The Center for Faculty Enrichment (CAFE) is continuing our Fridays @ CAFE this semester.  The focus of these interactive sessions is on teaching and learning. Our goals are simple– to provide an opportunity for instructors to explore a variety teaching and learning practices and to share their ideas with colleagues. We will provide snacks and drinks.

 FALL 2019

Teaching Speaking: The Basics of Teaching and Evaluating Speaking
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Friday, September 6, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    Kris Paal, Asst. Professor, Communication Studies/CAFE Faculty Consultant,  Ronda Scarrow, Asst. Professor, Theatre/CAFE Faculty Consultant
Are you feeling anxious about having to teach and evaluate speaking in your course?  This workshop will cover basic concepts and topics for instructors who are introducing students to speaking at the undergraduate level.

  Designing Courses with Open Education Resources
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Friday, September 13, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    Mark Hamilton, Research & Digital Services Librarian, DEC and CAFE
Are you interested in using library or open education resources in your teaching?  The increased accessibility of low or no cost options for your courses not only saves student money, but can help you to tailor resources to meet course objectives and outcomes. Come see how to use your course outcomes to find, adopt, and incorporate open and library resources into your courses.

Teaching Writing: Using Writing to Teach Course Content
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Friday, September 20, 3:15-4:45pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator:     Heather Lettner-Rust, Assoc. Professor, English/CAFE Faculty Consultant
If you are using writing to help students think about course content, you are teaching writing. This workshop will cover how to embed writing instruction in your course while engaging students in course content.

Teaching and Facilitating Diversity and Inclusion Topics
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Friday, September 27, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator:     Quentin Alexander, Asst. Professor, Counselor Education/CAFE Faculty Consultant
This session is centered on different pedagogy for teaching and facilitating discussions on topics that can be sensitive and sometimes explosive in the classroom.  We will engage in role-plays as well as problem-solve case studies about issues that may present themselves when discussing critical topics in class.

 Diversity and Inclusion Toolbox of Activities for the College Classroom
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Friday, October 4, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator:     Quentin Alexander, Asst. Professor, Counselor Education/CAFE Faculty Consultant
This interactive workshop will focus on various activities for teaching diversity and inclusion topics in the classroom.  Presented from a developmental framework, we will engage in activities and discussions about taking students from the basic understanding of diversity and inclusion topics to complex analysis and self-reflection/examination work.

 Collaborative Learning
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Friday, October 11, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator:     Pam Tracy, Director, Center for Faculty Enrichment,  Adam Franssen, Asst. Director, Center for Faculty Enrichment
Effective collaborative learning is possible when instructors design teaching and learning activities and assignments that are meaningful and tied to course learning outcomes. In this session, we will discuss different approaches to incorporating collaborative learning in your courses.

Teaching Speaking: Using Speaking to Teach Course Content
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Friday, October 18, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    Kris Paal, Asst. Professor, Communication Studies/CAFE Faculty Consultant
If you are using speaking to help students think about course content, you are teaching speaking. This workshop will cover how to embed speaking instruction in your course while engaging students in course content.

 Teaching Writing: Grading and Evaluating
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Friday, October 25, 3:00-4:30
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator:     Heather Lettner-Rust, Assoc. Professor, English/CAFE Faculty Consultant
You’ve assigned it, they turned it in. Now what? Bring your assignment, sample student work, or simply your concerns, and we will streamline your evaluation of student writing.​

 Teaching International Students: Communicating Expectations
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Friday, November 1, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    Deborah Westin, Director, English Language Bridge Program, Center for Global Engagement
In this roundtable, we will converse about how to work with international students, how much time to spend and what to do in situations when expectations may not be clear. Unlike previous workshops on teaching international students, we will focus more on academic success and not so much on intercultural sensitivity.  Please bring situations and together, we will talk about how to handle them.

 Teaching Speaking: See It, Speak It, Critique It: Strengthening YOUR speaking skills
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Friday, November 8, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator:     Ronda Scarrow, Asst. Professor, Theatre/CAFE Faculty Consultant
 Join us for an informal afternoon where we will focus on strengthening your speaking skills for preparing and presenting oral presentations in a variety of situations.

 Designing Courses with Open Education Resources
To register, please click this link: register here
Friday, November 15, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    Mark Hamilton, Research & Digital Services Librarian, DEC and CAFÉ
Are you interested in using library or open education resources in your teaching?  The increased accessibility of low or no cost options for your courses not only saves student money, but can help you to tailor resources to meet course objectives and outcomes. Come see how to use your course outcomes to find, adopt, and incorporate open and library resources into your courses.

 Designing Courses for Face-to-Face & On-line Learning: Quality Matters and Backward Design
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Friday, December 6, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    CAFE and DEC
Get a head start on designing your intersession or spring semester courses.  In this session, we will use the principles and practices of backward design and Quality Matters to align student-learning outcomes with assignments with teaching and learning activities.

Designing Courses for Face-to-Face & On-line Learning: Quality Matters and Backward Design
To register, please click this link: register here
Friday, December 13, 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:    CAFE and DEC
Get a head start on designing your intersession or spring semester courses.   In this session, we will use the principles and practices of backward design and Quality Matters to align student-learning outcomes with assignments with teaching and learning activities.

Productive Summer Planning Workshop: click here to sign up (https://forms.gle/q75L3dDqYGFBBMdv9​)

WHO: Faculty, staff, and graduate students

WHEN: May 20, 2019 10:00-12:00

WHERE: Clark House Conference Room (first floor)

WHAT: Want to have a more productive summer and feel rejuvenated when you begin the fall semester? Join Dr.  Renee Gutiérrez for a workshop based on Kerry Roquemore’s technique for summer planning. A great summer (both working and relaxing) can spring from a few short hours of organizing and thinking. Bring your calendar (and your computer if you like); we’ll supply sticky notes and paper. Learn key strategies for a productive and restorative summer, and work through a proven process to plan your summer.

