Track II - For Seasoned Faculty at Lone Star College-Kingwood
Track II of the Scholarship of Teaching is an 8-week program for faculty who have been at Lone Star College-Kingwood for at least one year and who are committed to examining and advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education. Participants will work collaboratively in an atmosphere of mutual respect and collegiality. Outside speakers will present a selected topical article for discussion and will report current research on focused aspects of teaching and learning. Participants will share experiences to enhance teaching skills, improve courses, and resolve instructional challenges.
Session 1: Strategies for Encouraging Student
What are some strategies to get students involved? How can I get rid of student apathy? What approaches can I take to setting a fire in my students about learning?
Session 2: Collaboration in the Classroom
Is there a fellow faculty member who could come to my class to offer his expertise on a relevant topic in which he/she is an expert? Can we exchange classes for one session? What are other ways in which I can work in collaboration with colleagues so that my students win?
Session 3: Effective Lecturing
Of course lecturing is important. We have to get the information to the student. How can we be most effective in this mode? Are their slight changes that can be made to reach all types of learning styles during the lecture?
Session 4: Creativity in the Classroom
How can you use your own creativity to develop a highly interactive class? Stretch your talents and encourage students to enjoy and learn through activities.
Session 5: The Thrill is Gone: Keeping Teaching Fresh
This round table session will focus on ways teachers have of keeping fresh. It happens to the best teachers. How can we maintain a fresh attitude about teaching?
Session 6: Teaching the First Generation Student
This session will discuss the student from poverty, the adult student, and other first generation and returning students. What are their special needs and how can we meet them?
Session 7: Teaching What We Test
What are the congruency issues between teaching and testing? How can we be sure we are testing what we teach and vice versa? Are we sure we are teaching stated outcomes? Are we creating tests which test stated outcomes?
Session 8: How will I use What I have Learned?
This wrap-up session was facilitated so that each attendee could discuss how they may or have used what they learned.
Fall Attendees:
Facilitator: Jean Whileyman
Rich Almstedt
Charles Gillis
Janet Harris
Katherine Keilty
Peggy Lambert
Priscilla Milam
Mari Omori
Candi Seaback
Marybeth Sinclair
Vida Davoudi
Spring Attendees
Facilitator: Jean Whileyman
CindyBaker
Kerry Bayes
KelleyBuzbee
SueGoodwin
SuannHereford
Amy Knorr
Caleb Makukutu
Raul Reyes
Sandra Salstrom
Eric Skiles
JoAnn Szabo
DavidWooten