Reflective Practice Executive Summary for 1995–96

Co-Directors: Mary Ann Cessna, Dir. Center for Teaching Excellence, Marie Twal, Nursing and Allied Health Professions, and Lorraine Wilson, Music

• 59  Faculty members
• 6 Academic Colleges

11 Cross-Disciplinary Small Groups

• Teaching Portfolio
• Student Portfolio
• Course Portfolio (CP 101)
• Course Portfolio (CP 102)
• Computer Technology and Multimedia Instruction
• Classroom Assessment
• Cooperative Learning
• Learning Styles
• Stimulating Student Discussion
• Developing Critical Thinking
• Case Studies in Teaching                     

Workshops

20 October 1995

Conversations about Learning Communities

By Dr. Roberta Matthews

21 October 1995

32 participants

Creating Learning Communities and Cooperative Learning:  Toward a Definition of Teaching Excellence at IUP

By Dr. Roberta Matthews

3 February 1996

43 participants

Developing Course Portfolios to Improve Evaluation of Teaching

By Brenda Manning, University of Pittsburgh

2 May 1996

Reflective Practice Recognition Dinner

7-9 March 1996

Fifth Annual Conference on Advancing Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures at State College, PA