Spring 2011 CELT Events
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
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