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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) was established with a generous gift from Norman (Class of ‘48) and Lenore Asher. CETL promotes the Learn Through Inquiry signature of Clark University. |
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events | External Events | Past Events
ITS/CETL Lunch: Two, Three, Four, or More? Strategies for
Facilitating Group Work and Collaborative Learning
Thursday, September 18, 12-1:20 pm
Lurie Conference Room
The benefits of cooperative and collaborative learning include
more and deeper learning, higher levels of motivation, better
participation, and improved social relationships. But group work
presents logistical challenges, including its demands on class time
and faculty time. In this jointly sponsored ITS/CETL lunch, we will
explore strategies, including but not limited to the technological,
for facilitating pedagogically meaningful student collaboration
while keeping the logistics under control.
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| TA/PLA Training: Responding to
Student Writing Three opportunities to attend:
Wednesday, September 10, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, Persky Conference Room
Friday, September 26, 1:25 pm-2:40 pm, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Wednesday, October 15, 2:45 pm-4 pm, Lurie Conference Room
Jen Plante, Director of Clark’s Writing Center, will discuss with
TAs and PLAs sample student work designed to help them provide
constructive and useful feedback on student writing.
A light supper will be served at at the September 10 training.
Cookies and drinks will be served at the October 15 training.
To ensure adequate seating and food, please register online.
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| TA Training: Using Blackboard and CICADA (Clark's new course
management system) The mechanics of working with
Blackboard and CICADA (discussion boards, posting content, and gradebook management)
are covered in modular videos, available
online.
Access the training videos for CICADA and Blackboard.
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Faculty and PLAs are asked to confer about which of these sessions are useful
for PLAs, given the needs of the particular course. PLAs who are being paid with
CETL funds are required to attend the sessions that are deemed
relevant by their faculty mentor. All faculty and PLAs are strongly
urged to attend the Introduction session and the How is it Going? session
together.
Please register for the sessions you plan to attend at least five days in
advance. If you find you are unable to attend a session for which you have
registered, please email cetl@clarku.edu to cancel
your registration.
PLA Training: Introduction to the PLA Role (Faculty in Attendance)
Two opportunities to attend:
Friday, September 5, 1:25 pm-2:40 pm, Dana Commons Fishbowl
Monday, September 8, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, Grace Conference Room
Teaching teams from PLA assisted courses, including faculty, TAs,
and PLAs, are invited to consider and negotiate the roles of each
member in this new teaching model.
A light supper will be served at the September 8 training.
To ensure adequate food and seating, please register online.
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PLA Training: Using Blackboard and CICADA (Clark's new course
management system)The principles of discussion
facilitation will be covered in the session on Facilitating Online
and Face to Face Discussions. The mechanics of working with
Blackboard and CICADA (discussion boards, posting content, and
gradebook management) are covered in modular videos, available
online.
Access the training videos for CICADA and Blackboard.
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PLA Training: Facilitating Group Projects
Three opportunities to attend:
Monday, September 8, 5:45 pm-7 pm, Grace Conference Room
Monday, September 15, 4:30 pm-5:45 pm, Lurie Conference Room
Friday, September 19, 1:25-2:40, Dana Commons Multipurpose Room
Judy Miller, Director of CETL, will introduce some real life group
dynamics scenarios (including a video) and will lead a discussion on
how a PLA can intervene productively.
A light supper will be served at the September 8 training.
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TA/PLA Training: Responding to Student Writing
Wednesday, September 10, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, Persky Conference Room
Friday, September 26, 1:25 pm-2:40 pm, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Wednesday, October 15, 2:45 pm-4 pm, Lurie Conference Room
Jen Plante, Director of Clark’s Writing Center, will discuss with
TAs and PLAs sample student work designed to help them provide
constructive and useful feedback on student writing.
A light supper will be served at at the September 10 training.
Cookies and drinks will be served at the October 15 training.
To ensure adequate seating and food, please register online.
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PLA Training: Helping Students Prepare Oral Reports
Two opportunities to attend:
Wednesday, September 10, 5:45 pm-7 pm, Persky Conference Room
Monday, September 22, 4:30 pm-5:45 pm, Persky Conference Room
Kevin Keenan, CETL graduate assistant, will lead an
interactive workshop on how to work with students who are preparing
oral reports for your class.
