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Fall 2008

New Fall 2008 Course

• Preparing for the Academic Job Market [ALS 609, 2 credits, Fridays, 2:00-3:20pm]

Teacher Trainings

• Who are the best teachers? [Monday, Oct. 13 (Week 3), 3:00 - 3:50pm, Pacific 30]
• Teaching Large Classes [Tuesdays, Oct. 14 – Oct. 28 (Weeks 3 - 5), 3:30 - 4:20pm, 64 PLC]
• Teaching for the First Time [Wednesdays, Oct. 15 – Oct. 29 (Weeks 3 - 5), 3:30 - 3:50pm, 64 PLC]
• That's Not What I Meant!: College Teaching and the Delicate Art of Scholarly Translation [Wednesday, Oct. 15 (Week 3), 3:00- 4:30, 51 PLC]
• Helping Students See Their Role in the Learning Process [Wednesday, Nov. 5 (Week 6), 3:00-4:30pm, Chiles 125 (Note: Room Change)]
• Leading a Discussion Section: Talking About What's Important [Monday Dec 1st (Week 9), 2:00pm-4:00pm, 64 PLC and Thursday Dec 11th (Finals Week), 11:00am-1:00pm, 51 PLC]
• Teaching as a Sole Instructor [Tuesday, December 2 and Wednesday, December 10 (Weeks 10 and Finals), 10:00am-3:00pm, 64 PLC]
• Teaching Large Classes [Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, Decmber 11 (Weeks 10 and Finals), 10:00am-3:00pm, 64 PLC]
• Effective Assessment [Thursday, December 4 and Monday, December 8 (Weeks 10 and Finals), 10:00am-3:00pm, 51 PLC]

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Visual Literacy in Education

• Visual Representations of Complex Information: Making the Data Sing Wednesday, Nov. 19 (week 8), 3:00 - 4:30pm, 175 McKenzie Hall/Collaboration Center]

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Discussion Groups

• Book Discussion: On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching by James M. Lang [Thursdays, Oct. 9 - Dec. 4, (Weeks 2 - 10), 12:00 – 12:50pm, 64 PLC]

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Teaching with Technology

• Second Life in Higher Education
  • Introduction to Second Life [Friday, Oct. 10 (week 2), 2:00 - 4:30pm, 267B Knight Library/ITC Classroom]
  • Second Life Basics [Friday, November 14 (week 7), 2:00 - 4:30pm, 144 Knight Library/Edmiston]
• Clicker Conversations: Redux [Friday, Nov. 21 (week 8), 3:00 - 4:30pm, Studio A (Note: Room Change)]
• Teaching Trainings: Blackboard [Friday, Dec. 5 (week 10), 9:15 – noon, Room: TBD]

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Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC)

• Book Discussion: Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men by Michael Kimmel [Mondays (frequency of meetings to be determined by participants), 12:00-1:00, first meeting week two (October 6) 64 PLC]
• Red or Blue? Political Conversations in the Classroom [Wednesday, Oct. 8 (Week 2), 3:00 - 3:50pm, EMU Umpqua Room]
• Witches, Turkeys, and Santas: Culturally Appropriate Celebrations? [Wednesday, Oct. 15 (Week 3), 3:00-4:30pm, EMU Umpqua Room]
• Working with International Students Part One: Cultural Differences in the Classroom [Wednesday, Oct. 22 (Week 4), 3:00- 4:30, 330 Hendricks Hall]
• Creating and Using Mindmaps in the Classroom [Wednesday, Nov. 5 (Week 6), 3:00 - 4:30pm, EMU Owyhee Room]
• Speech Communities: A Tool for Understanding Identity in the Classroom [Wednesday, Nov. 19 (Week 8), 3:00-4:30pm, EMU Umpqua Room]

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