Academic Year 2006-2007
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Fall Convocation 2006
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Book Talks 2006-2007
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New Faculty Orientation PowerPoint Fall 2006
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New Faculty Breakfast
o Fall 2006
o Spring 2007
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January Workshop 2007
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Faculty Forum Spring 2007
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Perspective on Teaching and Scholarship Series:
o Advancement of Critical Thinking Institute
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Spring forum Day 2007 Keynote Speaker Jonathan Kozol, Author and Rhodes Scholar
Civil Liberties, Spying, and Terrorism A Talk by Roger Newman in Recognition of
Constitution Day
CETL Newsletter September 06
Convocation Workshop Days, 2006
Monday, August 28
8:30 – 9:00
Continental Breakfast for Faculty and Staff
Ritsche Auditorium Lobby, Stewart Hall
9:15 – 9:30
Fall Semester Opening Program
Ritsche Auditorium, Stewart Hall
Greetings from Student Government President; Faculty Association President;
AFSCME-Council 5 President; MSUAASF President; MAPE Representative; and
MMA Representative. Fall Semester Opening Address – Roy H. Saigo.
10:15 – 11:15
Informational Session for Faculty on University Pandemic Planning
Miller Center 122
This session will update faculty on disaster planning efforts by St. Cloud State
University and by MNSCU.
10:15 – 11:30
Campus Tour for New Faculty and Staff
Recommended for new faculty and staff
Ritsche Auditorium Lobby, Stewart Hall
10:15 – 11:30
Assessment 101
Lady's Slipper Room, Atwood
This workshop is designed for faculty and staff who are new to the area of
assessment. Questions to be addressed include: What is assessment? What
are the benefits of assessment? How does course differ from program
assessment? Participants will have an opportunity to collaborate on several
topics during the session, including writing assessable learning outcomes.
10:15 – 11:30
Administering Your Grant or Contract: the how-to's, what-for's, why's
and why not's from those who know them best... your colleagues
Galcier Room North, Atwood
Hosted by the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), this session will provide an
opportunity for faculty and staff with current or pending external awards to
talk candidly about th latet issues and news related to grant and contract
activity at SCSU. Learn more about internal policies and processes from OSP
staff, and get practical dvice from other experienced investigators and project
directors.
12:00 – 1:00
Luncheon for New Faculty and Administrators
Hosted by President Roy H. Saigo
Recommended for new faculty and administrators
Cascade Room, Atwood
1:00 – 2:45
Human Resources Orientation for New Faculty and Staff
(Benefits and Retirement Savings Enrollment)
Required for new faculty and staff
Voyageurs South, Atwood
1:15 – 2:15
Informational Session for Faculty on University Pandemic Planning
(Repeat)
Miller Center 122
1:15 – 2:30
Change is on the Horizon: Joining Forces to Revamp General Education
At SCSU
Lady's Slipper Room, Atwood
With the Higher Learning Commission’s accreditation visit forthcoming in the
Spring of 2007, there is more to be done to renew and to improve general
education at St. Cloud State University. Colleagues across the country agree
that the best programs come from a broad base of faculty discussion,
involvement, innovation, and commitment to excellence in learning. Come to
this session to not only learn what has already been accomplished, but also to
learn how YOU can be directly involved in this creative and exciting year for
general education.
1:15 – 2:30
Partnerships for Engaged Pedagogy and Learning
Glacier Room North, Atwood
This session will feature a panel discussion focusing on the facilitators’
experiences, knowledge, and passion for engaging students (and faculty) in
learning. Panelists and participants will discuss best practices, strategies that
foster engagement, and the promotion of engaged pedagogy and experiential
education across campus.
3:00 – 3:30
Faculty/Staff Services Awards Ceremony
Atwood Ballroom
3:30 – 5:00
President's Reception for Staff, Faculty, Emeriti/Retirees and Guests
Atwood Ballroom
Tuesday, August 29
8:30 – 9:00
Continental Breakfast for Faculty and Staff
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Atwood Ballroom
9:00 – 10:30
CETL Keynote Address by JoAnn Campbell
Atwood Ballroom
JoAnn Campbell, Senior Program Director for Minnesota Campus Compact, will
deliver this CETL Keynote. Speaking on the challenges and opportunities of
engaged pedagogy, civic engagement, and service-learning, Dr. Campbell will
explore ways higher education can help articulate the problems of living and
propose possible solutions. Dr. Campbell will invite faculty from across the
disciplines and staff across the University to consider whether and how
working together on civic engagement and service-learning might energize and
enhance teaching and learning.
Minnesota Campus Compact is affiliated with Campus Compact, a national
network of 31 state Compacts and more than 950 campuses, all committed to
the civic purposes of higher education. Minnesota Campus Compact is the only
coalition in Minnesota devoted to the public purposes of higher education that
includes a critical mass of public and private; two-year and four-year; urban,
suburban, and rural campuses throughout the state.
JoAnn Campbell works with MCC member campuses, designing professional
development events for faculty, staff, and students. She specializes in course
design, reflection, the intersection of civic engagement and spirituality,
sustaining an office of community based learning, and building equitable
campus-community partnerships.
JoAnn received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, her MA from
Penn State, and her BA from Valparaiso University, all in English. She was on
the faculty at Indiana University, where she also co-founded the office of
service-learning. She enjoys kayaking and spending time at her lake cabin in
the summer and reading good books year round.
