Now in its 21st year, the Lilly Seminar Series is a group of workshops and seminars focused on innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment at the university level.
The program began as a set of activities for junior faculty selected to be Lilly Teaching Fellows, but popular demand quickly expanded the program to serve the needs of teaching faculty and academic staff across campus. The workshops and seminars provide explorations of a variety of issues, strategies and approaches for enhancing learning and instruction. Nationally recognized experts, including many from campus, serve as facilitators.
The workshops are designed to provide approaches that participants can use in their own teaching. Resource materials are provided to assist with implementation. The format is interactive and intensive, with time for discussion.
We invite you to join colleagues from across campus as participants in this series. Participants may sign up for the entire series or enroll in individual workshops. Advance registration is required. If your plans change, please let us know. Parking and light refreshments are provided at no cost to participants.
Your requests, suggestions and comments are welcome at facdevel@msu.edu.
The Lilly Seminar Series is one of several ways that MSU supports faculty efforts to enhance active learning on campus. If you have attended workshops in this series before, we look forward to working with you again and hope you will invite colleagues to join us. If you have not attended these workshops before, we invite you to join us for a stimulating and engaging series.
Deborah DeZure
Assistant Provost for Faculty and Organizational Development
How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Michele DiPietro, Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Kennesaw State University
Monday, January 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., MSU Union, Parlor C
(Registration at 8:30 a.m.; program begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Fostering Metacognition and Intellectual Development in Millennial Students
Michele DiPietro, Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, Kennesaw State University
Monday, January 28, 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m., MSU Union, Parlor C
(Registration at 1:00 p.m.;program begins at 1:30 p.m.)
Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Lesson Study: Innovation through Collaboration
Kristen Bieda, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, College of Education, MSU
Thursday, February 14, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., MSU Union, Gold Room B
(Registration at 8:30 a.m.; program begins at 9:00 a.m.)
What’s the Climate in Your Classroom? Strategies for Creating Inclusive Learning Environments in STEM Courses
Cori Fata-Hartley, Interim Director of Faculty and Instructional Development Programs, F&OD, MSU
Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Associate Professor, Lyman Briggs College and Fisheries and Wildlife, CANR, MSU
Wednesday, March 27, 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m., MSU Union, Gold Room B
(Registration at 1:00 p.m.; program begins at 1:30 p.m.)
Introduction to Cooperative Learning
Karl Smith, Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education, Purdue University and Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Thursday, April 11, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Kellogg Center, Michigamme Room
(Registration at 8:30 a.m.; program begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Introduction to Constructive Controversy: The Art of Arguing to Enhance Learning
Karl Smith, Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education, Purdue University and Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Thursday, April 11, 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Kellogg Center, Michigamme Room
(Registration at 1:00 p.m.; program begins at 1:30 p.m.)
Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Our Students
Jan Collins-Eaglin, Director, Counseling Center, MSU
Renee Craig, Psychiatric and Autism Spectrum Disabilities Specialist, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, MSU
Lynn Lammers, Artistic Coordinator, The Transforming Theatre Ensemble, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, MSU
Kristine Moore, Assistant Director for Institutional Equity, Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, MSU
Tuesday, April 16, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Kellogg Center,
(Registration at 8:30 a.m.; program begins at 9:00 a.m.)