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Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Dahlonega Campus, Spring Meeting #1

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Dahlonega Campus, Barnes Hall 216

We invite you to join the 2014-2015 Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute (NFI) , a series of six conversational sessions that take place throughout the academic year. All seasoned and new faculty/teaching staff are invited. We’ll provide cookies & drinks; you bring your good ideas. See fall plan and agenda below for more details.

This year, four of the NFI meetings will be held in conjunction with Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works. These groups will meet together — same place and time – see below. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. (Please contact CTLL if you do not have a copy of the book. The chapters covered in Fall Meeting #1 are available in D2L. The book will also be on reserve in the libraries.) One of the most beneficial aspects of these Teaching Conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and our best ideas from our classroom practices.

CERTIFICATES

If you participate in the NFI program, you can garner two certificates to include in your promotion and tenure portfolio: New Faculty Institute Certificate and Teaching Academy Certificate (the culmination of those Teaching Conversations).

In order to earn these certificates, you must

Attend meetings on your campus (see below). If your schedule does not allow you to be at the meetings, you can write at least 250 words for each chapter in our online discussions in eLearning.
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. For the New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery). See dates below.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate). See dates below.

Spring Meeting #3: Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career. See dates below.

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service. Submission due by May 15th.

Spring Dates

Note also NFI includes an online meeting space with useful materials for new faculty; this is in D2L (Desire2Learn). In essence, you’re invited to see your peers from our orientations again during these three face-to-face meetings each semester and virtually in online discussions. We blend these formats so that faculty can participate in one or both venues. To get access, please register via RSVP to the Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute on your campus.

In short, the NFI introduces newly-hired faculty to the UNG missions of “quality education, service, inquiry and creativity.” The NFI facilitates acclimation to the institution and promotes teaching excellence and professional development.

We look forward to seeing you.

Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Gainesville Campus, Spring Meeting #1

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt 5105

CERTIFICATES

In order to earn these certificates, you must

Attend meetings on your campus (see below). If your schedule does not allow you to be at the meetings, you can write at least 250 words for each chapter in our online discussions in eLearning.
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. For the New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery). See dates below.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate). See dates below.

Spring Meeting #3: Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career. See dates below.

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service. Submission due by May 15th.

Spring Dates

We look forward to seeing you.

Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Oconee Campus, Spring Meeting #1

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Oconee Campus, Classroom 310

CERTIFICATES

In order to earn these certificates, you must

Attend meetings on your campus (see below). If your schedule does not allow you to be at the meetings, you can write at least 250 words for each chapter in our online discussions in eLearning.
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. For the New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery). See dates below.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate). See dates below.

Spring Meeting #3: Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career. See dates below.

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service. Submission due by May 15th.

Spring Dates

We look forward to seeing you.

Faculty/Staff Training: Students with Disabilities/ On Campus and in the Classroom! (Gainesville)

Disability Services, Teaching and Learning

GC | Student Center | 343

Join the Office of Student Disability Services to learn about how to best support students with disabilities in the classroom and beyond.

If there are specific questions or issues that you would like to learn more about please submit them along with your RSVP to rsvp.ctll@ung.edu

Dates for training sessions on the Dahlonega and Oconee Campuses will be announced later in the semester. For more information about sessions on these campuses please contact:
Erin Williams (Oconee) 706-310-6204
Thomas McCoy (Dahlonega) 706-867-2782

Year of Engagement Speaker Series: “If the Answer is Community Engagement: What is the Question?” ~~ Lorilee Sandmann (Session 2 – OCO)

Academic Affairs, Engagement, Provosts, Teaching and Learning

OC | 522

Guest Lecturer: Lorilee Sandmann, P.h.D
Sponsored by Academic Affairs

An identical session will be held on the Cumming, Dahlonega, and Gainesville campuses by video-teleconference at 10:00am.