10:45 – 12:00
Introduction to the IFO and Shared Governance at SCSU for New
Faculty and Administrators
Recommended for new Faculty and Administrators
Cascade Room, Atwood
This session will give new faculty an opportunity not only to meet union
leaders and key administrators, but also to learn how shared governance is
organized at St. Cloud State University and at the statewide level.
10:45 – 12:00
SCSU Strategic Plan for Globalization: CIS as a Collaborative Change
Agent
Glacier North, Atwood
This session will engage participants in brainstorming curricular and cocurricular collaborative innovations between the Center for International
Studies & the campus community.
10:45 – 12:00
Budget Update and Planning
Diana Burleson
Voyageurs North, Atwood
12:00 – 1:00
CETL Faculty Luncheon and Miller Awards
Atwood Ballroom
1:15 – 4:15
CETL Orientation for New Faculty
Recommended for new faculty
Cascade Room, Atwood
This session will provide new faculty with an introduction to teaching and
scholarly life at St. Cloud State University. Participants will receive an
orientation to the tenure and promotion process; teaching, research, and
service at SCSU; the writing of professional development plans and reports;
and to professional development opportunities at SCSU.
1:15 – 4:15
Service-Learning Workshop for CETL Grant Recipients
Vayageurs North, Atwood
This session is required for CETL Service-Learning Grant recipients who will be
undertaking their course redesign in the fall of 2006. Featuring Minnesota
Campus Compact’s Senior Program Director, JoAnn Campbell, this session will
introduce participants to key concepts, principles, and practices of servicelearning.
1:15 – 2:30
Designing and Administering Study Abroad Programs
Glacier North, Atwood
Featuring experienced Study-Abroad Program designers and administrators
from among faculty and staff, this session will introduce participants to best
principles and practices drawn from successful SCSU programs.
1:15 – 2:30
Desire2Learn Quickstart
Miller Center 218
An orientation to Desire2Learn (D2L), MNSCU’s online course management
system. Participants will need to request at D2L course to work with prior to
the workshop. If you bring your course syllabus to the workshop, you will be
able to upload it to D2L. We will discuss organizational strategies for setting up
courses in D2L.
2:45 – 4:00
International Study and Scholar Services: SCSU's International
Student Population
Glacier North, Atwood
2:45 – 4:00
Campus Technology Summer Upgrades
Miller Center 207
2:45 – 4:00
EZ Desire2Learn
Miller Center 218
Wednesday, August 30
8:30 – 11:00
College Meetings
11:45 – 1:00
CETL Workshop for New Faculty Mentors
Lunch Provided
Required for any returning faculty wishing to participate as a mentor in the
CETL New Faculty Mentoring Program
Cascade Room, Atwood
This session will introduce interested faculty to the CETL New Faculty
Mentoring Program. Participants will discuss basic principles and best practices
of good mentoring and begin the formation of a mentoring cohort.
1:00 – 5:00
Care Workshop for New Faculty and Staff
Required for new faculty and staff
Voyageurs North, Atwood
Developed by the Minnesota Collaborative Anti-Racism Initiative (MCARI) and
co-facilitated by MCARI and CARE trainers, this workshop introduces
participants to definitions, concepts, and strategies central to anti-racist
institutional transformation.
1:15 – 2:30
Teaching, Learning, Assessment: Closing the Loop
Lady's Slipper Room, Atwood
Teaching, Learning, Assessment – it’s not a linear process. How has
assessment changed your approach to teaching? Panel members and
participants in this session will be sharing actual examples of how they used
assessment data to improve their teaching. We’ll talk about best practices,
but we’ll talk about roadblock and pitfalls as well.
1:15 – 2:30
Building First Year Experience: Learning Communities Models for
Student Engagement
Glacier North, Atwood
This session is based on the accomplishments of the SCSU Learning
Communities Team which traveled to the National Learning Communities
Institute in June 2006 Participants will have the opportunity to learn more
about First Year Experience and learning communities design and to
brainstorm potential learning communities themes based on disciplinary and
interdisciplinary interests.
1:15 – 2:30
China Delegation 2006: Collaboration Opportunities
Glacier South, Atwood
Participants in this session will learn more about the work of the 2006 China
Delegation and increasing opportunities for global collaboration.
1:15 – 2:30
Collaborative Writing Using MS Word
Miller Center 207
Do you need to collaborate with others to create proposals, reports or other
lengthy documents? Do you need to respond to students’ papers that are
submitted electronically via D2L or email? Would you like to see some features
in Microsoft Word that make collaborative writing and commenting easy and
efficient? See a demonstration and get some hands-on experience with using
some of the collaborative writing tools in Word: Tracking Changes, Making
Comments, e-mailing from Word and Protecting Documents. Handouts will be
provided.
1:15 – 2:30
Electronic Classrooms
Miller Center 206
Come to this session to see how enhanced technologies in SCSU’s electronic
classrooms work and how you can use them in your classes.
2:45 – 4:00
The Challenges of Assessing Attitudes and Dispositions
Lady’s Slipper Room, Atwood
2:45 – 4:00
HLC/NCA Accreditation Update: Preparing for the Visit
Cascade Room, Atwood
2:45 – 4:00
Pocasting, MP3 files, and Other Audio Delivery Options
Miller Center 218
Thursday, August 31
8:30 – 10:30
Department Meetings
10:45 – 12:00
(Re)Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching
Voyageurs North Atwood
This session will provide participants with a grounding in definitions, organizing
concepts, and key principles and concepts associated with the scholarship of
teaching.
