7th Annual Teaching and Learning Forum

May 22, 2018

7th Annual Teaching and Learning Forum

May 22, 2018

Theme: Enhancing Student Learning, Mandeville Hall

 

 Schedule

8:00AM-8:45AM                 Registration and Breakfast

8:45AM-9:00AM                 Opening Remarks and Introduction of Speaker

9:00AM-10:15AM               Keynote

10:15AM-10:30AM            Break

10:30AM-11:30AM            Workshops - Session I

11:30AM-11:45AM             Break

11:45AM-12:45PM            Workshops - Session II

12:45PM                               SJU Thanks U Lunch

Workshops – Session I

Signs and Support for Students Dealing with Substance Abuse

Mandeville 103

Eric Patton (Management) and Katie Bean (Student Outreach & Support)

Alcohol and drug abuse continues to be one of the most significant problems impacting SJU. In this session, faculty will learn specific warning signs of a problem with alcohol or drugs and will gain the skills needed to support students struggling with substance abuse through case study discussions and examination of available support resources.

 

Strategies for New College Teachers

Mandeville 107

Usha Rao (Chemistry), Peter Norberg (English), and Elizabeth Becker (Psychology)

Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, this seminar will offer you effective strategies for addressing all aspects of classroom teaching, such as preparing for a new class, motivating students, lecturing effectively, facilitating discussion, managing students, and creating meaningful assignments and tests, with the emphasis on creating a transformative experience for learners.

 

Experiencing Inclusion by Learning in the Field

Mandeville 111

Ken Weidner (Management)

You’ll learn about the moving experiences of students who visited a local mosque as part of a first-year seminar. We’ll discuss how to balance to preparing students for their experience without providing “spoilers,” debriefing the experience in or out of class, and how (easy it is) to arrange appropriate class trips using on-campus resources.

 

Canvas is here; where are you?

Mandeville 204

Janine Firmender (Education), Julia Lee-Soety (Biology), Greg Tanzola (Accounting), Robert Johnson (Health Education), Robert Daniel (Modern and Classical Languages), and Emily Moscato (Food Marketing)

Are you interested in learning how Canvas can enhance your teaching and your students' learning? Faculty Early Adopters and Ambassadors will be discussing their transition, exchanging ideas, and sharing advice about SJU's new Learning Management System, Canvas. We invite you to ask questions, raise concerns, and share hopes, and in exchange, you'll receive guidance from the experts!

 

Combining Academics and Mission: Service-Learning

Mandeville 207

Ann Marie Keffer (Faith-Justice Institute) and Betsy Linehan (Philosophy)

SJU Service-Learning courses integrate community-based experiential learning, academic rigor and the Ignatian mission. The presentation will highlight different service-learning course designs, relevant criteria and case examples.

 

A Quality Framework for Online Education

Mandeville 209

Kaitlin Moran (Early Childhood Education), Melissa Logue (Sociology), and Peter McLallen (Online Education)

Members of the Distance Education Committee will share a framework for thinking about quality in the online environment. The framework includes course design, course delivery, academic program and university context.  The session will include a facilitated conversation around aspects of the framework and tools for evaluating quality.

Workshops – Session II

Teaching Hot Topics

Mandeville 103

Nancy Fox (Economics) and Rich Warren (History), facilitators

A broad ranging conversation on teaching hot topics, centered on strategies for navigating difficult classroom conversations, will be facilitated.

 

Ignatian Pedagogy: From First-Year Seminar to Senior Capstone

Mandeville 107

Peter Norberg (English), Alfredo Mauri (Management), and Steve Porth (Management)

Contemporary, research-backed pedagogical practices will be discussed in the context of the Ignatian educational tradition, with applications ranging from First-Year Seminars to Senior Capstone classes.

 

Faculty Learning Community Panel

Mandeville 111 

Robert Daniel (Modern and Classicial Languages), Usha Rao (Chemistry), Jeff Hyson (History), Doug Kurtze (Physics), and Alison Lewin (History) 

The 2017-18 Faculty Learning Community members will discuss their FLC experience, which centered around a discussion of cognitive-science-informed teaching and learning strategies. They will focus on specifics that they found helpful and offer examples of how this project helped them make improvements in their teaching practice.

  

Canvas is here; where are you?

Mandeville 204

Tony DelConte (Pharmaceutical Marketing), Sam Slike (Special Education), Claire Simmers (Management), Kathleen Vavala (Interdisciplinary Health Services), Rachael Sullivan (Communications) and Carlo Cinaglia (Modern and Classicial Languages)

Are you interested in learning how Canvas can enhance your teaching and your students' learning? Faculty Early Adopters and Ambassadors will be discussing their transition, exchanging ideas, and sharing advice about SJU's new Learning Management System, Canvas. We invite you to ask questions, raise concerns, and share hopes, and in exchange, you'll receive guidance from the experts!

 

Who Are our Incoming Students, and How Can I Help Them?

Mandeville 207

Dan McDevitt (Office of Student Success and First Year Experience) and Kristen Goldberg (Office of Learning Resources)

Have you ever wondered about the academic backgrounds of our incoming students or the concerns they voice as they enter college? This session will showcase highlights from the SJU Pre-Enrollment Survey to discuss the myths and realities of the student body and share campus resources available to assist faculty in reaching students.

 

Creating a Comfortable Classroom Climate to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning

Mandeville 209

Brendan Sammon (Theology and Religious Studies), Marybeth Ayella (Sociology), and Virigina Johnson (Special Education)

We will present, from our experiences in our respective disciplines and classes, how to put “Cura Personalis” into practice to support students of all abilities.

  

Incorporating Catholic Social Teaching as a Lens for Faith-Justice Classes

Mandeville 210

James O’Sullivan (Theology and Religious Studies)

Strategies to incorporate Catholic Social Teaching into a variety of Faith-Justice and other classes will be discussed with faculty.