Special Events
Brown Bag Discussions
The Brown Bag events are designed to be loosely structured conversations for faculty and staff about a wide variety of learning and teaching topics. Each discussion is facilitated by a colleague but the content of the conversations is largely determined by the participants. The Brown Bags offer a rare opportunity to discuss learning and teaching in an informal setting with members of the SUNY Brockport faculty who work in a different department.
Register for any of our Special Events by calling the CELT office at 395-5088, or by email celt@brockport.edu. All events are Noon-1 pm unless otherwise noted and take place in 100B Edwards Hall.
*Descriptions of all the events will be coming soon!
Brown Bag Discussions Schedule - Spring 2008
Thursday, 1/31, 12 -1 pm
"Student Behavioral Consultant Team Overview: Connecting the Dots on Students of Concern.”
Darlene Schmitt (Director of Counseling) and Karen Logsdon (Assistant to Vice President Enrollment Management and Student Affairs)
This Thursday, January 31 from noon until 1 in 100b Edwards, Darlene Schmitt (Director of Counseling) and Karen Logsdon (Assistant to the Vice President Enrollment Management and Student Affairs) will give a presentation entitled "Student Behavioral Consultant Team Overview: Connecting the Dots on Students of Concern". They will provide an overview of the Student Behavioral Consultant Team (SBCT) including why it was formed and for what purpose. More specifically, they will discuss their role assisting faculty and staff in identifying students of concern and how we can work together to provide early intervention for at-risk students. They will also discuss FERPA, emerging mental health issues on campus, and how to refer students to the SBCT.
Friday, 2/8, 2 -3 pm
“Student Attendance: Policies and Best Practice.”
Chris Price (CELT) and Mayellen Post (Office for Students with Disabilities)
What are your policies on student attendance? Do you know the recommended college policy? How should your policy take into account students that require accommodations? Does "seat time" automatically equal "learning time"? What educational objectives are met through requiring students to come to class? If you would like to explore these questions then come to this week's Brown Bag Discussion at the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching on "Student Attendance: Policies and Best Practice" with Chris Price (CELT) and Maryellen Post (Office for Students with Disabilities) facilitating.
Wednesday, 2/13, 12 -1 pm
“Inhalant Abuse: A Public Health Dilemma for Youth. (A Teaching Demonstration)”
Gary Metz (Health Science)
Inhalants are quickly becoming a major public health problem in the United States. They are the fourth most abused drug and the average household has over 63 types of inhalant products. This Brown Bag discussion is designed to examine the inherent risks associated with inhalant use. Categories of inhalants, types of inhalant users and psychological and physiological implications will be addressed in this presentation.
Friday, 2/15, 12:00 -1:00 pm
Lecture Capture Demonstration
CELT & Information Technology Services
Would you like to learn how to record your lectures and share them with your students online? If so then come to the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) this Friday, February 15 from Noon-1 pm in 100b Edwards Hall for a lecture capture demonstration. The product we will be reviewing is called "Mediasite" made by Sonic Foundry. You can find more about this product at:
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/products/mediasite/default.aspx
Tuesday, 2/19, 10 -11 am
“News from the Frontlines: Decoding the Disciplines and Integrating Research into the Classroom.”
Karen Olson (Communication) and Craig Mattern (Physical Education and Sport)
During this mid-morning Brown Bag Discussion, Karen Olson (Communication) will give us some tips on how to "decode the disciplines" for our students and Craig Mattern (Physical Education and Sport) will talk about "Problem Based Learning: Integrating Research into Your Curriculum". Their presentations are based on ideas they learned at the Lilly Conference on College Teaching this past November.
Friday, 2/29,12 -1 pm
"News from the Frontlines: Innovative Teaching Techniques.”
Minli Liang (Business-Economics) and Megan Norcia (English)
During this Brown Bag Discussion, Minli Liang (Business-Economics) and Meg Norcia (English) will talk about "Innovative Teaching Techniques." Their presentation is based on ideas they learned at the Lilly Conference this past May.
Thursday, 3/6, 12 - 1 pm
" Getting Savvy with the Millennials ”
Marcy Esler (Director of Student Retention) and Andrea Newman (Coordinator of Summer Orientation and First Year Experience)
The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Brown Bag Discussion this week will be on "Getting Savvy with the Millennials" with Marcy Esler (Director of Student Retention) and Andrea Newman (Coordinator of Summer Orientation and First Year Experience). Their presentation examines what we know about the generation entering our campus as first-year students and effective ways to communicate with the millennials.
Wednesday, 3/12, 12 - 1 pm
" Educating Students and Crafting Assignments to Prevent Plagiarism.”
Jeanne Grinnan (English) and Chris Price (CELT)
During this Brown Bag Discussion, Jeanne Grinnan (English) will talk about how to craft assignments to prevent plagiarism and Chris Price (CELT) will demonstrate an online tutorial that all faculty can use in ANGEL to help their students learn about academic integrity and plagiarism.
Monday, 3/24, 2 - 3 pm
CELT Book Club: Team-Based Learning : A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching by Larry Michaelsen, Arletta Bauman Knight, and Dee Fink
Tuesday, 4/1, 10-11 am
“Using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning in the Classroom.”