10:45 – 12:00
Responding to the Needs of Students who are Returning from
Deployment or Military Service
Glacier North, Atwood
10:45 – 12:00
Wireless Off-campus Technologies
Miller Center 218
Learn about available options to maintain communications with students in
D2L courses when off campus (at meetings or conferences)
10:45 – 12:00
Grade Book in Excel
Miller Center 207
Do you want to keep a grade book that enables you to store students' scores
and calculate percentages and grades? Perhaps you want to send periodic
grade reports to students. This session will demonstrate the use of Microsoft
Excel to accomplish these tasks.
12:00 – 1:15
NCA/HLC Luncheon with the President
RSVP Required
Cascade Room, Atwood
1:15 – 2:30
Identifying Grand Funding Sources and Opportunities
Glacier North, Atwood
Where will you go to look for financial support? This session will provide an
overview of recent philanthropy for education in the US and Minnesota. Tools
and techniques for foundation research and finding local and national sources
of support will be presented to assist the grant seeker in locating the best
potential funders for their project.
1:15 – 2:30
Assessing General Education CORE: Successes and Headaches
Lady's Slipper Room, Atwood
The General Education Committee invites faculty to join them in examining a
draft of SCSU General Education Goals and in beginning to develop assessable
student learning outcomes. This will continue a faculty-owned process to work
in small groups to build a stronger general education program at our
university.
1:15 – 2:30
Diversity and Community at SCSU
Recommended for new faculty and staff
Voyageurs North, Atwood
1:15 – 2:30
D2L Integrating Electronic Library Resources
Miller Center 218
2:45 – 4:00
Assessing Non-Academic and Service Units
Lady's Slipper Room, Atwood
How can SCSU assess student learning which occurs outside the boundaries of
academic programs? This assessment of non-academic student learning is an
essential element of preparing our NCA/HLC self study. Participants will
discuss assessment criteria for non-academic learning as well as possible
strategies for documenting non-academic student learning outcome.
2:45 – 4:00
Grant Writing Techniques and Tips
Glacier North, Atwood
When all the funder knows about you is on the paper in front of them, how will
they be encouraged to support your request? How will your proposal stand out
from the hundreds of others seeking the same dollars? This session will help
the participant present the case for support in the most affirmative fashion.
Topics include: writing the proposal, developing the budget and wrapping an
appealing package.
2:45 – 4:00
Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Teaching: Learning Communities
Design
Glacier South, Atwood
This workshop gives participants a hands-on opportunity to practice
interdisciplinary learning community design.
2:45 – 4:00
Scholarship of Teaching: Teaching Portfolios as Scholarship
Voyageurs North, Atwood
This session will introduce participants to Teaching Portfolio design as well as
to the ways in which Teaching Portfolios can be mined for research in teaching
and learning.
2:45 – 4:00
D2L Gradebook
Miller Center 218
4:15 – 6:00
Queen Elizabeth I: Ruller and Legend Opening Reception
Miller Center 2nd Floor
Please join Learning Resources & Technology Services for the unveiling of the
Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, traveling exhibit.
Based on a major exhibition of Chicago’s Newberry Library in 2003, the display
features six large photo panels describing the tumultuous and influential reign
of England’s most prominent queen, Elizabeth I. The 45 years of Elizabeth’s
reign (1558-1603) included religious divisions, military challenges, economic
growth and cultural achievements in literature, art and music. The exhibit
designers challenge viewers to explore four main questions: Can a woman
rule? What is the place of religion in the state? What is the price of peace and
what are the true causes of war? How does a political leader control her
image?
The Miller Center will host the exhibit from Aug. 25 through Oct. 7. We are
one of only 40 libraries in the country and the only library in Minnesota to
display the exhibit. Join us in the 2nd Floor West reading court for this kick-off
event, which will include music, refreshments and your first chance to view the
exhibit, Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend.
Friday, September 1
9:00 – 10:00
Introduction to Library Resources for Faculty
Recommended for new faculty
Miller Center Auditorium
9:00 – 10:00
Introduction to Audience Response Systems
Miller Center 218
Learn where the new classroom response systems (clickers) are being
installed and how you will be able to use them with your classes. (Note:
installation of an Audience Response System will take place in the Fall of 06)
10:15 – 12:00
Introduction to Campus Technologies for New Faculty
Recommended for new faculty
Miller Center Auditorium
10:15 – 12:00
Desire2Learn Quickstart (repeat)
Miller Center 218
Monday, September 4
7:00 PM
New Student Convocation
Halenbeck Hall Main Gymnasium
Faculty and Staff are invited to meet at 6:30 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall, Room
345 & 346, with the line-up to walk in at 6:45 p.m. Reception follows at 7:30
p.m. in Halenbeck Hall North Balcony.
