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Spring 2008

Intercultural Complexity and Sensitivity: Taking Seriously the Perspectives of Others
L. Lee Knefelkamp, Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University;
Director of Dialogue and Assessment, Core Commitments;
Senior Scholar, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: A Fresh Look at Quantitative Literacy
John Allen Paulos, Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Temple University

Cognitive Apprenticeship in the Classroom: Helping Students Develop Expertise
James Eison, Professor of Higher Education, Department of Adult, Career and Higher Education, University of South Florida

Promoting Deep Learning: Ways Faculty Can Assist Students
James Eison, Professor of Higher Education, Department of Adult, Career and Higher Education, University of South Florida

Promoting Learning through Backwards Course Design
Barbara Millis, Director, Excellence in Teaching Program, University of Nevada, Reno

In-class and Out-of-class: Sequencing Activities to Maximize Learning
Barbara Millis, Director, Excellence in Teaching Program, University of Nevada, Reno

What a Picture is Worth: Teaching Higher-Order Thinking to Visual Learners
Linda Nilson, Director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University

The Graphic Syllabus: Communicating Your Course Creatively
Linda Nilson, Director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University

International Experiential Opportunities: Using Pedagogy to Enhance Practice
Keynote Speaker: Frank Fear, Senior Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, MSU

Fall 2007

Inquiry into Your Teaching: Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) to Document Student Learning
Patricia R. Payette, Executive Director, Quality Enhancement Plan, University of Louisville
Mindy Morgan, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, MSU
Kathleen Hoag, Associate Professor, Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, MSU

Group Work in Large Classes?: Making it Manageable with Undergraduate Peer Learning Assistants (PLAs)
Judith E. Miller, Associate Dean for Special Academic Initiatives, Clark University

Campus Emergency Response, Communication, and Classroom Safety (Joint MULTI/Lilly Seminar)
Margaret (Penny) Fischer, First Lieutenant and member of the Emergency Management Unit, MSU Police Department

Lessons Learned From Excellent Teachers: Ten Powerful Principles of Instruction
Stephen Yelon, Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology, Medical Education, and
Instructional Consultant, F&OD,, MSU

Teaching with Cases: Learning the Classic Case Method and Variations
Deborah Ettington, Clinical Professor of Management, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University; President, North American Case Research Association

MSU Faculty Panelists:
John Wagner, Professor, Department of Management, Eli Broad College of Business, MSU
Robert M. Wiseman, Associate Professor, Eli Broad Legacy Fellow of Management Department of Management, Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, MSU

Students Speak: Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Students at MSU
Brent Bilodeau, Director, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Resource Center, MSU
Paulette Granberry Russell, Director, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives and Senior Advisor to the President for Diversity, MSU
MSU Student Panel

Building Tests that Reflect What You Teach and What Students Learn: The Art and Science of Test Development
Mark Reckase, Professor, Measurement and Quantitative Methods Program (MQM), Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, MSU

Spring 2007

Designing Alternative Research Projects that Utilize the Resources of the MSU Libraries

Patricia Payette, Assistant Director of Faculty Development Programs, Office of Faculty and Organizational Development, MSU
MSU Librarians

Comedy in the Classroom: Using Humor as an "Instructional Defibrillator"

Ronald A. Berk, Professor, Biostatistics and Measurement, The John Hopkins University

Beyond Student Ratings: Multiple Measures of Teaching Effectiveness (Joint MULTI/Lilly Seminar)

Ronald A. Berk, Professor, Biostatistics and Measurement, The John Hopkins University

Students Speak: Muslim Students at MSU

Rosina Hassoun, Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities; Anthropology, MSU
Tom Rios, Associate Vice President in Student Affairs and Services; Acting Director, Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions, MSU
A Panel of MSU students

Teaching as a Performing Art: an Introduction to Using Theatrical Conventions as Instructional Tools

Kirk Domer, Associate Chair and Head of Design, Theatre, MSU
Rob Roznowski, Head of Acting, Theatre, MSU

Overcoming Apathy in the Classroom: Teaching Strategies Drawn from the Psychology of Learning

Todd Zakrajsek, Director, Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching, Central Michigan University

Building your Faculty Website at MSU: Designing, Creating and Maintaining a Personal/Professional website

Facilitator: Byron Brown, Professor of Economics; Coordinator of Instructional Technology Support for Libraries, Computing and Technology, MSU
Presenters: Andy Detskas, Lead Artist, Virtual University Design & Technology, MSU
Severin Grabski, Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Instructional Technology and Faculty Development, Libraries, Computing and Technology, MSU
Anne Hunt, Web Design Instructor, Libraries, Computing and Technology Training Program, MSU
Joan Predko, Director, Virtual University Design & Technology; Interim Director, Instructional Media Center, MSU

