CTC
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Closed
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Pre-Tenure and Promotion Working Group
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To learn about the tenure and promotion process for tenure-track faculty, to review past year's promotion and tenure materials, and prepare our own tenure and promotion materials.
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Aleea Lynn Perry
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aperry@iup.edu
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DTC
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Open
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Teaching LSE
at IUP
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Members will share effective strategies for teaching English 100, 101, 121 and 202, especially strategies that foster engagement and support retention.
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Lynn Shelly
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lynn.shelly@iup.edu
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CTC
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Closed
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Research and Writing
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Support junior female colleagues as they balance maintaining an active research and writing agenda while teaching.
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Erin Conlin
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elconlin@iup.edu
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DTC
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Open
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Information Literacy and
Information Innovations Teaching Circle
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To improve our effectiveness at teaching information literacy and information tools.
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Maria Barefoot
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barefoot@iup.edu
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CTC
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Open
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Mindfulness in Higher Education Teaching Circle
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The goals of the MHE Teaching Circle are to encourage to support, among its members, exploration of personal mindfulness-based contemplative practices, investigation of contemplative teaching strategies in higher ed through research, and, through discussion,
reflection on personal practice and applications of mindfulness-based activities for learning in the classroom.
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Daniel J. Weinstein
Kim Weiner |
gkbt@iup.edu kweiner@iup.edu |
CTC
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Closed
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“Facilitating
student learning through interprofessional simulation”
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To develop and integrate simulation experiences to increase student learning
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Pao Ying Hsiao
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pyhsiao@iup.edu
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DTC
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Open
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Improving Nursing Students’ Clinical Judgment
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Identify teaching-learning activities to improve nursing students' clinical judgment. Discuss challenges related to clinical judgment. Implement improvement measures related to clinical judgment.
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Taylor Edwards
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t.edwards@iup.edu
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CTC
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Open
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APSCUF Newer Faculty
Teaching Circle
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Rachel Fox
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rporter@iup.edu
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DTC
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Closed
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Healthy Teachers
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- Discuss strategies for promoting faculty wellness.
- Describe stressors that hinder faculty performance.
- Reflect on strategies for promoting health and being effective in one's professional role.
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Kristy Chunta
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kchunta@iup.edu
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CTC
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Open
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Online Teaching and Learning
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To learn and share ideas and experiences related to online teaching and learning.
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Carrie Bishop
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cbishop@iup.edu
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DTC
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Closed
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Psychology Department Teaching Circle
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To provide a forum for more senior and less experienced members of the Psychology Department to share their teaching experiences, practices, and initiatives.
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William James Farrell
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wfarrell@iup.edu
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CTC
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Closed
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Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Teaching
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To facilitate dialogue across disciplines regarding teaching pedagogy, classroom management, and self-care.
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Melanie Duncan
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mduncan@iup.edu
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DTC
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Open
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General Chemistry Department Teaching Circle
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To improve the General Chemistry experience, particularly the laboratory component, of the students in the course(s).
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Wendy Lou Elcesser
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endyw@iup.edu
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DTC
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Open
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Emerging Technology Teaching Circle
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To explore the use of new and emerging technology while teaching and sharing scholarship.
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John Chrispell
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jchrispe@iup.edu
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DTC
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Open
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Theater EDI DTC
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To discuss and implement continued strategies to meet and surpass our departmental diversity goals in the classroom through curriculum, alumni involvement, and guest speakers.
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Ethan Hollinger
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eholling@iup.edu
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CTC
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Open
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Fostering
Diversity and Inclusion in Any Classroom
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Learn how to appropriately and actively address diversity and inclusion in any class so that all students know they are welcome.
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Anne Kondo
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akondo@iup.edu
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CTC
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Open
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Integrating Digital Design and Rapid Prototyping into the Classroom
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This teaching circle will use computer- aided design software and digital fabrication processes such as laser cutting, CNC milling and 3D printing to explore innovative ways to incorporate this technology into the classroom.
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Sharon Massey Sean Derry |
smassey@iup.edu sean.derry@iup.edu |
DTC | Open | Anthropology OER | Create an introductory anthropology Open Educational Resource | Andrea Palmiotto Lara Homsey-Messer
| apalmiot@iup.edu lmesser@iup.edu
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DTC | Closed | Assessment Planning and Revision | The teaching circle will help plan and analyze assessment data for the departments programs.
| Gail Sechrist | gailsech@iup.edu |
DTC | Closed | Mentoring Students Through Extracurricular Studio Art Practice | This teaching circle will explore effective strategies for mentoring undergraduate students through the development and creation of public exhibitions and events.
| Sean Derry Sharon Massey | tvls@iup.edu smassey@iup.edu |
DTC | Closed | Getting Things Done Teaching Circle | The primary goal of this teaching circle is to help IUP faculty to learn principles of effective time management as they have been developed according to productivity specialists. In order to pursue this goal, members of the teaching circle will read productivity documents and experiment with productivity software and technology. The secondary goal of this teaching circle is to learn how to apply productivity principals to classroom teaching, course preparation, and other faculty responsibilities. Since most productivity guides and software have been developed for business enterprises, the member of the group are working to find ways to adapt these concepts and tools to educational purposes.
| Gian Pagnucci | pagnucci@iup.edu |
CTC | Open | Living-Learning Partners Teaching Circle | 1) to explore LLCs as a HIP by reviewing best practices as confirmed by research, 2) to support colleagues currently participating in or considering participating in LLCs at IUP by providing appropriate professional development
| Dawn Smith-Sherwood | smithshe@iup.edu |
DTC | Open | Safety Sciences | 1) Publish Results of Last year's Reflective Practice Study. 2) Invite members of Advisory Board for discussion on course updates for MS program. 3) Start a path forward with Advisory Board member(s) on safety visualization article.
| Wanda Minnick | wanda.minnick@iup.edu |