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Workshop Topic |
Description |
Wed. 9/5/07
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Participants Only
A 502
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Pedagogy Seminar
Opening Meeting
Refreshments will be Served
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Pedagogy Seminar Series
"Urban Culture, Underserved Populations and Community College Pedagogy in the 21st Century"
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Fri. 9/7/07
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
L-117
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“Build your own online course!”
Presenters: CETL & ACC
BLACKBOARD Beginner
Session 1
Refreshments will be served
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Learn everything you need to know to get started using web-based tools to support your Blackboard course site.
Click here for more details.......
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Tues. 9/18/07
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
L-117
(Please attend both sessions: Sept 7 & 18) |
“Using Blackboard Effectively”
Presenters: CETL & ACC
BLACKBOARD Beginner
Session 2
Refreshments will be served
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QCC faculty will demonstrate the effective use of Blackboard.
Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions about using Blackboard in your classes!!!
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Thurs. 9/20/07
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
A - 302
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"Nuts and Bolts for New Faculty"
Second year faculty share what they learned during their first year teaching at QCC
Lunch will be Served
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Meet colleagues from across the disciplines and get some tips about thriving during your first year. |
Tue. 9/25/07
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
H- 347 |
"Designing Instruction to Discourage Plagiarism"
Presenter: CETL & ACC
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Learn how to design assignments, educate your students and develop a classroom environment where plagiarism is less likely to occur (and information about what to do when it does occur!) |
Wed. 9/26/07
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
H-349
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"How to Speak"
[Based on the videotape on the “big four” principles of lecture delivery]
by Patrick Winston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Refreshments will be Served
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Get an overview of some strategies to
present an effective talk
By illustrating his points and using his techniques, Winston demonstrates the principles of an effective lecture
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Wed. 10/3/07
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
CETL Office
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"Analytical Reading Across the Curriculum: Goals, Strategies & Assessment"
Session One
Rescheduled for Spring Semester
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Most of us assign reading in our classes and many of us lament that students don't do it or don't seem to benefit from reading.
This session seeks to move beyond that impasse with strategies to link reading assignments closely to our course goals, to design assignments that help students become more effective readers, and to inlcude an assessment component.
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Fri. 10/5/07
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
L 117
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“Create your own Podcast!”
Presenters: ACC & CETL
PODCASTING
Session will include ideas for using “Podcasting” in your classes!!! Refreshments will be served |
This workshop is for anyone wishing to use Podcasting as a teaching tool, or those who simply want to learn more about this burgeoning technology.
Participants will learn how to create audio/video programs accessible to students at the computer, ipod, or other portable player.
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Fri. 10/12/07
Public Lecture:
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
LB-14
Open to all
Seminar:
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
A-502 D
Seminar Participants ONLY
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Pedagogy Seminar
Lecture and Seminar II
Guest Speaker: Dr. Bill Tally Senior Researcher and Designer, Education Development Center Lunch will be Served |
Pedagogy Seminar Series
"Urban Culture, Underserved Populations and Community College Pedagogy in the 21st Century"
Dr. Tally will talk about assessment and research methods that will help us to manageably collect and look at various kinds of evidence of student learning.
He also has interest and expertise in "New Media Literacy, " for those working or interested in those issues.
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Wed. 10/17/07
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
H-349
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The Cultural Connection
"Engaging Students Through Culture and Religion"
Presenter: Dr. Charles Neuman,
Department of Physics
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Would you like to explore some questions related to cultural diversity at QCC ?
*What does it mean to be "different"?*Why share culture? *What are some methods of engaging students in discussions of culture?
Attend this session to learn more... |
Wed. 10/24/07
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
H-349
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The Human Language Series
Part 1
Video: "Colorless Green Ideas"
Discussion moderated by Dr. Jilani Warsi,
Basic Skills Department
Refreshments will be Served
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Join us for video and discussion about linguistic theory and language pedagogy. Part One is about words, sentences, and Universal Grammar – the system claimed to be common to all the world's languages. |
Wed. 10/31/07
1:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
CETL Office
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CETL Open House
Meet the staff of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Refreshments will be Served
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How can CETL support your teaching and research?
Become familiar with CETL services for pedagogical research, scholarly grants, and faculty publications.
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Fri. 11/2/07
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lecture (Room LB 14)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Participants Only
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Pedagogy Seminar
Lecture and Seminar III
Guest Speaker: Dolores Perin
Senior Researcher at CCRC (Community College Research Center) and Assoc. Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers' College, Columbia University
Lunch will be Served |
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Fri. 11/9/07
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
S - 111
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Second Language Acquisition
Symposium
Refreshments will be Served
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Dr. Jilani Warsi and Dr. Fernando Naiditch will address the psycholinguistic barriers that impede successful acquisition of a second language. Click for more Information...
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Fri. 11/16/07
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m
L-117
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"Wikis & Blogs in the
Blackboard Environment"
Presented by
CETL and ACC
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Learn to use the new tools recently added to Blackboard. These tools provide access to Wikis, Blogs, and group activities within your Blackboard courses.
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Fri. 11/30/07
Public Lecture:
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
LB-14
Open to all
Seminar:
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
A-502 D
Seminar Participants ONLY |
Pedagogy Seminar
Lecture and Seminar IV
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf
Assoc. Professor of Biology, Georgetown University and Carnegie Scholar Lunch will be Served |
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Fri. 12/7/07
11: 00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Participants Only
A 502 D |
Pedagogy
End of Semester
Wrap up!!
Lunch will be Served
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Pedagogy Seminar Series
"Urban Culture, Underserved Populations and Community College Pedagogy in the 21st Century"
This will be a final wrap up of
the Pedagogy Seminar Series. |
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