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Fall 2008 EventsDecember 2008 TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER EXAM WEEK COFFEE-AND-COOKIE BREAK FOR FACULTY Date: Monday, December 8, through Friday, December 12, 2008 Time: 8:00am-10:00am Location: Teaching and Learning Center, Room 330, ZSR Library Faculty are cordially invited to stop by each morning during finals week for coffee, cookies, and other treats. Feel free to enjoy your treats in the Center or take them with you (to-go cups will be available, or bring your own). No RSVP required!
SPRING 2009 EVENTSTEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER FACULTY APPRECIATION COFFEE BREAK Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009 Time: 8:00am-10:00am Location: Teaching and Learning Center, Room 330, ZSR Library Stop by the Teaching and Learning Center Thursday morning, January 22, for coffee and a morning snack. Feel free to enjoy your treats in the Center or take them with you (to-go cups will be available, or bring your own). This is a great opportunity to socialize with faculty from other academic departments. No RSVP required!
BEST PRACTICES IN SYLLABUS CONSTRUCTION Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Your syllabus is a document that describes the course you intend to teach and helps your students understand your aims for the semester. This document conveys the overall design of your course as well as the specific details you expect students to know and follow. Come to this session for an overview of best practices in syllabus construction as well as a discussion designed to give faculty the opportunity to share tips from their own experiences. A boxed lunch will be provided for attendees who RSVP by Monday, January 26. Please RSVP by Monday, January 26, and be sure to specify a lunch selection. Event Registration
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT WRITING: EXPECTATIONS AND HABITS Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Strong technical writing skills are essential for graduate and professional students in all disciplines. Before the writing process even begins though, students need to understand the specific expectations and conventions of their discipline, and how these change depending upon the audience and purpose for writing. There also are fundamental skills that graduate students must acquire to communicate effectively. These skills include the ability to: 1) match the volume and complexity of the writing to the goals and audience; 2) be ruthless with respect to proof-reading and self-critique; and 3) demonstrate expertise with the subject matter. Focusing on these fundamentals promotes good communication but still lets students develop their own personal writing style. For this panel discussion, four WFU instructors from a range of disciplines will come together to share their philosophies, techniques, and tips for teaching graduate and professional students to write for their discipline. Please RSVP by Friday, February 6. Light refreshments will be available. Event Registration
DIGITIZING LECTURES Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 To facilitate the creation of video content for instructional use, Information Systems has teamed with the Library to create a new mini-studio and video formatting service available to all faculty. This new facility is housed in the ZSR Library. Users simply need to sign up for a time and walk in with their presentation. All the details of setting up a camera and lights, taping, conversion to the right format, and storing on the server will be taken care of for users. Join us for an introduction to the features of this new facility and discussion on effective use of video with faculty who have prepared and used it in the classroom. Please RSVP by Thursday, February 26. Light refreshments will be available Event Registration
EXPERTIZA: A PEER-REVIEW SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009 Time: 3:00-4:30 P.M. Location: ZSR Library, Room 204 Guest Speaker: Ed Gehringer, Department Of Computer Science, North Carolina State University Expertiza is a Web-based application for collaborative learning. Students can work individually or in teams, with all members having access to the same documents, or they can compose their work on a wiki. Students are assigned to review other individuals or teams anonymously. Authors may also give feedback to reviewers anonymously. All of these evaluations are presented to the instructor to use in assigning a grade. Using Expertiza, it is possible to take a large project, break it down into small portions for individuals or teams to work on, then reassemble the result into a resource that will be of use to future classes. Among other things, Expertiza has been used to generate textbook exercises and active-learning exercises. The talk will be followed by an opportunity for attendees to use the system, generate content, and review each other's work. Attendees are invited to bring their laptops if they are interested in trying out the system. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP no later than Monday, April 6. Event Registration Ed Gehringer is an associate professor in the Computer Science department at NC State. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and has also taught at Carnegie Mellon University and Monash University in Australia. His research interests include collaborative learning systems and the interaction between computer architecture and memory management. He has been the organizer of the Workshop on Computer Architecture Education for the last eight years, and has done over 60 presentations at education-based conferences and workshops.