Sandmann will discuss how increasingly universities must address local and global complex issues by engaging with key stakeholders outside the academy. This engagement takes the form of mutually beneficial partnerships that produce and apply knowledge–a high-impact practice known as community engagement. For academic scholars and staff involved, this means applying their expertise and involving their students in real-world problems and collaborating with peers in other sectors who also bring their knowledge and wisdom to the table. Know about community engagement as a strategy for UNG to be a regional force and the implications for your work, discipline, and campus.

Sandmann is a professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, & Policy, in the College of Education and a fellow with the Institute of Higher Education at The University of Georgia as well as the editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Based on her research, she has published widely in journals such as Review of Higher Education, Journal of Higher Education, Innovative Higher Education, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, and Change, among others. Her latest book is Institutionalizing Community Engagement in Higher Education: The First Wave of Carnegie Classified Institutions (Sandmann, Thornton, & Jaeger, 2009).

Dr. Sandmann has been inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, was president of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, chaired what is now the Council of Engagement and Outreach for the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, and is on the National Advisory Committee for Community Engagement of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She was awarded UGA’s Outstanding Faculty Scholarship of Engagement Award in 2012 and is the 2013 recipient of the Distinguished Researcher Award by the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in adult education and business management.

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Cumming Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Cumming Campus, Room 246

We invite you to join us for teaching conversation brown bags. We’ll provide cookies & drinks; you bring your good ideas. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principle for Smart Teaching.

CERTIFICATE
To earn a Teaching Academy Certificate, you
1. Attend meetings the “teaching conversations” on your home campus and
2. Submit a reflective analysis in May that outlines the relevance of How Learning
Works to your own pedagogy.

AGENDAS
Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-
Based Principles for Smart Teaching (Once you RSVP, you will get access to
these chapters in D2L)

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and
methods of organizing knowledge)

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and
mastery). Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course
climate). Dates decided later.

One of the most beneficial aspects of these teaching conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and best ideas from our classroom practices. To register, please RSVP. Once you RSVP, you will get access to the introduction and conclusion chapters in D2L. The book will also be on reserve in the libraries soon.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Fall Meeting #1: Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Fall Meeting #1: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Gainesville Campus (GC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105
Fall Meeting #2: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105

Oconee Campus (OC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Fall Meeting #2: Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

To register, please RSVP. We look forward to our conversations.

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Cumming Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Cumming Campus, Room 246

We invite you to join the New Faculty Institute (NFI) 2014-2015, a series of six conversations over the full academic year. We’ll provide cookies & drinks; you bring your good ideas. See fall plan and agenda below for more details.

This year, four of the NFI meetings will be held in conjunction with Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works. These groups will meet together — same place and time – see below. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principle for Smart Teaching. (The book was in the bag at orientations, but if you don’t have it the chapters for meeting #1 will be available in in D2L.) One of the most beneficial aspects of these teaching conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and our best ideas from our classroom practices.

CERTIFICATES

In order to earn these certificates, you

Attend meetings on your campus (see below)
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

FALL 2014 PLAN

For the NFI, we will hold the two of above-mentioned “teaching conversations” in the fall and a third meeting in November or December to talk about preparing your first Faculty Annual Report. The “teaching conversations” will focus on How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. To register, please RSVP to the Teaching Conversationson your campus. Once you RSVP, you will get access to the D2L site which will have the reading available. Soon, the book will also be on reserve in the libraries, and the first reading selection will be in D2L.

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery)

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate)

Spring Meeting #3 : Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382
Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382

Gainesville Campus (GC)
Monday, September 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105

Oconee Campus (OC)
Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

To register, please RSVP to the Teaching Conversations on your campus. Once you RSVP, you will get access to the D2L site. The book will also be on reserve in the libraries, and the first reading selection will be in D2L.

We look forward to seeing you.

