Teaching Effectiveness Schedules for Previous Semesters

David A. Franz

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

Teaching Effectiveness Seminars and Workshops,
Spring 2011 — Fall 1999

Outside speakers are marked with an asterisk*

Spring 2011

  • Tu. 2/15, 12-1 pm: Event to promote participation in the Lilly Conferences (with Alison Gregory, Mary Morrison, and Todd Preston) and Pennsylvania Summer Academy (with Charles Mahler)
  • W. 2/23, 11:30 am - 1 pm: Moodle Exchange (coordinated by Diane Salamone of ITS, cosponsored by TE)
  • Th. 2/24, 12-1 pm: "Distressed, Deteriorating and/or perhaps Dangerous Students", with Stephanie Fortin, Dan Miller, Donn Troutman, and Townsend Velkoff
  • Th. 3/10, 12-1 pm: Clickers in the Classroom, with Elyshia Aseltine and Alison Gregory (Snowden Library Classroom)
  • Th. 4/14, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award recipient speaks, with Cullen Chandler (Writing Across the Curriculum presentation)

Fall 2010

  • Tu. 8/24, 11 am – 4 pm: "Teaching and Evaluating Critical Thinking* (U. North Carolina) "Teaching and Evaluating Critical Thinking"
  • Th. 9/23, 12-1 pm: A followup to Ed Neal's workshop on Critical Thinking, moderated by Charles Mahler
  • Tu. 10/12, 12-1 pm: Shanna Wheeler on writing assignments and teaching tips from theInternational WAC Conference at Indiana University-Bloomington (Writing Across the Curriculum event)
  • Th. 11/11, 12-1 pm: Six member student panel on "What works in the Classroom? What facilitates student learning?"
  • Tu. 12/7. 12-1 pm: "Kids These Days: Current Trends in Mental Health Issues on Campus", with Townsend Velkoff and Stephanie Fortin (Counseling Services)

Spring 2010

  • Tu. 3/9, 12-1 pm: Promotion of the Lilly Conferences and the Pennsylvania Summer Academy, with Charles Mahler
  • Tu. 3/16, 12-1 pm: Faculty Teaching Award Recipients speak, with Dick Morris and Todd Preston
  • Tu. 3/23, 11:30 am - 1 pm: "The Moodle Exchange" with Diane Salamone of ITS (cosponsored by TE)
  • W. 3/31, 7-8 pm: Evening with the Provost on "What do we do after the Mid States accreditation is done?" with Tom Griffiths.
  • Th. 4/8, 12-1 pm: Workshop onplagiarism with Shanna Wheeler and Mary Broussard, (Writing Across the Curriculum event)

Fall 2009

  • Tu. 8/26, 11 am - 4 pm: Todd Zakrajsek* (U. North Carolina) Overcoming Apathy in the Classroom / the Psychology of Teaching
  • Th. 10/8, 12-1 pm: a panel presentation on teaching Freshman Seminars
  • Tu. 11/3, 12-1 pm: a follow up to Todd Zakrajsek's workshop, moderated by Charles Mahler
  • Th. 11/19, 12-1 pm: Cullen Chandler and Alison Gregory on how they had students research and write articles on Wikipedia as a classroom assignment
  • Th. 12/3, 12-1 pm: Writing Across the Curriculum presentation by Shanna Wheeler and her student intern Summer Hass on writing journals

Spring 2009

  • Th. 1/8, 9 am – 3 pm: New Year, New Ideas: Workshops for Teaching Enrichment at Snowden Library (eight workshops offered ten times)
  • Th. 1/29, 12-1 pm: Gary Hafer on "Daily Writing: Practice Before Perfection" a Writing Across the Curriculum event
  • Tu. 2/4, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award Recipients speak (Jeremy Ramsey, Sascha Feinstein)
  • Th. 3/19, 12-1 pm: The Mechanics of Planning Travel May-Term Courses - the ins, the outs, the pitfalls (Howard Berthold, Cullen Chandler, Bonita Kolb, Howard Tran, and Mel Zimmerman)
  • Wed. 4/1, 7-8 pm: Evening with the Provost on "how we can strike a balance between conveying our academic expectations to Millenial students, while maintaining high expectations and academic rigor" (in the Archives)
  • Th. 4/16, 12-1 pm: Lilly Conference and Pennsylvania Summer Academy (Andrew Leiter, Katherine Hill, Charles Mahler)

