Annual Report 2016-2017 Attachment A
Faculty Development Workshop
Sponsored by the Senate Committee on Academic Development/Elective Academic Programs
- Structuring Feedback to Improve Student Writing
Presented by: Dean Kathleen Landy
Wednesday, February 15 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, L-314
or Friday, February 17 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, L-314
Event Description: The Senate Committee on Academic Development is delighted to support this workshop in which faculty and staff can explore strategies for proving feedback to students that are likely to improve their writing. The topics to be explored are likely to improve the focus and quality of feedback, provide students with a stronger sense of what to do with the feedback that is provided, and mitigate frustration for both students and faculty. This event is also supported by CETL.
- Detecting and Avoiding Plagiarism
Presented by: Sheila Beck and Denis Bejar
Wednesday, February 22 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, L-314
or Friday, February 24 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, L-314
Event Description: The Senate Committee on Academic Development is delighted to offer this workshop in which faculty and staff can learn about Turnitin, a plagiarism service that evaluates submitted assignments for originality. The workshop will include information on how to use Turnitin through Blackboard, set up assignments, access and review plagiarism reports, and provide writing feedback through the Feedback Studio. In addition, this workshop will include information on developing assignments to avoid plagiarism and teaching citation so students provide their sources accurately. This event is supported by the Library, the Office of Educational Technology (OET) and CETL.
- Developing Your Conference Presentation Skills
Presented by: Jodi Van Der Horn-Gibson, Gail Lewis, Elaine Thompson, Ashlie Klepper
Wednesday, March 15 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, L-314
Event Description: The Senate Committee on Academic Development is delighted to offer this workshop in which faculty and staff can develop their conference presentation skills. The workshop will include information on creating dynamic visual aids, effectively engaging your audience, polishing delivery skills, and leading an effective Q&A. Also, though not required, attendees are welcome to bring past, present, or future presentations on which they would like to receive feedback. This event is supported by the Department of Speech, Communication, & Theatre and CETL.
