Upcoming Faculty Seminar Series: Teaching Larger Classes(Archive)

Many classes at NC State are larger this year because of budget cuts and increased enrollment. This seminar series is designed to assist faculty in developing and sharing strategies for effectively teaching larger classes. The Office of Faculty Development, in collaboration with DELTA, announce their fall seminar series: Teaching Larger Classes: Issues and Effective Strategies for Faculty.

The series leads with a 10/6/09 presentation from a Visiting Teaching Scholar from the Atlantic Coast Conference of Universities. Dr. Todd Azkrajsek will share strategies for engaging students and overcoming apathy in larger classes. Tuesday, 10/6/09. 11-1 pm in Park Shops – Room 130. This session offered in person or by online webinar access. See
http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-development/larger-classes/Todd-session.html.

Other sessions are as follows:

10/8/09: Transforming your Course by Incorporating Technology [Register for this session]
Presented by Dr. Traci Temple and Lisa Fiedor, DELTA
Thursday, 10/8/09 12:00 – 1:00 pm
ITTC Lab 1B DH Hill

10/20/09: Surviving Larger Classes: Tricks and Tips : A Sharing Session for Faculty [Register for this session]
Facilitated by: Dr. Maxine Atkinson, Anthropology and Sociology, Dr. Sarah Ash, Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, and Dr. Anna Howard, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Tuesday, 10/20/09 12:00 – 1:30 pm Rm 129 in 1911 Bldg

10/22/09: Web 2.0: Uses in Teaching and Learning [Register for this session]
Presented by DELTA, 1:30pm – 3:30pm – ITTC lab 1B DH Hill

10/27/09: TurningPoint Clickers I: Basic Principles and Hands-On Practice [Register for this session]
Presented by DELTA , Tuesday, 10/27/09, 9:00 AM – 10:30AM
ITTC lab 1A DH Hill

11/2/09: Writing and Speaking in Larger Classes
Presented by Dr. Chris Anson and Dr. Deanna Dannels, Campus Writing and Speaking Program [Register for this session]
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Room TBA . Offered live as well and by online access.

11/13/09: Clicker Pedagogy in Larger Classes: How Using Clickers Can Improve Learning [Register for this session]
Presented by Dr. David McConnell, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, Room, TBA. Offered live as well and by online access.

11/17/09: TurningPoint Clickers II: Advanced Techniques [Register for this session]
Presented by DELTA, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, ITTC Lab 1A DH Hill

11/20/09: Dealing with Issues of Academic Integrity in Larger Classes
Presented by Lisa Bullard, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering [Register for this session]
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Room TBA. Offered live as well and by online access.

12/3/09: Web 2.0: Uses in Teaching and Learning [Register for this session]
Presented by DELTA, 9:00 – 11:00 AM-
ITTC Lab 1A DH Hill