END-OF-YEAR BLOWOUT/FACULTY APPRECIATION ICE CREAM SOCIAL Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009Time: 1:00-4:00 P.M.Location: Teaching and Learning Center (Room 330, ZSR Library)Join us for our fifth annual ICE CREAM SOCIAL! No program, no speeches, just an informal opportunity to enjoy great conversation and a delicious cold treat with fellow Wake Forest faculty! Please feel free to arrive and depart as your schedule dictates. We look forward to seeing you there! No RSVP required.***********************************************************PRIOR FALL 2008 EVENTS
RESPONDING TO CAMPUS EMERGENCIES Date: Monday, September 8, 2008 Time: 3:00 P.M. Location: Room 401B, Benson Center Hosts: Regina Lawson (Campus Police Department) and Ken Zick (Vice President) Campus emergency preparedness has been on minds of many people in the wake of tragedies at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University. The Teaching and Learning Center will host a program led by University Police Chief Regina Lawson and Vice-President Ken Zick on the subject, “Responding to Campus Emergencies,” on Monday, September 8, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 401 of the Benson University Center. The program will address University crisis management planning, crisis communications, campus safety initiatives, and practical advice for responding to particular emergencies. This program is open to all faculty, staff, and students. ACE FELLOWS PROGRAM 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 Time: 3:00-4:30 P.M. Location: Benson 4th Floor Gallery (outside room 401) Can you believe a total of fifty-five faculty have participated in the ACE Fellows Program since its inception in 1998! The ACE Fellows Program has had an important 3 TLC Exchange influence on the development of our college curriculum across that decade, and has provided critical opportunities for our students to connect academic learning with community understanding and experience. We are pleased to announce that the TLC will sponsor a special 10th year anniversary reception in honor of all our ACE Fellows. This event represents a wonderful opportunity to share service learning experiences, generate interest in service learning, and convey that excitement to prospective ACE Fellows and the whole campus. All faculty are invited, especially prospective ACE Fellows. WAKE FOREST'S NEW POLICY REGARDING ACT/SAT SCORES Date: Monday, September 15, 2008 Time: 12:00 P.M. Location: Benson 344F Host: Joseph Soares (Sociology) Beginning with the freshman class of 2009, Wake Forest University will make college entrance examinations optional for admission. Joseph Soares will lead a faculty session on this topic that will include how to address student questions about the new policy. We invite all faculty to join us to contribute opinions, concerns, and prior experiences with similar policies. TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Time: 12:00 P.M. Location: Benson 407 (note that location has changed) Hosts: Robert Browne (Biology), Dilip Kondepudi (Chemistry), Emily Wakild (History) Sustainability has become quite the buzzword-but how could it influence the way you teach? Join us for an open conversation about incorporating sustainability into the classroom and into our daily practices. Strategies include fostering environmental awareness, emphasizing the intertwined relationships between humans and the environment, and sustainability activities on campus and beyond. This session will begin with some ideas from an interdisciplinary panel consisting of Robert Browne, Environmental Program and Biology; Dilip Kondepudi, Chemistry; and Emily Wakild, History. There will then be ample time for discussion. RESPONDING TO CAMPUS EMERGENCIES Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Time: 12:00 P.M. Location: Pugh Auditorium, Benson Center Hosts: Regina Lawson (Campus Police Department) and Ken Zick (Vice President) Campus emergency preparedness has been on minds of many people in the wake of tragedies at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University. The Teaching and Learning Center will host a program led by University Police Chief Regina Lawson and Vice-President Ken Zick on the subject, “Responding to Campus Emergencies,” on Wednesday, October 8, at 12-1 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium of the Benson University Center. The program will address University crisis management planning, crisis communications, campus safety initiatives, and practical advice for responding to particular emergencies. This program is open to all faculty, staff, and students. RSVP is not required. OPEN FORUM ON FIRST-YEAR SEMINARS Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Time: 11:00 A.M. Location: ZSR Library, Room 204 Hosts: Bernadine Barnes (Art) and Jennifer Burg (Computer Science) The FYS discussions have become one of the most popular programs offered by the TLC. Join us for an opportunity to obtain advice from experienced FYS faculty, offer suggestions for improving students’ FYS experience, and express concerns about your current and future FYS classes. You do not have to be currently teaching, or scheduled to teach, a First-Year Seminar to attend! The final date to RSVP and receive a lunch provided by the TLC has passed, but feel free to drop in and bring your lunch with you.
