Reflective Practice Executive Summary for 2010–11

Reflective Practice Executive Summary

Co-Directors: Stephanie Taylor-Davis, Mary Ann Hannibal, Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran, Thersea McDivett,
Mark Palumbo, Michele Papakie, John Woolcock

98 members in 26 Departments

AA 9%, ECOBIT 0%, COEET 18%, FA 1%, HHS 17%, HSS 27%, NSM 27%, Other 2%

60 Active and 38 Active Plus RP Members 

Full Professor 10%, Associate 23%, Assistant 46%, All Others 19%; Male 29%, Female 71%

Fall Large Group Meetings

August 26, 2010 Understanding the Rhythms of Teaching and Learning (34 participants)
September 1, 2010 Good Small Group Talk About Good Teaching: Creating Teaching Circles (38 participants)
October 7, 2010 Student Evaluations: Preparing Yourself and Your Students (35 participants)
November 3, 2010 Strategies for Teaching Non-Majors (37 participants)
December 2, 2010 Holiday Party

Fall Workshop

October 23, 2010 The Courage to Teach - Dr. Kathleen Glasser, Facilitator (35 participants)

Spring Large Group Meetings

January 20, 2011 Promoting Critical Thinking (20 participants)
February 9, 2011 Unbalancing Student Thinking (16 participants)
March 3, 2011 Information Literacy as a Critical Skill for Success (15 participants)
April 6, 2011 Low-Tech Teaching (12 participants)
April 28, 2011 Annual Awards Banquet

Special Project Events

November 9, 2010 Promotion Box Night - Dr. Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran, Facilitator (9 participants)
March 1, 2011 Revisiting Your Writing Assignments - Dr. Ben Rafoth, Facilitator (15 participants)

Departmental Teaching Circles (Total: 59 members)

Amazing Anthropology (3)
Criminology (17)
General Chemistry (4)
Information Access and Evaluation: Library (7)
Language Teaching & Classroom Management (7)
Nursing: Simulation Pedagogy (3)
Psychology (6)
Safety Science (5)
Teaching Math to Elementary Teachers (6)