Book Talks 2006-07
Book Talks Reading Circles
Global Feminisms Reading Circles on General
Education Goal Areas
Book Talk
October
Wednesday, October 18
12:00 – 1:00
MC 114/115
Integrating Information Literacy into the Higher Education Curriculum
by Ilene F. Rockman and Associates
Facilitators: Karen Thoms and Susan Schleper
November
Wednesday, November 8
12:00 – 1:00
MC 114/115
The Learning Paradigm College by John Tagg
Facilitators: Monica Devers and Balsy Kasi
Thursday, November 16
12:15 – 1:30
MC 114/115
Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter by George D. Kuh et al
Facilitators: Victoria Williams and Carol Mohrbacher
January
Tuesday, January 30
12:30 – 1:45
Oak Room, Atwood
The Open Space of Democracy by Terry Tempest Wiliams
Facilitator: Michelle Kukoleca-Hammes
February
Wednesday, February 7
12:00 – 1:00
MC 114/115
The Art of Changing the Brain: Enrichinng the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the
Biology of Learning by James E. Zull
Facilitators: Matt Tornow
Tuesday, February 13
12:15 – 1:30
Oak Room, Atwood
Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and
General Education by Barbara Walvoord
Facilitators: Sandra Johnson Suellen Rundquist
Wednesday, February 21
12:00 – 1:00
MC 114/115
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk edited by Richard H. Hersh and John
Merrow
Facilitators: Frankie Condon
March
Tuesday, March 13
12:30 – 1:45
Oak Room, Atwood
My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned b y Becoming a Student by Rebekah
Nathan
Facilitators: Annette Schoenberger, Debra Japp, Marla Kanengieter
Wednesday, March 21
12:00 – 1:00
MC 114/115
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip
Gourevitch
Facilitator: Tonya Huber-Warring
Reading Circles
Spirituality and Higher Education
Facilitator: Patricia Hauslein
Texts :
Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer
A Hidden Wholeness by Parker J. Palmer
The Call to Teach by David T. Hansen
Spirituality in Higher Education edited by Sherry L. Hoppe and Bruce W. Speck
Dates
Times
Location
Monday, October 16
1:00 – 2:00
OAK ROOM, ATWOOD
Wednesday, November 15
1:00 – 2:00
GRANITE ROOM, ATWOOD
Monday, January 22
1:00 – 2:00
OAK ROOM, ATWOOD
Wednesday, February 14
1:00 – 2:00
OAK ROOM, ATWOOD
Monday, March 12
1:00 – 2:00
OAK ROOM, ATWOOD
Wednesday, April 18
1:00 – 2:00
OAK ROOM, ATWOOD
Global Feminisms
Facilitators: Catherine Fox and Mumbi Mwangi
Texts :
Methodology of the Oppressed by Chela Sandoval
Scattered Hegemonies: Postmodernity and Transnational Feminist Practices edited by Inderpal Grewal
and Caren Kaplan
Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty
Making Face, Making Soul Hacienda Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color
edited by Gloria Anzuldua
Dates
Times
Location
Thursday, October 12
12:15 – 1:30
MC 114/115
Thursday, October 26
12:15 – 1:30
MC 114/115
Thursday, November 9
12:15 – 1:30
MC 114/115
Thursday, February 1
2:15 – 3:45
MC 310
Thursday, February 15
2:15 – 3:45
MC 310
Thursday, March 1
2:15 – 3:45
MC 310
Thursday, March 15
2:15 – 3:45
MC 114/115
Thursday, March 29
2:15 – 3:45
MC 114/115
Thursday, April 12
2:15 – 3:45
MC 310
Thursday, April 26
2:15 – 3:45
MC 310
Reading Circles on General Education Goal Areas
Reading Circles on General Education Goal Areas
As the General Education Committee (GEC) started work on revision efforts, they spent a good deal of
time reading key monographs that informed our work. The American Association of Colleges and
Universities has many excellent pieces that are informative, insightful, and that focus specifically on
improving student learning. Of particular interest is the “Greater Expectations: A New Vision for
Learning as a Nation Goes to College”—a “must read” for anyone interested in general education
reform. Several of them also focus on the proposed goals for our new program. If you are
interested in joining an important conversation about general education and student
learning, please sign up for one or more of these sessions. Also, if you would be interested
in serving as a discussion leader along with Judy Litterst, please contact her at
jlitterst@stcloudstate.edu.
(R)evolution of the New Globally Engaged Academy Peer Review Winter 2004
February 12, 2007 3:00 - 4:00 PM MC 314
Facilitators : Judy Litterst and Lindah Mhando
As David Tritelli, Editor of Peer Review writes, “in reading this issue of Peer Review, one is struck by
how closely liberal education and democratic values are intertwined as well as by how appropriate,
even necessary, both are to effective global engagement.”
Science and Engaged Learning Peer Review Winter 2005
February 26, 2007
2:00 - 3:00 PM MC 314
Facilitators: Judy Litterst and Pat Hauslein
This issue explores efforts to improve science education for majors and non-majors through new
forms of engaged science learning. Included are an overview of trends in undergraduate science
reform, a reflection on the multiple meanings of engaged learning, and a list of myths about
engagement that prevent science faculty from adopting active learning pedagogies.
Quantitative Literacy Peer Review Summer 2004
March 20, 2007 12:15-1:30 PM MC 314
Facilitators: Judy Litterst and Sandra Johnson
This issue focuses on quantitative literacy as a key outcome of liberal education and explores recent
trends in instruction, assessment, and curricular location. Also included is a look at related college
readiness issues.
Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility Liberal Education Summer/Fall 2005
April 17, 2007 2:00 - 3:00 PM MC 314
Facilitators: Judy Litterst
In the fall of 2004, in order to identify and assess undergraduate education’s contribution, actual and
potential, to students’ ethical and moral development, AAC&U and the John Templeton Foundation
convened a national panel of leading educational researchers. The panel concluded that there is a
need for greater emphasis on educating for personal and social responsibility as an essential purpose
of liberal education, and urged development of robust assessments colleges and universities can use
to demonstrate and improve upon their success in this regard. This issue of Liberal Education is an
outgrowth of the panel’s discussions.
New Faculty Orientation PowerPoint
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Fall 2006
New Faculty Breakfasts
Fall 2006
Date
Place
Wednesday, October 4 MC 310
Thursday, October 19 MC 310
Tuesday, October 31 MC 310
Time
8:30 – 9:30
8:30 – 9:30
8:30 – 9:30
New Faculty Breakfasts-Spring 2007
February 13th , 2007
February 13th , 2007
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. Preregistration 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. Preregistration 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 online 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
Faculty Forum Day April 4th, 2007
(This is the last Faculty Forum held at St. Cloud State University; Faculty Forums have
been removed from the campus academic calendar)
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
8:30 - 9:30
Continental Breakfast and Social Hour in the ritsche auditorium Lobby
9:30 – 10:30
Keynote address by Jonathan Kozol in Ritsche Auditorium
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
Concurrent Sessions a; Workshop 1 and Workshop 2, Part one
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch on Your own
1:00 – 2:00
Concurrent Sessions B; Workshop 2, Part Two
2:00 - 2:15
Break
2:15 – 3:15
Concurrent Sessions C
3:15 – 3:30
Break
3:30 – 4:30
Concurrent Sessions D
Program
8:30 - 9:30
Continental Breakfast Ritsche Auditorium Lobby
9:30 – 10:30
Keynote Address by Jonathan Kozol Ritsche Auditorium
More information please check Keynote address by Jonathan Kozol
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
Concurrent Sessions A
A1
Alcohol & Academics: Preventing High Risk Alcohol Use - Promoting Academic
Excellence
South Voyageurs Room, Atwood
Discussion will focus on our students’ alcohol use and its impact in the classroom and on
learning. Presenters will review 2006 CORE survey data, Alcohol Advisory Board,
comprehensive prevention programs, available services, and how faculty can help. Future
workshops will be offered based on feedback provided during this session.
Facilitators: John Eggers, Robert C. Reff
A2
Completing an Assessment Plan and Report
Lady’s Slipper Room, Atwood
This workshop is designed to help faculty members with the preparation of assessment
plans and with annual assessment reports for major programs, general education, and
upper division writing. Samples of completed documents will be provided. Questions will be
answered and expectations clarified regarding assessment plans and annual assessment
reports.
Session Chair: Jim Sherohman
Facilitators: Elaine Ackerman, Sandra Johnson, Judy Litterst, Joe Melcher, Brad
Sleeper
A3
"My teacher has an Accent:" Negotiating Diasporic Identities in the Classroom and the
Implications for Teaching and Learning.
North Voyageurs Room, Atwood
The panelists will discuss how they go about negotiating, constituting and reconstituting
their identities as foreign instructors in the classroom. Specifically, they will address how
these multiple identities inform how they teach and constitute classroom environment and
impact the process of building shared experience between students and the instructor.
Facilitators: Eddah Mutua- Kombo, Luz Triana-Echeverria, Mumbi Mwangi, and Fouzi Slisli
A4
All You Wanted to Know About the Upper Division Writing Requirement
Glacier Room North
A status-update report on the Upper Division Writing program at SCSU and showcase of
model approaches from different major programs for review and discussion.
Facilitators: Phil Keith, Judy Litterst, Mitch Rubinstein, Brenda Lenz, and others
A5
The Uncivil University—When Ideology and Propaganda Become Discrimination
Glacier Room South
Using Prof. Gary Tobin’s new book, The Uncivil University and the US Civil Rights
Commission report, we will engage in a conversation about the current acts of ideological
diatribes about situations like the Israel-Hezbollah conflict of 2006 and the ways in which
universities throughout America are facilitating a new wave of anti-Semitism.
Session Chair: Joseph Edelheit
A6
Microsoft office 2007 Update
Miller Center auditorium
Microsoft Office 2007 is coming to campus computers on May 21st. If you are curious about
Microsoft Office 2007, please join us for this overview. We will show you the new look of
Office 2007 and talk about some of the changes from Office 2003. Topics to be covered
include frequently asked questions about Office 2007 and how the conversion to Office 2007
will affect you.
Facilitators: Rich Josephson, Casey Wagner, and Brad Grabham
W1
Workshop with Jonathan Kozol
Cascade Room, Atwood
Workshop for SCSU faculty and staff as well as for area school district teachers and
administrators focusing on building stronger and more lasting partnerships between the
University and area schools. Pre-registration required.
W2
Preparing and Coordinating Learning Community Course Material
Mississippi Room, Atwood
This is Part One of a two-part workshop for faculty members whose Learning Community (LC)
proposals were accepted for inclusion in the FYE program for 2007-2008. The workshop will provide
information on how to coordinate course objectives, linked syllabi schedules and assignments for the
classes involved in the different learning Communities. We ask that participants bring all course
materials they plan to use in their LC course (syllabus, assignments, texts, etc.) so that they can
begin coordinating course materials and activities. Part Two of this workshop will meet during
Concurrent Session B following a break for lunch.
