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Calendar

Calendar of Events

Spring 2009 Learning Communities

Advance Registration is encouraged. Except as noted below, "walk-ins" are welcomed.

Except as noted below, please contact Faculty Development at x6656 or facdev@csun.edu.

Faculty Book Group --

Three Cups of Tea

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED -- Contact Kelly Kroeker at x6536 or kelly.kroeker@csun.edu.

(Limited to 10 faculty members)

Co-facilitated by Merri Whitelock (Community Engagement) and Kiren Dosanjh Zucker (Faculty Development)

Tuesdays, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

February 10, February 24, March 10, and March 24

CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439

Teaching and Learning about Race in the College Classroom in an Age of "Racelessness": Sharing Dilemmas and Strategies

Workshop: Critical Race Theory: Diversifying our Curriculum

Facilitated by Boris Ricks (Political Science)

Tuesday, March 17, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

Workshop: Teaching to Transform Non-Racist to Anti-Racist Identities -- A Video Presentation and Discussion of "Voices of Pain, Voices of Hope"

Facilitated by Jerome Rabow (Sociology)

Tuesday, April 28, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., University Hall 211

“Getting into Teams”: A Faculty Workshop Series on Student Team Projects

Workshop One: "Teaming up on Teams": Experiencing Teamwork to Enhance Teaching -- Facilitator: Phil Gorman (Management) -- Thursday, February 26, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

Workshop Two: Navigating Conflict in Student Teams -- Facilitator: Whitney Scott Lewis (Child & Adolescent Development) -- Thursday, March 19, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

Workshop Three: Evaluating and Assessing Students' Learning in Team Projects -- Facilitator: Lois Shelton (Management) -- Tuesday, April 21, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

Spring 2009 All-University Programs for CSUN Faculty

Mission: Enhancing Teaching to Improve Student Learning

RSVP for these events by calling Faculty Development at 818-677-6656 or by emailing facdev@csun.edu.

February 4 (Wednesday) -- Creating Effective Team Projects and Small Group Assignments: Minimizing Challenges and Maximizing Learning Opportunities

Facilitator: Wendy Phelps (Recreation & Tourism Management)

1:15-2:45 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

February 10 (Tuesday) -- Creating "Information Competent" Courses: A Guide to Information Competence (IC) Course Designation

Facilitator: Lynn Lampert (Reference & Instructional Services; Instruction & Information Literacy; and Faculty Senate Educational Policies Committee)

11:00-12:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

Session Notes: PDF version* / Word version*

March 2 and March 30 (Tuesdays) -- A 2-part series facilitated by Anu Thakur (Family & Consumer Sciences)

Part I -- Effective Grading with Rubrics: A CSU Institute for Teaching & Learning Workshop -- March 2, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439

Part II -- Meaningful Assessment with Rubrics: A CSU Institutute for Teaching & Learning Workshop -- March 30, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

March 6 (Friday) -- Judge Julian Beck Learning-Centered Instructional Improvement Projects 2009-2010

Deadline: 4:00 p.m., Faculty Development, Sierra Hall 438

March 16 (Monday) -- Effective Strategies to Engage and Mentor Students: A CSU Institute for Teaching & Learning Workshop

Facilitators: Sandra Chong (Elementary Education), Virginia Kennedy (Special Education), and Mira Pak (Secondary Education)

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

March 30 (Monday) -- Dealing with Students in Distress: Partnering with University Counseling Services to Support Students

Facilitators: Lideth Ortega-Villalobos, Anne Eipe, and Aisha Dixon-Peters (University Counseling Services)

April 14 (Tuesday) -- The "Socially Networked" Class: Using Web Technology to Enhance Learning

Facilitators: Hillary Kaplowitz (Instructional Design, Faculty Technology Center, Academic Technology), Erin Delaney (English), Talin Saroukhanian (Political Science), and Steve Wexler (English)

1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

April 23 (Thursday) -- "Just in Time Teaching": A MERLOT ELIXR Digital Case Story featuring Karen Grove (Geosciences, San Francisco State University)

Facilitator: Kiren Dosanjh Zucker (Business Law/Management and Director, Faculty Development)

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451

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