January Workshop Days 2007
January 16, 2007
8:30 – 9:15
CETL Breakfast for Faculty and Staff
Atwood Ballroom
9:15 - 10:30
Keynote Performance with Jeffrey Steiger and the SCSU Players
Atwood Ballroom
Jeffrey Steiger is Director of the University of Michigan’s Center for Research in Learning and Teaching Theatre Program and a full-time CRLT staff member. He has worked in theatre and education for the past ten years and participated in workshops with the renowned theatre teacher and theorist Augusto Boal. Jeffrey has taught theatre courses at the University of Michigan and been involved in many interactive theatre projects on campus.
The University of Michigan’s CRLT players are nationally renowned for their creative, innovative contributions to faculty development. Through performances, workshops, seminars, and individual consultations, the CRLT Players theatre troupe provides educators and administrators with an innovative and dynamic approach to sparking dialogue, promoting inclusivity, and effecting positive change inside the classroom. CRLT Players is an interactive theatre troupe of local professionals and student actors. Using a solid foundation of research on the experiences of instructors and students in the classroom, the Players develop and present provocative vignettes in order to engage audience members in thinking and talking about issues of pedagogy, diversity, and inclusion in the classroom. Sketches draw the audience into the scene with a mix of comedy and drama and are designed to portray the complexities and challenges of everyday classroom situations. Following each sketch, the audience dialogues with the actors who stay in character. A trained facilitator guides this discussion and provides professional expertise and research-based information about the topic at hand. After the dialogue, the characters often repeat the sketch, incorporating audience members’ suggested changes into the scenario.
Working with St. Cloud State University actors and using a process modeled on the work of the CRLT players, Jeffrey Steiger will direct the performance of a script developed at SCSU about SCSU. Later in the day, Mr. Steiger will lead a workshop for CETL Advisory Board members and interested faculty and staff on the uses of theater to disseminate research about teaching and learning issues to faculty and graduate students; engage audiences in an interactive format; focus more on solutions than problems; adapt to the particular needs and concerns of the audience; and constructively address issues that shape classroom dynamics and student behavior.
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 4:00
Exhibit: Proposed General Education Goals and Outcomes
Oak Room Atwood
10:45 – 12:00
Concurrent Sessions A
A1
Advising International Students: What Every Department Should Know
Voyageurs South Atwood
This session is clarify and explain the definitions and types of international students we have on our campus, to introduce who we (CIS – Center for International Studies) are as resources for faculty regarding international students in your classrooms, and some of the basic immigration restrictions / parameters / and privileges of being international students (F-1 & J-1 visa holders).
Facilitators: Sarah Speirs and Kim Koffi
A2
College Transitions 150: An Issues Forum for Faculty and Staff
Voyageurs North Atwood
This round table discussion is for people who taught COLL 150 this past Fall, people who are considering teaching COLL 150 next year, and members of the DGS advisory committee. The emphases of the round table are the challenges and successes of the past year, suggestions for changes to the course, its staffing, and support for students in the DGS program.
Facilitator: Dean Mark Nook
A3
The Upper Division Writing Requirement: Model Approaches
Glacier North Atwood
This panel/discussion will showcase different approaches in major programs in different colleges for addressing the Upper Division Writing Requirement (UDWR). Discussion of approval and assessment policies for UDWR will be included.
Facilitators: Michner Bender; Emily Schulz, and Douglas Polley
Session Chair: Philip Keith
A4
Collaboration for Student Success
Glacier South Atwood
Success in management, leadership, and entrepreneurship in the business world requires both scholarship and practice. Collaboration among business faculty, the Write Place, Learning Resources, and others can provide a valuable and meaningful experience to the learner and a model that can be adapted to other disciplines and courses.
Facilitators: Alex Polacco, Carol Mohrbacher, Robin Ewing
A5
Working Together on Student Learning Outcomes
Lady’s Slipper Atwood
Explore the possibilities to collaborate with the Student Life and Development division in developing opportunities to meet student learning outcomes within your specific curriculum. Faculty will provide examples from past experiences in collaborating with various Student Life and Development Centers and Offices.