Fall 2008

  • Tu. 8/19, 11 am - 4 pm: Mary Alice Ozechoski* (Wesley C.) workshop on Millennial students and the problems the present
  • Tu. 10/14, 12-1 pm: Problem Based Learning by Charles Mahler, Jeremy Ramsey and others
  • Th. 11/13,12-1 pm: Writing Across the Curriculum by Shanna Wheeler and Mary Broussard on Mary's online tutorial on how to use citations properly
  • Th. 12/4, 12-1 pm: followup to Ozechoski workshop, and a presentation by Len Cagle on the use of Facebook in his classes

Spring 2008

  • Th. 1/3, 9 am – 3 pm: New Year, New Ideas: Workshops for Teaching Enrichment at Snowden Library (seven brief workshops offered eleven times)
  • Tu. 2/5, 12-1 pm: Student Writing Tutors panel presentation and discussion, with Shanna Wheeler
  • Th. 3/6, 12-1 pm: Presentation by Senior Teaching Award recipient Gene Sprechini
  • Wed. 3/19, 7-8 pm: Evening with the Provost, with discussion of a reading on burnout and how to avoid it (in the College Archives).
  • Tu. 3/25, 12-1 pm: presentation to promote interest in the Lilly Conferences and Pennsylvania Summer Academy, with Sue Beery, Todd Preston and Jeremy Ramsey
  • Th. 4/10, 12-1 pm: presentation by the Research Information and Competencies committee

Fall 2007

  • Tu. 8/21, 11 am - 5 pm: Doug Eder* (U. North Florida) on using the results of assessment to make adjustments in the curriculum
  • Tu. 10/2, 12-1 pm: Darby Lewes, Charles Mahler, others – time and labor saving teaching tricks and using student helpers to do the same
  • Th. 10/25, 12-1 pm: Writing Across the Curriculum Shanna Wheeler, "Error in Student Writing: What's the Big Deal?"
  • Th. 11/8, 12-1 pm: Sue Beery, Lilly Conference practice talk "Teaching Techniques I Wish I Had Known About Earlier"
  • Th. 12/6, 12-1 pm: Eder / Assessment followup with departments who are already doing assessment well sharing their knowledge

Spring 2007

  • Th. 1/4, 9 am - 4 pm: "New Year, New Ideas: Workshops for Teaching Enrichment" (Library Training Sessions)
    • Moodle for Course Readings with Salomeh Pourmoghim, Turnitin.com with Mary Snyder,
    • Designing Effective Library Research Assignments with Alison Gregory, RefWorks with Mary Snyder,
    • ARTstor with Salomeh Pourmoghim, Social Networking Technologies with Mary Snyder
  • Tu. 2/6, 12-1 pm: "Detecting, Avoiding and Responding to Plagiarism" with Mary Snyder and Faculty Panel
  • Th. 2/8, 7 pm: Panel on Race Relations with Jonathan Williamson, Kathy Ryan, Betty McCall
  • Tu. 3/6, 7-9 pm: Evening at the Dean's - "How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century" Discussion
  • Tu. 3/20, 12-1 pm: Lilly Lunch with Mary Morrison (PA Summer Academy), Darby Lewes (Lilly)
  • Th. 4/5, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award-Winners – Lynn Estomin and Betty McCall

Fall 2006

  • Tu. 8/22, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Assessment Workshop with Susan Aloi* (West Virginia Wesleyan C.)
  • Th. 9/22, 12-1 pm: Attendance Policies and Community Building, with Sue Beery and Charles Mahler
  • Th. 10/19, 12-1 pm: Critical Thinking with Steven Hales* (Bloomsburg U.) and Kathleen Chamberlain
  • Tu. 10/24, 12-1 pm: Using Moodle with "W" courses with Alison Gregory and Jane Keller (WAC)
  • Th. 11/9, 12-1 pm: Learning with Disabilities with Dan Hartsock and student panel
  • Tu. 12/5, 12-1 pm: Assessment Follow-up Panel with Witwer (Hist), Morrison (Bio), Hungerford (Ed), Mahler (Chem)

Spring 2006

  • Th. 2/9, 12-1 pm: Lilly Lunch with Janet Hurlbert, Steve Koehn, and PA Summer Academy with Alka Gandhi
  • Th. 2/16, 12-1 pm: Lessons from Bucknell Writing Workshop with Jane Keller
  • Mon. 2/20, 8:30-9:30 pm: "Cultural Leadership and Diversity in Higher Education", Victor Vega* (Johns Hopkins U.)
  • Th. 3/23, 12-1 pm: "Diversity in the Classroom," with Betty McCall
  • Th. 3/30, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award-Winners – Rachael Hungerford and Eileen Peluso
  • Wed. 4/5, 7:30-9:30 pm: Evening at the Dean's - "Diversity Matters" – Charles Mahler moderating
  • Wed. 5/3, 9-11:30 am: Moodle Workshop with ITS staff
  • Wed. 5/3, 1:30-2:30 pm: Ref Works Workshop with library staff

