Faculty Groups—Fall 2005

The Century Club: Teaching Large Classes

 

Do you teach a class so large that administrative matters interfere with time for instruction?  Join the monthly discussions of the Century Club, a regular meeting of those teaching large classes, for an exchange of ideas, tested techniques and support. Monthly meetings be on the first Friday from 12-1:30 room 205 of Library South on the following dates: September 2, October 7, and November 4.

 Preparing Graduate Students to Teach in Higher Education

This group of faculty members who work with graduate students and teaching assistants share ideas on how to prepare, support, and reward the work of teaching assistants in their departments. Monthly meetings begin on second Friday,from 10 till 11:30 in room 205 of Library South on September 9, October 14, and November 11.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Groups

Meetings of faculty in discipline clusters who meet and discuss how to design, conduct, analyze and publish research on student learning in their classes.

•  Robinson College of Business Group, Thursdays, September 22, October 27, and November 17, from noon till 1:30, Manners Room, RCB.
• College of Education Group, Wednesdays, September 21, October 19, November 16 from noon till 1 in room 248 COE

Fall Workshop Schedule

205 Library South. Bring your lunch, if you choose, beverages will be provided. Remember your Panther Card.

• Documenting teaching effectivenes, Thursday, August 25, 12-1:30 (repeated Friday, August  26 12-1:30) How can I make the best case for my teaching during annual evaluations and promotion and tenure procedures.
• Atlanta-Based Learning, Thursday, September 8, 12—1. Dr. Nannette Commander will outline how faculty can engage students in Campus Atlanta and the many learning opportunities offered by our urban setting.
• What the best college teachers do. Bring your lunch and join in a discussion of Ken Bain’s book on strategies to improve student learning—Monday, and Tuesday, September 12th and 13th in 205 Library South.
• Mid-Course Corrections-Thursday, September 15, 12-1:30 (repeated Friday September16, 12-1:30) Learn simple and effective strategies to promote learning and boost your student course evaluation.:
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning—How do I get published?  Thursday, September 29 , 12-1 (repeated Friday, September 30, 12-1).  How to plan and implement a publishable investigation of student learning in your classes. Resources at: http://education.gsu.edu/ctl/FLC/FLC_resources.htm.
• Classes from hell, Thursday, October 20, 12-1:30 (repeated Friday, October 21, 12-1:30) From lack of civility to plagiarism—strategies and discussions about handling student problems in your classes.

Jump Start Learning

On Thursday, August 18 the Center for Teaching and Learning and University Educational Technology Services will offer faculty and teaching assistants a day of information and support for promoting student learning in room 600 Classroom South.

Death by PowerPoint  (Harry Dangel, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning) a look at the pluses and minuses of using presentation software and strategies for
using it to engage students and enhance learning 9:30-10:15.

Survival Skills for Large Classes—Strategies and practical suggestions for working with large classes from faculty members in the GSU Century Club 11-11:45 (Kris Clark, Accountancy; Shelby Frost, Economics; and Sue Willey, RMI).

Atlanta-Based Learning,Learn how faculty can engage students in Campus Atlanta and the many learning opportunities offered by our urban setting 12-12:45 (Nannette Commander, Undergraduate Programs).

Learning Outcomes—Deciding what students need to learn and if they learned it—A practical approach to planning and documenting what students learn 1-1:45  (Faye Borthick, Director of the Teaching and Learning with Technology Center).

Technology Showcase by University Educational Technology Service—In room 600 CS from 9 till 3 at times between the presentations listed above, UETS will demonstrate state of the art  technologies.