LEARN Center Workshops 2015-2016
2015-16 Learn Center Workshops
The Last Lecture: Storying a Higher Education Life
Wednesday April 20, 2016
11:30AM-2:00 PM
UC 259A | Light Refreshments Included
Lecture: Noon - 1:00PM
Reception hosted by the Department of Social Work from 1:00-2:00PM
Presented by: Jim Winship, Social Work Department
Jim Winship is completing his 35th year teaching social work at UW-Whitewater, where he has been department chair. He served as the director of the campus's first faculty development center, and has been a leader in the use of technology for teaching and learning. Dr. Winship was a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador in 2005 and Colombia in 2015.
RSVP by: April 13, 2016
Transferable Skills: Developing Core Competencies in Writers from First Year English Through Graduation
Monday April 11, 2016
2:00-3:00 PM
UC 259A | Light Refreshments Included
Facilitated by: Trudi Witonsky and Rossitza Ivanova; Languages and Literatures department
If you teach writing in your discipline, please consider coming to a discussion about how to increase the transfer of writing and cognitive skills from First Year English to writing courses in your discipline. The Department of Languages and Literatures is interested in strengthening our first-year writing program, and we want to talk with you about the writing and cognitive skills that do or do not transfer from First Year English to other disciplines. Across campus, many of us are already working to improve students' writing over the course of their college career. What can we do to help facilitate smoother transitions?
Topics we'd like to talk about include but are not limited to the following::
- The kinds of writing you have students do in their majors (Of special interest would be the courses that teach writing in your discipline before a capstone course, as we work to overcome the sophomore year "gap.")
- The kinds of writing or cognitive skills you particularly value in these courses
- The kinds of skills you see students bringing to class as a result of 101/102
- The struggles students experience as they transition to writing into your major
We hope you leave our conversation with a better sense of how we all can help students transfer their writing skills from FYE through the courses in your major. We also hope that the conversation helps you to strengthen your own commitment to writing and writing instruction in your discipline.
RSVP by: April 4, 2016
Building a Functional, Sustainable Undergraduate Research Program: Pitfalls and Practices
Friday April 8, 2016
12:00-1:15 PM
Upham 364 | Lunch Included
Presented by: Jolly Emrey (Department of Political Science), Anneke Lisberg (Department of Biological Sciences), Robert Kuzoff (Department of Biological Sciences), Jalal Nawash (Department of Physics), and Christopher Veldkamp (Department of Chemistry)
Panelists: Paul House (Department of Chemistry), Peter Jacobs (Department of Geography), Kerry Katovich (Department of Biological Sciences), and Carolyn Morgan (Department of Psychology)
- A cross-disciplinary panel of tenured faculty will discuss their own challenges, solutions, missteps and recommendations for establishing a sustainable UG research lab
- Topics will include undergraduate researcher recruitment, retention, and training, as well as research support, balance/time-management issues and building a positive climate & community within your lab/undergraduate research projects.
- Discussions will compare and contrast experiences of panel and attendees to establish best practices for new and experienced faculty
- Attendees will receive a compendium with helpful information
Attendees will gain:
- The ability to identify primary challenges to building and maintaining a successful UGR program
- Insights to consider multiple possible approaches to meeting these challenges
- Insights to consider how variation in UGR programs by discipline affect best practices
RSVP by: April 5, 2016
Are You Moving Past Being "Mid-Career"?
Thursday March 31, 2016
12:30-1:30 PM
UC 259A | Feel free to bring lunch, beverages and dessert will be provided
Facilitated by: Pam Clinkenbeard (Department of Educational Foundations), Carolyn Morgan (Department of Psychology), and Jim Winship (Department of Social Work)
Are you moving past being “mid-career”? As retirement approaches, wondering how to make the time here at UWW as meaningful as possible? You’re not alone. Join us in a conversation about the challenges and opportunities of teaching when there is an end in sight.
RSVP by: March 24, 2016
Taking the Temperature of the Class: Student Feedback at Mid-Semester
Monday, March 14 2016
12:00-1:00 PM
UC 259A | Lunch Included
Presented by: Barbara Rybski Beaver, LEARN Center & Joan Littlefield Cook, Office of Academic Assessment
What do students think of your class? Are they learning? What is their role in their learning? What might you, and they, do differently? Mid-semester feedback is a formative assessment process designed to give instructors information about how well their class is going and what students are learning when there is still time to make changes.
Participants will learn:
- Benefits of mid-semester assessment.
- Strategies for conducting a mid-semester assessment.
- Ways to discuss and use the feedback in your course.