Fall 2005

  • Tu. 8/23, 11:15 am - 5 pm: "Teaching that Promotes Learning" Workshop with Maryellen Weimer* (Penn State)
  • Th. 9/22, 12-1 pm: "Helicopter Parents" and Assignments Using Time-Efficient Grading Schemes (discussion)
  • Th. 10/27, 12-1 pm: Lilly Preview with Janet Hurlbert and Steve Koehn on Research Skill Training/Intervention
  • Th. 11/17: Student Views on "W" Courses (student panel)
  • Wed. 12/7, 12-1 pm: "Colloquia and Seminars at Lycoming College" (discussion)

Spring 2005

  • Th. 2/17, 12-1 pm: Lilly Lunch with Janet Hurlbert, Susan Ross; PA Summer Academy with Susan Beery, J. Stanley
  • Tu. 3/22, 12-1 pm: "W Course Challenges: Sharing Approaches," WAC Workship with Jane Keller
  • Tu. 3/29, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award Winners Phil Sprunger and Chris Woodruff
  • Mon. 4/11, 7-8:30 pm: Evening at the Dean's: "What Makes a Well-Designed Course?" (discussion)

Fall 2004

  • Wed. 8/25, 8:45-3 pm: WAC Workshop with Jane Keller, Carole Moses, Gary Hafer, Sue Beery, Charles Mahler, and library staff
  • Th. 9/23, 12-1 pm: "Understanding How Students Perceive Workload" and "Confronting Failure Constructively" (discussion on Teaching Professor articles)
  • Th. 9/30, 12-1 pm: "Student Views on Teaching Styles" (student panel)
  • Th. 10/14, 12-1 pm: "W Profs Answer Your Questions," panel with Howard Berthold, Eileen Peluso, Charles Mahler, Owen Herring
  • Th. 11/4, 12-1 pm: "Disability Support and Services" with Dan Hartsock and student panel; plus film follow-up
  • Tu. 11/16, 12-1 pm: "Teaching with Video/Film" panel with Cullen Chandler, Amy Cartal-Falk, Charlie Guttendorf, Susan Ross

Spring 2004

  • 1/16, 9 am - 2 pm: Andrea Lundsford* (Stanford U.) Seminar "Creating/Sustaining a Culture of Writing…"
  • 1/23, 2-3 pm: Using JSTOR (library staff)
  • 2/20, 12-1 pm: Lundsford Follow-up
  • 3/18, 12-1 pm: "Last Summer I Learned How to Teach: Summer Academy 2003" with Susan Beery.
  • 4/19, 7 pm (Evening at the Dean's): Student Perception of College Goals, Sue Saunders & Kathleen Chamberlain

Fall 2003

  • 10/2, 12-1 pm: "Reading in the College Classroom" with Mike Roskin and Rachael Hungerford
  • 10/16, 12-1 pm: Eder Follow-up
  • 10/30, 12-1 pm: "Extending Classroom Walls: WebCT, E-Reserves" with Garett Heysel and Eileen Peluso
  • 11/13, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award-Winners – Kathleen Chamberlain, Mehrdad Madresehee
  • 11/20, 10 am - 1 pm: "Rubrics Workshop" – Susan Beery and Kathleen Chamberlain

Spring 2003

  • 1/9, 9-11 am: OCT training session on WebCT
  • 1/30, 12-1 pm: "What I Did Last Summer: Summer Academy 2002" with Santu de Silva (on "Group Work")
  • 2/13, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award-Winners – Howard Berthold (using exp. method), Susan Ross (reading skills)
  • 2/20, 12-1 pm: Students with Disabilities Follow-up – Film (conflict with TPAC - watched video at home)
  • 2/27, 12-1 pm: "How to Have a Classroom Where No One Can Hide, or Wants To" with Jane Keller
  • [3/13, 12-1 pm: Panel Discussion on "Service Learning Opportunities" (Alexander, Kelley, Berthold, Hunsberger)]. cancelled
  • 4/10, 7 pm (Evening at the Dean's): "Challenges Ahead: The Mission of the College in Action"
  • 5/8-9: 2003 Conference on Teaching Excellence – "And Gladly Teach…: Bringing Excitement to the Classroom"
  • 5/8, 1:30-4:30 pm: Workshop with Doug Eder* (S. Ill. U. Edwardsville) on Assessing Student Learning
  • 5/8, 5-8:30 pm: Dinner and Reception
  • 5/9, 9 am - 4 pm: Conference sessions and Keynote Speaker
    Sessions included:
    • Classroom Strategies for a Non-Reading Generation (Roskin)
    • Using WebCT for On-line Library Instruction in English Composition (Penn Coll)
    • Designing Effective Assignments: Student Managed Groups
    • Interactive Learning Games
    • Keynote Address by Doug Eder* on Assessing Student Learning

