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Faculty
Professional Development Program Schedule, Fall 2001
| Monday, August 27 |
| 1:00-1:20 |
Fall Seminar Schedule |
Faculty who are running seminars |
1360 East Hall |
| 1:30-3:30 |
Capsule Research Talks
20 minute individual talks |
New assistant professors |
1360 East Hall |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Professional Responsibilities |
Alejandro Uribe |
1360 East Hall |
| Assignment: Pick up your Course Information, Text,
and Materials any time from 1:00-4:00pm from Barbara Hardaway in 2084
East Hall.
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| 4:00-5:00 |
Teaching an Introductory Course at Michigan & Preview of the Week
Introduction of staff, video tape outlining
key components of a class |
Pat Shure,
Bob Megginson |
268 Dennison |
| 5:00... |
Chairman's Welcome Reception |
Atrium |
Assignment: Prepare a 7-minute explanation for the
Tuesday morning session using the observation sheet to guide you.
Consult the Group & Topic (GAT) list to find your
topic, time, and room. |
| Assignment: Start thinking about your first-day
handout sheet. Training staff will be glad to critique a draft at any
time during the week. |
Tuesday, August 28 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Group I: Individual Practice Teaching (7 minutes each, videotaped)
Instructors are videotaped giving a short lesson
to other instructors; followed by a discussion. |
All staff |
Seminar rooms |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Group II: Individual Practice Teaching (7 minutes each, videotaped)
Instructors are videotaped giving a short lesson
to other instructors; followed by a discussion. |
All staff |
Seminar rooms |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Using Questions to Improve Thinking
Discussion of interactive lecturing, asking
and answering questions, and other methods for getting students to
think.
Viewing of video tapes of actual classroom
scenes where instructors are asking and answering questions. |
Bob Megginson,
Dan Burns |
268 Dennison |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Course Utilities and Tools
Setting up class e-mail files, grading
spreadsheets, websites, etc. |
Jason Howald,
Gavin LaRose |
268 Dennison |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Using the TI-83 Calculator in Your Teaching |
Bob Megginson,
Elliot Lawes |
268 Dennison |
Wednesday, August 29 |
| 9:00-1:00 |
The University's Center for Research on Learning and
Teaching has scheduled a series of events for new faculty concluding with
a luncheon. |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Planning and Managing an Interactive Classroom (for GSI's, but
faculty welcome)
Tips on running the class and managing the
time |
Pat Shure |
268 Dennison |
| 1:00-3:00 |
Cooperative Learning Techniques in the Classroom
Descriptions of a variety of techniques for
getting students to work together in class, and strategies for
organizing effective in-class groups |
Karen Rhea,
Chris O'Neal |
268 Dennison |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Using the First Day to Establish an Atmoshere for Active Learning
Demonstration of a sample "first-day"
followed by a discussion of what needs to be accomplished. |
Bob Megginson |
268 Dennison |
| Assignment: Select an introductory topic that
interests you and prepare a 15-minute cooperative learning activity on
this topic. The GAT sheet has a list of problems which can provide you
with some ideas. Use a technique that you might use in your own class to
get students actively involved and thinking. The other "students" in
your group will perform the exercise and then critique it. Thursday's
simulated classrooms will have only 4 "students" in each room. |
Thursday, August 30 |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Individual Practice in Conducting an Interactive Activity (15
minutes each)
Instructors conduct a 15-minute
activity for a small group of other instructors and receive
feedback. |
All staff |
Dennison rooms |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Setting Up and Running Outside-of-Class Homework Teams
How to form teams, team roles, etc. |
Karen Rhea,
Elliot Lawes |
268 Dennison |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Case Studies in Grades, Ethics, & Values
How to handle the instructor-student
relationship |
Jason Howald,
Elliot Lawes |
268 Dennison |
| 2:00-3:30 |
Grading Papers, The Uniform Grading System, First-Day Handouts |
Bob Megginson,
Pat Shure |
268 Dennison |
Friday, August 31 |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Proposal Writing |
Alejandro Uribe |
1360 East Hall |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Course Staff Meetings & Administrivia
Discussion of the syllabus, assignments, gateway
tests, Math Lab, and other nitty gritty (e.g. absences, late
drop/adds). |
Burns, Rhea, Shure, Linn |
Math Lab |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Chairman's Wrap-up and Final Lunch |
Alejandro Uribe |
Atrium |
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