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CTE INFORMATION

 

Schedule of Events - Spring 2009

Please note: The Fall 2009 New GTA Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 13 from 8 AM to approximately 1 PM. The annual KU Teaching Summit will be held on Tuesday, August 18. If you are a new GTA who needs to attend a follow-up seminar, check your Blackboard site.

Event Date Time Location & Registration
New GTA Orientation: About Teaching Conference Monday,
January 12
8 AM- 1PM Budig & Wescoe.

Sustainability Working Group

Thursday,
January 22

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

Ambassador Meetings

Monday-Thursday,
February 2–5

12–1 PM

As scheduled

Sustainability Working Group

Friday,
February 6

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

TEAM Advisory Board Meeting

Friday,
February 6

1:30–3 PM

CTE – 135 Budig

Lunch & Conversation: WikiProject Mesoamerica in the Classroom: Encouraging Student Contributions to Wikipedia. How Wikipedia entry design and authorship encourages critical thinking, creativity, scholarship and publication.

Monday,
February 9

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

CTE/IDS Workshop: What Clicks in the Classroom: iPods and Podcasting. Time-efficient ways to use these tools in instruction.

Thursday,
February 12

3–4 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

Lunch & Conversation: How to Incorporate Service Learning in Your Course. For faculty new to service learning.

Monday,
February 16

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

Lunch & Conversation: Taking Service Learning to the Next Level. For faculty with service learning experience.

Tuesday,
February 17

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

CTE/IDS Workshop: What Clicks in the Classroom: Digital Storytelling. How digital assignments help students synthesize their learning and develop powerful communication skills.

Monday,
February 23

3–4 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

Lunch & Conversation: Options for Civility Issues. How the Student Conduct Review Team can help with issues regarding a student’s behavior, including early detection and assessment, resource referrals and consultations on safety concerns.

Wednesday,
February 25

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

Sustainability Working Group

Thursday,
February 26

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

Lunch & Conversation: Using Reflective Teaching for Tenure, Promotion, and More. Two tools —teaching diaries and course portfolios—for documenting your growth as a teacher and your students’ learning.

Thursday,
March 5

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

TEAM Advisory Board Meeting

Friday,
March 6

1:30–3 PM

CTE – 135 Budig

Lunch & Conversation: Graphic Syllabi: A New Approach to a Standard Tool. See examples of graphic syllabi and discuss the model, which allows instructors to communicate course information with visuals. Tuesday,
March 24
12-1 PM CTE ­ 135 Budig, No registration

Sustainability Working Group

Friday,
March 27

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

TEAM Advisory Board Meeting

Friday,
March 27

1:30–3 PM

CTE – 135 Budig

Lunch & Conversation: Hybrid Courses: Shifting Student Engagement. How hybrid courses blend classroom time with online work and result in deeper engagement.

Tuesday,
March 31

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
No registration

New Faculty Workshop: Documenting Your Teaching for Reviews

Thursday,
April 2

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

Ambassador Meetings

Monday-Thursday,
April 6–9

12–1 PM

As scheduled

Workshops with Donna Charlevoix, University of Illinois at Urbana

Thursday & Friday,
April 9 & 10

TBA

CTE – 135 Budig
Registration requested.

Sustainability Working Group

Thursday,
April 16

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

Peer Review Workshops with Amy Goodburn, University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Friday,
April 24

TBA

CTE – 135 Budig
Registration requested.

Sustainability Working Group

Friday,
May 1

12–1 PM

CTE – 135 Budig
RSVP; lunch provided

Best Practices Institute

Wednesday & Thursday,
May 20 & 21

TBA

CTE – 135 Budig
By application