Professional Portfolio Workshop: click here to sign up​ (https://forms.gle/TDjggBGm3GpfJY7Z6​)

WHO:      For (1) tenure-track faculty entering their second year, (2) lecturers, and (3) clinical educators

WHEN:    May 20, 2019  2:00-3:30pm

WHERE:  Clark House Conference Room, first floor

WHAT:    Join Dr. Adam Franssen to learn about the components of your professional file (both university and departmental requirements), the review process and its timeline; and a framework that will help you think about the professional file crafts a narrative (Audience, Context, and Purpose).

Start Write In: click here to sign up (https://forms.gle/jJqUrDZf9WfXk2zP9)

WHO: Faculty, staff, and graduate students–anyone who has a research or writing program

WHEN: May 21st, 1:00-4:30pm

WHERE: Clark House Conference Room (first floor)

WHAT: A workshop hosted by Dr. Pam Tracy to help you past the obstacles to writing professionally. You’ll learn about how to change your attitude about writing, how to squeeze more writing into a packed schedule, and how to write in community. Bring your computer and a research project (at any stage, from idea to polishing a draft.)

The Center for Faculty Enrichment is continuing our Fridays (and, two Thursdays) @ CAFE this semester.  The focus of these interactive sessions is on teaching and learning.Our goals are simple– to provide an opportunity for instructors to explore a variety of teaching and learning practices and to share their ideas with colleagues. All sessions are from 3:00-4:30pm.We will provide snacks and drinks.

 Up FIRST…

Teaching Information Literacy: Locating and Evaluating Sources
Friday, February 15^th   3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
In this session, we will explore methods for teaching students to locate and evaluate information from multiple disciplines.  Whether you need help incorporating information literacy into a course you already teach, or for a Perspectives – level proposal, this session may be for you.  Bring your syllabus and we will talk about the best ways to incorporate information literacy with your course goals.

Facilitator: Jennifer Beach, Asst. Professor, Research & Instructional Services Librarian
Register for the Information Literacy session @ https://goo.gl/forms/5zyS6kdUSCb3FXZt1

 Up NEXT…

Teaching Speaking: Nonverbal Delivery Skills
Friday, February 22nd 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Public speaking involves more than effective delivery of the spoken word.  Brush up on some instructional techniques for teaching and assessing essential speaking skills that do not directly involve speaking like eye contact, gestures, movement and more.

Facilitators:     Kris Paal, Asst. Professor, Communication Studies/CAFE Faculty Consultant
                           Ronda Scarrow, Asst. Professor, Theatre/CAFE Faculty Consultant
Register for the Teaching Speaking session @ https://goo.gl/forms/WaXBy85ebhK6fGf73

SPRING 2019 Schedule

Teaching and Facilitating Diversity and Inclusion Topics
Friday, March 1st  3:00-4:30pm
Location TBA
Facilitator: Quentin Alexander, Asst. Professor, Counselor Education/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Teaching Writing: How to Manage the Paper Load
Thursday, March 14 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Heather Lettner-Rust, Assoc. Professor, English/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Designing Assignment Rubrics
Friday, March 15 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Linda Townsend, Director of Assessment and Pam Tracy, Director, CAFE

Teaching Writing: Using Writing to Teach Course Content
Thursday, March 21 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Heather Lettner-Rust, Assoc. Professor, English/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)
Friday, March 22 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Adam Franssen, Assoc. Professor, Biology/CAFE Asst. Director

Teaching Speaking: Using Speaking to Teach Course Content
Friday, March 29 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitators:     Kris Paal, Asst. Professor, Communication Studies/CAFE Faculty Consultant
                           Ronda Scarrow, Asst. Professor, Theatre/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Teaching International Students:  Communicating Expectations
Friday, April 5 3:00-4:30pm
Center for Global Engagement Conference Room
Lankford, Room 207
Facilitators:     Deborah Westin, Director, English Language Bridge Program, Center for Global Engagement

Active Learning Activities: The Last Weeks of the Semester
Friday, April 12 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Pam Tracy, Assoc. Professor, Communication Studies/Director, CAFE

Diversity and Inclusion Toolbox of Activities for the College Classroom
Friday, April 19 3:00-4:30pm
Clark House Conference Room
Facilitator: Quentin Alexander, Asst. Professor, Counselor Education/CAFE Faculty Consultant

Pamela J. Tracy Ph.D.
Director, Center for Academic Faculty Enrichment (CAFE)
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
Longwood University
434-395-2803

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Not Just Checking Boxes: A workshop for new advisers

Are you a new academic adviser here at Longwood? Or are you looking for an advising refresher?

Join us to learn: the academic advising philosophies that to benefit students and advisers, academic policies @ Longwood, advising for degree planning (including a DegreeWorks demonstration), and how to advise in two core curricula simultaneously.

When: October 10th, 8:00-9:15am

October 11th, 3:30-4:45pm

Where: Lewis Room (Dorrill Dining Hall)

RSVP by October 5th; click here or go to https://goo.gl/forms/999Q4EDwbd9GtAgw2.

DYNAMIC LEARNING DIALOGUE

The Dynamic Learning Dialogue is an early to mid-semester evaluation technique that provides instructors with rich qualitative feedback from their students regarding the learning environment in a course. Feedback obtained from a Dynamic Learning Dialogue can be used for focused reflections on one’s teaching to enhance classroom interactions, student learning, and teaching strategies. See below for more information.

Interested faculty members contact CAFE (cafe@longwood.edu) to set up an initial appointment

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