Lauren Lieberman (Physical Education and Sport)
In developing a taxonomy of educational objectives, Benjamin Bloom posited that there are a series of cognitive stages in the process of learning: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. During this Brown Bag discussion, Lauren Lieberman (Physical Education & Sport) will talk about how she designs assignments according to Bloom's taxonomy as well as how she helps her students become aware of the taxonomy.
Thursday, 4/10, 12 - 1 pm
Helping Transfer Students Succeed
Marcy Esler (Director of Student Retention)
As part of the discussion, Marcy will talk about the work of the Transfer Student Task Force, a committee that has been looking at ways in which faculty and staff can help transfer students avoid falling through the academic and co-curricular cracks.
Thursday, 4/17, 12 - 1 pm
“The Examined Life: A Research Ethics Case Study.”
Joe Balog (Health Science)
Monday, 4/21, 2 - 3 pm
"Clickers at Brockport: An Introduction and Demonstration.”
Maggie Logan (Chemistry) and Others
Faculty that have been using "clickers" (remote control devices that allow instructors to poll students during class) will demonstrate and share how they have been using these devices.
Tuesday, 4/29, 10 - 11 am
CELT Book Club, The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom "
by Stephen Brookfield
Friday, 5/9, 12 - 1 pm
Lunch at CELT
Don't bring your brown bag to the CELT Brown Bag Lunch Discussion this Thursday, December 6 at Noon in 100b Edwards Hall. Just come willing to chat with your colleagues about the topics that come up.
Workshops - Spring 2008
Thursday, February 14th, 8:30 - 12:15pm
"Faculty Learning Communities"
Dr. Milton Cox, Director of the Center for the Enchantment of Learning & Teaching, Miami University
Session 1: "Involving Community in Learning: Making Connections for your Classroom and Campus, Your Students and Colleagues."
Why is community so important now? Community is often missing in higher education, where connections across classrooms, disciplines, and curricula are broken. Beyond the classroom, what are ways that learning communities help achieve student, faculty, and institutional learning objectives? This session will provide opportunities to consider these questions, examine evidence of success, and consider ways to engage faculty learning communities that can benefit your students, colleagues, and institution.
Session 2: "Designing, Implementing, and Facilitating Faculty Learning Communities: An Opportunity to Ask Questions, Plan, and Get Started."
What are faculty learning communities, who participates, and in what activities do they engage? How is learning fostered and scholarship of teaching and learning developed? How do you build them, attract participants, and facilitate, fund, and sustain them? In this session we will discuss some strategies as well as approaches for building these effective communities of practice.
Friday, March 28, 2008, 12 - 1:30pm
Faculty Exchange Session on Teaching in An Intensive Format
The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Office of Special Sessions and Programs are co-sponsoring a faculty exchange session on "Teaching in an Intensive Format (5 weeks or less)". The session will feature a panel of faculty from a variety of disciplines who will share their experience teaching such courses. The discussion will address:
- Philosophical and practical considerations
- Best practices and successes
- Not-so-best practices
- Objectives and goal setting
- Outcomes assessment approaches
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 12 - 1:30pm
Internationalizing Your Research, Courses & Curricula through Online Collaboration
Jon Rubin, Associate Professor of Film and New Media at SUNY-Purchase and Director of the SUNY Center for Collaborative On-Line International Learning (COIL)
Professor Rubin will share information about the ways COIL can assist faculty in ? Expanding the international aspects of their teaching & research ? Strategies for engaging colleagues from other countries ? Methods for developing the global dimensions of their academic expertise He will also discuss his own Cross Cultural Video Course, in which students at Purchase College have co-produced videos with students from Turkey, Mexico, Belarus, Germany and Lithuania over the Internet. Student videos will be shown.
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30pm
Asynchronous Online Teaching
cosponsored by CELT and the Office of Special Sessions and Programs
During this session, you will learn from some veteran SLN faculty what it is like to teach in an asynchronous, online format as well as meet the staff that support SLN faculty. You will also find out what you need to do to get started teaching courses that are 100% online.
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Incorporating Active Learning in the Classroom as a Tool for Practicing Critical Thinking Skills and Assessment
Dr. Shawn Nordell, St. Louis University
cosponsored by CELT and the Biological Sciences
Active learning creates opportunities for student engagement, critical thinking development and assessment. Active learning strategies can allow students to practice and develop their depth of understanding and their skills for handling concepts or problems. These strategies allow students to analyze, synthesize and evaluate course material in a short amount of class time. This allows the students and instructor immediate feedback on student understanding and misconceptions. This workshop will present a wide variety of strategies to incorporate active learning into the classroom.
Thursday, May 22nd, 8:30 - 1:00pm
"Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment"
Are you looking for ways to make your classroom more inclusive? If so, then come to this interactive workshop on how to expose your students to the benefits of a diverse learning environment. The sessions are being conducted by the experienced and highly regarded consultants at Teaching and Training by Design, a local firm that specializes in diversity and cultural competency workshops for educators and other professionals. The consultants will use a variety of methods, including performance-based role plays, to engage the participants in a dialogue about inclusion and diversity.
Register for any of our Special Events by calling the CELT office at 395-5088, or by email celt@brockport.edu.
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