A light supper will be served at the September 10 training.
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PLA Training: Facilitating Online and Face to Face Discussions
Three opportunities to attend:
Monday, September 15, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, Persky Conference Room
Friday, October 3, 1:25-2:40, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Monday, October 6, 4:30-5:45, Persky Conference Room
Location: TBD
Kevin Keenan, CETL graduate assistant, will lead a discussion about
how PLAs can lead small group discussions. This session will deal
with both online and face to face discussions because the principles
of effective discussion leadership are the same. The mechanics of
facilitating discussions using Blackboard or CICADA course
management systems are dealt with in the relevant video modules.
A light supper will be served at the September 15 training.
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PLA Training: Working with Students Outside Class
Three opportunities to attend:
Monday, September 15, 5:45 pm-7 pm, Persky Conference Room
Friday, October 17, 1:25 pm-2:40 pm, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Monday, October 20, 4:30 pm-5:45 pm, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Kevin Keenan, CETL graduate assistant, will lead an interactive
workshop on how to work productively with students in office hours
and help sessions.
A light supper will be served at the September 15 training.
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PLA Training: Dealing with Disruptive/Disengaged Students
Two opportunities to attend:
Wednesday, September 17, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Monday, September 29, 4:30 pm-5:45 pm, Rosenblatt Conference Room
Judy Miller, Director of CETL, will lead participants in role plays
and discussion of PLA response to disruptive and disengaged student
behavior.
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PLA Training: How's It Going?Three opportunities to
attend:
Wednesday, October 15, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, Lurie Conference Room
Monday, October 27, 4:30 pm-5:45 pm, Persky Conference Room
Friday, October 31, 1:25 pm-2:40 pm, Persky Conference Room
In this midterm “checkup” session, teaching teams (faculty, TAs,
and PLAs) are asked to bring the results of midterm feedback they
have collected from their students. We will discuss what’s going
well, and brainstorm mid-course changes that might be helpful.
Cookies and drinks will be served at the October 15 training.
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Presidential Scholars ReceptionThursday, September 25,
4:30 pm-6 pm
Location: Dana Commons Fishbowl
Kick off the academic year by getting to know your fellow
Presidential Scholars, and, if you wish, invite your favorite
faculty member to accompany you (s/he will be honored!). This
reception is purely social, with good food and drink.
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Discussion with Lewis Hyde
Friday, Sept. 19, 2:00-2:45 PM
Location: Dana Commons Fishbowl
Who Owns Culture? Why?
The rise of digital copying and of the internet has made the
ownership of creative work a much contested topic. On the one side
we have the entertainment industry trying to secure and enlarge its
holdings; on the other we have a variety of open source models, not
just in software but in cultural production generally (as with, for
example, musicians who post their work on the internet in search of
audience rather than income, or as with the Public Library of
Science which now produces half a dozen open-access journals).
In the background lie questions that have been debated ever since
the seventeenth-century: How exactly can incorporeal things be made
into 'property'? What is the best way to balance the public good and
individual incentive? When does the ownership of ideas become a form
of speech control? How shall be distinguish piracy from simple
access to knowledge?
Our discussion with Professor Hyde will explore these and other
questions. Attendance is limited to 12, and reservations will be
taken on a first come, first served basis.
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Announcements |
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New Publication Opportunity!
Currents in Teaching and Learning is a new online
journal seeking submissions from faculty and graduate
students for its Fall 2008 inaugural issue.
The Certificate in College Teaching Program
was recently featured in an article in the
Teaching Professor Newsletter.
Are you a senior interested in pursuing a PhD?
Check the funding opportunities provided by
the
Graduate Research Fellowship
of the National Science
Foundation.
Attention juniors and seniors! Would you
like graduate schools to know about the research you've done
at Clark? Sign up for the
Registry of
Undergraduate Researchers. By being part of this
database, your information will be made available to
graduate schools and you could get invitations to apply or
to visit campuses and labs.
Attention Undergraduates! Have you recently had original
research published in an academic journal? The
Council on Undergraduate Research is looking for you. |
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CETL is located on the third floor of the Corner House at the corner of Charlotte and Woodland Streets. |
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