RSVP by: March 7, 2016
What kind of advisor are you? A discussion on different approaches to academic advising
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Noon-1:00 PM
UC 259B | Lunch Included
Presented by:
Sarah Seitz (Senior Academic Adviser) and Kristine Yesbeck (Senior Academic Adviser) from the Academic Advising & Exploration Center
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Academic advising has expanded beyond simply utilizing check sheets and engaging in one sided conversations. Presently, it is one of the few structured activities on a campus that allows students to develop a mentoring relationship, connect to campus resources, as well as explore academic and career opportunities. Enhancing academic and faculty advisors’ skillset begins with exploring various advising techniques and approaches of working with students. In doing so, advisors can contribute to overall student success and persistence. |
Attendees will gain:
- An overview of several academic advising approaches such as prescriptive, developmental, proactive (intrusive), and appreciative.
- A review of basic skills essential to building effective academic advising interactions.
- An opportunity to apply this information through case studies and group discussion.
RSVP by: March 2, 2016
Community-Based Learning Best Practices
Tuesday , March 8th, 2016
12:30-1:30 PM | UC 68
Lunch Included
Presented by:
Choton Basu,
Denise Ehlen, &
Jeff Vanevenhoven
The presenters will share their experiences and involvement with community based learning. They will also share information about how to get involved in community based learning efforts and what resources and opportunities are currently available on campus.
What attendees are likely to learn/gain from attending this presentation:
- Community based learning opportunities best practices (needs assessment, co-creating goals/action items, structuring the experience, assessing outcomes, disseminating results)
- Strategies to begin to engage in community based learning (including how to identify partners and how to involve students)
- Knowledge of available resources (on campus and eternal) to support community based learning
RSVP by: March 1, 2016
Conversations on Teaching
Monday, March 7, 2016
2:00-3:00 PM | UC 268
Light refreshments provided
Facilitated by:
Chris Calvert-Minor, Philosophy & Religious Studies Department and Barbara Rybski Beaver, LEARN Center & Psychology Department
"Does the Teacher Really Matter in the Classroom?"
Have you been pondering the role of the teacher in the classroom? Maybe even wondering if the "art of teaching" is dead? Take a break in your day and join with others in a conversation on what's really important in teaching.
RSVP by: February 29, 2016
Undergraduate Applied Research in Business and Outreach
Monday, February 22, 2016
12:00-1:00 PM | UC 259A
Lunch Included
Presented by:
Jeff Vanevenhoven,
Denise Ehlen,
Ozgur Yavuzcetin (Assistant Professor of Physics), &
Rob Olson (CEO of iButtonLink, a local small business)
Faculty and staff offer a variety of opportunities for students to engage in applied research with business. Successful model programs have included the grant-funded Innovation Corps (iCorps) model and the new Applied Student Apprenticeship Program. This workshop shares “lessons learned” and strategies for engaging undergraduate students—from all disciplines--in applied research with business.
What attendees are likely to learn/gain from attending this presentation:
- Opportunities for engaging students in applied research opportunities with businesses
- Tools for developing, managing, and assessing the student and applied research experience
- Resources and models to create your own opportunities
- Strategies for incorporating experiential learning
RSVP by: February 15, 2016
UWW Sustainabilty and Using the Campus as a Living Laboratory
Monday, February 15, 2016
12:00-1:00 PM | UC 259B
Lunch Included
Presented by: Josh Mabie (Assistant Professor of English and Faculty Sustainability Fellow) and Wes Enterline (Sustainability Coordinator)
UWW has recently completed an assessment of the environmental sustainability of all aspects of the university called STARS 2.0 (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System). Areas reviewed by this assessment include academic programs and research, campus operations, student life, community engagement, and administration and planning. This LEARN Center workshop will briefly survey the findings of the assessment, explain our score, and highlight opportunities for improving the university’s sustainability. After this introduction to campus sustainability efforts, the workshop will provide attendees with opportunities to brainstorm class projects and student research projects that make use of the campus as a living laboratory (e.g., biology project that surveys campus trees, a geography project that maps campus commuting patterns, a drawing class that creates line drawings for campus sustainability signs, a finance or business ethics class that evaluates the UWW endowment portfolio).
Attendees are likely to:
- Understand UWW’s sustainability efforts across all divisions of the university (Academics, Operations, Student Engagement, Planning and Administration).
- Brainstorm and receive ideas for class activities and student research projects that make use of the campus as a laboratory for learning.
- Make connections with people across departments and divisions who can support these projects.
- Participate in efforts to make UWW’s campus more sustainable and the world a better place.
RSVP by: February 8, 2016
High Impact (and Low Hassle) Team Teaching
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
12:30 PM
UC 259B | Lunch Included
Presented by:
Tony Gulig, History and Josh Mabie, Languages and Literatures
This workshop/discussion will explore a simple yet effective process by which team teaching across disciplines/departments can take place. Pairing complementary scholarly approaches to similar academic themes across faculty expertise and methodology is an effective way of cultivating student success through alternate perspectives on a central theme. This approach speaks directly to all four LEAPELO categories.
