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> Roundtable Discussion on the Use of Student Laptop Computers in Classroom
Discussants;
Phoebe Butlin, David Gannon, Joe llacqua, Martha Kuhlman
Mary Lyons, Ramesh Mohan, Keith Murray
Moderator: Joe llacqua
Topics
- Benefits and pitfalls of laptops in class
- Pedagogical perspectives
- Campus resources and supports
- Classroom rights and responsibilities
- Implications
- Best practice, advice and tips
April 26th, 2006
3:45pm in MRC3
> Faculty Development Seminar: Evaluating Student Writing
Presented by:
Mary Prescott, Associate Professor,
Literary and Cultural Studies Department
Topics
- Developing criteria for good writing and strategies to communicate the
information with student
- Promoting efficiency and fairness in the assessment process
- Strategies to encourage students to review their writing and consult
with instructors
- Ways to present assignments
- Types of assignments to elicit higher order thinking
- Theory into practice: the case for strong relationships among learning
theory, the types of assignments faculty design, and the assessment
process
April 17th, 2006
3:00pm in M36
> Faculty Seminar by Sharon Stillwagon from RefWorks, Bibliographic Management Software
Presented by
Sharon Stillwagon, Training & Information Specialist,
Northeast Region CSA
(DVD archive available at Feculty Development Center)
Thursday, March 9th, 2006
10:00am ~ 11:30am in M32
> The use of Tablet PCs and Notebook Computers in the Classroom
Presented by:
David Gannon, Lecturer,
CIS Department
Topics
- Introduction to Tablet PCs
- Effective use of student mobile computers in the educational arena
Monday, March 6th, 2006
3:00pm in M33
> Roundtable Discussion about the Ethics of Tutoring
Presented by
Laurie Hazard, Director,
ACE ( Academic Center for Excellence )
Jo Berger, Asst. Director,
Writing center
Topics
- What are the goals of tutoring?
- What boundaries prevent tutoring from becomging cheating?
- How are tutors trained to respect these boundaries?
- How can faculty best use ACE and the Writing Center?
- The questions / suggestions / concerns about how ACE and
the Writing Center work and how, together, fculty and the centers
can work together to be help students
February 7th, 2006
12:00pm in Gulski Conference Room
> Faculty Deevelopment Committee Winter Workshop
- New Library Resources for Research and Teaching
- Better Together: How the Library and Audio Visual Staff
can Support Your Class
- Electronic Portfolio and Performance -baded Assessment Methods
- Faculty Foreign Language Learning Resources
- Development and implementation of Web-based Surveys
- Using Video Conferencing in the Classroom
- Blackboard BOF User Discussion
January 17th - 18th, 2006
Room MRC 4 , K4 Lab
> Bryant Faculty / Staff Development, Tracking Changes and Adding Comments in MSWord Doucuments
Presented by:
Lynda St. Clair, Associate Professor,
Department of Management
Friday, December 2nd, 2005
2:00pm in Room 352
> Attack the messenger, How Politicians Turn You Against the Media
Presented by:
Craig Crawford, White House columnist for Congressional Quarterly
Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
12:30pm in MRC3
> Learning Outcome Assessment: Presentation, Dialogue and Discussion
Presented by:
Harsh K. Luthar, Professor,
Department of Management
Topics:
- What is Learning Outcomes Assessment all about?
- Why are all the accrediting agencies interested in it?
- The process of setting course goals for your syllabus
- Coming up with specific and measurable course objectives
- Strategies for measuring learning outcomes
- Integrating above concepts in the design of the syllabus construction
- Pedagogical example of a syllabus developed using this approach
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
3:00pm in M33
> Learning and Teaching Statistical Inference: Open Discussion
Presented by:
Brian Blais, Professor,
Science and Technology
Topics
- History and pedagogy
- Student misperceptions and challenges
- Possible alternative approaches to teaching statistical inference
- Pedagogical examples highlighting the important aspects of
statistical inference
- Open discussion on the topics
- Solicitation of suggestions from the faculty
November 1st, 2005
3:30pm in Room 275
> High-Tech cheating and deterring solutions
Presented by:
Phoebe Butlin, Academic Systems Manager
Information Technology, Information System
Topics
- Current technologies
- Why students are tempted to cheat using technology
- Current solutions for deterrence
- Ideas to prevent misuse of technology
November 8th, 2005
3:30pm in Room 361
October 26th, 2005
12:00pm in MRC Conference Room
> Copyright and Fair Use: Where to go to get answers
Presented by:
Colleen Anderson, Head of Reference services
Douglas and Judith Krupp Library
September 28th, 2005
12:00pm Gulski Conference Room
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