Fall 2006

Issues in Evaluating Teaching: A Comprehensive Perspective

Raoul A. Arreola, Director of Assessment, and Professor,
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Michael Theall, Director, CATALYST, and Associate Professor,
Education, Youngstown State University

Using Demonstrations to Promote Conceptual Understanding in Chemistry: Making Connections on the Macroscopic, Microscopic, and Symbolic Levels  

Holly Bevsek, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Citadel, Charleston , SC
(formerly Dutton Fellow, Lyman Briggs School of Science, MSU)
Ryan Sweeder, Assistant Professor, Lyman Briggs School of Science, and Division of Math and Science Education, MSU

Making Classroom Lectures Interactive and Effective: Engaging Students in Course Content through Interactive Lecturing  

Anne White Harrington, Director of Instructional Development and Communication Faculty Member, Ross School of Business , University of Michigan

Getting Beyond Covering Content in your Courses: Introduction to the Readiness Assurance Process and Team-Based Learning

Larry K. Michaelsen is David Ross Boyd Professor Emeritus at the University of Oklahoma; Professor of Management, Central Missouri State University ; Carnegie Scholar  

Designing, Managing and Grading Effective Group Assignments

Larry K. Michaelsen is David Ross Boyd Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma; Professor of Management, Central Missouri State University ; Carnegie Scholar  

Designing Games and Simulations for Learning  

Brian Winn, Assistant Professor, Telecommunications, Information Studies and Media, MSU

Panel of MSU Instructors:
Ross Emmett, Associate Professor, James Madison College
Dawn Hammond, Academic Specialist, Center for Integrative Studies--Social Science
Dean Rehberger, Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures
Associate Director, MATRIX, MSU
David Sheridan, Co-Director, The Writing, Center, MSU  

Teaching for Successful Intelligence: Teaching and Assessing Students with Diverse Learning and Thinking Styles
 
Robert Sternberg, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University

Spring 2006

Plagiarism: Understanding It, Preventing It, Addressing It
Danielle Nicole DeVoss, Associate Professor, and Associate Chair, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC),and Director, Professional Writing Program, MSU
James Porter, Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, and Co-Director, WIDE Research Center , MSU
David Sheridan, Associate Director, Writing Center, MSU
Stan Soffin, University Ombudsman, MSU

Maximizing Ability and Opportunity: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities at MSU (Joint MULTI/Lilly Seminar)
Paulette Granberry Russell, Director, Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, Senior Advisor to the President for Diversity, MSU
Michael Hudson, Director, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, (RCPD) MSU
John Pedraza, Disability Resource Coordinator, RCPD, MSU
Kristine Zayko, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, MSU

Lessons Learned From Excellent Teachers: Ten Powerful Principles of Instruction
Stephen Yelon, Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology, Medical Education, and Instructional Consultant, Office of Faculty and Organizational Development, MSU

Teaching for “Successful Intelligence”: Teaching and Assessing Students with Diverse Learning and Thinking Styles
Robert Sternberg, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University

“Student Conflict in the Classroom”
Jeffrey Steiger, Director, CRLT Players, University of Michigan (U-M)
CRLT Players, U-M
A.T. Miller, Coordinator of Multicultural Teaching and Learning, CRLT, U-M

ePortfolios and the Triple Helix of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Sharon Hamilton, Associate Dean of the Faculties for Integrating Learning; Professor of English; Chancellor’s Professor; Director of the Indiana University Faculty Colloquium for Excellence in Teaching; Carnegie Scholar; and Director of the IUPUI Student Electronic Portfolio, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Byron Brown, Professor of Economics, Coordinator of Instructional Technology Support for Libraries, Computing and Technology, MSU
David Gift, Vice Provost for Libraries, Computing and Technology, MSU
James Green, Academic Systems Coordinator, Academic Computing and Network Services, MSU
June Youatt, Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, MSU
Panel of MSU Faculty

Responding to Students in Crisis
John Lee, Assistant Director of Multicultural Clinical Services and Outreach, and Coordinator of Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance (MECCA), Counseling Center, MSU
Kristine Zayko, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, MSU

Panel of MSU Faculty and Staff:

Kelly Beck, Inspector, Department of Police and Public Safety, MSU
Ron Harichandran, Professor and Chairperson, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSU
Sandra Harley, Assistant Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman, MSU
Dugald McMillan, Associate Register for Enrollment and Registration Services
Ying-Ying Grace Wu, Staff Psychiatrist, Olin Health Center, MSU

