Lycoming Teaching Effectiveness Schedules

Teaching Effectiveness 

Schedules for

Previous Semesters

Lycoming College

2001 Constance Cupp Plankenhorn Senior Faculty Teaching Award recipient David A. Franz in the classroom

Spring 2006

Thursday Feb. 9, lunch to promote the Lilly Conference (Janet Hurlbert and Steve Koehn) and the PA Summer Academy (Alka Gandhi)

Thursday Feb. 16 lunch for W credit with Jane Keller, based on a recent W workshop at Bucknell

Monday, February 20, Clarke Chapel at 8:30 PM, Dr. Victor Vega, "Cultural Leadership & Diversity in Higher Education" (TE is a cosponsor, this is also part of Black History Month)

Thursday Mar. 23, lunch about Diversity in the classroom with Betty McCall

Thursday Mar. 30, Teaching Award recipients lunch with Rachael Hungerford and Eileen Peluso

Wednesday Apr. 5 Evening at the Dean's House, start 7 PM, discussion on theme TBA
 

Fall 2005

Teaching Effectiveness Workshop on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, featured Dr. Maryellen Weimer, editor of the Teaching Professor, author, and Professor of Teaching and Learning at Penn State Berks Lehigh Valley College. The workshop, "Teaching that Promotes Learning",was held in the new Honors Hall, and started at 11:15 AM, just after the All College Gathering ended. We met for lunch in the Schultz room of Wertz Student Center from roughly 12:15 to 1:15 PM, followed by an afternoon session back in the Honors Hall. We were done by 5 PM. The workshop was held before classes start in the hope that more people could attend for the entire workshop.

The second Teaching Effectiveness event of the semester was a luncheon held on Thursday September 22, 2005 in the Jane Schultz room of Wertz Hall. The luncheon started at 11:30 AM in the Schultz Room in Wertz. Shortly after noon, there was a discussion of two articles: "The Effectiveness of Assignments That Utilize a Time-Efficient Grading Scheme" and "Helicopter Parents".

The third Teaching Effectiveness event of the semester was a luncheon held on Thursday October 27, 2005. The luncheon started at 11:30 AM in the Jane Schultz room of Wertz Hall. Shortly after noon, there was a presentation by Steve Koehn and Janet Hurlbert, as a preview of their talk at the Lilly Conference at Miami University (of Ohio) the following November. Their presentation was followed by a question and answer session. A summary: Intervention is a viable option in assisting students with the development of research skills. They will report on a model for research skill training utilizing core courses, a colloquium experience, and an annotated bibliography project in a senior level research method course, all in Communications.

The fourth Teaching Effectiveness event of the semester was a luncheon held on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005 in the Jane Shultz Room. Lunch started at 11:30 AM and the program started about 11:45 AM. The program title was "Writing Intensive Courses: Students Share Their Views". Jane Keller and a panel of students from various disciplines shared their impressions of writing intensive courses at a Teaching Effectiveness luncheon. This was an open forum in which faculty could ask wide-ranging questions about student reactions to writing intensive courses and the WAC program. Attendance carried one hour of workshop credit toward certification for teaching W courses.

The fifth and last Teaching Effectiveness event of the semester was a luncheon held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005 in the Jane Shultz Room. Lunch started at 11:30 AM and the program started about noon. The program title was "Colloquia and Seminars at Lycoming College". All department chairs and program directors were surveyed about their use of colloquia and seminars. A summary of the results of the survey was provided and members of many of the departments offering colloquia and seminars were on hand to answer questions and discuss what they do.

Spring 2005

Lunches will start about 11:30 AM and the discussion will start a little after noon. We should be done by 12:50 PM at the latest and, as always, it is OK to come late or leave early.

Thursday, February 17, 2005, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room 
Luncheon to promote both the Pennsylvania Summer Academy and the Lilly Conference,

There will be brief presentations on the Pennsylvania Summer Academy (by Sue Beery and J. Stanley) and Lilly Conference (by Janet Hurlbert and Susan Ross). Our panelists will also answer your questions . Lycoming College typically sends up to two persons each year to the PA Summer Academy. There is also a Lycoming tradition of attending as well as presenting at the Lilly Conference.


Tuesday, March 22, 2005, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room
Writing Across the Curriculum workshop.

"W course Challenges: Sharing our Approaches" is the focus of the Teaching Effectiveness luncheon on Tuesday, March 22, 2005. This will be a writing intensive workshop, and an hour of workshop credit will be given to attendees.

The luncheon will start at 11:30 AM in the Schultz Room in Wertz. About 11:45, all are invited to join in roundtable discussions of W course challenges, including the following issues: how to balance teaching course content with writing, how to give meaningful feedback in large classes, how to make peer review time effective, how to motivate students to write well. We will discuss these and other pertinent issues in small groups then share our best ideas with all. Please join us.


Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room
Talks on teaching from last year's Teaching Award recipients, Phil Sprunger and Chris Woodruff.

Monday, April 11, 2005,  7:00 to 8:30 PM. Our final Teaching Effectiveness event of the semester will be an Evening at the Dean's House. Dean John Piper and his wife Margaret have graciously opened their home for an evening of discussion and desserts. Our theme for the evening will be "What Makes a Well-Designed Course?". We should be done by 8:30 PM at the latest. As usual, it is OK to arrive late or leave early, if need be.

Fall 2004

All events are lunches in the fall. Lunch will start about 11:30 AM and the discussion will start a little after noon. We should be done by 12:50 PM at the latest and, as always, it is OK to come late or leave early.

Thursday, September 23, 2004, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room
Our topics for discussion will be two recent articles from "The Teaching Professor". We ask everyone attending to read these articles (both one page long). "Understanding How Students Perceive Workload"  and "Confronting Failure Constructively". For copyright reasons, you must use your login ID and password to access them.

"The Teaching Professor" is part of the Snowden Library's Teaching Effectiveness shelf (on the entrance floor by the stairs) and there are many other wonderful resources available there.

Thursday, September 30, 2004, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room

Our panel will consist of six students (Kelly Howerter, Emily Lubold, Nick Nastasi, Brad Webb, Josh Williard, Melissa Wright) from the senior, junior and sophomore classes and with a variety of majors. Each will speak briefly on some aspect of their "ideal professor" or "ideal teaching style". We will then open the session up for moderated questions and discussion.

Click here for a summary of the student comments

Thursday, October 14, 2004, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Jonas Room

Our program is "W Profs Answer Your Questions".

Bring your questions, concerns, joys, and frustrations to lunch with a group of experienced professors who have taught writing intensive courses in diverse disciplines. Our panel will include Howard Berthold, Eileen Peluso, Charles Mahler, and Owen Herring. They can share information about setting up a W course, what techniques work and what techniques do not, and what they have learned to do and not to do based on their own experiences. An hour of W workshop credit will be given to those attending.

Thursday, November 4, 2004, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room

Dan Hartsock and a panel of six students with various disabilities will discuss disability services on campus. Dan will introduce his new Disability Handbook, talk about the faculty role in disability support, and share a few numbers about disability services. Students will discuss their experiences with disabilities in and out of the classroom.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 11:30 AM to 12:50 PM lunch in the Schultz Room

Our program is on the use of film and video in teaching, both in and outside scheduled class periods, and using both clips or selections and entire films. There will be brief presentations by a panel of faculty including Cullen Chandler, Amy Cartal-Falk, Charlie Guttendorf, and Susan Ross, followed by a question and answer session.

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