Fall 2002

  • 8/19, 8:45 am - 4 pm: Workshop on Problem Based Learning with George Watson* (U. Delaware)
  • 8/21, 9 am-3 pm: WAC Workshop with Keller, Hafer, Briggs, Weida and Chamberlain
  • 10/7 CAPE Virtual Get Together on using handheld computers in education
  • 10/10, 12-1 pm: "Classroom Environments, Your Students, and You" with Diane Langley
  • 10/16 CAPE Virtual Get Together on Effective Online Teaching in LIVE Virtual Classroom
  • 10/24, 12-1 pm: "Services for Students with Disabilities at Lycoming College" with Dan Hartsock
  • 11/7, 12-1 pm: Project Based Learning follow-up with Kathleen Pagana
  • 11/14, 12-1 pm: Using Turnitin.com with Georgia Smith and Robin Knauth
  • 11/18 (Mon), 11:45 am - 12:45pm: Electronic Journals with Sue Beidler
  • 11/21: writing workshop with Jane Keller

Spring 2002

  • 2/7, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm: Teaching Award Winners – Chris Hakala and David Franz
  • 2/8 (Fri), 9 am - 4 pm: Workshop on Critical Thinking with Chris Hakala and Jane Halonen* (James Madison U.).
  • 2/14, 12-1 pm: "Munching on the W Proposal Form" with Jane Keller.
  • 2/20 (Wed), 11:30 am - 12:40 pm: "Creative Writing Across the Curriculum" with G.W. Hawkes and Sascha Feinstein.
  • 3/13 (Wed), 11:30 - 12:40 pm: "So You Have to Give a Test?" Panel discussion with Michelle Briggs and Kathleen Chamberlain.
  • 4/10, 7 pm: Evening at the Dean's - "Teaching Tips and Questions" – Charles Mahler.

Fall 2001

  • 9/20, 12-1 pm: "WebCT Revisited" with Garret Heysel, Eileen Peluso and Kathleen Chamberlain
  • 9/25, 12-1 pm: "Intro to FYRST Program" with Deans Sue Saunders and Regina Collins, and Heather Myers
  • 9/27, 12-1 pm: Introductory library workshops on Turnitin.com (plagiarism) and Questia.com (research)
  • 9/27, 7:30-9 pm: "Panacea or Piracy? Ownership Issues on the Net" (Symposium) with Geoffrey Knauth, Chodorow, Wren, Barrie
  • 10/11, 12-1 pm: Pennsylvania Summer Academy 2001 with Michelle Briggs and Kathleen Chamberlain.
  • 10/24 (Wed), 4-5 pm: Lilly Practice with Susan Ross and Janet Hurlbert
  • 10/31 (Wed), 4-5 pm: Lilly Practice with Folly and Darby Lewes
  • 11/8, 4-7 pm: W Workshop on Process-Based Assignments with Jane Keller, Cate Savidge, Georgia Smith and Janet Hurlbert
  • 11/15, 12-1 pm: "Fostering an Academic Community on Campus" – Charles Mahler

