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CETL Newsletter Volume 7 Issue 1
LIFE Students AND Clickers . . .
We have a Faculty Survey on use of Clickers in the Classroom! We are interested in
HOW or IF you are using them. Thank you for completing the survey during your College
meeting on January 7, 2016
Note: Although you may encounter students in some classes who do not have clickers, you can require
the students to purchase them for your course if you are sure to include the Clicker Policy
Statement in your syllabus. Please contact the CETL for more details and to discover the best way
that you can incorporate them into your instruction.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Welcome Back ! We are looking forward to Winter Quarter with hopes of
increasing student engagement in the course material and in classroom. One
of the newest items is our Blackboard Challenge! We want to provide you
with a CERTIFICATE of PROFICIENCY using BLACKBOARD. Please take a
few minutes to talk with us about taking the challenge at your convenience
this quarter. Your certificate is waiting!
Please contact us at [email protected]
Calling all Faculty! Have you presented at a peer-reviewed conference? Have you
published a scientific article in peer-reviewed journal? Contact Dr. Anquonette Stiles,
Director of OSRSA with your Application for Spring Research Awards!
Dr. Anquonette Stiles <[email protected]>
REMINDER: Application Part 2 for ACC RAC Travel is due
January 15, 2016
See the ACC RAC Lunch and Learn Schedule on Page 3!
Director’s Corner Page 2
Chalkboard Sessions Page 2
New Faculty Orienta-
tion
Page 3
CETL Events Page 4
Explore Educational
Technology
Page 5
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“Chalkboard Sessions” Allow Faculty to Collaborate on Active Learning Integration
Greetings!
As the new quarter begins, I am excited to invite faculty at Life Uni-
versity to participate in a new series of ongoing interactive brain-
storming sessions designed to equip them to apply active learning
strategies in the classroom.
As I’ve begun to get to know individual faculty as well as division
chairs here at LIFE, one of the things I’ve heard more than once and
in different ways is, “Faculty are interested in active learning strate-
gies, but don’t always know how to apply those strategies in their
individual courses and lessons.” In other words, sometimes a new
active learning strategy sounds interesting and fun, but faculty have
difficulty imagining how they can use it in their classes.
So, this quarter the CETL is beginning to host a series of practical
discussions called “The Chalkboard Sessions.” Each session will
focus on ONE active learning theory. After a brief description of one
or two strategies which follow that theory, faculty will have the op-
portunity to brainstorm their value and work together to imagine
and create ways one of those strategies could work in one of their
classes.
What The Chalkboard Sessions aren’t:
Technical lectures on pedagogy or educational theory
Lengthy, passive presentations
What The Chalkboard Sessions are:
Creative discussion in which faculty can share their ideas, best-practices, and experiences
A series of relaxed practical conversations about understanding and applying active learning
Whether you’re a faculty member who has used active learning successfully or one who is struggling to find ways to apply it,
it’s my hope that The Chalkboard Sessions will be an enlightening and enjoyable interaction for you. Sessions begin this
quarter (see the schedule in this newsletter) and will be held during the lunch hour in the CETL (bring a sack-lunch!).
Thanks and see you there!
Jason Rodenbeck
Director’s Corner: Opportunities in Teaching and Learning.
Happy Wintertime! Jason and Adam are ready for your visits to the CETL . . . Please Stop By CETL to say Hello!
I am very happy that we were able to send 10 people to Lilly Conference in Austin, TX during January
2016. This is a “new” opportunity provided by Todd Z for a team sponsorship. The next available Lilly Con-
ference in Austin is 2017. Please save the date and when the application arrives in your inbox, think about
taking advantage of the opportunity.
The Teaching Professor Conferences are available to attend, only by application to Faculty Development
Committee and dependent on available funds. Check with us on dates and times for 2016.
The Summit on Teaching and Learning at Kennesaw is no longer held in February. However, we will
provide opportunities for you to attend the Fall 2016 event as the organizers have agreed to hold the event
earlier and avoid conflicting of dates with our Fall CE!