Session Chair: Catherine Fox
facilitators: Tracy Ore, Mark Jaede
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00
Concurrent Sessions B
B1
Writing and Improving Student Learning Outcomes
Lady’s Slipper Room, 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! Come alone or bring a group of faculty from your
program. Most of the time will be spent developing your outcomes.
Session Chair: Sandra Johnson
Facilitators: Joyce Simones, Jim Sherohman, Joe Melcher, Mary Soroko
B2
Help Design Architecture for the New SCSU General Education Program
Voyageurs Room North, Atwood
Consider a metaphor of architectural design as we develop our new General Education
Program. We invite you as individuals or groups to send architectural plans for a new
General Education Program. Contact the General Education Committee
(jlitterst@stcloudstate.edu) by April 1st for sharing and discussion on April 4th.
Facilitators: Judy Litterst
B3
SCSU Delegation to Chile
Glacier Room South, Atwood
Representatives from the SCSU Delegation to Chile will share experiences from their January, 2007
trip. They will also provide a brief overview of Chile, history of SCSU’s relationship with UdeC, purpose
of the delegation, potential outcomes, and, of course, photos from the trip!
Facilitators: Paula Weber, Rob Lavenda, Margaret Vos
B4
Becoming Allies in Serving Students Who Have Disabilities
Voyageurs Room South, Atwood
This session would be co-sponsored and co-hosted by the office of Student Disability
Services and the office of Lead Investigator (this would include both the current interim
lead investigator and the current interim special advisor to the president because of her
recent past with the 1B. 1 process). The focus of the conversation would be discussion of
compliance issues with “reasonable accommodation” of students served by SDS and how
the operation of disability services works with the 1B. 1 process. The objective of the
session is to address recently expressed Faculty Association concerns about expectations of
faculty in regard to servingstudents who have disabilitiesand to make the process of
compliance with ADA requirements a friendlier “team effort among the faculty, office of
Student Disability Services and Office of Lead Investigator.
Facilitators: Owen Zimpel, Stewart Wirth, Nancy Jessee
B5
“You, Your Story and the iPod you Rode-in On”
Glacier Room North, Atwood
Who teaches and who learns. The opportunity to honor the capacity of our students to
know more than we do and more than we may want. and visa versa. Teaching as dialogue,
technology as a tool rather than a method, and the difference between intrusive control and
the possibility of personal celebration.
Facilitators: Balsy Kasi, Geoffrey Tabakin
B6
Using D2L for student evaluations
Miller Center 207
Want to find out how to use D2L for student evaluations. Come to this session to see how this can
easily be done, how reports can be generated for your PDR’s, and how you can use these this tool to
improve student satisfaction.
Facilitators: Rich Josephson and Steve Malikowski
B7
Is It a Game: Raisi9ng Awareness of Gambling Related Problems among College Students
Mississippi Room
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, Dan McClure
W2
Continued Preparing and Coordinating Learning Community Course Material
Cascade Room, Atwood
This is Part Two of a workshop for faculty members whose Learning Community (LC) proposals were
accepted for inclusion in the FYE program for 2007-2008. The workshop will provide information on
how to coordinate course objectives, linked syllabi schedules and assignments for the classes involved
in the different learning Communities. We ask that participants bring all course materials they plan to
use in their LC course (syllabus, assignments, texts, etc.) so that they can begin coordinating course
materials and activities
Session Chair: Catherine Fox
facilitators: Tracy Ore, Mark Jaede
2:00 - 2:15
Break
2:15 – 3:15
Concurrent Sessions C
C1
Engaging students for healthier lives
Glacier Room North, Atwood
Educators hope to affect students’ lives. For teaching to do this students’ must critically
engage with the content while also examining their own lives. This session will present a
novel activity developed for a Human Biology class which intends to accomplish just that.
An open discussion of transformative learning will follow.
Facilitators: Lee Aberle, Pat Hauslein
C2
Using Assessment Data to Improve Your Program
Lady’s Slipper Room, 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.
Session Chair: Jim Sherohman
Facilitators: Sandra Johnson, Joe Melcher, Joyce Simones, Brad Sleeper
C3
Academic Freedom: Rights and Responsibilities
Glacier Room South, Atwood
SCSU seems rife with misunderstandings about academic freedom. This panel will discuss
the issues involved in developing a meaningful system of academic due process because
due process is absolutely necessary for establishing academic freedom. Concomitant
academic and professional responsibilities will also be covered because it is impossible to
implement academic due process without enforcing them.
Facilitators: Larry Roth, Chris Jordan
C4
Got Conflict? The SCSU Mediation Program as a Faculty/Staff Resource
Voyageurs Room South, Atwood
Presenters will talk briefly about a framework for thinking systematically about conflict and
for considering options we have in engaging with others in a conflicted situation. We will
then talk about the SCSU Mediation Program as a faculty and staff resource: of
faculty/staff, by faculty/staff, and for faculty/staff. We will describe ways the program tries
to help colleagues in conflict: mediation, consultation, reality-checking, coaching, etc.
Facilitators: Bob Inkster
C5
RefWorks
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: Lisa Forslund and Melissa Prescott
3:15 – 3:30
Break
3:30 – 4:30
Concurrent Sessions D
D1
International Student Transfer – Evaluation and Advising
Voyageurs Room North, Atwood
This session is for department chairs and faculty members who advise international transfer
students. The session will provide information on the transfer credit evaluation and
advising process for international transfer students. We seek input from faculty involved in
the process and in exploring new ways to better serve these students.
