Teaching and Learning Events: Spring 2007
Zen and the Art of PowerPoint
- David Faulkner
Tuesday, January 16th 2:00-3:00
Room 151, TLTC
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Steve Jobs of Apple Computers has been claimed to be one of the most effective
presenters to date. Join us for a discussion of effective strategies
for using PowerPoint based on the “Kanso” method, the same
method that Jobs uses in his presentations. Learn to use PowerPoint
not only a medium for information in your lecture but also
as a tool that compels your students to participate and stayed
focused on content.
Managing Difficult Situations
- Suzanne Tapp and Dr. Allison Boye
Thursday, January 18th 10:00 – 11:30
Room 151, TLTC
- Join us as we watch a series of video vignettes created by the University of Nebraska depicting a range of difficult situations between undergraduate students and their teaching assistants. Because even a minor incivility can negatively impact the learning environment, understanding and effectively managing these situations is often a major challenge for new teachers. Understanding proactive, preventative measures and responding convincingly to disruptive behaviors can greatly enhance the learning environment. This session is designed to encourage reflection on and discussion about difficult teaching situations.
Using Microsoft Excel as a Gradebook
- Steve Jackman
Monday, January 22nd 10:00-11:30
Room 151, TLTC
- Wouldn’t it be nice to simply enter a student’s final exam grade and have their semester letter grade generated automatically? Join us as we dive into the world of Microsoft Excel and the many features it offers for teachers. In this session, you’ll learn about creating and maintaining a gradebook in Excel as well as other useful features for presenting your grade data.
Assessment 101: Writing Student Learning Outcomes
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Kari Wood
Tuesday, January 23rd 2:00 – 3:00
Room 151, TLTC
- Goals…objectives…outcomes. Assessment can easily become an overwhelming process. In this workshop we will begin to demystify the concept by discussing guidelines for writing effective student learning outcomes at the course level. Participants will be given the opportunity to evaluate and revise learning outcome statements for their own courses.
Incorporating Advanced PowerPoint Features into your Lectures
- David Faulkner
Wednesday, January 24th 10:00 – 11:00
Room 151, TLTC
- This hands-on PowerPoint session will focus on more advanced features of PowerPoint designed to supplement your lectures and build on principles discussed in a previous session (Zen and the Art of PowerPoint). Topics to be addressed will include images, animations, timings and graphs with specific examples such as animating bulleted lists, flowcharts, graphics, and graphs, and importing video and graphics.
Educating the Masses: Challenges and Successes with Large Classes
- Dr. Mike Stegemoller, Dr. Justin Hart, and Dr. Louisa Hope-Weeks
Wednesday, January 31st 12:00 – 1:00
Room 151, TLTC
- Do you teach classes of more than 50 students? More than 100 or even 200? How do we make this an environment where students do not feel lost in a sea of faces? Join panelists from Finance, History, and Chemistry as they share what works and doesn’t work in their large sections.
Creating Your Teaching Portfolio
- Suzanne Tapp
Thursday, February 1st 10:00 – 11:30
Room 151, TLTC
- Will you be going on the job market for an academic teaching position? Perhaps you have begun putting together a teaching portfolio or are just interested in getting started with your portfolio for interviewing… Not sure about where to start or would you like more information about teaching portfolios? This informal workshop will give a brief overview of concepts, discuss items for inclusion, and help you get started in this reflective process. Many examples will also be reviewed so that participants are able to have a hands-on review of multiple teaching portfolios.
How to Lecture with Patrick Winston
- Video and Group Discussion with Steve Jackman as Facilitator
Friday, February 2nd 10:00 - 11:30
Room 151, TLTC
- Join us as we watch this popular video and discuss its application to our students and your teaching. Dr. Winston, a professor at MIT and researcher at NASA, will demonstrate lecture techniques as he gives tips to beginning instructors. His organized and active style is practical and easy to follow, and this video is one of the most checked-out selections in the TLTC library.
Team-Based Learning: A Method for Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills in Large Groups
- Dr. John Pelley
Wednesday, February 7th 12:00 - 1:30
Room 151, TLTC
- This session will use the process of Team-Based Learning to help participants learn by direct experience with it. The contribution of TBL to the development of team problem solving skills and guidelines for efficient and successful implementation will be discussed. Attendees will be able to assess the contribution of this teaching modality as a critical thinking enhancement to their course lectures.
Writing Your Teaching Philosophy
- Suzanne Tapp and Dr. Allison Boye
Friday, February 2nd 10:00 - 11:30
Room 151, TLTC
- Creating a succinct, reflective statement about how you view teaching can be a challenging task. Your teaching philosophy statement should demonstrate why you teach the way you do and provide a snapshot of what your teaching style looks like in the classroom. But how do you do that? Join us for a hands-on experience as we think through constructing an effective statement of your philosophy of teaching.
Beyond the Basics: Alternative Methods of Assessment
- Kari Wood
Thursday, February 22nd 10:00 - 11:00
Room 151, TLTC
- Oftentimes, we tend to assess student learning using methods with which we are most familiar. In this session we will expand your assessment repertoire by discussing alternative ways for students to demonstrate their learning of course content and skills across disciplines.
Addressing Different Learning Styles in the Classroom
- Steve Jackman
Tuesday, February 27th 11:00 - 12:00
Room 151, TLTC
- The various models of learning styles (Kolb, Gardner, Myers-Briggs) are well-known throughout education. Tailoring a course to meet the needs of each student’s learning style can be challenging. This session will discuss ways to address multiple learning styles in the classroom as well as provide a summary of learning styles models.
What the Best Teachers Do
- Panel Discussion featuring Recipients of the President's Excellence in Teaching Award
Tuesday, March 6th 12:00 - 1:00
Room 151, TLTC
- What do the best teachers do to captivate and motivate students, to help them to reach unusually high levels of accomplishment? Join us as distinguished Tech faculty members share their best "tips" and ideas in this roundtable discussion.
The 3rd Annual Annual Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference
- More information about the conference and the specific sessions available at www.tltc.ttu.edu
Friday, March 23rd
Morning Session 10:30 - 12:00
Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
Afternoon Session 1:30 - 3:30
Frazier Alumni Building
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Barbara Millis, Director of the Excellence in Teaching Program at the University of Nevada at Reno and well-known speaker and author.
SoTL Spotlight – The Effective Integration of Mobile Technology in the Educational Environment
- Dr. Todd Brashears
Monday, April 2nd 12:00-1:00
Room 151, TLTC
- Dr. Brashears will discuss his current research integrating ipods and podcasting technology in the classroom at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Construction Ahead: Tips for Designing Effective Tests
- Kari Wood
Wednesday, April 4th 2:00 - 3:00
Room 151, TLTC
- Well-written multiple-choice exams can be an efficient and useful method to capture evidence of student learning at the course level. Join us for an interactive session as we discuss universal guidelines for designing effective tests across disciplines.
What Do We Do Now That We Created It? Managing Growing Distance Education Program
- Panel Discussion with Dr. Cynthia McKenney as Facilitator
Thursday, April 12th 12:00-1:00
Room 151, TLTC
- This panel discussion will address the unique challenges managing a distance education program within a traditional academic unit.