“I Don’t Really Read that Kind of Stuff: Teaching the Literature, Science, and Sociology of Science Fiction” (English Professional Development Series)

English Brown Bag, Scholarship and Professional Growth, Teaching and Learning

Cumming, 246
Dahlonega, LTC 162
Gainesville, Nesbitt 5105
Oconee, 564 (Video Teleconference launch site)

Facilitated by Karen Redding

Karen attended the two-week Intensive Institute for the Teaching of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas Gunn Center for Science Fiction Studies in June of this year. The group of graduate students, K-12 teachers, and university professors from across the country, and around the world, read 25 SF novels significant to the genre and discussed the influences of social change, science, technology, and literature both on and of these authors and texts. Karen will describe her own experience using SF as the frame for her World Literature course and her plans for interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues on future iterations of this course, as well as the potential for the use of SF in first-year composition courses. Come for the pop culture trivia, stay for the new understanding of the fun of science fiction in the college classroom.

High-Impact Teaching Practices Roundtable – Dahlonega

Diversity and Global Learning, Engagement, High-Impact Educational Practices, Service-Learning, Teaching and Learning, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Dahlonega | Hoag Student Center | Room 207A

Facilitated by Sheri Hardee and Kelly McFaden

As this is our Year of Engagement, high-impact practices are more vital than ever in ensuring that our students are engaged in their learning, the classroom, the university, and their wider communities. This year’s Faculty Academy is centered on high-impact practices, with a specific focus on global and diversity initiatives, service-learning, and undergraduate research and/or creative projects in the classroom. Come join members of our Faculty Academy and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership’s Faculty Fellows as they discuss their current projects, including the challenges and successes of developing, sustaining, researching, and writing about classroom and student engagement. In this informal workshop, we will share ideas about what UNG faculty are currently doing as well as future plans for engaged classrooms and research. Anyone interested in high-impact practices is welcome to attend.

This workshop is one of three sessions taking place on different campuses that will cover the same material:

Please attend the session that is most convenient for you.

High-Impact Teaching Practices Roundtable – Gainesville and Cumming

Diversity and Global Learning, Engagement, High-Impact Educational Practices, Service-Learning, Teaching and Learning, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Gainesville | Nesbitt | 5105
Video teleconference to Cumming | 262

Facilitated by Sheri Hardee and Amye Sukapdjo

This workshop is one of three sessions taking place on different campuses that will cover the same material:

Please attend the session that is most convenient for you.

High-Impact Teaching Practices Roundtable – Oconee

Diversity and Global Learning, Engagement, High-Impact Educational Practices, Service-Learning, Teaching and Learning, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Oconee Campus | 522

Facilitated by Sheri Hardee

This workshop is one of three sessions taking place on different campuses that will cover the same material:

Please attend the session that is most convenient for you.

Undergraduate Research Roundtable: Promoting Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research

Teaching and Learning, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, Writing Excellence

Cumming | Room 264
Dahlonega | Library Technology Center 162 (video teleconference launch site)
Gainesville | Nesbitt 2214
~~Oconee | Room 564~~ Due to the Faculty Award Ceremony another Undergraduate Research Roundtable will be scheduled for Oconee at a later date.

Facilitator: Royce Dansby-Sparks & Bryan Dawson

This workshop focuses on best practices in integrating interdisciplinary undergraduate research into your pedagogy. Join Royce Dansby-Sparks and Bryan Dawson as they walk through their process in putting together a collaborative undergraduate team. Topics to be addressed include challenges to collaborative work, generating student interest, succession planning, the process of aligning student creativity with research goals, and facilitating undergraduate research presentations. The latter half of the workshop will be devoted to an active discussion of how to develop sustainable undergraduate research initiatives of your own.

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Gainesville Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt Building, Room 4105

CERTIFICATE
To earn a Teaching Academy Certificate, you
1. Attend meetings the “teaching conversations” and
2. Submit a reflective analysis in May that outlines the relevance of How Learning
Works to your own pedagogy.