Spring 2001

  • "New Ways to Do Old Things – Better" (Series on technology, co-sponsored with the Academic Computing Committee)
  • 1/18, 12-1 pm: The Titanic Project (using E-circles/Groupwise for courses) – Jaye Beetem
  • 1/25: lunch on using the Web in classes with Jeff Newman and Chriss McDonald
  • 1/31, 4:20-5 pm WLF: Educational Game Approach to Exam Review Sessions – Howard Berthold (Psych Pursuit)
  • 2/1, 12-2 pm: Front Page 2000 tips and tricks for creating web pages – Dave Heffner and OCT staff
  • 2/8, 12-1 pm: "Using Blackboard to Teach College Writing" (instructional web sites) – Louisa Stone* (Bloomsburg)
  • 2/15, 12-1 pm: Using WebCT for language learning (lots of different resources) – Garett Heysel
  • 2/27, 8:30-4:30 pm: Designing syllawebs and web enhancements – Jiulene McKnight
  • 3/29, 12-1 pm: Lilly Lunch
  • 4/5, 12-1 pm: Writing Workshop "W Courses: What Works? What Doesn't?" Self-Assessment strategies – Jane Keller
  • 4/9, 7-9 pm: Evening at the Dean's - "Fostering an Academic Atmosphere on Campus" – Charles Mahler
  • 4/19, 12-1 pm: Teaching Award-Winners – John Whelan ("Assignments are everything!"), Holly Bendorf
  • 5/3-4: Conference on Teaching Excellence – "Beyond Technique: Combining Creativity, Substance and Passion…"
  • 5/3, 1:30-4:30 pm: Workshop with Peter Seldin* on "Creating and Using Teaching Portfolios" to improve teaching
  • 5/3, 5-8:30 pm: Dinner and Plenary Session with Edward Gabriel, plus Reception
  • 5/4, 9 am - 4 pm: Keynote Speaker Peter Seldin* (Pace U.).
    Conference sessions included:
    • "Empowering Students with Heroic Assignments"
    • "Risk-Taking Teaching and Learning; Rising Action: Research as Creative Writing"
    • "Out on a Limb with Lots of Others: Group Presentations that Work"
    • "Reviving Ophelia's Brother: How to Reach the Ballcap Boys"
    • "Creative and Collaborative Approaches for Promoting College Success"
    • "Process-Based Assignment Design Defies Plagiarism and Promotes Information Literacy" (poster display)

Fall 2000

  • 9/22, 9 am - 4 pm: Workshop with James Eison* (U. Southern Florida) (creating a high impact classroom climate; promoting Deep Learning)
  • 10/18, 4:20-5 pm WLF: "A Portrait of the Student as a Young Dog" (motivating students with dog psychology) Darby Lewes
  • 10/26, 12-1 pm: Follow-up on Eison workshop – Charles Mahler
  • 11/9, 12-1 pm: Teaching Techniques – Chris Hakala, Susan Ross (Project Based Learning, small group dynamics)
  • 11/20: writing workshop with Jane Keller
  • 12/7, 12-1 pm: Writing Reference Letters – Janet Hurlbert, Kathleen Chamberlain

Spring 2000

  • 2/2, 3-5 pm: "Are We Making Progress Here? Assessing improvements in student writing" Jane Keller
  • 2/10, 12-1 pm: Lunch with the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee – Jane Keller
  • 2/15, 4-6 pm: "Using Groupwise and Web to Enhance Student Learning, Writing, Classroom Communication"
  • 2/22, 4-6 pm: "Using Groupwise... (Pt. II)" Arthur Sterngold
  • 3/8, 3:30-5 pm: "A Gather of Eagles" (on teaching writing) Jane Keller
  • 3/16, 12-1 pm: "Gilding the Lilly and Upping the Academy: Teaching Effectiveness Conferences" Darby Lewes
  • 3/20, 3:30-5 pm: "Everything You Wanted to Know about Grammar & Mechanics" (workshop) Jane Keller
  • 3/27, 7-9 pm: "Why Johnny Still Can't Read: Critical Literacy in the Classroom" Fred Wild, DarbyLewes, at Dean Piper's
  • 4/6, 12-1 pm: "They Must Be Doing Something Right: Teaching Award Winners" Sandy Kingery, Chriss McDonald, David Witwer
  • 5/4, 7:45-10:30 am: "The Liberal Arts Graduate in the Workplace" (run by Career Development, but relevant to teaching)

Fall 1999

  • 9/10, 1-8 pm: "How to make the Grading Process Time-Efficient and Effective for Learning (etc.)" Workshop with Barbara Walvoord* (Notre Dame)
  • 9/21, 12-1 pm: "Sorry I missed the exam…" panel – Susan Ross
  • 10/7, 12-1 pm: "Using student portfolios" panel – Gary Hafer
  • 10/28, 4:30-7:30 pm:
    • "Integrating student research and writing into course curriculum"
    • "Creating assignments that produce original research and writing" panel
  • 11/2, 12-1 pm: "Preventing, detecting and dealing with student plagiarism" panel
  • 11/18, 12-1 pm: "Using grading to improve student learning and faculty teaching" (Walvoord follow-up)