Facilitators: Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, Beth Knutson-Kolodzne, Darlene St. Clair, Sandy Robin, Jeanne Lacourt, Rob Galler
A6
Podcasting: How and Why
Miller Center 218
With all the MP3 players you see students using around campus, chances are you have come across the fun technology of podcasting. Come to this session and find answers to questions like how to create or listen to a podcast and what are the ways you might use podcasting for your courses.
Facilitators: Rich Josephson, Brad Grabham, Bob Lessinger, Mark Monn, Plamen Miltenoff, and Mark Kotcho
12:00 – 1:00
CETL Luncheon and Address: The Life and Work of Wangari Maathai
Atwood Ballroom
by Professor Mumbi Mwangi
1:00 – 2:15
Concurrent Sessions B
B1
Inviting International Scholars to SCSU: The U.S. Exchange Visitor Program
Voyageurs South Atwood
This session will provide an overview of the U.S. Exchange Visitor program for faculty interested in the process of inviting visiting short-term research or teaching scholars. We will look at the purpose, parameters, and benefits of hosting visiting scholars, as well as participating as a visiting international scholar. The purpose of the U.S. Exchange Visitor program is to implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hayes Act) of 1961, “to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchanges.”
Facilitators: Sarah G. Speir, Director, International Student & Scholar Services, CIS
B2
Teaching Chemistry Courses Online via D2L: A Science Faculty Perspective
Voyageurs North Atwood
The focus of this presentation will be on the development and implementation of an interactive introductory chemistry online course and its administration via D2L. This course development was funded by Minnesota online. The presenters will share their experiences related to resources development involved for a science course with laboratory component and its administration via D2L. The presentation will also share the details of course assessment plan, success, failures, and corrective measures implemented.
Facilitators: L. Sreerama, M. Mahroof-Tahir
B3
Minnesota Nice: Implications for Faculty
Glacier North Atwood
“Minnesota Nice” is a concept that first emerged from evaluating class assessment responses in the Communication Studies Department. We have been collecting data from students and faculty to reify this concept and to identify its positive and negative aspects since Spring 2005. The panelists gave a preliminary presentation at the Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota (CTAM) conference in September, 2006. Responses to the topic and implications of Minnesota Nice for the classroom, for business and for daily life were very useful especially for students and faculty who are not from Minnesota. This topic has also been accepted by the Central States Communication Association for panel discussion in April, 2007. This panel will discuss: how people define Minnesota Nice, how Minnesota Nice influences classroom behavior including what and how topics are discussed in class, its impact on racial intolerance, and the expectations students and teachers have of each other based on this overriding cultural template.
Facilitators: Bassey Eyo, Marge Pryately, Joanna Pucel
B4
Writing and Improving Student Learning Outcomes
Glacier South Atwood
Assessment begins with goals for student learning. Student learning outcomes describe what we want students to know and be able to do. Has your program struggled with writing these outcomes? We will help! Most of the time will be spent developing outcomes based on your program or course expectations.
Facilitators: Joyce Simones , Sandra Johnson, Jim Sherohman, Joe Melcher, and Mary Soroko
B5
Fostering Student Success at SCSU
Lady’s Slipper Atwood
How can we all work together to foster student success at SCSU? Three concepts drawn from the book Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter (Kuh et al, 2005) will guide our discussion: focusing on student learning, creating clear pathways to student success, and sharing responsibility for student learning.
Facilitators: Melanie Guentzel, Matt Trombley, Victoria Williams, Peg Furshong
B6
The Facebook Generation
Miller Center 218
You’ve probably heard students talking about Facebook, which isn’t surprising, considering that 14,000 St. Cloud State students use the online social networking tool to share information and look up friends in their network. You will discover what Facebook is, set up your own account and learn how to address the security issues involved when using online social utilities.
