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Teaching Dossier Academy – June 4 through 8 2012 Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Teaching Dossier Academy – June 4 through 8, 2012
Windsor, Ontario, Canada


From my POD listserv:
Teaching Dossier Academy – June 4 through 8, Windsor, Ontario, Canada



The University of Windsor is pleased to invite college and university professors of all ranks and years of experience to its fourth annual Teaching Dossier Academy, June 4-8, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The Academy is designed to provide background information, workshops, peer consultation, and extensive expert individual consultation to support the development of participants’ professional teaching portfolios over a period of five days.
Organizers of the Academy will guide post-secondary instructors through the process of gathering materials and selecting items to include in their dossiers, as well as articulating teaching methods and philosophies.
The Academy will accommodate doctoral students as they articulate their teaching identities, early-career faculty seeking to establish their teaching profiles, tenure-track teachers required to prepare or re-write their dossiers for formal evaluation procedures, instructors preparing materials for teaching awards, and teachers at all career stages who wish to enhance their pedagogical practice through reflection and peer dialogue. This year, a new stream is available for Educational Developers.
Details and a three-minute video featuring testimonials from past participants can be found on the Centre’s home page.
Academy Registration and Fees

The fee for full-time graduate students from institutions other than the University of Windsor is $169.50 (includes HST), CDN or US funds. The fee for faculty and staff from other institutions is $282.50 (includes HST), CDN or US funds. Enrolment for the Academy is limited to 25 participants.
A few spots are being held for people interested in developing their Educational Developer’s Portfolios/Dossiers. There is a waiting list for the event, but because this is a new stream, organizers are holding a few extra spots.
There has been growing interest in opportunities to begin or refine Educational Developers’ Dossiers. For several years, organizers have offered a five-day Teaching Dossier Academy, and each year a few Educational Developers have attended. This year, for the first time, organizers are starting a new stream for Educational Developers. It is a wonderful opportunity to focus attention on dossiers and receive feedback from a mentor and peers.
For more information, or to register, visit the Academy website. (Please note, you will receive an initial message that you are on a waiting list, until your position has been confirme

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Inside Higher Ed: Daily News Update May 3, 2012





In the first weeks of the 2012 campaign, Obama and Romney focused not on economic or foreign issues but on the student loan interest rate. Could student debt play a significant role in this year's elections?


Harvard and MIT hope their free online courses will not only give learners access to top courses, but also give education researchers access to unprecedented pools of learning data.


As science doctoral students progress toward their Ph.D.s, they become less likely to want to become a professor, survey finds.



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EduDemic: May 3, 2012


EduDemic





Posted: 02 May 2012 02:34 PM PDT
Whoa. And you thought Google was helpful when it came to finding new education resources. There's a new search engine on the block that's making waves in the edu-world. It's called Noodle and it's designed just for teachers, students, and education administrators. What could be better than that?

Posted: 02 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT
A word of warning to any current student who wants to get a job at some point. At any point. The web is permanent and your future employer knows how to find you.

Posted: 02 May 2012 09:30 AM PDT
If you're looking to start discussing religion in your classroom, why not do so as visually as possible? What better way to do that than with an infographic?

Posted: 02 May 2012 07:25 AM PDT
It has been said that imagination is more important than knowledge, and for any experienced classroom teacher it is easy to see daily evidence of this.

Posted: 02 May 2012 06:32 AM PDT
Harvard and MIT just anounced edX. It's quite possibly the biggest change to online learning in recent memory. But it's not because of who is involved. It's because of something else.




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TLT-SWG May 3, 2012


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Tolman's Metacognitive Instruments re “Overcoming Student Resistance” to learner-centered methods #TLTGFrLv May 2, 2012
Posted: 02 May 2012 12:26 PM PDT
Anton Tolman's
  Metacognitive Instruments based on Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM)
  Oct-Dec 2011. Following excerpts are from "Read First:
Explanation of Metacognitive Instruments for Helping
  Students Become More Effective Learners
" Anton Tolman,
  Utah Valley University


 

"Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) as described by Prochaska and DiClemente.
   This model describes three inter-related concepts:  
Readiness to Change
(the degree to which the person is ready to
  adopt new behaviors and to make genuine changes in his/her life),
Self-Efficacy (the set of beliefs of the person about their ability

  or
capacity to make a change) and Decisional Balance (the person’s own assessment of the benefits
  and costs of making a change -- whether they feel inclined to approach or
  avoid the change).  All three of these constructs are useful in
  understanding student behavior and motivation in classes and their reactions
  to active learning assignments and courses. "



..."Instruments
  and Procedures in this Collection:
§ Interpreting the TTM - document for students explaining the TTM
"The way I use these instruments in my classes is generally as follows:


1) First day of class, have them complete the
  TTM-S either in class or online before class
2)
  By 2nd class, have them complete the RSPQ online or bring to class
3)
  Do NOT give the keys to the students; I quickly score their TTM Surveys and
  let them know their stages usually via email or our course Learning
  Management System (LMS)
4)
   By the next class period following my feedback to them of their stage,
  the PLP is due
5)
   By the next class period after that, their LSSA1 is due; the LSSA2 is
  due just after the mid-term exam, and the LSSA3 is due the week before class
  ends
6)  The week before class ends, I also ask
  them to complete the TTM and RSPQ again and to reflect on how their scores
  have changed (or not) since the start of the semester
 
"Note:
   I have a specific course objective related to helping students to
  become more effective learners, so we create time in class to discuss these
  issues throughout the semester.  I generally grade the instruments as
  complete or incomplete.  For the LSSA, full score is obtained if they
  complete all items and questions and the reflections are genuine.  For
  the PLP, score is based on if they complete all elements of the assignment
  and due so honestly and with genuine reflection.  
 
"I
  have also included a document that describes the above procedure in this
  collection called 'Using Metacognitive Instruments in Class'.”  
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Inside Higher Ed Insider Update May 2012

   May 2012


Welcome to your May 2012 Insider Update - the newsletter for readers of Inside Higher Ed. Once a month we send a quick rundown on what's happening at Inside Higher Ed: events, accomplishments and a bit of fun.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

"Inside Higher Ed is the first website I open, to enjoy with my morning coffee. I am constantly surprised how relevant the information is, and how, almost daily, I am referencing something I learned from your website."

--Kimberly D. Echols, Florida State University.

Thanks, Ms. Echols -- we were thrilled by how many responders in our recent reader survey mentioned that coffee-Inside Higher Ed relationship.

A wide range of topics -- from birth control to rethinking student learning -- got people reading, writing and sharing on the site last month. Our best-read story was Scott Jaschik's coverage of a recent study of the most competitive colleges, finding that "holistic" admissions policies look very different at different colleges -- and that some kinds of applicants may compete only against each other. A vIews piece from Richard Keeling and Richard Hersh, arguing that change -- and not a little -- is needed across higher education, inspired hundreds of readers to click the "share" button. Keeling and Hersch take colleges to task for focusing too much on rankings and pushing students through, and too little on academic rigor and quality. Scott's story about a Catholic university that has allowed health insurance to include contraception, but now tells employees they will lose that benefit, drew more comments than any story we published in April.

BOOK WITH BUZZ

In his new book College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be (Princeton University Press), Columbia University professor Andrew Delbanco tries his hand at answering some of the most fundamental questions about college in America: What is college for? What should college -- as distinct from university -- look like? And what on earth is to be done about it? Click here to read our interview (as well as all Inside HIgher Ed's books coverage).

INSIDE HIGHER ED NEWS

Inside Higher Ed's Serena

Golden chats with Wendell Berry after the 2012 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. Read Serena's coverage of the event here.

OUT AND ABOUT -- Scott Jaschik travels to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on May 4 to participate in a panel honoring the 50th anniversary of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.

Todd Thompson will be representing Inside Higher Ed at the Midwest Region conference of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) in Milwaukee, WI, May 6-8.

Scott travels to Atlanta, GA, on May 14 for a speech to a group of British university administrators. He'll be back in Washington, DC, for the World 100 Reputation International Higher Education Conference taking place at American University May 15-16. And then he travels on to Philadelphia May 17 for a meeting of the Education Writers Association, where he'll be joined by Doug Lederman.

Kathlene Collins will spend May 21-22 in Austin, TX, for the annual users conference of PeopleAdmin.

Paul Fain and Daryl Anderson will travel to Austin a little later in the month for the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development's 34th annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, taking place May 27-30. Paul will present a session titled Talking to the News Media on Monday, May 28, at 2:45 p.m.

