Past Events

Why collaborate in your course? How will it improve learning? Discover different ways to involve your students in their learning, whether it is face-to-face or online. During this workshop, you will explore tools such as Google Apps and Clickers and discover how to encourage collaboration and cooperation in your class.

This workshop is for Tenure-Track Faculty only.

Lecturers should register for the Lecturer workshops. facilitated by Dr. Valerie Whittlesey & Dr. Meghan Burke. This session is designed for tenure-track or tenured faculty preparing third-year review or tenure and/or promotion portfolios for review in Fall 2011. Guidelines and suggestions for portfolio preparation will be presented and resources to assist faculty will be shared.

At least an hour at the end of the workshop will be devoted to intensive writing exercises to develop the narrative and teaching philosophy that will be included in the portfolio. (This last writing exercise is optional, but is especially helpful to those who have not written a narrative before.)

When you RSVP, please indicate the type of review you will be going through in the fall (third-year review, tenure, or promotion to which rank) in the comments section.

Do you teach an online, hybrid, or web-enhanced course that uses discussion boards in Vista? Are you designing a new course or re-evaluating an existing one and wish to look at student interaction in a different way? In this workshop we will be exploring:

1. Why you may want to use discussion boards
2. How to effectively write your prompts and express your expectations
3. Potential roles for you and your students
4. Types of discussion boards in Vista

This seven-week non-credit module is geared primarily toward equipping Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who are working in the classroom with basic pedagogical skills. Topics covered include learning theory, active learning strategies, handling problematic student behavior and promoting academic integrity, assessing student learning, responding to student diversity, cross-cultural issues in teaching, course and syllabus design, and a microteaching session (in which GTAs give a mini lesson and receive feedback from CETL staff). Graduate students who are not currently working in the classroom should contact CETL if they are interested in this module. A certificate of completion will be awarded at the end of the module.

Lecturers entering their third and sixth years at KSU will be submitting portfolios in Fall 2011 for a multiyear review. In an effort to support these lecturers and help them be ready for this submission, CETL will be hosting a workshop to advise Lecturers of the requirements of the portfolio, and help them develop the materials that will be needed.  At least an hour at the end of the workshop will be devoted to intensive writing exercises to develop the narrative and teaching philosophy that will be included in the portfolio.  (This last writing exercise is optional, but is especially helpful to those who have not written a narrative before.)

Misconceptions about learning abound, from the idea that we only use 10% of our brain to many unfounded beliefs about learning styles. Based on a review of 50 years of research on learning, this seminar will identifies several beliefs about learning, dispel the ones that are simply unfounded, and distill empirically grounded findings from the learning sciences into seven interconnected principles. Equipped with solid knowledge about learning, we will brainstorm productive teaching strategies likely to foster deep, lasting learning in our students.

The purpose of this training is to introduce you to the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric for Online and Hybrid Courses and, thus, to provide you with a framework for designing, improving, and delivering your online course. During this hands-on workshop, we will discuss the KSU Online Course Quality Initiative, examine effective practices in online course design & delivery, and review the QM Rubric. In addition to identifying various resources and KSU groups that support effective online teaching and learning, we will conclude by outlining the online course submission and peer review processes at KSU. Any remaining time will be devoted to participant Q & A.

At the completion of this workshop, you should be able to:

Faculty members are under increased pressure to apply for grants and publish. In this workshop, faculty will learn about grants available for conducting research with undergraduates. In addition, we will discuss strategies for grant writing and publishing research articles with undergraduates. Interested faculty members will become part of a writing community designed to increase publishing productivity.

Are you beginning a new research program and want to learn how to involve undergraduates? Are you new to Kennesaw State University and want to learn more about how to involve undergraduates in your scholarship? Have you recently started involving undergraduates in your research and want to learn more about how to make the process easier and more efficient for yourself?

This workshop is designed to address issues faced by faculty members who are just starting to collaborate with undergraduate researchers. In particular, we will address the following issues:

1. Why should I conduct research with undergraduates?
2. How can I be a good mentor to my undergraduate researchers?
3. What kind of funding is available for undergraduate research?
4. How can I make the process less time-consuming for myself?

How Learning Works Book Club, Facilitated by Dr. Meghan Burke, CETL Associate Director for Mentoring for Faculty and Student Success and Professor of Mathematics, and Dr. Michele DiPietro, CETL Executive Director and Associate Professor of Statistics
Faculty new to KSU will gather to network, share resources and strategies, and discuss a chapter or two of the book. Feel free to bring your lunch.

Recipients of 2010-2012 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Team (STLT) Funding awards will meet to discuss their research projects.

For more information on the STLT Funding awards, visit http://www.kennesaw.edu/cetl/faculty_funds/teaching_learning.html
or contact Tom Pusateri, CETL Associate Director (tpusater@kennesaw.edu).

The deadline for applications for the 2011-2013 STLT Funding Awards will occur early in September 2011.