Teaching First-Year Students
Bette LaSere Erickson, Director, Instructional Development Program, University of Rhode Island
Calvin B. Peters, Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Rhode Island

Fall 2005

"Frameworks for Fostering Critical Thinking: Implications of Cognitive Science and Intellectual and Ethical Development for Teaching and Learning"
Craig Nelson, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Carnegie Scholar , Indiana University

"Incorporating Ethics Case Studies into Science Courses: A Multi-Session, Hands-On Seminar"
Howard Brody, University Distinguished Professor, Family Practice, Philosophy, and Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences, MSU
Judith Andre, Professor, Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences, MSU
Paul Thompson, W. K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food, and Community Ethics, and Professor, Philosophy, MSU

"Supporting Work/Life Balance and a Culture of Flexibility in Academia: A Win/Win for Individuals, their Families, and the Institution" (joint Lilly/MULTI seminar)
Lori Strom, Coordinator, Family Resource Center , MSU
Robert Banks, Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President, Academic Human Resources, MSU
Panelists:
Margaret Fankhauser, Chair and Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MSU
Ellen Kossek, Professor, Labor and Industrial Relations, MSU
George Leroi, Dean and Professor, College of Natural Science , MSU

"Lessons Learned from University Distinguished Faculty (UDF) and University Distinguished Professors (UDP): Focus on Graduate Student Recruitment, Mentoring and Success"

Karen Klomparens, Dean, The Graduate School , Assistant Provost for Graduate Education, and Professor, Plant Biology, MSU
Panelists:
Lawrence T. Drzal, University Distinguished Professor and Director, Composite Materials and Structures Center , MSU
Gail Dummer, University Distinguished Faculty and Professor, Kinesiology, MSU
Marilyn Frye, University Distinguished Professor, Philosophy, MSU
Katherine Gross, University Distinguished Faculty, and University Distinguished Professor, Plant Biology, and Director, Kellogg Biological Station, MSU
Neal Schmitt, University Distinguished Professor and Chairperson, Psychology, MSU
James Tiedje, University Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Microbial Ecology, MSU

"Promoting Academic Rigor and Deep Learning: Implications for Faculty and Academic Administrators and Staff" (joint Lilly/MULTI seminar)
George Kuh,Chancellor’s Professor of Higher Education, Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University

"Interdisciplinary Studies: Where Are We Today?"
2005 Teleconference of the Association of Integrative Studies
Carolyn Haynes, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Director of the Honors and Scholars Program and Special Assistant to the Provost for Academic Planning, Miami University
Julie Thompson Klein, Professor of Humanities in Interdisciplinary Studies, Wayne State University ,
William H. Newell, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Director of the Institute in Integrative Studies, Miami University

"Blended In-Person and Online Instruction: Featuring MSU Faculty Award Winners"
Byron Brown, Professor of Economics and Coordinator of Instructional Technology Support for Libraries, Computing and Technology, MSU
David Gift, Vice Provost for Libraries, Computing, and Technology, MSU
Joan Predko , Director, Virtual University Design and Technology and the Instructional Media Center , MSU

MSU Panel of winners of the SBC Faculty-Staff Awards in Instructional Technology:

Walter Benenson, University Distinguished Professor, Lyman Briggs, MSU
Danielle DeVoss, Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culture, MSU
Jon Vredevoogd, Associate Professor, Planning, Design and Construction, MSU
Mary Winter, Professor, Mathematics, MSU

Teaching to the Multicultural Self: Cognitive and Cultural Complexity

Lee Knefelkamp,Professor of Psychology and Education, Program in Social-Organizational Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University , and Senior Fellow, Association of American Colleges and Universities  

Spring 2005

Integrating Museum Resources into your Teaching, Research and Outreach and Engagement Activities
Susan Bandles, C. Kurt Dewhurst

MSU as an International University: Teaching International Students
Peter Briggs

Helping Students Learn: A Workshop for Science and Mathematics Faculty
Lilliam McDermott, Paula Heron, Brad Ambrose

Harnessing the Power of Hybrid Strategies to Enhance Course Outcomes
Joel Hartman, Charles Dzuban, David Gift

Enacting Diverse Learning Environments: Understanding and Realizing the Benefits of Diversity in Higher Education
Jeff Milem

Assessing Along the Continuum of students Learning
Peggy Maki

Fall 2004

Using Reflective Writing Assignments to Promote Critical Thinking
Lynn Fendler, Janet Swenson

Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Karl Smith

Using Peer Facilitation to Improve Learning in Small Groups
Steve Kaagan, Diane Ebert-May, Julie Golding