AGENDAS
Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-
Based Principles for Smart Teaching (Once you RSVP, you will get access to
these chapters in D2L)

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and
methods of organizing knowledge)

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and
mastery). Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course
climate). Dates decided later.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Fall Meeting #1: Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Fall Meeting #1: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Oconee Campus (OC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Fall Meeting #2: Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

To register, please RSVP. We look forward to our conversations.

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Gainesville Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt Building, Room 4105

This year, four of the NFI meetings will be held in conjunction with Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works. These groups will meet together — same place and time – see below. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principle for Smart Teaching. (The book was in the bag at orientations, but if you don’t have it the chapters for meeting #1 will be available in in D2L.) One of the most beneficial aspects of these teaching conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and our best ideas from our classroom practices.

CERTIFICATES

In order to earn these certificates, you

Attend meetings on your campus (see below)
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

FALL 2014 PLAN

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery)

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate)

Spring Meeting #3 : Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382
Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382

Gainesville Campus (GC)
Monday, September 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105

Oconee Campus (OC)
Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

We look forward to seeing you.

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Oconee Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Oconee Campus, Room 320

AGENDAS
Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-
Based Principles for Smart Teaching (Once you RSVP, you will get access to
these chapters in D2L)

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and
methods of organizing knowledge)

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and
mastery). Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course
climate). Dates decided later.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Fall Meeting #1: Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Fall Meeting #1: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Oconee Campus (OC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Fall Meeting #2: Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

To register, please RSVP. We look forward to our conversations.

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Oconee Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Oconee Campus, Room 320

This year, four of the NFI meetings will be held in conjunction with Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works. These groups will meet together — same place and time – see below. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principle for Smart Teaching. (The book was in the bag at orientations, but if you don’t have it the chapters for meeting #1 will be available in in D2L.) One of the most beneficial aspects of these teaching conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and our best ideas from our classroom practices.

CERTIFICATES

In order to earn these certificates, you

Attend meetings on your campus (see below)
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

FALL 2014 PLAN

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery)

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate)

Spring Meeting #3 : Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382
Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382

Gainesville Campus (GC)
Monday, September 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105

Oconee Campus (OC)
Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

We look forward to seeing you.

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Dahlonega Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Dahlonega Campus, LTC Room 382

AGENDAS
Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-
Based Principles for Smart Teaching (Once you RSVP, you will get access to
these chapters in D2L)

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and
methods of organizing knowledge)

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and
mastery). Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course
climate). Dates decided later.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Fall Meeting #1: Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Fall Meeting #1: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Fall Meeting #2: Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
DC: Library Technology Center 382

Oconee Campus (OC)
Fall Meeting #1: Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Fall Meeting #2: Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

To register, please RSVP. We look forward to our conversations.

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Dahlonega Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Career Milestones, New Faculty Programs, Teaching and Learning

Dahlonega Campus, LTC Room 382

This year, four of the NFI meetings will be held in conjunction with Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works. These groups will meet together — same place and time – see below. To stimulate discussion, we’ll use chapters from How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principle for Smart Teaching. (The book was in the bag at orientations, but if you don’t have it the chapters for meeting #1 will be available in in D2L.) One of the most beneficial aspects of these teaching conversations will be the camaraderie of sharing our experiences and our best ideas from our classroom practices.

CERTIFICATES

In order to earn these certificates, you

Attend meetings on your campus (see below)
Contribute to online discussions for NFI
Submit a reflective analysis in April/May 2015
a. New Faculty Institute Certificate: Write a three-page summary statement that is a first draft of a summary document required in the promotion and tenure portfolio. This statement outlines your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.
b. For the Teaching Academy Certificate: Write a two-page summary outlining the relevance of How Learning Works to your pedagogy.

FALL 2014 PLAN

AGENDA for New Faculty Institute 2014-2015

Fall Meeting #1: Introduction and Conclusion of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Fall Meeting #2: Chapters 1 & 2 of How Learning Works (impact of prior knowledge and methods of organizing knowledge)

Fall Meeting #3: New faculty and mentor lunch and discussion of Faculty Annual Report and the successful path for promotion and tenure. Dates decided later.

