Faculty Development

Faculty Development

Cool Tools is open to all, including but not limited to Adjunct Faculty, Full-time Faculty, and Master's Instructors. Cool Tools Sessions will run bi-weekly during the Fall & Spring Semesters 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM in 3310 Sangren Hall.

Cool Tools Workshops

Date

Presenter

Topic

Sept 18

Allison Kelaher- Young

Creating the Need to Read in Courses

Oct 2

Andrea Beach

YouTube as a Teaching and Learning Tool

Using Discussion Threads in Blackboard Vista to Foster Student Interaction

Oct 16

Brian Horvitz

Web 2.0 Cool Applications for Teaching: Part I

Oct 30

Pamela Rups

Donna Dluge

iPod Touch Applications for Teaching

e-Course Reserves: How to Simplify the Materials Preparation Process for your Students

This session will be located in 2033 UCC.

Nov 13

Tracey Robinson

Rubrics: Clarifying Performance Measures and Defining Quality Work for your Students

Dec 4

Allison Kelaher-Young

Study Strategies: Maximizing Students' Coverage of Your Course Materials

Jan 8

Kathy Cummings

Making an Assessment out of you & me: How to Better Assess your Students' Performance

Jan 22

Carol Weideman
Duane R. Hampton

Effective Use of Clickers: Student Response Systems in your Classroom

Feb 5

Allison Kelaher-Young

Interpreting your Course Ratings for Teaching Improvement

Feb 19

Brian Horvitz

Web 2.0 Cool Applications for Teaching: Part II

Mar 12

Andrea Beach

Pods & Video Casting for your Classroom

Mar 26

Gwen Tarbox
Jan Gabel-Goes

Making Group Projects Work: How to Maximize the Outcomes of Group Work with your Students

If you are interested in attending any of the aforementioned sessions please feel free to contact our office at faculty-development@wmich.edu to RSVP.

 

Faculty Development
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5232 USA
(269) 387-1725
faculty-development@wmich.edu