What attendees are likely to learn/gain from attending this presentation:
- Develop a successful team taught course(s) while maintaining the integrity of individual disciplinary expertise!
- Create a durable, repeatable team taught course through separate syllabi and essential learning outcomes!
- Develop a team-teaching process that works seamlessly across programs.
AASCU’s Webinar Series on Assessing Student Learning Outcomes: Do Your Assessments Tell Your University’s Story?
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
11:30-12:30 PM
UC 262 | Lunch Provided
Presented by:
Terry Ackerman, Associate Dean of Research and Assessment, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Lauren Bauser, Product Management, ETS
Javarro Russell, Senior Research and Assessment Advisor, ETS
As the focus on student learning outcomes (SLOs) increases, campuses struggle to develop the tools, the data analytics and the community commitment to create the most effective assessment program. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) will partner with ETS and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to offer a free, one-hour webinar on how to get the best results from your assessment processes
Learn More Here
Webinar participants will:
- Learn how to choose the best assessment tools for UW-Whitewater
- Gain insight on how to use assessment data to accurately reflect our institution's story
- Learn how we can bridge the gap between faculty, administrators and students in choosing and implementing an effective assessment plan
- Learn about a new suite of ETS assessments focused on critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative literacy, and opportunities to field test the assessments.
Understanding and Destigmatizing PTSD in Veterans and helping them in the Classroom Setting
Thursday, November 12, 2015
12:00-1:00 PM
UC 259
Presented by:
James J. Lickel, Ph.D. (Psychologist, Mental Health Clinic & PTSD Clinical Team: Local Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Coordinator)
Natalie Pitroski (Counselor: University Health & Counseling Services)
Veteran Cody Robinson (Infantry Rifleman 101st Airborne Division; Served in Afghanistan from 2010-2011; Majoring in Marketing)
Dr. James J. Lickel, Psychologist, Mental Health Clinic & PTSD Clinical Team, Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, will explain the development and maintenance of PTSD, focusing on student veterans. This workshop aims to destigmatize the disorder and to help faculty learn what features of the classroom setting might trigger PTSD symptoms, as well as how they can be aware and helpful to students who may have PTSD. Natalie Pitroski, University Health and Counseling Services, will discuss campus resources available for assisting students struggling with emotional difficulties. Cody Robinson will also be sharing his experience with PTSD as a student veteran as well.
What attendees are likely to learn/gain from attending this presentation:
- Faculty & staff will learn what PTSD is, what its core symptoms are, & how prevalent it is both in the general population & among veterans in particular. In order to destigmatize the disorder, Dr. Lickel will offer an explanatory model of the development and maintenance of PTSD.
- Attendees will learn the role that avoidance plays in the maintenance of PTSD symptoms.
- Faculty will learn what features of the classroom setting may trigger PTSD symptoms & how they can be aware of and helpful to students who may have PTSD.
- Attendees will learn what campus resources are available for assisting students struggling with emotional difficulties in the classroom setting.
Join Arlene Jackson for an Interactive Discussion of Global Competence
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
12:00-1:00 PM
UC 259
Presented by:
Arlene Jackson, Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives for American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Communicating effectively; interacting with awareness, sensitivity, empathy, and knowledge of the perspectives of others – these are core components of global competence. Developing global competence is useful to all, and particularly vital to our students’ success in future interactions among diverse groups. The development of global competence is also part of the LEAP essential learning outcome of “Personal and Social Responsibility” which includes a focus on civic knowledge and engagement at both local and global levels.
Come join the discussion and learn how to more actively engage students in developing global competence, including active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges.
Arlene Jackson is Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. At AASCU, Jackson develops and implements national programs and activities that expand and enrich the internationalization of colleges and universities. She has also worked for the Institute of International Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Alvin Ailey Dance Center. Jackson has also served as a U.S. Department of State English Language Officer, and has consulted for Academic Year in New York and Operation Crossroads Africa.
Considering a SoTL Project? Comments and Suggestions from Recent WI Teaching Fellows & Scholars
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
12:00-1:00 PM
UC 68
Presented by:
A panel of UWW WI Teaching Fellows & Scholars
The “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” (or SoTL) can be a daunting title. Some may have concerns that SoTL activities will be too time-consuming, too artificial, or too likely to interfere with their scholarship in their discipline. At the same time, instructors are often interested in discovering the impact of a new teaching strategy or curious about other aspects of their pedagogy.
Come to this workshop to talk with several instructors who participated in the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars program and who developed SoTL projects here at UWW. Learn what they liked (or didn’t like) about the process.
What attendees are likely to learn/gain from attending this presentation:
- Strategies for conducting SoTL projects at UWW.
- Perspectives on the place and function of SoTL projects
- Information on OPID programs, including WI Teaching Fellows & Scholars
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