Spring Meeting #1: Chapters 3 & 4 of How Learning Works (student motivation and mastery)

Spring Meeting #2: Chapters 5 & 6 of How Learning Works (practice, feedback, and course climate)

Spring Meeting #3 : Creating Work-Life Balance (selected readings from Boice’s Advice for New Faculty Members) for a successful career

April/May: Submit summary statement outlining your philosophy, goals, progress, and plans related to teaching, research, and service.

FALL DATES

Cumming Campus (CC)
Thursday, October 02, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246
Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CC: Room 246

Dahlonega Campus (DC)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382
Thursday, October 16, 2014 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | DC: Library Technology Center 382

Gainesville Campus (GC)
Monday, September 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | GC: Nesbitt 4105

Oconee Campus (OC)
Monday, September 22, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320
Monday, October 20, 2014 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | OC: Classroom 320

We look forward to seeing you.

Beyond Best Practices: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2.0 ~~ Lecture by Nancy Chick Ph.D.

Best Practices, Nancy Chick, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, University System of Georgia

Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt Building, Room 3110
To attend this event please RSVP here.

This event will introduce participants to the fundamentals and some higher-order issues in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), including the varied approaches, designs, and methods, as well as the roles of qualitative research, models of collaboration, and markers of quality.

Nancy Chick serves as assistant director at the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University and on the faculty of the English Department. She is also founding co-editor of Teaching & Learning Inquiry, the journal of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL), and co-editor of and author in two books on signature pedagogies (Stylus 2009, 2012). She has published a variety of SoTL articles in other books and peer-reviewed journals and served on the ISSOTL Board of Directors from 2005 until 2012. She presented the opening keynote address at the SoTL Commons Conference in 2014: “Discussions of Quality in SoTL.” She has also given keynotes for Annual Meetings of Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia and the University of Wisconsin System Faculty College. She is regarded as one of the most important voices in the international SoTL movement.
Light lunch provided.

Gainesville Campus Map – click to enlarge Parking will be reserved in Sections J and I

Fall 2014 Meeting of USG Consortium of Teaching and Learning Directors (private event)

Teaching and Learning

Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt Building, Room 3110

Meeting of University System of Georgia Consortium of Teaching and Learning Directors.

Gainesville Campus Map – click to enlarge Parking will be reserved in Sections J and I

Events and Workshops

for Faculty and Academic Leaders

Tag Archives: Teaching and Learning

Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Dahlonega Campus, Spring Meeting #1

Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Gainesville Campus, Spring Meeting #1

Teaching Conversations/New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Oconee Campus, Spring Meeting #1

Faculty/Staff Training: Students with Disabilities/ On Campus and in the Classroom! (Gainesville)

Year of Engagement Speaker Series: “If the Answer is Community Engagement: What is the Question?” ~~ Lorilee Sandmann (Session 2 – OCO)

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Cumming Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Cumming Campus, Fall Meeting #2

“I Don’t Really Read that Kind of Stuff: Teaching the Literature, Science, and Sociology of Science Fiction” (English Professional Development Series)

High-Impact Teaching Practices Roundtable – Dahlonega

High-Impact Teaching Practices Roundtable – Gainesville and Cumming

High-Impact Teaching Practices Roundtable – Oconee

Undergraduate Research Roundtable: Promoting Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Gainesville Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Gainesville Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Oconee Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Oconee Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Teaching Conversations: How Learning Works – Dahlonega Campus, Fall Meeting #2

New Faculty Institute 2014-2015 – Dahlonega Campus, Fall Meeting #2

Beyond Best Practices: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2.0 ~~ Lecture by Nancy Chick Ph.D.

Fall 2014 Meeting of USG Consortium of Teaching and Learning Directors (private event)