The Course Design Process: The Big Picture
Chris Reznich

Problem Based Learning and Case Controversies
Mark Ryan, William Rucker, Henry Campa

Promoting Responsibility and Integrity in Graduate Research Mentoring
Hans Kende, Karen Klomparens, Nick Steneck, Judith Stoddart

Teaching Critical Thinking: Are You Doing IT and How can You and Your Students Know It?
Christina Reimers, Bill Roberson

Teaching and Evaluating Oral Communication Skills: Focus on Student Oral Presentations
Janet Lillie

Evaluating Teaching Performance: New Lessons Learned
Peter Seldin

Using the Teaching Portfolio to Improve Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions
Peter Seldin

Spring 2004

Designing Effective Explanations
Steve Yelon

Know What We Know About First-Year Students: Reports on MSU Freshmen and Implications for Teaching
June Youatt

Building Tests that Reflect What You Teach: The Art and Science of Test Development

Using Case-Based Instruction to Develop Thinking and to Make Learning Relevant
Mary Lundeberg

Assessment of Learning in Large and Small Classes
Diane Ebert-May

Confessions of a Converted Lecturer
Eric Mazur

Integrating Service Learning and Civic Engagement into Your Courses

Developing Engaging Learning Experiences for Students: Focus On Design Projects
Karl Smith, Punya Mishra

Fall 2003

Grading Group Work
Karl Smith, Stan Soffin

Initiating Curriculum Change Through Teaching Innovations
Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Colleen Tremonte

How do they work? A deeper look at innovations in teaching
Marilla Svinicki

Introducing Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Beth Kangas, Fransisco Villuarrell

Elements of a Great Study Abroad Experience
Kelly Millenbah, Ed Ingrham

Instructional Models and User Centered Technology Design
Jim Porter, Jeff Grabill

Using the ANGEL Course Management System at MSU
Byron Brown

Proctoring Tests for Maximum Security: Tips from a National Testing Center
Linda Treuarther

Spring 2003

What if They Call me a Racist? And Other Discussion Stopping Concerns and Strategies for Response
Frances Kendall

Calibrated Peer Review: A Writing and Critical Thinking Instructional Tool
Arlene Russell

Problem Based Learning: Experiences at MSU
Neeraj Buch, Jan Patterson

Design and Implementation of Problem Based Cooperative Learning
Karl Smith, Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore

Creating Community in the Classroom: Whether Actual or Virtual
Steve Kaagan

Facing Student Plagiarism: Approaches and Strategies
Elaine Yakura, Stan Soffin

Distressed Students: Risk Factors for Faculty and Staff
Mary Clearing-Sky

Why Don't You Teach the way I Want To Learn? Effectively Teaching Today's Undergraduates
Phillip Gardner, Kevin Johnston

Fall 2002

Philosophies and Pragmatics of Designing the Course Syllabi
Colleen Tremonte, Susan Wilson

Bringing it All Back Home: Place Based Learning
Terry Ling

Dealing With Difficult Students
Steve Yelon, Stan Soffin

A Team Approach to Preparation for Classes
Duncan Sibley

Beyond the Highlighter: Developing Strategies that Improve Reading Comprehension
Janet Swenson, Rique Campa

Solving Problems from Diverse Audiences in an On Line Web Based Environment
Norm Lunds

How Students Learn: What is Known about Acquiring New Information
Todd Takragek

Spring 2002

A Workshop for New College Teachers: Powerful Principles of Instruction – Part I
Steve Yellon

A Workshop for New College Teachers: Powerful Principles of Instruction – Part II
Steve Yellon

Dealing with Difficult Students
Stan Soffin, Steve Yelon

Active Learning in Large Classes
Karl Smith, Cathy Bristow

Strategies for Implementing Problem Based Learning in Undergraduate Courses
Deborah Allen

Creating a Teaching Portfolio
Ed Neal

Learning Through Community: Techniques for Fostering an Open Environment in the Classroom
Elaine Yakura, Marsha Cardan

Effective Grading: Tools for Learning Assessment
Ginny Anderson

Fall 2001

The College Classroom – Rules, Freedom, Reality and Popular Culture
Tom Wolff

Integrating Writing into Large Classes

Universal Access to Web Content: Disability Access Techniques and Emerging Standards
Mike Hudson, David Holstius

Back to the Future: A little whimsy, a little research, and a lot of prediction!
Carl Berger

Analyze your Test Questions: A Test Review Workshop
Steve Yelon

Systemic Reform in Undergraduate Education: The Role of Collective Responsibility
P. David Fisher, Jim Fainether

