External Speaker Sessions
In addition to internal speakers, Faculty Development has brought excellent presenters from outside our university to bring us best practices from both national and institutional perspectives, ranging on topics from critical thinking, to groups and academic games, assessment of grading and writing, race relations, work-life balance, and learning through inquiry.
Below is a list of past presenters and available resources from their sessions.
| Date | Topic(s) and Speaker | Available Resources |
|---|---|---|
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Nov. 2010 |
- Designing Integrative Learning into Your Courses - The Joy & Responsibility of Teaching Well Dr. L. Dee Fink |
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| April 2010 |
- Integrative Learning: Challenges and Opportunities - More Than the Sum of the Parts: Fostering Integrative Learning Pat Hutchings |
PowerPoint 1 PowerPoint 2 Videos |
| Nov. 2009 |
- Evidence-Based Learning - Getting Credit for What You Do Laurie Richlin |
PowerPoint 1 PowerPoint 2 |
| April 2009 |
- Making the Grading Process Fair, Time-Efficient and Effective for Learning - Increasing Student Motivation - Is It Working? How to Determine If a Teaching Strategy is Working Well Barbara Walvoord |
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| Nov. 2008 |
- Increasing Student Learning: Metacognition and Learning Styles are the Key! - Critical Thinking: It's Critical to Student Success! Saundra McGuire |
PowerPoint 1 PowerPoint 2 |
| April 2008 | - Promoting Learning Through Inquiry - Planning, Designing and Evaluating Student Assignments Virginia Lee |
PowerPoint 1 PowerPoint 2 Videos |
| Nov. 2007 | - Plays Well With Others: Leadership Skills for Chairs and Directors - Staying Sane in Insane Places: Living Well While Doing Good Susan Robison |
Handouts Videos |
| April 2007 | - The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Fostering Critical Thinking and Mature Valuing Across the Curriculum Craig Nelson |
Videos |
| Nov. 2006 | - Beyond Diversity: Making Race Real Tim Wise |
Videos |
| April 2006 | - Manage Away Work Overload: Fast But Fair Methods to Assess Grading and Writing Linda Nilson |
Videos |
| Nov. 2005 | - Using Groups and Academic Games for Learning and Assessment Barbara Mills |
- Presentation Handout Appendices: A, B, C, D, E - Sample Focus Group Questions - Knowledge Survey Slides - Metacognition and Studying - Nuhfer CL Research - Excel Histogram and Word Tables - Videos |
| April 2005 | - Taking the Pain Out of Grading Marilla Svinicki |
Videos |