Facilitator: Brad Grabham, Traci Denman, and Darrin Printy
2:15 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 4:00
Concurrent Sessions C
C1
HIV/AIDS Work in India: Transformations
Voyageurs South Atwood
The global HIV/AIDS pandemic has now provided 25 years of transformative experiences to many different communities: the Gay community, women, IV drug users, the communities of color, the poor and increasing young women who are caught in sex trafficking. After serving on President Clinton’s HIV/AIDS Advisory Council and directing a non-profit, Living India, doing prevention and service work among India’s rural poor, I have several specific educational challenges that I believe should be a part of any 21st century global education. The rest of our students’ adult lives they will be dealing with the virus and its wake of destruction, yet few if any of our students have any clear understanding of the pandemic.
Facilitator: Joseph Edelheit
C2
Trouble in River City: Managing Disruption in the Classroom
Voyageurs North
Whether cell phone use, portable gaming, or the endless side conversation, classroom disruptions affect everyone else in the class. This session will help define disruption, suggest proactive ways for reducing disruption, and outline strategies for handling disruption when it happens.
Facilitator: Mike Gillilan
C3
Connecting Service Learning with Technology
Miller Center 206
A faculty from the English Department is teaching English 191, Introduction to Rhetorical and Analytical Writing. As a service-learning course, it aims to connect the students with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program in St. Cloud. Faculty from LRTS teaches students technological and information skills. The goal is to develop understanding of the opportunities of the technological environment in real life.
Facilitators: Maria Mikolchak and Plamen Miltenoff
C4
Draft Goals and Student Learning Outcomes for General Education at SCSU
Atwood Glacier South
Thanks to the help of more than 100+ faculty volunteers across campus, the General Education Committee is making excellent progress on goals and student learning outcomes for a new general education program. Come to this session and talk with us about our work. Also stop by the exhibit room in the Atwood Oak Room to review our work and give us feedback. The exhibit room will be open from 10:30 – 4:00 January 16 and 17.
Facilitators: Judy Litterst and members of the General Education Committee
C5
Ref Works
Miller Center 218
RefWorks is a Web-based program that can help manage your references and create a bibliography in seconds — in 250-plus styles. It is available to all St. Cloud State students, faculty and staff, on and off campus. This session covers the fundamentals of using RefWorks, including how to add references, export citations to your working document and generate customized bibliographies in a specific citation style.
Facilitators: Michael Gorman and Melissa Prescott
C6
Is It Just a Game:Raising Awareness of Gambling Related Problems among College Students
Atwood Glacier North
With the explosion of on-line gambling nationally, and the popularity of games like Texas Hold’em, there has been a renewed interest in the social, economic and psychological costs associated with problem gamblers.This past fall, SCSU students were invited to complete an on-line survey in relation to gambling.The results of the survey provide a baseline understanding of SCSU student behaviors and attitudes regarding gambling and of problem gambling as an issue.We will present the findings of the survey as well as general information and resources related to the subject of problem gambling among college students.
Facilitators: John Eggers and Jen Sell Matzke
1:00 – 3:30
Workshops
W1
Theater and Faculty Development
Atwood Little Theater
Mr. Steiger will lead a workshop for CETL Advisory Board members and interested faculty and staff on the uses of theater to disseminate research about teaching and learning issues to faculty and graduate students; engage audiences in an interactive format; focus more on solutions than problems; adapt to the particular needs and concerns of the audience; and constructively address issues that shape classroom dynamics and student behavior.
Facilitator: Jeffrey Steiger
W2
Clicked on Clickers (Class Response Systems)
Miller Center 207
Clickers (Classroom Response Systems) are one of the newer forms of instructional media used at SCSU. Thinking about using them in your classroom? If so, join us to hear about and discuss the theory of clicker use and learn some of the ‘tricks of the trade’ from veteran users.
Facilitators: Karen Thoms, Rich Josephson, Tracy Ore, Matt Julius, and Daren Protolipac
January 17, 2007
8:00 – 10:00
College and Department Meetings
10:45 – 4:00
Exhibit: Proposed General Education Goals and Outcomes
Oak Room Atwood
10:15 – 11:30
Concurrent Sessions D
D1
Teaching the Greenbelt Movement: Exploring Interdisciplinary Possibilities
Voyageurs South Atwood
This session is led by faculty who have taught about the life and work of Wangari Maathai and the Greenbelt Movement and who have used her texts in their courses. Participants are invited to explore, with the facilitators, ways in which Dr. Maathai’s work addresses and has implications for teaching and scholarship in multiple disciplines.
