20 minute mentor series

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20 minute mentor series

CAFE will be hosting a series of sessions based on the Magna 20 Minute Mentor Series.  Each session will include a 20 minute audio presentation on the selected topic, followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow faculty members to share concerns and ideas for new methods and techniques to improve your teaching. Sessions will be on Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 8:30 am - 9:30am alternating between the East & West side of campus in GHH 103 & LIB 302.

 
 

January 24 & 25, 2012

Cell Phones, Laptops and Facebook: What Can I Do About Them?

Archive of this event available at:
http://edit.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/archived-webstreams-and-documents.cfm

You will learn:

-The positive and negative challenges of teaching the Millennial Generation, the most technologically skilled and savvy generation ever.

-How to work with Millennials more effectively on the use of cell phones, laptops, and Facebook.

-How to set boundaries in communicating with students

Suggestions and recommendations for syllabus statements will also be covered.
 Tuesday, January 24, 2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, January 25,2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

January 31 & February 1, 2012

How Can Document Sharing Tools Help Students Collaborate?

-You will:

-Understand the value of collaborative projects for learning.

-Learn how to choose the best document sharing system for different types of projects.

-Know how to set up group projects using document sharing systems.

-Be able to track students’ contributions to group projects.

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 Tuesday, January 31, 2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am (cancelled)

Wednesday, Feb 1,2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

February 7, 8, 2012

How Can I Promote Deep Lasting Student Learning?

You will learn:

-Seventeen research-supported strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of student learning

-Real-life examples of how courses can be designed to incorporate these proven strategies

-How to identify learning strategies or areas that you can improve on in your teaching.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

February 21, 22, 2012

Can Service-Learning Work in My Discipline?

You will learn:

-The key principles of service-learning:  reflection and reciprocity

-The benefits of service-learning for both students and communities

-How to link activities to outcomes

-The different types of service-learning

-How to assess outcomes and grade service-learning


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Tuesday, February 21,  2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

February 28, 29, 2012

How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions?

You will learn:

-The difference between good and bad discussion questions.


-Why questions written for a test or essay do not work in an online environment.

-How to tease out a good question from different subject matter.

-Key do’s and dont's to consider in writing good online discussion questions.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 (cancelled)
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

March 6, 7, 2012

How Do I Get Started with Service-Learning?

The Program will explain:

-The principles of reflection and reciprocity at the heart of service-learning

-How service-learning benefits students and communities alike

-How to incorporate it into virtually any discipline

-How to identify community partners

-How to assess students and community outcomes

-How to successfully manage the logistics of service-learning, from transportation to training to risk management

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Tuesday, March 6,  2012  CANCELLED
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

March 20, 21, 2012

What Can I Legally Tell People Who Call Me About My Students?

 You will learn:

-The six questions you should ask in responding to a request for information about a student

-FERPA basics, definitions, key concepts and expectations

-FERPA “danger zones” for faculty and staff

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

March 27, 28, 2012

I'm Teaching Online Next Term:  What Do I Have to Know?

You will learn critical steps involving:

-Learning management systems

-Course flow and structure


-Planning and calendars

-Creation of a teaching plan

-Establishing expectations

-Student evaluation and assessment

-Tech support

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Tuesday, March 27,  2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 
 

April 3, 4, 2012

What Can I Do About Feeling Tired, Stressed, and Burned Out?

 You will:

-Have a better understanding of the difference between normal stress and burnout

-Learn the cost of burnout-for the individual and the academic departments

-Learn the five core concepts to create a life in balance

-Learn how early family messages may impact attitudes later in life toward work and stress

-Learn ways to begin the change process.  This will include a discussion of how to overcome “stuck” habits and how to begin making small, measurable changes that can lead to larger improvements

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
GHH 103 8:30am - 9:30am

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
LIB 302A 8:30am - 9:30am

 

 

REGISTRATION



How Can Document Sharing Tools Help Student Collaboration? 2/1    
How Can I Promote Deep Lasting Student Learning? 2/7    
How Can I Promote Deep Lasting Student Learning? 2/8    
Can Service-Learning Work in My Discipline? 2/21    
Can Service-Learning Work in My Discipline? 2/22    
How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions? 2/28    
How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions? 2/29    
How Do I Get Started with Service-Learning? 3/6    
How Do I Get Started with Service-Learning? 3/7    
What Can I Legally Tell People Who Call Me About My Students? 3/20    
What Can I Legally Tell People Who Call Me About My Students? 3/21    
I'm Teaching Online Next Term:  What Do I Have to Know? 3/27    
I'm Teaching Online Next Term:  What Do I Have to Know? 3/28    
What Can I Do About Feeling Tired Stressed and Burned Out? 4/3    
What Can I Do About Feeling Tired Stressed and Burned Out? 4/4    
 
 

Last Semester (Fall 2011) 20 Minute Mentor Series

These sessions are archived at:

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/archived-webstreams-and-documents.cfm

 

August 30 & 31, 2011

Cell Phones, Laptops and Facebook: What Can I Do About Them?

You will learn:

-The positive and negative challenges of teaching the Millennial Generation, the most technologically skilled and savvy generation ever.

-How to work with Millennials more effectively on the use of cell phones, laptops, and Facebook.

-How to set boundaries in communicating with students

Suggestions and recommendations for syllabus statements will also be covered.
To view an archived version of this session login here.

 
 

September 20 & 21, 2011

How Do I Get More Students to Read Their Assigments Before Class?

You will learn how to:

-Motivate students constructively to come to class prepared.

-Create and adopt consequences for students who come to class unprepared.

-Convey to student s the value of having read the assigned text.

-Communicate to students that they are responsible for reading the assigned material.
To view an archived version of this session login here.

 

 
 

October 4 & 5, 2011

How Do I Get More Students to Participate in Class?

You will learn how to:

-Better encourage students who rarely participate to speak more often.

-Provide other participation opportunities to help generate contributions.

-Move beyond seeing reluctant participators as a problem.

-Limit the participation of students who speak too often.

-Find something positive to say about a first-time contribution.

To view an archived version of this session login here.

 
 

October 18 & 19, 2011

How Should I Respond to Wrong (or Not Very Good) Answers?

You will be:

-Challenged to think about exchanges that you have had with your students and how they responded, and then about other approaches that you could have used to obtain better results.

-Introduced to 13 specific strategies to help encourage interaction with your students.

 
To view an archived version of this session login here.

 

 
 

November 1 & 2, 2011

How Do I Create a Climate for Learning in my Classroom?

You'll discover:

-How positive classroom climates are created

-Who creates them.

-How they're maintained.

-Specific ways you can contribute.

-How you can help students contribute.

-The "pet peeves' of both faculty and students, and how to overcome them.

-What constitutes a memorable, positive experience for students and faculty alike.
To view an archived version of this session login here.

 

 
 

November 15 & 16, 2011

How Do I Discuss Academic Integrity During the First Class?

You will learn:

-How to take charge on the very first day of class to develop an appropriate atmosphere of academic integrity for all students and maintain it throughout your entire course.

-The single best way to promote academic integrity.

-The importance of having a clear; strong commitment to classroom ethics.
To view an archived version of this session login here.