Friday, February 1, 2013 / Kansas State University Student Union, Forum Hall
1:00-1:30 PM
Welcome Remarks: Jana Fallin, Interim Director of K-State's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning;
Steve Dandaneau, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies; Greg Eiselein, Director of K-State First; Jane Fishback,
Professor of Educational Leadership; Cathie Lavis and Kim Williams, Co-Chairs of the Faculty Exchange for Teaching
Excellence
1:30-2:30 PM
Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, Keynote #1: Overcoming Apathy and Creating Excitement in the College Classroom:
Strategies for Teaching from the Psychology of Learning
2:30-2:45 PM
Break & Refreshments (Forum Lobby)
2:45-3:45 PM
5-minute Rapid Fire presentations: Nuggets of Teaching Wisdom from K-Staters
Little Theater / 2:45-3:45 PM
Forum Hall / 2:45-3:45 PM
Introduction - Kim Williams, FETE Co-Chair
Introduction – Cathie Lavis, FETE Co-Chair
Jason Coleman, Libraries: How to Design Plagiarism-Proof
Research Assignments
Charles Sanders, Jr., History: The Care and Feeding of a Residential
CAT (Community)
Pat Ackerman, Graduate Program Director, K-State Salina:
Excavating the K-State Honor Code
Scott Tanona, Philosophy: Expecting More out of Students (and
Sometimes Getting It)
Melia Fritch, Libraries: Small Changes for Big Impact: Teaching
to K-State’s Diversity Student Learning Outcome
Danielle Brown and Kelly Carrico, Advisors: Effective Ice
Breakers to Further Discussion in the Classroom
Sally Bailey, Theater: How to Provide a Brain Break to Students,
During Lectures
David Westfall, Sociology: From Ugandan Slum to U.S.
University: Connecting with Students by Sharing Life Stories
Chad Miller, Horticulture: What I Learned about Teaching,
During my First Year as a New Faculty Member
John Harrington, Jr., Geography: A Relevant Distraction
Joelle Pitts, Libraries: Flipping the Research Classroom
Andrew Barkley, Agricultural Economics: Flipping the First-Year
Classroom for Student Retention
Shalin Hai-Jew, Instructional Designer:
NodeXL: A Cool, New (Free!) Tool to Extract Social Media Data.
http://www.k-state.edu/ID/SNAandNodeXL.swf
Don Saucier, Psychology: Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation in Learning
Communities (and Beyond)
Laura Kanost, Spanish: Five Ways to Foster Community
Ben Ward, Instructional Designer: Five Minutes of Fun
Laura Donnelly, Dance: Using Bullet-Point Assignments to Develop
Students’ Observation and Discussion Skills
Gary Mortenson, Director of Music, Theater, and Dance: Ways to
Incorporate the Freshman Book Program into Your Course,
Regardless of Discipline
David Krishock, Grain Science: Crosswords for Customers
3:45-4:00 PM
Break and Refreshments (Forum Lobby)
4:00-5:00 PM
(Forum Hall) Dr. Todd Zakrajsek Keynote #2: Enhancing Student Learning: Emerging Research and Innovative
Strategies
Saturday, February 2, 2013 / Kansas State University Alumni Center, Main Ballroom
8:30-9:15 AM
Pancake Breakfast
9:00-9:15 AM
Welcome Remarks: Jana Fallin, Interim Director of K-State's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning;
Brian Niehoff, Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness; Cathie Lavis and Kim Williams, Co-Chairs of the
Faculty Exchange for Teaching Excellence
9:15-9:45 AM
Coach Bill Snyder
9:45-10:00 AM
Break
10:00-11:45 AM Workshop led by Dr. Todd Zakrajsek
Three More Research Findings and Two Additional Activities that will Change the Way You Teach!
About Dr. Todd Zakrajsek
Todd Zakrajsek, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and the immediate past Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at UNC. Todd has also served as
the Inaugural Director of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching at Central Michigan University and the
founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Southern Oregon University. Todd currently directs
two Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching and Learning. He has published and presented widely on
the topic of student learning, including workshops and conference keynote addresses in 38 states and 7 countries.
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