Facilitators: Tracy Ore and Lindah Mhando
D2
Troubled waters: Problems of Authority, Civility and Neutrality in Faculty Relations
Atwood Voyageurs North
Panelists for this session explore the history, potentialities, and limits of civility and neutrality in the transformation of institutional climate and professional lives in higher education.
Facilitators: Tamrat Tademe, Frankie Condon, and Avelino Mills-Novoa
D3
Update on 1B1 Policies and Procedures: What Faculty and Staff Should Know
Glacier North Atwood
This session is designed to update and inform faculty and staff about 1B1 policies and procedures.
Facilitator: Nancy Jessee
D4
Reflect on the Past and Embrace Greater Expectations in the Future
Glacier South Atwood
Following a brief presentation on the history of general education open to all, participants can elect to join a Reading Circle to discuss a national AAC&U panel report that is inspiring campuses across the country to invigorate student learning. The Reading Circle is limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration is advisable. Please email cetl@stcloudstate.edu if you would like to attend.
Facilitator: Judy Litterst
**Pre-registration Required- please Email CETL@stcloudstate.edu
D5
Mapping the Future of SCSU
Atwood Lady’s Slipper
The Strategic Planning Committee has completed the draft of the SCSU Strategic Plan, including objectives and performance measures, using a strategy mapping process. This session will provide an opportunity for the campus to provide input and feedback into the plan and the planning process and to learn about the next steps in linking the University’s strategic plan with budget processes.
Facilitators: Lisa Foss and John Palmer
11:30 – 1:00
Assessment Luncheon By Invitation Only
Cascade Room Atwood
CETL Luncheon for New Faculty Mentors By Invitation Only
Granite Room Atwood
1:00 – 2:15
Concurrent Sessions E
E1
Promoting Your Programs, Students and Co-Workers
Voyageurs South Atwood
Learn how to bring the excellence of your programs, students and co-workers to the attention of various internal and external constituents, using print and broadcast news media, electronic media and print/electronic publications. You’ll also learn how to prepare for contacts with the media.
Facilitators: Marge Proell and Marsha Shoemaker
E2
Pedagogies for the Empowerment of Woman in the Classroom
Voyageurs North Atwood
This session will facilitate an interdisciplinary dialogue about pedagogies that empower women in the classroom. We will explore the insights of Wangari Maathai’s work in order to explore how these strategies may be developed to benefit students across gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, and national location
Facilitators: Beth Berila, Jane Olsen, Catherine Fox, and Eddah Mutua-Kombo
E3
Topics and Approaches for Teaching Related to the Holocaust and Genocide: Report on Lessons & Legacies 2006
Glacier North Atwood
This lecture is intended for interested faculty who teach classes related to topics from the field of Holocaust and Genocide studies. I will present an overview of papers and workshops that were held at the Lessons & Legacies conference in 2006. The wide variety of thematic, disciplinary and methodological approaches is exemplary for interdisciplinary perspectives as well as for areas in which a more narrow focus seems appropriate. My presentation will include thematic references and suggestions for aspects that could be included into teaching.
Facilitator: Bernard Reuter
E4
Accounting for Ideology and Identity In New Faculty Mentoring and Tenure and Promotion Processes
Glacier South Atwood
The session features an opportunity for participants to brainstorm about policies and best practices regarding the Article 22 process.
Facilitators: Judy Dorn, Kyoko Kishimoto, Luke Tripp, and Peiyi Zhao
E5
Mapping the Future of SCSU
Granite Room Atwood
The Strategic Planning Committee has completed the draft of the SCSU Strategic Plan, including objectives and performance measures, using a strategy mapping process. This session will provide an opportunity for the campus to provide input and feedback into the plan and the planning process and to learn about the next steps in linking the University’s strategic plan with budget processes. (Repeat of prior session)
Facilitators: Lisa Foss and John Palmer
2:15 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 3:45
Concurrent Sessions F
F1
Internationalizing the Curriculum: Foregrounding the Importance of Woman’s Work in Grassroots Organizing, International Leadership, and Human Rights
Voyageurs South Atwood
Facilitators: Sarah Speir, Lindah Mhando, and Tracy Ore
F2
Service-Learning and the Engaged Student: A Match Made in Heaven?
