Workshops and Presentations
Spring 2012 WAC Brown Bag Lunch Series
What are benefits of incorporating peer review into the classroom? March 14
“No One Writes Alone: Peer Review in the Classroom, A Guide For Instructors” and “No One Writes Alone Peer Review in the Classroom, A Guide For Students”
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presents two short videos that expand upon the importance of peer review in the classroom. The first is geared towards an audience of instructors and discusses the benefits of incorporating peer review into the classroom. Instructors should not assume that students “know” what to do in a peer review session and therefore need guidance since the answers to their questions might no longer be obvious. Similarly, the video notes how peer review helps students discover their own tools of criticism. Student audiences are informed that the term “peer” does not always mean “expert” and thus can be open ended; peer can mean anyone trying to understand basic questions of the discipline. Peer review encourages a qualitative understanding of one’s work, and the exercise is what helps students learn the process of creating, complicating, and enriching new ideas.
Video for Instructors:
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/25-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/videos/14628-no-one-writes-alone-peer-review-in-the-classroom-a-guide-for-instructors
Video for Students:
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/25-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/videos/14629-no-one-writes-alone-peer-review-in-the-classroom-a-guide-for-students
How is technology changing the face of plagiarism in the classroom? Feb. 16
“Software Catches (and Also Helps) Young Plagiarists” by Marc Perry
Parry discusses examples of software such as Turnitin that are used to detect plagiarism in student papers. As the popularity of such programs grow, many professors are moved to ask questions and make decisions about how they approach plagiarism in their own classroom: Should they use a software to scan all papers or run the risk of missing some cheating by relying on their own instincts? In response, some professors allow students to scan their own papers via Turnitin, and software products such as WriteCheck enable students to check their work against databases used by Turnitin. However, some believe that the key to avoiding plagiarism will not be in detection services, but rather a shift in the way the research process is taught, putting citation in words students understand and making students feel they are a part of relevant collaborative projects.
Article: http://chronicle.com/article/Escalation-in-Digital/129652/
'Hybridizing Courses at FAU: Benefits and Challenges' Feb. 16
On Thursday, Feb. 16 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in IS 208 (Center for eLearning conference room, second floor, Bldg. 4) on the Boca Raton campus, join a brown bag discussion on "Hybridizing Courses at FAU: Benefits and Challenges." Join us for as much of the discussion as you can. We will begin with a general introduction and brief presentation about what "hybridizing" a course means, some of the reasons one would want to hybridize a course, and some of the challenges one must negotiate around in hybridizing a course. We will then break into small(er) groups for more targeted discussions about different groups' needs and concerns about hybridizing (to be determined at the time of the event). We will wrap up by summarizing the small group discussions and offer suggestions on proceeding with hybridizing projects. This event is co-sponsored by the Scholarship of Teaching Office in the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Center for eLearning. For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Peluso, Director for the Scholarship of Teaching, at ext. 561-297-1033 or jpeluso@fau.edu.
Teaching with Technology Showcase
Feb 17, 2012
FAU's Teaching with Technology Showcase provides a great opportunity for faculty to learn about using the latest technology in the classroom. The event will be hosted at the Broward campuses for the first time on Friday, Feb. 17 in Davie. Lunch will be provided. In addition to informative presentations, attendees will have opportunities to win prizes such as TVs, printers and Kindles. RSVP required at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TWT2012-RSVP. For the schedule and additional details, visit www.fau.edu/oit/broward/twt2012. This event is sponsored by FAU Broward Administration , Office of Information Technology - Broward Computing Services (OIT-BCS) , the Center for eLearning , and the Center for Teaching and Learning .
Oct. 23, 2010
9:00am - 1:00pm
The Second Annual Teaching with Technology Showcase was held on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. (
Click here for program
) The Teaching with Technology Showcase is a collaborative program offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Information Technology.
WAC Committee Meetings:
February 9, 12:00-2:00, GS 21B
March 16 12:00-2:00, GS 214B
April 12 12:00-2:00, GS 214B
UCEW Workshop Schedule
To view a Workshop flyer, please click here.
Wednesday, Feb. 1:
Getting Oriented
Learn about the UCEW, its functions, and procedures for appointments.
Monday, Feb. 6:
Reading between the Lines
Gain tips for deconstructing a reading.
Monday, Feb. 13:
Don’t Fear the Thesis
Learn new ways to create a paper’s core idea.
Monday, Feb. 20:
Tips Your Grammar Gave You
Back-to-the-basics approach to some important sentence building concepts.
Monday, Feb. 27:
Punctuation (Ampersand) You
Examine the little, useful symbols in writing.
Monday, March 19:
I Don’t Understand Why You’re Giving Me a Citation!
Learn how to use MLA and APA to cite your sources.
WAC 2-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP (Faculty Training):
January 18 and 25, 2013
February 7 and 14, 2013
The Writing Across the Curriculum program is offering a two-day training seminar intended for faculty, including adjuncts and graduate teaching assistants, who have not yet participated in a WAC seminar and are teaching, or plan to teach, WAC courses this academic year, and those who are planning or teaching courses in FAU's University Honors Program.
Fall 2010: The Scholarship of Teaching Lunchtime Seminars
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Faculty Enhancement Workshop: Critical Thinking: Strategies you can use
Saturday, March 27, 2010
9:00am - 1:00pm
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Building (NU 84)
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Faculty-Community Connections Workshop
Friday, March 26, 2010
9:30am - 2:30pm
Live Oak Pavilion A & B
For more information, please contact Lorraine Cross at lcross@fau.edu or 7-2491.
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Academic Service Learning Symposium
Multidisciplinary Perspectives to Academic Service-Learning: From Concept to Capacity Sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning and The Weppner Center for Civic Engagement and Service
November 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Office Depot Executive Center in the College of Business
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Click here to view the program
Teaching with Technology Showcase
Sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning and The Office of Information Technology
October 24, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center
Click here to view the website and videos of the showcase
Service-Learning and Engaged Scholarship,
presented by Melody A. Bowdon, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
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Student Engagement through Service Learning
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resented by Dr. Ravi Behara
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Storytelling as a Pedagogical Technique,
presented by Dr. Carin Neile
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Click here for a copy of Dr. Neile's handout
What Students Say about their FAU Experience
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presented by Dr. Sharron Ronco
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Exploring Academic Service Learning,
presented by Lorraine Cross and Monica Jara
Using Psychology to Teach: Teaching Tips for Effective Learning,
presented by Dr. Jeffrey S. Nevid, Department of Psychology, St. John's University (Jamaica, NY)
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