Jim: I'm interested in going to the conference also, if there's still room for one more! Patrice On Friday, January 16, 2004, at 08:41 AM, Jim Greenberg wrote: > If anyone is interested in attending this let me know. I can arrange > for you to go. > > Mr. James B. Greenberg > Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center > Milne Library > SUNY College at Oneonta > Oneonta, New York 13820 > > email: [log in to unmask] > phone: 607-436-2701 > > "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" > > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: "Murphy, Cheryl" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "SUNY Faculty Access to Computing Technology discussion > list. This is an open list." <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:00:57 -0500 > To: "SUNY Faculty Access to Computing Technology discussion list. > This is an open list." <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [fact-l] SUNY TC: Effective Teaching Conference - Buffalo, NY > > THE SUNY TRAINING CENTER AND UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO'S CENTER FOR > TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES PRESENTS: > > *********************************************************************** > ***** > > EFFECTIVE TEACHING: Tips, Techniques, & Treasures > > > *********************************************************************** > ***** > > Date: March 5, 2004 > > Time: 8:30AM - 4:30PM > > Place: Holiday Inn - Buffalo, Amherst, NY > > =========REGISTER ON-LINE============= > > http://www.tc.suny.edu<http://www.tc.suny.edu> > > Category: "Academic Programs" > > $110 SUNY Training Center Member > > $140 Non-SUNY training Center Member > > =========CONFERENCE WEB SITE============= > > For up to date information > > http://www.tc.suny.edu/UBConference_S04/TTTub.html<http:// > www.tc.suny.edu/assess/assessment_ub.html> > > =========SUNY TRAINING CENTER============= > > Phone: 315-464-4078 Fax: 315-464-7303 Email: > [log in to unmask] > > =========KEYNOTE SPEAKER============= > > Dr. Wilbert McKeachie, Department of Psychology, University of > Michigan > > > > WILBERT J. MCKEACHIE is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former > Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the > University of Michigan, where he has spent his entire professional > career since taking his doctorate in 1949. His primary activities have > been college teaching, research on college teaching, and training > college teachers. He is Past President of the American Psychological > Association; the American Association of Higher Education; the > American Psychological Foundation; the Division of Educational, > Instructional, and School Psychology of the International Association > of Applied Psychology; and the Center for Social Gerontology. > McKeachie has written a number of research articles and books, the > best known of which is Teaching Tips, Strategies, Research and Theory > for College and University Teachers (11th ed., 2002, Houghton > Mifflin). Among other honors, he has received eight honorary degrees > and the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal for Lifetime > Contributions to Psychology. > =============PROGRAM================= > > 8:30 - Registration & Continental Breakfast > > 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Kerry Grant, Vice Provost > for Academic Affiars, University at Buffalo > > 9:15-10:45 Motivating Students - Dr. Wilbert McKeachie, Department > of Psychology, University of Michigan > > Often we think of motivation only in terms of good grades as rewards > for good performance. However, a heavy emphasis on grades may be > detrimental to long term motivation. We need to foster both intrinsic > motivation and self-efficacy if we want life-long learning to develop. > > 10:45 - 11:00 - Break > > 11:00 - 12:15 Classroom Techniques: lecture design and delivery - > Dr. Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Chemistry Department, University at Buffalo > > In light of the regular usage of lectures in the classroom, this > presentation will discuss some aspects of course design, student > assignments, course syllabus, and classroom activities, with a focus > on lecture design and delivery. The discussion of lecture design and > delivery will be structured based on four educational goals: > information, organization, motivation, and learning. > > 12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch > > 1:15 - 2:30 The Use of Interrupted Case Method: A cooperative > learning strategy that works - Dr. Clyde Herreid, Distinguished > Teaching Professor, University at Buffalo > > 2:30 - 2:45 - Break > > 2:45 - 4:15 Six Decades: Lessons Learned - Dr. Wilbert McKeachie, > Department of Psychology, University at Michigan > > Among the lessons I have learned are that what works for one student > may not work for another, that what works for one class may not work > for the next, and that what works for a class early in the term may > not be effective later in the term. > > 4:15 - 4:30 Concluding Remarks & Assessment- Dr. Mary Anne Rokitka, > Associate Professor, School of Medicine; Assistant Dean, Undergraduate > Education > > =========END OF E-MAIL MESSAGE============= > --- > You are currently subscribed to fact-l as: > [log in to unmask] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [log in to unmask] > > ------ End of Forwarded Message