Faculty Development

New Faculty Teaching Group

Topic: TBA
Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: TBA
Date: Mon., Dec. 7, 2:45-3:45pm
Location: Nansen – Dahl Centennial Union (2nd floor)
Registration: Please sign up below if you plan to attend.

Topic to be announced.

_The New Faculty Teaching Group is open to all faculty in their first year of teaching at Luther College.

Teaching Writing: Using Rubrics to Evaluate Papers

Sponsor: Dean’s Office
Facilitator: Nancy Barry, Luther College Writing Director
Date: Mon., Nov. 30, 4:00-5:30pm
Location: Olin 101
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

Information on other upcoming faculty development opportunities is available at http://lis.luther.edu/learn/schedule.

New Faculty Teaching Group

Topic: TBA
Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: TBA
Date: Mon., Nov. 23, 2:45-3:45pm
Location: Nansen – Dahl Centennial Union (2nd floor)
Registration: Please sign up below if you plan to attend.

Topic to be announced.

_The New Faculty Teaching Group is open to all faculty in their first year of teaching at Luther College.

Teaching Discussion: Planning and Teaching a First-Year Seminar

Sponsor: Dean’s Office
Facilitators: Ruth Caldwell (French), Lea Pickard (Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies), Eric Baack (Biology)
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 4:00-5:00 pm
Location: Nansen (2nd floor Union)
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

This session will focus on strategies for developing a successful first-year seminar. The facilitators will share their ideas for engaging students and addressing the goals of the course.

Copyright and Intellectual Property: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Considerations for Faculty

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: Chris Barth
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 3:30-4:30pm
Location: Preus Library – Hovde Lounge
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

This session will focus on a discussion of copyright and intellectual property policies as they affect faculty and student classroom work, research, and recreation.

Copyright and Intellectual Property: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Considerations for Faculty

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: Chris Barth
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 3:30-4:30pm
Location: Preus Library – Hovde Lounge
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

This session will focus on a discussion of copyright and intellectual property policies as they affect faculty and student classroom work, research, and recreation.

Teaching Discussion: Planning for J-Term II Alternatives

Sponsor: Dean’s Office
Facilitators: Terry Sparkes (Director of Curriculum Development), Chuck Christianson (Economics and Business), Brian Solberg (HPE), Jeff Dintaman (Theatre/Dance)
Date: Thurs., Nov.

Teaching Discussion: Planning and Teaching a First-Year Seminar

Sponsor: Dean’s Office
Facilitators: Ruth Caldwell (French), Lea Pickard (Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies), Eric Baack (Biology)
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 4:00-5:00 pm
Location: Nansen (2nd floor Union)
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend.

This session will focus on strategies for developing a successful first-year seminar. The facilitators will share their ideas for engaging students and addressing the goals of the course.

Encouraging Student Participation with Clickers

Sponsors: Dean’s Office and LIS
Facilitator: Rebecca Sullivan (LIS)
Date: Thurs., Nov. 12, 3:00-4:00pm
Location: Olin 301 – Round Table Room
Registration: Limit of 20. Please sign up below.

“Clickers” are simple personal response devices that resemble remote controls.

Current Trends in Student Communication

Sponsors: Dean’s Office and LIS
Facilitators: Mark Johns (Communication Studies) and Ryan Gjerde (LIS)
Date: Wed., Oct. 28, 4:00-5:00pm
Location: Olin 301 (Round Table Room)
Registration: Limit of 20. Please sign up below.

This session examines trends in how 18- to 25-year-olds communicate, including a look at the tools and devices now popular (Facebook, texting) and a discussion on how technology has impacted the connections and sense of community of current students.