This book club is facilitated by Dr. Meghan Burke, CETL Associate Director for Mentoring for Faculty and Student Success and Professor of Mathematics, and Dr. Michele DiPietro, CETL Executive Director and Associate Professor of Statistics.
Faculty new to KSU will gather to network, share resources and strategies, and discuss a chapter or two of the book. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

This seven-week non-credit module is geared toward equipping GTA who are already working in the classroom with basic pedagogical skills. Graduate students who are not currently working in the classroom should contact CETL if they are interested in this module.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Articulate a rationale for student-centered teaching and active pedagogie
Describe basic cognitive and motivational mechanisms determining student learning.
Generate a variety of teaching strategies which will be effective in your particular course
Generate a variety of assessment strategies to measure and extend student learning.

Interested in advancing global learning in the classroom?

This one-hour workshop is for you! Join us as we advance curriculum diversity goals via a comprehensive presentation on the Global Certification for Students. In addition, you will learn how the application and acquisition of global learning scholarship opportunities for faculty and students complements KSU’s mission to advance “global learning for engaged citizenship.” We look forward to your participation!

Wikis? What are they and can they really enhance your class? You may be familiar with the most popular wiki, Wikipedia, but are unsure of how to incorporate this technology into your course. Wikis are great tools for the classroom, and this workshop will introduce you to the wonderful world of wikis!

By the end of this workshop not only will you be able to explain the potential uses of a wiki, and their pros and cons, but you will be off to a great start by creating your own Wiki!

Faculty members are under increased pressure to apply for grants and publish. In this workshop, faculty will learn about grants available for conducting research with undergraduates. In addition, we will discuss strategies for grant writing and publishing research articles with undergraduates. Interested faculty members will become part of a writing community designed to increase publishing productivity.

The Faculty Development & Awards Committee coordinates the review and selection of several substantial internal funding awards for scholarship and creative activity:

Incentive Funds for Research & Creative Activity. This funding program encourages, recognizes, and rewards full-time faculty for the development and implementation of innovative scholarship that demonstrates Kennesaw State University's commitment to the Boyer Model of Scholarship (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Integration and Scholarship of Engagement/Application). This program provides up to $8,000 per project to assist faculty in implementing projects.

The Faculty Development & Awards Committee coordinates the review and selection of several substantial internal funding awards for scholarship and creative activity:

Incentive Funds for Research & Creative Activity. This funding program encourages, recognizes, and rewards full-time faculty for the development and implementation of innovative scholarship that demonstrates Kennesaw State University's commitment to the Boyer Model of Scholarship (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Integration and Scholarship of Engagement/Application). This program provides up to $8,000 per project to assist faculty in implementing projects.

Do you teach an online, hybrid, or web-enhanced course that uses discussion boards in Vista? Are you designing a new course, or re-evaluating an existing one, and want to look at student interaction in a different way? In this workshop we will be exploring:

1. Why you may want to use discussion boards
2. How to effectively write your prompts and express your expectations
3. Potential roles for you and your students
4. Types of discussion boards in Vista

This seven-week non-credit module is geared toward equipping GTA who are already working in the classroom with basic pedagogical skills. Graduate students who are not currently working in the classroom should contact CETL if they are interested in this module.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Articulate a rationale for student-centered teaching and active pedagogie
Describe basic cognitive and motivational mechanisms determining student learning.
Generate a variety of teaching strategies which will be effective in your particular course
Generate a variety of assessment strategies to measure and extend student learning.

The Joy of Teaching book club is facilitated by Dr. Meghan Burke, CETL Associate Director for Mentoring for Faculty and Student Success and Professor of Mathematics, and Dr. Michele DiPietro, CETL Executive Director and Associate Professor of Statistics.
Faculty new to KSU will gather to network, share resources and strategies, and discuss a chapter or two of the book.

A department chair is increasingly required to find creative ways to extend the departmental budget as state appropriations to KSU and other state institutions have become tighter. Strategies for increasing the department’s budget to cover essential personnel and operating expenses include advocating on behalf of the faculty and department to the dean and other senior administrators on campus for funds and the prospects of external fundraising. Rarely have department chairs been provided with training to effectively market and advocate for their department. This workshop will engage department chairs in constructing a marketing plan for the department and developing compelling ways to communicate the department’s strengths.

Though they don’t occur frequently, it is likely that a department chair will have to deal with some emergencies that impact the department. There are physical and human emergencies. Examples of physical emergencies might include bad weather or damage to the classroom building that result in a cancelling of classes. Human emergencies can involve a faculty member. Faculty emergencies might include a severe accident or physical/psychological illnesses that render the faculty member unable to continue his/her classes. There is also the situation where a faculty member feels that a student is a danger to him/herself or others in the class. This workshop will provide strategies for handling these emergencies effectively with minimal disruption to the class experience.

Academic freedom is essential to higher education and its purpose is to promote free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic freedom applies both to teaching and research. Freedom in teaching protects the rights of the teacher in teaching and of the student to freedom in learning. Freedom in research is fundamental to advancement of truth. Academic freedom however carries with it duties and responsibilities correlative with its rights. Academic freedom and responsibility have long been a topic for public concern and debate. This workshop will discuss what academic freedom is and what it is not.