CTE Event Archive
November 18
Large Lecture Class Seminar Series: Best Practices & Lessons Learned from Faculty Innovation in Teaching Projects
Topics for this forum:
•Creating Engaging Lectures
•Developing Innovative Course Content to Enhance & Scale Learning
•Student Assignments
Moderator: Evan Cooch, Assoc. Prof, Natural Resources
Panelists: John Sipple, Assoc. Prof. of Education; Andrea Parrot, Prof, PAM; Daisy Fan, Sr. Lecturer, Computer Science
When: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 • 3:00-4:30
Where: ILR Conference Center, Room 229
November 17
Course ePortfolios at Cornell
Cornell faculty show how they are currently using electronic portfolios to communicate learning outcomes, document student work, create blended learning environments and assess course goals. Participants will have the opportunity to share how they have used ePortfolios in small and large group discussions.
Panelists: Jane Mt. Pleasant, Assoc. Prof, Horticulture; Darlene Evans, Sr. Lecturer, Knight Writing Institute; Barry Perlus, Assoc. Prof, Art
When: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 • 4:00-5:30
Where: Mann Library, Room 102
November 13
Applying Clickers as an Interactive Teaching & Assessment Tool in the Chemistry Class
Speakers: Mingyu He, PhD Student in Fiber Science & Kaiyan Qiu, PhD Student in Fiber Science
When: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 • 2:30-3:30
Where: Goldwin Smith Hall, Room 160
Clickers Presentation (pdf)
Clickers Handout (pdf)
Defining and Documenting Student Learning with ePortfolios
There is growing consensus that we need to be more intentional about providing evidence regarding the results of instruction. An increasing number of faculty have found their teaching has been enhanced by a critical examination of student learning. However, there is considerably less consensus on how to define learning and what it means to document it. An ePortfolio is one tool for facilitating a process of systematic inquiry. Research over the last five years has shown that ePortfolios are effective for facilitating and assessing learning. This talk will provide examples of research-based practices in a wide range of disciplines, tying them to national and international research and assessment initiatives.
Speaker: Darren Cambridge, Assistant Professor of Internet Studies and Information Literacy at George Mason University & Associate Director of the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research
When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 • 4:00-5:30
Where: Malott Hall, Room 251
View the video of his presentation
Download a copy of his presentation (pdf)
Listen to an interview between Dr David Way and Dr. Cambridge about ePortfolios
Faculty Forum: How Student Learning Outcomes Can Strengthen Teaching and Learning
This interactive workshop will focus on student learning outcomes within the broader context of effective course design. The workshop content and activities will emphasize how clearly articulating learning outcomes is a very practical way of informing course design and how to assess student learning most effectively. Clearly stating course learning outcomes insures purposeful teaching and helps students understand the meaning, relevance, and “connectedness” of the courses they are taking.
Speaker: Barbara J. Millis, Director, The Teaching & Learning Center, The University of Texas at San Antonio
When: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 4:00-5:30pm
Where: 226 Weill Hall
Download a copy of her presentation (pdf)
Faculty Forum: Planning Your Course: Principles for Successful Student Learning
Bring a Course Syllabus to this Hands-on Session Dealing with Maximizing Student Learning through Effective Course Design Principles.
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 4:00-5:30pm
Where: 226 Weill Hall
Faculty Forum: Are They Learning What You Intend?: Assessment of Student Learning
We all have intentions of what our students should learn. What are the most effective and efficient ways to get evidence of that learning? How can our course assignments motivate students' learning beyond merely seeking a good grade? Join the Cornell Information Competency Faculty Fellows in an exchange of assignment and assessment ideas and new practices. Sample grading rubrics will be available for adaptation to course assignments and please bring your own assignments to discuss in this hands-on session.
When: Friday, September 18, 2009, 9:00-10:00am
Where: 102 Mann Library
Addressing the Unique Nature of Teaching Large Lecture Courses:
A Solution-Focused Forum
Join your colleagues in a lively, interactive discussion on successful strategies for teaching large lecture courses. Brainstorm and learn from each other and from the distinguished panel members who are renowned for teaching excellence.
Moderator:
Glenn Altschuler, Professor of American Studies
Panelists:
Harry Greene, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;
David Gries, Professor of Engineering
Isaac Kramnick, Professor of Government
Andrea Parrot, Professor of Policy Analysis & Management
When: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 3:00-4:30pm
Where: 226 Weill Hall
Navigating the Path from Eager Graduate Student TA
to Successful Teaching Faculty
Who: Dr. Darren Hoffmann
When: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, Noon-1:00pm
Where: 226 Weill Hall
Sandwiches and Refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP to
View the video of his presentation
Evidence-Based Improvement of Teaching and Learning
A symposium with Trudy Banta
Tuesday, April 14
View the video of her presentation
Video: Science Education in the 21st Century:
Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science,
lecture given at Cornell on Sept. 22 by Carl Wieman, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2001,
National Professor of the Year 2004, Distinguished Professor at the University of
British Columbia and University of Colorado,
Director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Institute.
Download a copy of his presentation (pdf)
The Center for Teaching Excellence is a site for "Let's Talk", an outreach of Gannett Counseling Services. Maurice Haltom (mh84) is available for free and confidential consultations on Tuesdays from 2:30-4:30 pm in Computing and Communications Center (CCC) Rm 420. No appointments are necessary.