CETL Archives
Faculty Forum Archive - Fall 2000
"Academic and Intellectual Freedom"
Date: Friday, September 15, 2000
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Atwood - N. Glacier Room
Presenters: Bob Hauptman (LR&TS), Jack Hibbard
(ENGL), and Suzanne Stangl-Erkens (SPCH)
Academic freedom, intellectual freedom, and higher education. What are the challenges, and why do they exist? How do we address them? Why do some people feel there should be limitations? Why do we not trust one another? What are the fears? Is this a power struggle for some people? Where's the burden of proof? Should limitations be established and, if so, by whom? When a challenge occurs, is it merely showing flaws or is it stopping the work?
Join these faculty members for what promises to be an interesting, insightful, and enlightening discussion.
"Technology in the Classroom"
Date: Friday, October 20, 2000
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Atwood - Mississippi Room.
Presenters: Sharon Cogdill (Assoc. Dean,
Fine Arts & Humanities), Bryan Miyagishima (LR&TS),
and Leslie Davison (TDEV)
What do you want to do with technology in your classroom? What are some other people doing with technology in their classrooms? How much extra work is involved in integrating technology in the classroom? Is it worth the effort? What resources are available to help you?
Join these faculty members for what promises to be an interesting discussion.
"Opening the Classroom Doors: An Introduction to Peer Observation and the FCTE Faculty Consultation Program"
Date: Friday, November 17, 2000
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Atwood - N. Glacier Room
Presenters: The Consultation Team
Roseanna Ross (Fine Arts & Humanities), Bruce Busta (Business), Beverly Stadum (Social Sciences), Pat Hauslein (Science & Engineering) and Niloufer Merchant (Education)
Peer observation--the act of inviting a colleague into your classroom for the purpose of observing and discussing your teaching--can be one very successful strategy for continued teaching development. Research has shown that, of all the services provided by centers for teaching across the U.S., individual consultation (which can include peer observation) has the largest impact on growth in teaching effectiveness. With the increased focus on the scholarship of teaching and on teaching effectiveness on campuses, the request for peer observations has also increased. Unfortunately, faculty are often not sufficiently prepared to optimize the peer observation experience.
The Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence has expanded its consultation services for SCSU faculty by establishing a Faculty Consultation Program comprised of a group of SCSU faculty trained in faculty consultation and classroom observation. The November Forum will introduce this new program, the consultants, and the philosophy underpinning the program, while also highlighting the qualities necessary for peer observation to be most effective. Participants in this Forum will learn about the characteristics of effective peer observation, as well as the cautions, which they can bring back to their departments should they wish to pursue this as individuals or at the departmental level. Materials will be provided for further inquiry into the Consultation Program as well as peer observation.
