Spring 2011 CELT Events

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching offers various workshops and seminars for faculty and staff. Spring semester workshops include:

Wednesday, February 9 - Future of Higher Education Reading Group meeting (12:40-1:35, CC 133) (watch the video)

Wednesday, February 16 - "Advisor Alert! Document Imaging-Student Records Going Digital"  - Michelle Bandla and Kathy Evans (12:40 -1:35, CC 133).  (watch the video)

Friday, February 18 - ""Responding to Academically Adrift: What Colleges Can Do" audio conference with Richard Arum, one of the authors of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (1:00 - 2:30, Library Instruction Room 2,  Penfield Library)

Friday, February 18 - Improving Your Scholarly Reputation on the Web - Jack Gelfand, Maria Nakamura, and Linda Cook (2:00-3:00, 123 Penfield)

Friday, February 18 - "Advisor Alert! Document Imaging-Student Records Going Digital" - Michelle Bandla and Kathy Evans  (3:00 -4:00, CC 201). Click here to register for this workshop.

Wednesday, March 2 -  "Assisting students that experience alcohol or other drug abuse issues," presented by Ted Winkworth (12:40 - 1:35, 123 Penfield) (watch the video)

Friday, March 4 - "Going green: Using eBook adoptions to save trees and help students save greenbacks" - Joe Moreau, Rameen Mohammadi, and John Kane (12:40 - 1:35, 123 Penfield) (watch the video)

Monday, March 7 - "Research Tools - Cite, collect & organize your research using Zotero or EndNote"  - Natalie Sturr and Marcia Burrell (12:40 - 1:35, 123 Penfield) (watch the video)

Monday, March 7 - "Simulated Education: Do you learn more when your life is in danger?" - Damian Schofield (12:30 - 1:30, Mahar 303) (watch the video)

Tuesday, March 8 - "The Career Side of College and Career Readiness: A Seminar at the 2011 National Policy Seminar" - webinar - (1:00 - 2:30, 123 Penfield)

Wednesday, March 9 -   Future of Higher Education Reading Group meeting - Topic: Kuh, George D. (2008). High Impact Educational Practices: What they are, Who has access to them, and Why they Matter (AAC&U) - discussion leader - James Early  (12:40-1:35, CC 133) (watch the video)

Thursday, March 10 - "Possible funding opportunities at NSF, NEH, Department of Education and NIH" - Shashi Kanbur (4:00 - 5:00 pm, 123 Penfield) (watch the video)

Friday, March 11 - White Papers and Elevator Talks - Jack Gelfand, Maria Nakamura, and Linda Cook (2:00-3:00, 123 Penfield)

Monday, March 21 - Faculty learning community on student engagement meeting (12:40-1:35, 123 Penfield)

Wednesday, March 23 - "Value added assessment: Measuring student learning in general education" - Brad Wray (12:40-1:35, 123 Penfield) (watch the video)

Friday, March 25 - How to Organize Your Proposal - Jack Gelfand, Maria Nakamura, and Linda Cook (2:00-3:00, 123 Penfield)

Monday, March 28 - TLT Coop webinar - Illuminating Elluminate at SUNY IT (10-11 am, 123 Penfield)

Wednesday, April 6 - Future of Higher Education Reading Group meeting - Topic: Wildavsky, Ben (2010). The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press)  - discussion leader- Bill Goffe (12:40-1:35, CC 133) (watch the video)

Wednesday, April 13 - Webinar on "Use of Public Domain/Creative Commons for Academic Purposes" (1 pm, 123 Penfield)

Monday, April 18 - "Project SMART" - Marcia Burrell (12:40 - 1:35, Mahar 303) (watch the video)

Thursday, April 21 - Webinar on "McGraw-Hill's new digital resource platform: Unlimited access to all content by any professor at no cost" (2 pm - 123 Penfield)

Wednesday, April 27 - Faculty learning community on student motivation meeting (12:40-1:35, 123 Penfield)

Thursday, April 28 - Webinar on "Identity Fraud and Abuse in Distance Education" - (2 pm ,  123 Penfield) sponsored by Extended Learning, CTS, and CELT