Facilitators: Mark Nook, Janelle LeBlanc, Brenda Zamlen, Amy VanSurksum, Choon Kim
D2
Taboo Teaching Topics
Glacier Room North, Atwood
But it’s not taboo; we can help each other teach better. Perhaps the most important
method for becoming better teachers happens over lunch. This roundtable discussion will
explore informal methods for giving and getting advice. This session is also for those
interested in joining the Faculty Consultation Program through the CETL.
Facilitators: Pat Hauslein
D3
How Did It Get So Big: Integrating Student Research Across Courses and
Departments
Voyageurs Room South, Atwood
An integrated research experience for students involving multiple classes and multiple
departments is described. Special education majors begin the project as first-year students
and participate in different elements of the program throughout their baccalaureate
studies. A student will have four opportunities to develop research questions, gather data,
and analyze results.
Facilitators: J. Michael Pickle, Dory Beutel, Kathy Mayhew, Patty Waletzko,
D4
Update on Assessment for College Readiness
Lady’s Slipper Room, Atwood
Professors lament the lack of academic preparation in writing, reading, and math among
some entering students. What can be done about this? How can you get involved?
Presenters will explain the implementation of MnSCU Board Policy 3.3, Assessment for
Course Placement. How will SCSU develop a course placement policy that addresses how
student knowledge and skills shall be assessed?
Session Chair: Gretchen Starks-Martin
Facilitators: Julie Condon, Sandy Johnson
D5
Podcasting and Vodcasting
Miller Center 207
Thinking of implementing pod- VODcasting as part of your learning process? Come to this session to
see what pod-VODcasting is and how is it done. We will explain the basics, show examples and give
you directions how to get started.
facilitators: Plamen Miltenoff and Brad Grabham
Perspectives on Teaching and Scholarship Series
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Advancement of Critical Thinking Institute
Spring forum Day 2007 Keynote Speaker Jonathan Kozol, Author and Rhodes Scholar
Civil Liberties, Spying, and Terrorism A Talk by Roger Newman in Recognition of
Constitution Day
Advancement of Critical Thinking Institute
May 21 - 30, 2007
Background: On May 21-May 30, 2007, The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will offer
an intensive summer institute for faculty teaching core courses in SCSU’s General Education Program.
This institute will feature nationally and regionally known experts in critical thinking research and
pedagogy working with SCSU faculty to become familiar with current scholarship around critical
thinking, to arrive at common definitions, and to learn a variety of approaches to course design and
pedagogy related to teaching critical thinking. The Institute will be organized with an extended
practicum component to provide an opportunity for faculty to dedicate significant time to course
redesign and to receive feedback from experts and colleagues from across the disciplines.
The Institute will be organized around face-to-face instruction, including seminars, workshops, and
plenary addresses aimed at providing faculty with conceptual framework for meaningful course
redesign. Participants will be required to complete a range of assignments including research and
writing focused on syllabus and assignment redesign supporting course content to enhance the
teaching of critical thinking abilities and skills, and the construction of course assessment plans.
Finally, the concluding section of the Institute will provide participants with an opportunity to solicit
feedback on overall course design from their cohort, and to put ideas into practice with sample
teaching sessions. Faculty will complete the Institute with redesigned syllabi and course materials for
Core General Education courses across the disciplines. Faculty Participants in the Institute will receive
a stipend of $1750.00 plus benefits. Our expectation is that following the completion of the Institute,
faculty will be prepared to implement re-designed courses with significant emphasis on critical thinking
in the Core General Education Curriculum.
Requirements:
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Applicants must agree to attend all five days of the institute (5/21, 5/22, 5/23,
5/29-5/30)
Applicants must be scheduled to teach one of the five core courses in SCSU’s
General Education Curriculum (ENGL 191, CMST 192, MATH/STAT 193, PHIL
194, and Democratic Citizenship CMTY 195, ECON 195, HIST 195, POL 195, SOC
195, SW 195 or diversity and racial issues courses during the Fall Semester,
2007.
Applicants must agree to participate in an early assessment of learning
outcomes; completed by September 30, 2007.
Other Considerations: Faculty teaching thematic or programmatic First Year Experience courses are
encouraged to apply. Faculty teaching courses with common syllabi are welcomed to apply.
Application Deadline: March 26, 2007, 4 pm, The Center for Excellence in Teaching, MC 310. In
selecting participants, effort will be made to provide opportunities for faculty across all Core Courses.
Preference will be given to tenured, tenure-leading, and longer-term non-tenure track faculty.
For more information, contact: Frankie Condon (fvcondon@stcloudstate.edu), Debra Japp
(dkjapp@stcloudstate.edu), or Marla Kanengieter (mkanengieter@stcloudstate.edu).
Application for Participation
Spring forum Day Keynote Speaker
Jonathan Kozol, Author and Rhodes Scholar
April 4th, 2007
Ritsche Auditorium 9:30 – 10:30
Jonathan Kozol Author and Rhodes Scholar
In the passion of the civil rights campaigns of 1964 and 1965, Jonathan
Kozol moved from Harvard Square into a poor black neighborhood of Boston and
became a fourth grade teacher in the Boston Public Schools. A young white
teacher in the poor, black section of Boston, Mr. Kozol was fired for
reading a Langston Hughes poem to his fourth grade students. Hailed by the
The Chicago Sun-Times as ³today¹s most eloquent spokesman for America¹s
disenfranchised,² he has devoted the subsequent four decades of his life to
issues of education and social justice in America.
