CTE Program Poster Winter/Spring 2009

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 4:00-5:30pm Feinstein 304 Using Databases to Enhance Teaching and Learning Join us for a presentation by an EBSCO representative on a new database now available at the Phillips Memorial Library. Business Source Elite (BSE) provides full-text coverage of the HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW and nearly 1,100 other scholarly business, management, and economics journals. This rich collection also includes publications covering such topics as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc.

Turnitin: Supporting Academic Honesty across Campus Presented by: Siobhán Ross, Coordinator, Instructional Technology Development Program  Discussant: Wanda Ingram, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:00 – 1:00 Feinstein 304  Turnitin compares PC student papers against a database of millions of research papers to detect instances of poor citation and plagiarism. Integrated with ANGEL, students submit their work to your course website. In this session we will show the different ways that faculty are using Turnitin on campus, including allowing students to view the reports so they can improve their citations.

Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar Open Forum A Free Market Cure?    Competing Perspectives on Choice and Competition in Health Care   Session Leader: Bob Hackey  IFS Participants: Deborah Johnson, Christopher Arroyo, Maia Bailey, Lydia Barovero, Dana Dillon, Anthony Esolen, Bill Hudson
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:00  Feinstein 400   The First Annual Open Forum provides the PC community with a rare opportunity to experience the Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar. Representing disciplines including modern languages, English, philosophy, theology, biology, art history, health policy & management, and political science, the IFS participants bring a wealth of experience and scholarly perspective to this year’s theme, “Are We Free?” In this Open Forum, Bob Hackey will lead his seminar colleagues and all attendees in a participatory discussion of the seminar theme as it relates to health care. (Readings will be provided in advance.)

Growing the Student Voice through Blogging Presented by: Tom King, Management Department   Facilitated by: Siobhán Ross, Coordinator, Instructional Technology Development Program Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:00-5:30 Feinstein 304, Center for Teaching Excellence A weblog, or blog, is an online journal that allows students to express their identities, explore their creativity, and learn how social networking software can be used in professional settings by blending media (text, images, videos) with an online audience beyond the PC classroom. Join your colleague Tom King as he talks about why he incorporates (both individual and team) blogs into some courses (and not others), the variety of ways he uses blogs to push students to engage with the course material, how he assesses what the students produce, and what the students have to say about blogging.

Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar Thoughts, Reflections, and Goals related to “Are We Free? Presented by: Deborah Johnson, Christopher Arroyo, Maia Bailey, Lydia Barovero, Dana Dillon, Anthony Esolen, Bob Hackey, and Bill Hudson
Monday, April 27, 2009 4:00-5:30 Feinstein 304, Center for Teaching Excellence The notion of freedom has been debated from various disciplinary perspectives for centuries.  The understanding of freedom varies across cultures.  As such, is it a definable concept with commonalities across variables? Taken in its philosophical sense, is "freedom" a state one can only hope to approach but never attain? This seminar attempts to define freedom from and in a variety of disciplines and manifestations, and considers the possibilities of its application. Join your colleagues to learn more about their seminar experiences and their goals for teaching, learning, and scholarship as a result of their collaborative work.

CTE Program Poster Fall 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008 4:00 - 5:30 Feinstein 304 Conversation with the Teacher of the Year The CTE kicks off the academic year with this annual event. In his talk, Creating an Active Environment for Learning,  Professor Bob Hackey, recipient of the 2007-2008 Joseph R. Accinno Teaching Award, will discuss his experiences as a college teacher. In Dr. Hackey's own words, “Our conversation will explore fresh and familiar approaches to foster collaborative learning in our classrooms. We will discuss how to employ interactive assignments, lively in-class activities, and new technologies to enhance student learning and participation.”

Tuesday, October 7, 2007  4:00 - 5:30
Feinstein 304  Welcome Reception for New Faculty   Nearly 40 new faculty members have joined more than 25 different departments this fall. Join the CTE in welcoming them to the Providence College community.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:00 - 5:30
Feinstein 304 Copyright Discussion  Presented by members of the Copyright Committee: Gail Dyer, Bernie Colo, Russ Bailey, Chuck Haberle, Dave Zalewski, Deborah Johnson, Siobhán Ross This will be an interactive discussion regarding copyright policy, including role-playing cases that will highlight the proper ways to utilize a variety of copyright-protected materials for college-level teaching.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:00 - 5:30
Feinstein 304 Clicking our Way to Class Discussion   Presented by: Mark DeFanti, Michael Hayes, Peg Ruggieri and Siobhán Ross You may have heard about “clickers”: hand-held devices that students use to register their response anonymously and can then be collated and shared on a screen for everyone in the class to see. Faculty are using clickers in a variety of ways to spark engagement in the classroom. Come hear from you colleagues the good and bad to using clickers.