Workshop will be held in Belk Pavilion 208, 11:45am-1:15pm.  Lunch will be served.  Please RSVP here: 

Meetings will be held in Belk Pavilion 200, 11:45am-1:15pm.  Lunch will be served.  Please RSVP at the following link:

Kanban has been used widely in the software industry, and some faculty now are adapting it for classroom use to help students improve group communication, pay more attention to detail, keep group members accountable, and achieve a higher likelihood of success. In this practical workshop, we will consider whether and how to adapt Kanban in different courses, and also consider how it might help us manage our own research and service projects.

Workshop will be held from 11:45am-1:15pm in Lindner 206.  Lunch will be served.  Please RSVP at the following link: 

Eric Bauer, Biology Department, and Amy Overman, Psychology Department, will use their funds to purchase spiker boxes and related accessories in support of Teaching Students Neural Functioning through Direct Experience with Action Potentials, $1170. Also in Biology, Yuko Miyamoto received support for Developing Fluorescent Microscope Labs for Cell Biology and Genetics, $4179. In support of the new Bio-chemistry major, Kathryn Matera and Victoria Moore will use $4990 to purchase equipment to enhance the biochemistry labs. Professor Srikant Vallabhajosula in Physical Therapy Education received support for Three Dimensional Biomechanical Analyses of Human Movement for Teaching and Learning, $3200.

Hallie Hogan, Department of Music, received support for Master Classes with Alison Pearce, $2700. Also in music, Virginia Novine-Whittaker will use her award of $1250 to purchase instruments for One World, One Voice: Elon Music Ambassadors Experience, and department chair Matthew Buckmaster received $2000 to support Transforming Music Instruction Pedagogy.  Karl Green, in the Performing Arts department, will receive $2400 to support the funding for Fabric for Use in Costume Construction Courses.

Professor Courtnay Micots, in the Art and Art History department, will use her grants to support two new classes: Art Exhibition: Then and Now In West Africa and Fancy Dress/Carnaval Street Parade and Party, in the amounts of $750 and $600, respectively.

The Teaching and Learning Grant Review committee included faculty members Bill Webb, Jennifer Uno, Svetlana Nepocatych, Mary Knight-McKenna, Harlen Makemson, and Philip Miller.

The CATL Teaching and Learning Grants program supports innovative teaching and learning projects. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $5,000, although smaller and larger proposals will be considered. Grants generally support start-up and one-time expenses (materials, stipends, and so on), rather than paying for ongoing operational costs. For more information, visit our website at .
 

After consulting with Mat Gendle and Academic Council, I am pleased to report that Dr. Harlen Makemson will chair the search and that the following individuals have agreed to serve on the search committee:

• Harlen Makemson, Chair (Associate Professor, Communications)
• Stephen Bloch-Schulman (Associate Professor, Philosophy)
• Ayesha Delpish (Associate Professor and Chair, Mathematics and Statistics)
• Paula DiBiasio (Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Education)
• Heidi Hollingsworth (Assistant Professor of Education)
• Mary Gowan (Professor, Management)
• Linda Niedziela (Associate Professor, Biology)
• Anne Simpkins (Associate Professor, Art)
• Bud Warner (Associate Professor, Human Service Studies/Civic Engagement)

We invite both nominations and applications. Nominations should be sent to Peter Felten (pfelten@elon.edu) who will contact all nominees promptly to encourage a formal application.
Applications must be received by Peter Felten (email, please) by Monday, February 4, 2013. There is no expectation that applicants will be nominated before applying.
A detailed position description is below.

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Associate Director
Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
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The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning seeks an Associate Director.
The mission of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning is to promote engaging, inclusive, and effective teaching, and the scholarship of teaching and learning, at 51爆料网. The Associate Director will work with the Center’s staff and Faculty Advisory Committee to nurture a strong and committed faculty dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarly accomplishment. The Associate Director will begin a four-year term with the start of the 2013-14 academic year. The Associate Director will remain on a faculty contract and will be expected to teach three courses per year. Summer obligations will be compensated by stipend. The Associate Director reports to the Center’s Director.

