Workshops, Roundtables, Events, Programs

Date

Are Professional Learning Communities the Future of Professional Development?
After a short presentation on Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), the facilitators will lead a discussion on whether PLCs can/should replace the presentation method of professional development.  The discussion will also focus on whose responsibility is professional development.

Presented by: Bill Phillips, Hal Blythe & Charlie Sweet, Teaching & Learning Center
Time: 11am (01-24-08)

What Are the Best Practices for Developing Critical Thinking in Online/Web-Supported Courses?
The presenters will summarize the best practices associated with designing instruction that help to build critical thinking skills for online students or students who are participating in web-supported courses.  Participants will receive a list of research-based 'best practices' as well as be eligible for a free gift from the Instructional Development Center (drawing to be held at the end of the session).

Presented by: Fred Kolloff & Paula Jones, Instructional Development Center
Time: 11:30am (01-30-08)

Fireside Chat - (CANCELLED - will be rescheduled at a later date.)
Please join us for coffee and an informal chat with Provost Buz Piercey about Academic Affairs.

Time: 9am - 10:15am (01-31-08)

Technology Series
Blackboard secrets.

Presented by: Gene Kleppinger
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (02-01-08)

Is There a Relationship Between Scholarship and Teaching?
This event will begin with a presentation on what EKU documents say about teaching and scholarship and evolve into a discussion about whether the two are related, what is their value, and are there practical ways to relate the two.

Presented by: Janna Vice, Provost's Office; Hal Blythe & Charlie Sweet, Teaching & Learning Center
Time: 11am (02-05-08)

Technology Series
Faculty training at EKU: A Q & A session on DreamWeaver, accessibility, Blackboard, Web9 template, etc.

Presented by: Parkers Owens, Mandy Eppley, & Phillip Logsdon
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (02-08-08)

What is the Link between Higher Student GPAs, Retention Rates, and Co-Curricular Learning Experiences?
Facilitators and participants will explore the components that create educational and institutional advantages for students engaged in residential learning communities.  We will investigate the link between in and out of classroom learning experiences.  Participants will have the opportunity to learn about EKU residential learning communities and their positive impact on student GPA and retention rates.  Join us for an informative discussion and enjoy a Qdoba burrito bar .

Presented by: Nickole Hale
Time: 11am - 1pm (02-12-08)

Is Pedagogy Lagging Behind Technology?
The session will begin with some short video clips and reactions to current technology available to students.  Afterwards, the facilitators will lead a discussion on the current state of technology pedagogy and whether it confronts the recent advances in technology.

Presented by: Ning Zou, Brad Marcum, & Cindi Trainor, Crabbe Library; Barbara Davis, Biological Sciences
Time: 11am (02-14-08)

Technology Series
Blackboard Q & A.

Presented by: Gene Kleppinger
Time: 8am - 9:30 am (BREAKFAST) (02-15-08)

Distance Learning Academy Showcase
Featured Products: Online Instructional Products that Help to Develop Critical Thinking Skills
The Distance Learning Academy (DLA) Showcase provides faculty participants the opportunity to demonstrate their instructional products and share how their products were used to develop critical thinking skills for students in a distance education or web supported class. Faculty participants will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss their products with guests. All faculty, staff and administration are invited to attend the event. Refreshments will be served. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Dr. Fred Kolloff, Director of the Instructional Development Center at 622-1658 or Paula Jones, Instructional Designer, at 622-1073.

Presented by: Fred Kolloff, Paula Jones, & Paul Ramsey
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm (02-20-08)

Technology Series
New Blackboard features.

Presented by: Gene Kleppinger
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (02-22-08)

Technology Series     (brown bag lunch)
Second Life drop-in. Join us for a hands-on exploration of Second Life. We will set up accounts and create our avatar. We will also tour universities, Edulsland, and other items of interest such as the Sistine Chapel, Rome, and less well known areas of Second Life.

Presented by: Mandy Eppley & Parker Owens
Time: 11am - 1pm (02-22-08)
Location: Technology Studio, Case Annex Room 256

Improving Faculty Evaluations
Understanding and improving faculty course evaluations (FCEs) is a widely debated topic among faculty. For example, does giving less work and grading easier correlate to better FCE ratings? This presentation will discuss factors that do and do not affect FCEs, and factors that bias FCEs, including grading. Interpreting EKU's IDEA form will be considered. FCEs and student learning will be discussed. Emphasis and specific examples will be given related to improving teaching areas that highly correlate with student learning.

Presented by: Mike Sheliga
Time: 11:15am - 1pm (02-27-08)

Technology Series
Using Virtual Universes for Instruction. Please join us for an overview on Second Life. We will discuss ideas for incorporating virtual classes into your course.

Presented by: Parkers Owens & Mandy Eppley
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (02-29-08)

What Are the Best Practices for Effective Teaching?
Experts in pedagogy will present their favorite tips and then solicit effective strategies from the attendees.