Delivering Web Based Education
Dana Stewart, Sue Minley

Momentum and Energy – The Mechanics of Meshing Optional, Service Learning Experiences with Large, Lecture Science Courses
Tom Glassmacher, Karen Casey

Living the Academic Life: The Challenger of Carreer Stages, Contexts and Expectations
Ann Austin, Kevin Johnston

Spring 2001

A Departmental Model for Teaching and Assessing Writing in Upper Division Classes
Patti Stock, Roger Wallace and David Adams

Pedagogy and Technology
Ed Neal

Reinventing the Role of Students with Technology: Students as Content Experts and Teachers
Norm Lownds, Carrie Heter

Learning Styles, Critical Reasoning and Instruction on the Internet
Fransisco Villarruel, David Lmis, Deb Bailey

Cooperative Learning in the Classroom Laboratory
Karl Smith, Doug Luckie

A Workshop for New College Teachers, Part I
Steve Yelon

A Workshop for New College Teachers, Part II
Steve Yelon

Research Basics and Automated Evaluation of Papers in Technologically Assisted Courses
Paul Hunt

Fall 2000

Academic Integrity
Barbara Steidle, Ann Bogler

Creating a High Impact Classroom Climate
James Eison

Introducing Cooperative Learning
Karl Smith

Teaching and Learning as Inquiry
Ann Austin, Patti Stock

How do we Evaluate Good Teaching
Bill McKeachie

Helping Students Understand that Academic Experience is Test Preparation
Linda Trevarthan

Web Based Class Management Tools: Blackboard in Your Classroom
Byron Brown

Incorporating Race into the Curriculum: Student and Faculty Perspectives
Betty Schmitz, Tara Bethea

Technology in the Classroom: Success and Problems
Ed Kashy, Guy Albertelli

Spring 2000

Part II: Choosing Assessment Tools that Get What You Want
Dianne Ebert-May

Project Storyboard: How to Make Your Team Work
Bruce Matza

Desigining Group Experiences that Work
Karl Smith

Peer Writing Groups: Using Graduate Student Writing Groups in the Sciences
Sherry Thomas, Kenate Snider, Lenora Smith

Service Learning: Connecting Learning to out Students Lives
Steve Esquith, Richard Hall

Dealing with Online Cheating: Cut and Paste Plagiarism
Michael Lorenz, Laura Julier

Pedagogical Changes the Foster Critical Thinking and Level the Playing Field for All Your Students
Craig Nelson

Student Evaluation of Teaching: What We Know and How to do it
Theodore Wagenaar

Newspapers in the Curriculum: The MSU Readership Program Revisited
Nancy Pogel

Fall 1999

Choosing Assessment Tools to Get What You Want
Dianne Ebert-May

Who Are Our Students, What do They Bring and What Does it Mean for Our Teaching
Cathy Bristow, Barbara Steidle, Ann Bogler

Successful Faculty0Teaching Assistant Relationships: Making it Work for Everyone
Ann Austin

Cooperative Learning or Cheating?
Karl Smith

Thinking Toward Solutions: Problem Based Learning
Barbra Duch

Liberal Education and the University in the 21^st  Century
Stanley Katz

Developing Virtual University and Interactive Web Course Materials at MSU
Alan Arbogast

Spring 1999

Formal Cooperative Learning: Structured Controversy
Karl Smith

Moving Beyond Testing to Evaluate Learning
Dianne Ebert-May

Classroom Assessment Techniques: What makes them Work, and Where do I Go from Here?
Ann Austin

Teaching with Technology and the Internet
Pijanowski, Kort

Dealing with Cheating and Plagiarism in the Classroom
Stan Soffin

Using Computers in the Classroom
Krehbiel

Undoing Gender Bias in the Classroom
McNaron

Newspapers in the Curriculum: The MSU Readership Program
Nancy Pogel

What Do We Know About How Students Learn and How Can We Apply it in Lecturing?
Neal

Fall 1998

Student Drinking and Drug Use: What Faculty Need To Know
Bob Eubanks, Mary Clearing-Sky

Classroom Assessment: Planning to Incorporate Assessment in Your Course
Donald Straney, Cathy Bristow

Using Writing to Teach: Teaching Across the Curriculum
Patti Stock, Elaine Yakura

Teaching with Technology and the Internet
Dean Rehberger

Faculty Course Portfolios: From Teaching to Learning
Debbie Lanssam

Using Learning Theory to Inform Teaching Practice
Marilla Svinicki

Teaching Innovations in Agriculture and Natural Resources
Rique Campa

An Introduction to Cooperative Learning Techniques
Karl Smith

Rethinking Gender in the Classroom
Kelly Morrison