Stay Tuned for more information including deadlines for applications as they become available. Dr. Kathryn Hoiriis
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New Faculty Orientation Program
Hosted by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) on by appointment
NEW and EXISTING Faculty Members are invited to at-tend New Faculty Orientation Program, we will explore:
Purpose of Orientation and Awareness of Faculty Development
Opportunities Introduction to Blackboard (Learning Management System) Take the Blackboard Challenge! Introduction to Educational Technology (including Turning
Point) Introduction to Course Design and Planning Principles of Backward Design
Register now by emailing [email protected].
Volume 7 Issue 1
Winter
2016 DEVELOP In what ways will I be
supported by the CETL?
BLACKBOARD How do I navigate
through Blackboard?
ED TECH What tools are available
to me?
DESIGN How do faculty develop
effective assessment?
List of all Winter 2016 CETL Events on Page
4 of this Newsletter.
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WEEK MON TUE WED THU FRI
1 9:00 AM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
2 11:00 AM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
11:00 AM—WEBINAR Backwards Course Design for Dummies
11:00 AM—WEBINAR Chalkboard Session: Problem Based Learn-ing Strategies
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10:00 AM—WEBINAR Chalkboard Session: Review of Problem Based Learning Strate-gies 1:00 PM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
9:00 AM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
11:00 AM—IN CETL Lunch & Learn: ACC-RAC 2016 PowerPoint Templates. RSVP lunch option.
4 3:00 PM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
5 9:00 AM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
6 11:00 AM—WEBINAR
Chalkboard Session: Individual Exercises
7 11:00 AM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
10:00 AM—WEBINAR Chalkboard Sessions: Review of Individual Exercises
11:00 AM—IN CETL Lunch & Learn: ACC-RAC 2016 Presenta-tion Previews . RSVP lunch option.
8 1:00 PM—WEBINAR Blackboard Course Organization
11:00 AM—IN CETL Workshop: Backwards Course Design for Dummies
ACC RAC 2016 Presentations Due to OSRSA for Printing
11:00 AM—WEBINAR Chalkboard Sessions: Cooperative Learning
9 10:00 AM—WEBINAR Chalkboard Sessions: Review of Cooperative Learning
10 10:00 AM—IN CETL
ACC RAC 2016 Poster Presentations on dis-play
CETL Winter 2016 Events
Interested in attending one of our sessions? Contact [email protected] to sign up.
Volume 7 Issue 1
Email [email protected] to
RSVP for a session.
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Explore Educational Technology Tools with The
EdSurge Product Index
By Adam Townsend
EdSurge is an online information resource for individuals interested in Educational Technolo-
gy. The EdSurge Product Index is a community-driven data base of educational technology re-
lated products that faculty and staff can use as a guide for discovering new educational technol-
ogy tools for classroom and online teaching/learning. Simply, a list of great tools for you to use.
Go to www.edsurge.com and click on “Product Reviews” at the top. Products are orga-
nized into a few different categories; Curriculum Products, Teacher Needs, School Operations,
Post-Secondary, and Everything Else. Choose the area that
you might be interested in.
I explored a bit and found an online application called
Smart Sparrow that allows instructors to create online
learning modules for students that increase engagement,
are self paced, and are targeted towards the students indi-
vidual needs. The product seems easy to use, is fairly cheap,
and might a good solution for instructors looking to rede-
sign their online learning platform or independent study
course.
For more information on Smart Sparrow, visit www.smartsparrow.com. To
explore EdSurge’s giant library of Educational Technology related products and
resources in the EdSurge Product Index, visit www.edsurge.com/product-
reviews.
Schoolhouse Test 4 TurningPoint Blackboard Collaborate
Lecture Capture/Engagement Test Creation Live Feedback/Quizzing Online Learning
Doceri Desktop
Contact us at [email protected] about one of the available educational technology tools currently on campus below:
