SPANCing Works! How a Writing Circle Became Three Publications
Come hear how three faculty members in different areas of Psychology (SPANC – Sensation, Perception, Animal Cognition, Neuroscience, Comparative) formed a writing circle to meet and critique each other’s professional writing. We will discuss our process and share our perspectives about features that make a writing circle effective. Sarah Meerts, Assistant Professor of Psychology; Julie Neiworth, Professor of Psychology; Julia Strand, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Reflections on a Career in Teaching
Robert Tisdale, Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of English and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus will discuss his career as a teacher. He offers a candid and informative reflection on how he evolved as a teacher over his career. The presentation will draw upon a written reflection on Professor Tisdale’s career. If you wish to read that before attending the event, go to http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/ltc/reflections/ Robert Tisdale, Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of English and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus
“No Weasels Words” (And Other Intersections of Carleton’s Mission with QuIRK)
From the outset QuIRK was an innovative quantitative reasoning program intended to increase the likelihood of students (nearly all students) leading rewarding, professionally satisfying lives of service to humanity. The initiative was faced with the question of “How?” How could QuIRK impact as many students as possible? How could QuIRK engage as many faculty as possible? How could QuIRK affect as many other colleges as possible? This talk will highlight QuIRK’s origins and its evolutionary path to the present. Co-sponsored by QuIRK. Scott Bierman, President, Beloit College
Whither Viz?
What is the impact of a campus initiative after the grant funding has gone? Faculty and staff, new and experienced, may not recognize what has changed due to the work of an initiative, or may not know the funding sources, technology support, and innovative possibilities that are still available across campus. This session will explore what has happened with Viz concepts since the initiative “ended” in Fall 2012 and the myriad ways in which Viz lives on campus! Students are welcome to attend. Susan Jaret-McKinstry, Helen F. Lewis Professor of English; Victoria Morse, Associate Professor of History, and colleagues to be announced
Video. For You. By You. Made Easier. (And Why Bother?)
Take a look at the exploding use of video in education and industry—and learn how Carleton’s offerings can make it easier for you. This joint presentation with St. Olaf will cover video use in Physics & Foreign Languages, Music & MOOCS, Art, Panopto, & a lot more. Students are welcome to attend. Dann Hurlbert, Media & Design Specialist; Ben Gottfried; Multimedia Instructional Technologist
Campus as a Living Lab: Using Carleton Data Sets as a Teaching Tool
The daily workings of Carleton’s campus are often deep “behind the scenes” from a student’s perspective. Yet the knowledge and decisions underlying these daily operations are often complex and multi-faceted. Data collected to support and inform such operational processes and decisions can also cultivate rich, fascinating and easily accessible opportunities for class projects, research and case studies. This session will demonstrate Carleton data sets available for faculty and student use in teaching and research including – but not limited to – energy data, weather data and food procurement data. Faculty will present case studies where these data have been creatively applied to learning objectives across the curriculum. Students are welcome to attend. Martha Larson, Manager of Campus Energy and Sustainability; Doug Foxgrover, ITS Communication & Training Coordinator
I’d Like to Add You to My Network
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Student Profiles how are students using these social media channels, and what do you need to know to advise them? We’ll discuss: the basics of these four media channels; what should you do when a student requests a connection with you; how you can use these channels in your work with students; and how students use this media in their career development and job search. This session will benefit professors, advisers, and staff in understanding how to work most effectively with the tools that students use to network towards professional development and employment. Students are welcome to attend. Kim Betz, Director of the Career Center; Abby Trout, Associate Director of the Career Center ; Willy Lee, Web Administrator/Developer; Christine Lac, Senior Lecturer in French