Voyageurs North Atwood
What happens when faculty take learning outside of the classroom? Many things they anticipated, as well as a few things they did not. Benefit from your colleagues’ experiences in this round table discussion, and learn why some of them insist on the compatibility of academics and experiential education.
Facilitator: Nikki Knisley
F3
Reading Circle on Integrated Learning
Glacier South Atwood
'Fostering students' abilities to integrate learning—across courses, over time, and between campus and community life—is one of the most important goals and challenges of higher education.” Join this Reading Circle to appreciate why the General Education Committee is strongly committed to this important goal for our students. The Reading Circle is limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration is advisable. Please email cetl@stcloudstate.edu if you would like to attend.
Facilitator: Judy Litterst
**Pre-registration Required- please Email CETL@stcloudstate.edu
F4
MediaSite Live
Miller Center B17
Media Site is software that allows you to share classroom presentations, including audio and video of the presenters and their computer presentations, over the Internet. It can either be viewed live while the course is happening or posted on the Internet for delayed viewing. Come to this presentation to see how this technology works and how faculty are using it at St. Cloud State.
Facilitators: Rich Josephson, Mert Thompson, Reuben Wagenius, and Jeanne Anderson
F5
Research Analysis Services and Institutional Review at SCSU
Miller Center 207
This workshop will describe a few support services for conducting research at SCSU, which are free to SCSU graduate students, faculty, and staff. Statistical Consulting and Research Services (SCRS) contains a few such services. These include research design, survey design, data entry, statistical consulting, and statistical analysis. Services from SCSU's Institutional Review Board (IRB) will also be described. This description will include the types of IRB reviews that exist, what type of research receives expedited review, and what kind of research needs no IRB review.
Facilitators: Steve Malikowski, Dennis Bristow, James Jenson, and Jodi Kuznia
F6
Is It a Game: Raising Awareness of Gambling Related Problems among College Students
Glacier North
With the explosion of the on-line gambling nationally, and the popularity of games like Texas Hold’em, there has been a renewed interest in the social, economic and psychological costs associated with problem gamblers. This past fall, SCSU students were invited to complete an on-line survey in relation to gambling. The results of the survey provide a baseline understanding of SCSU student behaviors and attitudes regarding gambling and of problem gambling as an issue. We will present the findings of the survey as well as general information and resources related to the subject of problem gambling among college students.
Facilitators: John Eggers, Jen Sell Matzke
3:30 - 5:00
G1
"The Life and Work of Wangari Maathai: an Interactive Discussion" for District 742 Students
Cascade Room Atwood
1:30 – 3:00
Workshops
W3
Using Assessment Data to Improve Your Program
Lady’s Slipper Atwood
Has your program had difficulty translating assessment results into program changes and improved student learning? If so, this workshop may help you move to the next level. Come with a problem. Most of the time will be devoted to addressing the problems brought to the session by workshop participants.
Facilitators: Jim Sherohman, Wendy Bjorklund, Sandra Johnson, and Joyce Simones
1:30 – 4:00
Workshops
W4
Using Peer Review to Assign More Writing and to Assess Student Learning
Miller Center 206
Writing is an invaluable way for students to learn content and get feedback communicative effectiveness. This workshop introduces Calibrated Peer Review, a Web-based tool for designing and delivering writing assignments in which students review each other's work. Participants may work with a current SCSU user to begin designing an assignment.
Facilitators: Joe Melcher , Maureen Tubbiola, Daren Protolipac, and Heiko Schoenfuss
**Pre-registration Required- please contact Joseph Melcher (jmmelcher@stcloudstate.edu) to set up a website account for this workshop