Presented by: Society of Foundation Professors
Time: 11:15am (03-05-08)

Technology Series
Vista Overview.

Presented by: Phillip Logsdon & Jean Marlow
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (03-07-08)

They Are Not Dumb - They Are Different: Stalking the Second Tier
A conversation with a national consultant/content expert regarding the challenges and opportunities that recruiting and retaining women and minorities to the STEM fields present. Sheila Tobias will discuss successful strategies that have assisted similar universities in this effort. There will be ample opportunity for discussion. Book signing, lunch and refreshments provided. Please RSVP to marta.miranda@eku.edu.

Presented by: Sheila Tobias; Co-sponsored by: Women's Studies & The Teaching & Learning Center
Time: 11am - 12:30pm (03-20-08)

Technology Series - "Create Student Interactive Instructional Products for Your Online Course--It's Easy!"
The Instructional Development Center will demonstrate “Soft Chalk” – Lesson Builder. This program is easy to use and allows faculty members or content experts to create interactive web pages for their e-learning course. See a demonstration of instructional products created in Lesson Builder and used to engage students with online lessons that include pop-up text annotations, self-assessment quizzes, and interactive learning. Products work well with a course management system or can be uploaded to a web-site for students to access.

Presented by: Paula Jones
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (03-26-08)

Fireside Chat
Please join us for coffee and an informal chat with President Doug Whitlock.

Time: 9am - 10:15am (03-27-08)

What Are the Best Practices in Evaluating Online Teaching?
The experts will discuss such matters as "teacher presence" and "content richness" before leading a discussion on effective assessment of online courses.

Presented by: Kim Naugle, College of Education; Gene Kleppinger, Information Technology; Gary Steinbach, Technology
Time: 11am (03-27-08)

Technology Series
Office 2007 Overview.

Presented by: Phillip Logsdon & Jean Marlow
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (03-28-08)

What Is Visual Literacy and Why Is It Important?
With one aspect of our QEP being communication, the presenters will discuss visual literacy as a necessary tool for seeing and interpreting information in order to communicate more effectively about that which has been observed.  The presenters will then facilitate a discussion on how EKU can move toward a more actively oriented visual curriculum in order to increase student critical literacy.

Presented by: Gay Sweely, Art & Design; Rob Sica, Crabbe Library
Time: 11:15am (04-02-08)

Fireside Chat
Please join us for coffee and an informal chat with Gary Kuhnhenn, Interim Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, who will be speaking on "Is SEM Right for EKU?".

Time: 9am - 10:30am (04-03-08)

Gentleman or Beast: The Double-Bind of Contemporary Masculinity
This faculty development opportunity is open to faculty members who are interested in expanding their awareness, understanding, and knowledge of sexism as it impacts males. Dr. Bordo will be discussing her book THE MALE BODY, and participants are encouraged to be familiar with its content and basic gender issues. This will be an informal presentation with lots of time for discussion and questions & answers. There will be a book signing, and lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to marta.miranda@eku.edu.

Presented by: Dr. Susan Bordo; Co-sponsored by: Women's Studies & The Teaching & Learning Center
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm (04-03-08)

TLC Presents: Communism to Capitalism: The Slovakia Story
Professor Jan Pokrivcak was in his late-teens in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down and the Communist government in Czechoslovakia was overthrown. Three years later, the Czech and Slovak Republics became separate entities. Having watched these events personally, and having been educated under three different regimes, Professor Pokrivcak brings a rare first-person account of the change and transition that has overtaken Slovakia in the past three decades.

Formally, Jan is doc. Ing. Jan Pokrivcak, Ph. D., Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovak Republic. He will be accompanied by Professor Peter Bielik, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management.

Presented by: Professor Jan Pokrivcak
Time: 11am - 12:30pm (04-16-08)

Technology Series
Smart boards, clickers, and projectors: an overview of the basics.

Presented by: Jean Marlow & Mandy Eppley
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (04-18-08)

Professional Learning Community Exhibit: Enhancing Online Learning with Quality Video and Audio Instructional Products - Best Practices Applied
During this exhibit guests will have the opportunity to meet with the PLC 2007-08 participants who have worked diligently with the Instructional Development Center (IDC) to develop online instructional videos for their respective departments. The IDC has provided instructional design and production assistance in the development of quality video and audio instructional products using Camtasia screen capturing software.

Plan to stop by and recognize the participants for their efforts in developing their instructional products. Luncheon refreshments will be provided.

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm (04-22-08)

Technology Series
Accommodating college students with disabilities.

Presented by: Justin Cooper & Teresa Belluscio
Time: 11:30am - 1pm (04-23-08)

What Are Your Best Memories of EKU?
Join faculty, staff, and alumni for an afternoon of remembrance of things past at the University.

Moderated by: Paul Motley, Professor Emeritus
Time: 3pm (04-25-08)
Location: Walnut Hall, Keen Johnson Building