Event Date: 11/22/2010 Time: 12:00 pm Central
New faculty members need practical help to achieve lasting classroom success.
The average college professor knows his or her subject matter very well, but receives very little training in how to teach effectively. That’s because most graduate programs provide minimal instruction on classroom pedagogy.
It’s not surprising that many new faculty members struggle when they are first asked to lead their own classes. Bad habits picked up early in a teaching career can become self-defeating in the long term.
Often, new faculty members try to do too much and wind up overextending themselves, which diminishes their enthusiasm. This can lead to frustration and ineffectiveness.
The best way to confront these problems is to provide new faculty members with practical guidance and seasoned advice early on.
In 23 Practical Strategies to Help New Faculty Thrive, award-winning professor and faculty mentor Dr. Ike Shibley of Penn State will share effective strategies for success in college teaching.
Drawing upon his fifteen years of teaching and mentoring experience, Professor Shibley will offer compelling and realistic advice on day-to-day teaching and improving student learning to guide new faculty members around predictable pitfalls and set them on the path to a rewarding teaching career.
This video online seminar will cover:
•Deliberate course design
•Writing a strong syllabus—and sticking to it
•Improving student ratings
•High vs. low-stakes grades
•Finding the right pacing
•The reality behind teaching “myths”
•How to start and end each class
•How and why to find a faculty mentor
•Strategies for working with colleagues
•Ways to increase classroom efficiency
•Maintaining psychological health
•The rewards of teaching
•And more!
This seminar also includes the opportunity to respond to polling questions, ask questions, and share comments and ideas with other attendees.
Who should attend?
This video online seminar is recommended for college professors who are just starting out, and for professors needing to recharge. It is also designed for administrators seeking ways to support new faculty. Others who will benefit from this seminar include:
•Instructors
•Course Developers
•Instructional Designers
Registration Cost
The cost to participate in this 90-minute video online seminar is $259, regardless of the number of attendees from a single location on your campus. This means that you may include all of your new faculty hires in this training opportunity without increasing your costs! To take full advantage of this per-site registration offer, make arrangements to sign on to this seminar from a large meeting room or conference center.
Your presenter
Dr. Ike Shibley is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Penn State Berks. He has won university-wide awards for his teaching and mentors new faculty members. His pedagogical research interests involve exploring strategies to facilitate cognitive development in college students and finding the most productive ways to enhance student learning. A frequent presenter, his pre-conference session for new teachers at The Teaching Professor Conference has been well attended for seven years.
Prepare your new faculty members for whatever college teaching can throw at them. Provide them with the tools for success by registering for this practical seminar today.
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