252003-09-14T07:11:00.000-07:002003-09-23T11:52:10.700-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Development
--Web Site Resource
Educators today face many challenges in a changing world. What steps can they take to meet these challenges? Horizon is a site devoted to addressing this question. Check it out at Horizon. A free mailing list is also available.
--"Training Treasure Trove," St. Cloud Technical College
St. Cloud Technical College Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1063160161333253822003-09-07T15:16:00.000-07:002003-09-09T19:18:39.260-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Douglas Knapp, philosophyBlog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1062945578473825732003-09-07T07:39:00.000-07:002003-09-07T08:32:35.956-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
Faculty Roundtable
The first CTL Faculty Roundtable, hosted by Shannon Marting and Colette Wanless-Sobel, is scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 12:30-1:30,Student Center, conference room B, and features Doug Knapp, philosophy, who will present a brief lecture and then conduct discussion. Doug's talk is on Al-Qaeda and is titled "A Critical Look at the 'No Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1062339715540861362003-08-31T07:21:00.000-07:002003-09-01T12:42:47.090-07:00Faculty Development News This Week:
I. CTL Conferences: Upcoming and Calls for Proposals
**"Teaching for Wisdom, Achieving Higher Order Thinking in Our Graduates"
February 19-20, 2004, Radisson Hotel South, Bloomington, MN (accepting
proposals).
Collaboration.org Web site
If you are interested in seeing a brochure, let me know, and I shall post
one to you through campus mail.
**"The New Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512185.post-1061670700259274062003-08-24T11:05:00.000-07:002003-10-05T14:31:38.410-07:00Faculty Development This Week:
CTL NEWS: Grants and Funds
CTL has made a number of changes to the guidelines, application dates, and CTL grant programs. CTL continues to offer the Learning That Lasts grant program and funding for Discipline and Program Workshops. The application deadline for Discipline Workshops is October 1, 2003. The deadline for Learning That Lasts is January 22, 2004. Blog Editornoreply@blogger.com0