Position Description: The Associate Director will have responsibilities related to the following, some of which are shared with the Director, the other Associate Director, (an existing position currently held by Mary Jo Festle), the program assistant, and the Center’s Faculty Advisory Committee:

• Consult with individual faculty members in support of their efforts to be inclusive, effective, and innovative teacher-scholars;
• Work in partnership with departments, programs, and schools/colleges on pedagogical and curricular initiatives related to engaged, inclusive teaching and learning;
• Coordinate existing and help create new programs, activities, and resources consistent with the mission of the Center;
• Support scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning at Elon.

Required Qualifications:

• An existing full-time faculty appointment at 51爆料网
• A record of effective and intentional teaching
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially with faculty, staff, and students from across the University
• Interest in the wide range of approaches to scholarly work related to teaching and learning
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desired Qualifications:

• A faculty appointment at the rank of associate professor, professor, or senior lecturer
• Experience with the Center’s programs and services
• Administrative or program leadership experience
• A record of professional activity related to the scholarship of teaching and learning

Applicants must submit to Peter Felten (electronically) by February 4, 2013:
1) A letter of application which addresses the applicant’s qualifications for and interest in the position,
2) A current curriculum vitae with complete contact information for three references,
3) Evidence of effective and intentional teaching (and, if appropriate, curricular development); applicants may provide diverse forms of evidence, but please limit this portion of the application to 2-5 pages.

The search committee will review applications and interview finalists.

We anticipate naming the Associate Director before spring break.
To learn more about the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, please visit the Center’s web site at .
Applicants who have questions about CATL or this position should contact Peter Felten (pfelten@elon.edu or x6609), or Katie King (kingcath@elon.edu, x6449, or Mary Jo Festle (festle@elon.edu, x6423).
Questions about the search process should be directed to Harlen Makemson, chair of the search committee (hmakemson@elon.edu or x5777).
 

North Carolina Campus Compact is now accepting workshop proposals for the . This annual conference, now in its 15th year, is for community engagement faculty, staff, researchers and community partners who want to gain skills, knowledge and best practice models for a spectrum of civic engagement pedagogies and activities from service-learning to social entrepreneurship. Special guest speakers include Dr. Peter Levine, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Director of CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement), Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University and Dr. Judith Ramaley, Distinguished Professor of Public Service at Portland State University in the Hatfield School of Government, President Emerita of Winona State University, and former president of the University of Vermont (UVM), and Portland State University.

The proposal deadline is December 10, 2012. Registration opens November 15, 2012.

Visit for the Call for Proposals.
 

Ready to think about Winter Term yet? (Eek!) What if it were over coffee or snacks?  CATL is offering discussions on the following topic:

Reflecting
Helping students make sense of their experiences and helping you assess their reflections. (Have you heard students say a course or experience strongly affected them but then struggle to articulate how?)

• Monday, Nov. 12 at 12:15pm-1:15pm
• Monday, Nov. 12 at 4:00pm-5:00 pm

If you are interested in attending, please reply to Mary Jo Festle by Oct. 25. Once we know how many will be attending, we’ll announce a location.
 

Ready to think about Winter Term yet? (Eek!) What if it were over coffee or snacks? CATL will be offering a discussion on the following topic:

Connecting
Thinking about how to help students link in-class and outside-of-class activities or bring together courses for common work (which might be a speaker, film, discussion, simulation, sharing products or projects).

• Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 8:30am-9:30am

If you are interested in attending, please reply to Mary Jo Festle by Oct. 25. Once we know how many will be attending, we’ll announce a location.

Ready to think about Winter Term yet? (Eek!) What if it were over coffee or snacks?  CATL will be offering a discussion on the following topic:

Connecting
Thinking about how to help students link in-class and outside-of-class activities or bring together courses for common work (which might be a speaker, film, discussion, simulation, sharing products or projects).

• Monday, Nov. 5 at 4:00-5:00 p.m.

If you are interested in attending, please reply to Mary Jo Festle by Oct. 25. Once we know how many will be attending, we’ll announce a location.