Allie Grasgreen heads to Chicago May 28-June 1 for the annual meeting of the American College Health Association.

GRADHACKER SEEKS MORE WRITERS -- GradHacker, an Inside Higher Ed blog produced by graduate students for graduate students, is seeking new writers.

Gradhacker has inhabited a space somewhere between the worlds of social sciences, humanities, and education but has had guest authors from disciplines as varied as astronomy and law. Authors have blogged about issues like Banishing Imposter Syndrome and the Perils of Perfectionism while also providing practical advice on How to Write a Course Proposal, How to Read a Book and Stripping Down the Writing Process.

If you are interested in Gradhacker's efforts, they can benefit from your input in several ways. First, Gradhacker is always looking for permanent authors who are motivated and enthusiastic about sharing knowledge. Second, the Gradhacker podcast launched its second episode last week and is open to feedback, ideas for interviews, and iTunes subscribers. Finally, Gradhacker is building networks between graduate student organizations throughout the country to help connect people and ideas. Please share this exciting project with those who may be interested at your own institution and feel free to contact co-editor Alex Galarza (galarza1@msu.edu) with feedback or questions.

STAFF NEWS -- Congratulations to Inside Higher Ed's lead developer Juan Risso and his wife Angie on the birth of their son Luka Benjamin.

David Epstein, who has the distinction of being the first reportorial hire of Inside Higher Ed, has been named a Livingston Award finalist, identifying him as one of the 40 best journalists in the country (in any media form -- print, online, broadcast) under the age of 35. David is currently writing at Sports Illustrated, and those wanting to check out some of his recent work can find an archive here.

RECENT VISITORS -- Lots of interesting guests sat down with Inside Higher Ed reporters and editors in April, including visitors from the Council of Graduate Schools, NASPA, University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania, State University of New York at Buffalo, Husson University, Valparaiso University, Pitzer College, Mills College, and Interfaith Youth Core. We're always happy to host higher education leaders in our DC offices. Contact Scott at scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com or Doug at doug.lederman@insidehighered.com to plan a visit.

Inside Higher Ed's Sharon Salang (left) with Mary Beth Jordan, human resources director of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University at the CUPA-HR Eastern Region conference last month.

INTERACTIVE

Taking Career Services to the Next Level

An Inside Higher Ed Webinar featuring Andy Chan, vice president for personal and career development at Wake Forest University

Thursday, May 24, 2 pm Eastern


As the economic downturn drags on, new college graduates continue to face a tough job market. And prospective college students (not to mention their parents) are increasingly looking at how colleges actually prepare students for careers. While some colleges have long embraced this mission, other colleges worry about the impact on traditional liberal arts orientations – even as they also worry about being attractive and relevant to students.

On Thursday, May 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern, Andy Chan, vice president for personal and career development at Wake Forest University and organizer of the recent conference Rethinking Success: From the Liberal Arts to Careers in the 21st Century, will offer a presentation on why and how colleges are rethinking the role of career services and career centers. Andy will discuss:

  • Why career centers are increasingly important in attracting prospective students and assuring their parents, as well as ensuring successful outcomes at graduation.
  • The importance of career development at institutions where some or all students are in liberal arts programs.
  • The role of academic programs and faculty related to careers (for students in a range of fields).
  • How career development should be revamped given the current economy.
  • Future directions for career development in higher education.

Ideal for professionals in student affairs, admissions, academic affairs and career services, the Taking Career Services to the Next Level webinar will feature a 30-minute presentation and a 30-minute question-and-answer period. The entire program will last one hour.

The Taking Career Services to the Next Level webinar costs $199 for a single registration. The presentation is conducted online and does not require a conference call; attend yourself or with a group around a shared monitor. Register early -- through Friday, May 11 -- and the cost is only $149. Click here to register.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Andy Chan became vice president for personal and career development at Wake Forest University in 2009. Chan was previously assistant dean and director of the MBA Career Management Center at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Before joining Stanford, Chan served as president and CEO of eProNet, an online recruiting and career network based on relationships with university alumni associations. Earlier, he was president and CEO of MindSteps, a corporate education software start-up. Chan earned his B.A. and M.B.A. at Stanford University.

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