Teaching and Learning Center, Temple University

6th TLC Winter Faculty Conference Temple Student Annex (SAC)

Transformative Teaching: Developing Students as Scholars and Citizens January 16-17, 2008 keynote speakers \| conference agenda \| session abstracts \| registration *download the conference program guide*
How can we construct learning experiences that help our students develop, as scholars and as citizens? How can we guide them to see the world and themselves anew, through the lenses of new knowledge and our varying disciplines? How can we broaden students’ knowledge and experience in the context of this uniquely diverse university? On Wednesday, January 16th, join us for Dr. Sylvia Hurtado’s keynote presentation on “Diversity, Learning & Citizenship: Making the Connections” and then faculty facilitated breakout sessions on different aspects of transformative teaching. On Thursday, January 17th, join Dr. Dee Fink and your colleagues for a hands-on workshop, “Designing Your Courses for More Significant Learning.” Register now!
Keynote Speakers:
Wed, Jan. 16: Sylvia Hurtado (view session abstract) Sylvia Hurtado, Director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA in the Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences Dr. Hurtado has coordinated the U.S. Department of Education-sponsored project on how colleges are preparing students to achieve the cognitive, social, and democratic skills to participate in a diverse democracy. She is the author of “Linking diversity and educational purpose: How diversity of the faculty and the student body impacts the classroom environment and student development.” Cambridge, MA: Harvard Publishing Group (1999)
Thu, Jan. 17: Dee Fink (view session abstract) Dee Fink, former Director of the Instructional Development Program at the University of Oklahoma and consultant in higher education Dr. Fink is a nationally-recognized expert on college teaching and faculty development and the author of “Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses” (Jossey-Bass, 2003) and co-editor of “Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching.” Sterling, VA: Stylus (2004). Get a head start on Dr. Fink's workshop by reading "A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning."
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Conference Agenda
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, Temple Student Annex
9:00 - 10:00 am		Registration, continental breakfast, 2nd floor foyer
10:00 - 10:10 am		Welcome and Introductions, Rm. 200C
10:10 - 11:20 am		Sylvia Hurtado, “Diversity, Learning & Citizenship: Making the Connections”
11:20 - 11:30 am		Break
11:30 - 12:45 pm		Breakout Session One (view session abstracts) “Why They Do What They Do Outside of School and What It Means for Us As Teachers: Motivating Genuine Engagement" -- Session leader: Dr. Michael Smith, College of Education Diversity in the Classroom: Challenges for Instructors -- Session leader: Dr. Edward Wonkeryor, College of Liberal Arts Student Debates as a Teaching Strategy -- Session leaders: Professors Wendy Urban, Claudia Pine-Simon, Laurie Shteir, Abbe Forman, College of Science and Technology Utilizing e-portfolios for Longitudinal Assessment -- Session leader: Dr. Ina Calligaro, School of Pharmacy What is Community-Based Learning and How Can I Try It? -- Session leader: Dr. Eli Goldblatt & Dr. Michael Szekely, College of Liberal Arts Addressing perplexing teaching problems -- Session leader: Dr. Nancy Morris, School of Communication and Theatre
12:45 - 2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 - 3:15 pm		Breakout Session Two (view session abstracts) Understanding Learning Styles -- Session leader: Dr. Jan Fernback, School of Communications and Theatre Sex, Lies and Videotapes—How to Teach a Large Class -- Session leader: Dr. Sam Hodge, Fox School of Business Teaching Students With Disabilities: Compliance, Accommodatation, and Compassion -- Session leader: Dr. Robert Pred, The FOX School of Business Teaching Diversity-Sensitive Topics with Competence and Confidence -- Session leaders: Dr. Marie-Amey Taylor and Professor Karen Turner, Human Resources and School of Communications and Theatre Life is a Team Project: Addressing the Challenges of Group Activity -- Session leader: Dr. Adrienne Cooper, College of Engineering Emotions in the classroom: Are they a figment of your imagination? -- Session leader: Dr. Darlene Brooks, Boyer College of Music and Dance
		END OF DAY ONE
Thursday, January 17, 2008, Temple Student Annex
9:00 - 10 am		Registration, continental breakfast, 2nd floor foyer
10:00 - 10:10 am		Welcome and Introductions, Rm. 200C
10:10 - 12:00 pm		Dee Fink, “Designing Your Courses for More Significant Learning”
12:00 - 1:00 pm		Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm		Dee Fink, “Designing Your Courses for More Significant Learning”
		END OF DAY TWO

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