Death At An Early Age, a description of this first year as a teacher, was
published in 1967 and received the 1968 National Book Award in Science,
Philosophy, and Religion. Now regarded as a classic by educators, it has
sold more than two million copies in the United States and Europe.
After being fired from his first job, Jonathan Kozol did a short teaching
stint at a suburban school. The shock of going from one of the country's
poorest public schools to one of its richest never left him. From the start,
Jonathan Kozol combined teaching with activism. He taught at South Boston
High during the city's desegregation crisis. Working with black and Hispanic
parents, he helped set up a storefront learning center that became a model
for many others in the U.S. In 1980, the Cleveland Public Library asked him
to design a literacy plan for the nation's large cities. His plan became the
model for a major effort sparked by the State Library of California. The
book that followed, Illiterate AmericaM, was the center of a campaign to
spur state, federal, and private action on adult literacy.
A few days before Christmas 1985, Jonathan Kozol spent an evening at a
homeless shelter in New York. Nightlong conversations with the mothers and
children who befriended him led him to remain there for much of the winter.
Out of that experience came Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in
America, a narrative portrayal of the day to day life struggle of some of
the poorest people in America. The book was presented to state governors by
homeless advocacy groups. Jonathan Kozol gave them his full support and
founded The Fund for the Homeless, a non profit organization that provides
homeless families with emergency assistance. The book received the Robert F.
Kennedy Book Award for 1989 and The Conscience in Media Award of the
American Society of Journalists and Authors.
In 1989, Jonathan Kozol revisited America's schools. He went to rich and
poor schools in over 30 communities. This experience led him to write Savage
Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (1991), which received The New
England Book Award in non-fiction.
In 1993, Jonathan Kozol journeyed to the South Bronx. Two years of
conversations with the children, clergy, and parents led to write Amazing
Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation (October 1995).
The book explores the lives of some black and Hispanic children whom,
although they live in one of the most violent, diseased communities in the
developed world, retain a soaring spiritual transcendence. Despite the
political conservatism of the 1990s, Amazing Grace became a national best
seller within three weeks of publication and received the Anisfield Wolf
Book Award in 1996.
In a stirring departure from his earlier work, Jonathan Kozol published
Ordinary Resurrections in May 2000. Like Amazing Grace, this work also takes
place in the South Bronx; but it is a markedly different book-we see life
this time through the eyes of children, not, as the author puts it, from the
perspective of a grown up man encumbered with a Harvard education. A work of
guarded optimism that avoids polemic and the fevered ideologies of partisan
debate, Ordinary Resurrections is about the persistent innocence of children
who are still unsoiled by the world and can view their place in it without
cynicism or despair.
In his latest book, The Shame of a Nation (September 2005), Mr. Kozol takes
a searing look at what he calls the "cognitive decapitation" of black and
Hispanic children in our nation's flagrantly unequal and rapidly
resegregating public schools. In a powerful expose of conditions he found in
visiting nearly 60 schools in 11 states during the last five years, the book
is a haunting journey through the classrooms in which children of color are
contained, concealed and isolated from American society.
A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard and a Rhodes Scholar, today Jonathan
Kozol lives in Massachusetts.
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has announced
that acclaimed author and Rhodes Scholar, Jonathan Kozol will be the Keynote
Speaker on Spring Forum Day, April 4 2007 at 9:30 AM IN RITSCHE AUDITORIUM,
In addition to his Keynote address, Mr. Kozol will offer
a workshop for SCSU faculty and staff and local school district teachers and
administrators on the development and enhancement of meaningful partnerships
between the University and local schools. PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THE WORKSHOP
IS REQUIRED. If you would like to attend the workshop, please DO NOT reply
to this message. Instead, please do send an email to cetl@stcloudstate.edu.
Many of you may wish to invite your students to attend Mr. Kozol's Keynote
Address. We would like to be able to accommodate students and, at the same
time, we want to make sure to reserve seats enough for interested faculty,
staff, and local school teachers and administrators.
If you would like to ask a class of students to attend, you MUST email me
with the course name and the number of students enrolled. Faculty whose
classes are attending the Keynote address will receive an email with a
"ticket" for the event. Those will need to be printed and distributed to
students so they can be admitted to the Keynote event. Students who come
without a ticket will need to wait until faculty and staff are seated so
that we can be sure there are enough seats available.
Civil Liberties, Spying, and Terrorism A Talk by Roger
Newman in Recognition of Constitution Day
Monday, September 25, 2006.
Atwood Little Theater
12:00 – 1:00 Formal Talk
1:00 – 2:00 Informal Discussion
If the first casualty of war is truth, civil liberty is second. Panic leads the way, with such examples as
the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II and McCarthyism purges
during the Cold War. The reaction to 9-11 threatens to restrict civil liberties on a far greater scale. To
an unparalleled extent the government is monitoring and keeping records of our private
communications. Wiretapping and other electronic surveillance of communication networks are now
widespread. The dangers are self-evident. Roger Newman discussed the freedom and technology in a
time of crisis against the commands of the Constitution.
Newsletter
CETL Newsletter September 2006