Fall 2008 Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Teaching Orientation Agenda

21 August 2008
COB 113 
Sponsored by the Center for Research in Teaching Excellence
8:15 – 8:45 Reception (coffee/tea and pastries)  
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome by the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education (Christopher Viney) 
9:00 – 9:15

Overview of Center support and orientatino session

  • Center staff introductions
  • Faculty instructions
9:15 –10:00 Teaching Diverse Students (Mary Smith) 
10:00 – 10:45

  Rethinking the Syllabus: What makes a good syllabus? (Laura Martin & Karen Dunn-Haley)
10:45 – 11:30 What Do You Want Your Students to Learn:  Reflections on Backward Design (Arnold Kim, moderated by Mike Truong and Anne Zanzucchi)
11:30 – 12:15 Lunch
12:15 – 1:00 Demonstrating Teaching Excellence: Panel Discussion (Participants: Greg Camfield, Laura Martin, Jared Stanley, and Jeff Wright)
1:00 – 1:15 Academic Integrity (Le’Trice Curl) 
1:15 – 1:30

Center support for achieving Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Robert Ochsner)

Center for Research in Teaching Excellence grant opportunities
Funded participation in WASC or other Teaching and Learning Workshops
Support for external grant development
Center workshops, consultations and other services