To promote excellence in teaching, learning and scholarly activities. Faculty and lecturers are supported through a variety of programs, activities, and resources in order to enhance Eastern Michigan University’s mission.

Winter 2009 Third SOTL Symposium: "Using Think-Alouds to Enhance our Understanding of Student Understanding."

On Thursday, January 22, at 3 PM, EMU's Barbara Leapard will be presenting a talk as part of the Third Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Symposium.
Participants will learn about preliminary research on think-alouds used to enhance pre-service elementary teachers' understanding of` fractional concepts. In addition, suggestions for using think-alouds in different disciplines will be explored. The talk will take place in the Faculty Development Center (109 Halle); all are invited.

Save The dates Now!!
On Thursday, February 5, at 3 PM Jenny Kindred from EMU's Communication and Theater Arts Department will present a workshop entitled “Making Group Work Work.”
Getting students to work successfully in groups can be a frustrating experience for many faculty. Through group activities and discussion, this workshop will explore general factors that make groups work (interdependence, communication, individual responsibility, etc). In addition, strategies for selecting groups, creating group assignments, and grading group work will be discussed.
The workshop will take place in the Faculty Development Center (109 Halle); all are invited.

Research Software Workshops:
SPSS I & II
SPSS WORKSHOPS: The Faculty Development Center is offering workshops for faculty and staff on the statistical package SPSS. The SPSS I workshop will cover the basics of this package while SPSS II will cover selected advanced features and syntax files.
SPSS I workshops are scheduled Wednesday February 11 and Thursday February 12.
SPSS II workshops are scheduled Wednesday February 18 and Thursday February 19.
All workshops will take place in 110 Halle from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Joe Scazzerro, Assoc. Director of Research will present. Please register by calling the FDC at 487-0020 x2112 or sending an e-mail to aavp_fdc@emich.edu.
Please include your full name, your campus address and your department.
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SNAP 9
SNAP I; Developing a SNAP Questionnaire: This workshop covers the basics of creating a SNAP survey that can be administered as a paper copy or on the Web. Participants will create a survey consisting of multiple choice, grid, and open-ended questions. Instructions will also be given on how to download needed SNAP software on EMU PCs.
SNAP II; Posting a SNAP Questionnaire on the Internet: This workshop shows how to publish and "post" a Web survey. Participants will also be shown how to retrieve, view, and export response data.
SNAP I workshops are scheduled Wednesday March 11 and Thursday March 12.
SNAP II workshops are scheduled Wednesday March 18 and Thursday March 19.
All workshops will take place in 110 Halle from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Joe Scazzerro, Assoc. Director of Research will present. Please register by calling the FDC at 487-0020 x2112 or sending an e-mail to aavp_fdc@emich.edu.
Please include your full name, your campus address and your department.
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Call for Proposals:

20th Intl. Conference on College Teaching & Learning April 13-17, 2009, Jacksonville, Florida

Keynote Presentations by:
Richard Leakey: Paleoanthropologist, Political Advisor, and Environmentalist
George D. Kuh: Chancellor’s Professor Higher Education Indiana University & Kay M. McClenney Director, Community College Survey of Student Engagement University of Texas at Austin

The premier international conference on higher education learning encourages 25 or 45 minute proposals and poster session proposals on Applications of learning and motivation theory to instruction Applications of technology to learning--especially uses of the Web Online learning support services.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2008!

For more information, see http://www.teachlearn.org or contact
Jeana Davis: E-mail: jmdavis@fccj.edu --Phone: 904-632-3088 Fax: 904-632-3289 Bill Ganza: E-mail:jmdavis@fccj.edu --Phone: 904-632-3114 Fax: 904-632-3289

Teaching and Learning in a Networked World, 9th Annual MERLOT International Conference. August 13-17, 2009, San Jose, California

The MERLOT International Conference Committee seeks proposal submission for the ninth MERLOT International Conference. Devoted to faculty development in the design, creation, utilization and evaluation of online teaching and learning materials this conference provides numerous opportunities to share, learn, and participate in conversations about teaching and learning with technology.
The Call for Proposals deadline is Monday, February 16th, 2009.

Conference attendees span all disciplines and the full continuum from novice to expert in the development and use of online resources.  The tracks featured this year follow the conference theme of “Teaching and Learning in a Networked World.”  They include:
• Track 1: Innovations in Online Teaching and Learning
• Track 2: Faculty Development
• Track 3: Featured Community of Practice: Mathematics and Statistics
• Track 4: Creative Collaborations
• Track 5: Evaluation and Assessment of Success Mathematics and Statistics

While proposals from all disciplines are welcomed and encouraged, the MIC09 Conference Committee has highlighted the Mathematics and Statistics Communities of Practice. The Committee encourages Mathematics and Statistics discipline members to participate and submit proposals.

The MERLOT International Conference provides numerous opportunities to share, learn, and participate in conversations about teaching and learning with technology from experts and MERLOT users from around the world. There are excellent opportunities to network with colleagues, learn about new technologies, and make new friends.

The conference offers a full day of pre-conference workshops followed by two-and-one-half-days of colleague-to-colleague presentations. The Conference also includes Corporate Sponsor presentation and exhibits, presentations from MERLOT Award winners, and opportunities to gather over food and beverage. The Pre-conference activities will begin on Thursday, August 13th, while the Conference opens with a welcome reception on Thursday evening and ends at noon on Sunday, August 17th.

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