ACCOMMODATING OR PANDERING: A Frank Discussion with Student Disability Services
Monday, October 22, 2012
4.00 - 5.00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, Gannett Center 316
Light refreshments provided.
Do accommodations for students with disabilities give an unfair advantage in the classroom? Do such accommodations lower academic standards? Are we doing students a disfavor by offering what might not be available when they go out into the “real world?” At what point do accommodations cross the line and become unreasonable?
This session is intended to be a frank and open dialogue among faculty members and Student Disability Services staff members Linda Uhll, Robin Dubovi, and Jean Celeste-Astorina.
Registration is encouraged, but not necessary.
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ACADEMIC SUSTAINABILITY INTEREST GROUP
The Center for Faculty Excellence and the Sustainability Initiative are interested in forming an academic sustainability interest group to exchange ideas about infusing sustainability content into curricula across disciplines and to strengthen and foster greater student and faculty engagement in sustainability initiatives here on campus. The group will likely convene once a month or so in the Center for Faculty Excellence on the 3rd floor of the Gannett Center, Room 316. Times for the meetings will vary.
First meeting: Tuesday, October 23, 12.10-1.05 pm. Brown bag. You bring the food, we provide the beverages and cookies.
Please let Laurie Wasik know (wasik@ithaca.edu) if you are interested in being included in sustainability interest group meetings.
Marian Brown
Special Assistant for Campus and Community Sustainability
Wade Pickren
Director, Center for Faculty Excellence
FACULTY SHOW AND SHARE: Prezi - Not Just a Snazzy Power Point
Monday, October 29, 2012
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, Gannett Center 316
Presented by Cyndy Scheibe, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Learn how using Prezi can help you think differently about the material you are presenting, allowing you to help students see both the big picture and the details, as well as understanding the connections between concepts.
Light refreshments provided.
Registration is encouraged, but not necessary.
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Faculty Show and Share is a series put on by the Center for Educational Technology in collaboration with the Center for Faculty Excellence. Each session features a guest faculty member who shows how they use a technology to address a teaching goal. Come hear what worked - or didn't work in a format that is informal, experimental, and fun. Discussion is encouraged and anyone is welcome regardless of their experience with technology.
We are always looking for faculty to show and share. Please contact Marilyn Dispensa (mdispensa@ithaca.edu or 274-3647) if you are interested.
DEVELOPING DYNAMIC GROUP ASSIGNMENTS
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
12:10 - 1:05 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, Gannett Center 316
Light refreshments provided.
Presented by Jari Aho
Jari is a lecturer at JAMK University in Jyvaskyla, Finland, and a leader in Faculty Development both in his native country and internationally. He comes to IC as part of a faculty exchange agreement with JAMK University.
Faculty members often value having students engage in collaborative learning. Jari Aho will lead us through an exploration of group development through action-oriented methods of learning. A variety of methods for group development will be discussed in an experiential format. This will be a highly interactive session with a focus on problem solving and application to the classroom.
Schedules permitting, you are invited to attend part or this entire event.
Registration is encouraged, but not necessary.
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT MODELS IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, Gannett Center 316
Light refreshments provided.
Presented by Jari Aho
Jari is a lecturer at JAMK University in Jyvaskyla, Finland, and is a leader in Faculty Development both in his native country and internationally. He comes to IC as part of a faculty exchange agreement with JAMK University.
Those of us who teach at IC are experts in our disciplines, but have to learn how to translate our expertise into effective teaching. This is a challenge faced everywhere in higher education. Jari will explain the approach used in Finland to help disciplinary experts become expert teachers. Can we adapt aspects of the Finnish model to Ithaca College? After his presentation, Jari will lead a discussion with members of the Faculty Development Committee.
Schedules permitting, you are invited to attend part or this entire event.
Registration is encouraged, but not necessary.
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Please visit Fall 2012 Events for details of future events being offered through the Center for Faculty Excellence. Scheduling is being done on a regular basis.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Laurie Wasik at wasik@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3734. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