MENTORING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Time: 3:00 P.M. Location: ZSR Library, Room 204 Hosts: Sam Gladding (Counseling), Dan Johnson (Biology), Randy Rogan (Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Communication) The goal of graduate education is to train
the next generation of thinkers, teachers,
and researchers within a given discipline.
The individual student is transformed
through a combination of coursework,
individual research activities, and mentoring
by faculty who share their interests. By
its very nature, mentoring must be tailored
to the individual student. That said, certain The final RSVP date has passed, but feel free to drop in.
TEACHING VISUAL LEARNERS Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 3-4:00 P.M. Location: Museum of Anthropology (MOA) Host: Stephen Whittington (MOA) Have you thought much about ways to engage the visual learners in your classes? The MOA and other museums are unique pedagogical resources for the academy. In this orientation, museum staff will
The TLC is proud to co-sponsor this event with the Museum of Anthropology. The deadline to register for this event has passed. Please contact Stephen Whittington at whittisl@wfu.edu if you have questions about this event.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A “MEET AND GREET”RECEPTION Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008 Time: 2-4:00 P.M. Location: Teaching and Learning Center, Room 330, ZSR Library We invite you to join your Wake Forest colleagues for an informal pre-holiday gathering. Enjoy an assortment of delicious hors d’oeuvres and wines, meet new faculty members—our special guests for the event—and greet old friends. Please feel free to arrive and depart as your schedule dictates. RSVP not required. By invitation only, open to Wake Forest faculty and administrators.
URECA AT WFU Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Time: 11:00 A.M. Location: Reynolda Hall, The Little Mag Room Host: Harry Titus (Art) One of the Centers established this year by Provost Tiefenthaler is the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA). The mission of this Center is to support and to highlight the activities of college undergraduates as they pursue their intellectual interests. URECA coordinates results from several research programs on campus. The Center’s steering committee realizes that these programs are imperfectly understood across campus. Join your colleagues to learn more about these programs and how faculty and students might profit from them. Dr. Titus will welcome your comments and questions! The opportunity to RSVP for this event and receive a boxed lunch has passed. However, feel free to drop in and bring your own lunch.
Ways of Writing for the 21st Century: The College Classroom and Beyond Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 Time: 3:00-5:00 P.M. Location: 401 Benson Center We invite you to attend a campus-wide discussion with a panel of leading composition scholars on the role of writing in our curriculum. We will explore questions such as, What should our students be learning about writing, and when and where should they learn it? How might we create a college-wide writing program that addresses the complexity of writing practiced across disciplines? How does the writing required of students in the classroom prepare them for the world beyond the classroom? The panel discussion will be followed by a series of four small group discussions designed to give faculty the opportunity to meet with the visiting scholars to discuss the following topics: Lessons from the Harvard Writing Assessment; Making Writing Visible in the Disciplines; The End of Composition; Writing Studies and Genre Theory. The panelists include Nancy Sommers, Harvard University; Joe Harris, Duke University; David Smit, University of Kansas; and Elizabeth Wardle, University of Central Florida. Light refreshments will be available. For additional information about this event, please see our flyer or contact Anne Boyle (English) at english@wfu.edu or 758-5383. Walk-in welcomed. Results of 2008 Faculty Writing Survey Sponsored by the
NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008 Time: 3:00 P.M. Location: ZSR Library, Room 204 Host:Jill Crainshaw (School of Divinity), Roy Hantgan (School of Medicine), Ronald Wright (School of Law) Interdisciplinary courses integrate information and methodologies from two or more separate fields of study to create a multi-faceted picture of a topic or subject. Some characteristics of interdisciplinary teaching include the following:
Interdisciplinary teaching and learning methods are valuable to contemporary educational processes. They demand intellectual expertise and excellence, require collaboration across academic disciplines, and result in breadth and depth of learning for students and faculty. Join us for conversation about interdisciplinary teaching from the perspectives of the Schools of Divinity, Law, and Medicine. Drop-ins are welcomed.
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