TLTG Online Events Feb. 10 - 12, 2010

http://tltgroup.roundtablelive.org/Default.aspx?pageId=338009&eventId=122160&EventViewMode=EventDetails
-- Thursday, Feb. 11: Creating Productive Surveys with Flashlight Online 2.0 Workshop, 2nd session
-- Friday, Feb. 12: FridayLive! Simple Feedback Targeting Course Improvement
-- Upcoming Events: Ning, Info Lit Assessment, Strategic Planning for TLT...


Despite blizzard conditions this week here in the Mid-Atlantic, the TLT Group is still plowing ahead!


Thursday, Feb. 11: Creating Productive Surveys with Flashlight Online 2.0 Workshop, 2nd session
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WORKSHOP
Thursdays, February 4 and 11, 5:00 - 6:00 pm ET
Presenter: Steve Ehrmann, TLT Group
Hands-on introduction to Flashlight Online 2.0. Designed primarily for instructors, and support staff who will be training local faculty, but all users should find this helpful. Sessions will be archived for those who cannot participate live in one or both events. FREE...REGISTRATION still available for the 2nd session


Friday, Feb. 12: FridayLive! Simple Feedback Targeting Course Improvement
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FRIDAY LIVE!
Friday, February 12, 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Steve Ehrmann, TLT Group, and Craig Bach, Drexel University
One way to improve teaching and learning is for faculty and for students to both get a clearer idea of what s been going on in the course. For example, what students learn is heavily influenced by how much time, energy and thought they put into doing homework, and how well prepared they are when they come to class sessions. So what could a faculty member ask students to help that faculty member figure out how to make future homework assignments more successful? Many faculty use technologies such as PowerPoint slides and online discussions; what could faculty ask students about those uses of technology that would help the faculty make future slide shows more compelling, and future discussions more engaging? Come hear about feedback tools being jointly developed by Drexel and TLT Group that make use of student feedback in courses more enticing and rewarding. FridayLive! sessions FREE to all...REGISTER


Upcoming Events: Ning, Info Lit Assessment, Strategic Planning for TLT...
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WORKSHOP:
Information Literacy and Assessment
An ACRL/TLT Group Online Workshop
Thursdays, February 25, March 4 and 11 at 1:00 pm ET
Presenters: Debra Gilchrist, Pierce College and Anne Zald, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Seminar leaders will provide practical, specific examples for conducting an assessment of information literacy programs and will explore the questions surrounding assessment, such as - do we assess the process or what students find? How do we determine effectiveness of programs? Are we having the desired impact in the classroom? Seminar participants should be actively involved in information literacy programs and need to conduct assessments. REGISTER


FRIDAYLIVE!
Online Communities - What's Happe-NING 2 years Later
Friday, February 26 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Bonnie Mullinix, TLT Group, Scott Simkins, NC A&T, and Ning SoTL Community
The TLT Group started using Ning back in February 22, 2008* for it's community building and conversation-promoting features. We have found that this platform is easy to manage and allows for asynchronous threaded discussion, attaching documents and rss/email notification. We will talk about our experiences and share and compare with others who have been experimenting with this free, easily accessible social networking tool for community building. Scott Simkins of NC A&T will share how this has been used to support a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Community (with over 150 members exchanging ideas and materials). We will discuss the possibilities and the challenges associated with establishing, promoting and maintaining such cross-institutional communities. REGISTER


WORKSHOP
Strategic Planning for Teaching and Learning (with Technology): "Ten Things I (No Longer) Believe"
Tuesdays, March 16, 23, and 30 at 1:00 pm ET
Presenter: Steve Ehrmann, The TLT Group and guests.
Academic programs evolve as the result of environmental changes, formal planning, and day-to-day decisions (often made with no consciousness of their influence on the future). This workshop will focus mostly on the second and third factors. This will be a real workshop: we'll read, think and write together to produce materials you can use at your institution for planning and for staff development. REGISTER


WORKSHOP
ePortfolios
Thursdays, April 8, 15, 22 at 1:00 pm ET
Presenter: Darren Cambridge, George Mason University and Steve Ehrmann, the TLT Group.
An ePortfolio can be a powerful tool for assessment, but it can also be used to create a stimulating, empowered learning environment. Join us for a discussion of such topics as what an ePortfolio actually is, things to consider when planning an ePortfolio initiative and how to use faculty and student feedback in the development process. REGISTER


MORE EVENTS!
Remember, you can go to the TLT Group Registration page to view details and register for all upcoming events; plus links to additional information about FridayLive! FASTPASS and TLT Group Individual Membership.
http://tltgroup.roundtablelive.org/Default.aspx?pageId=338009 
Contact Information
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web: http://www.tltgroup.org/  
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TLTG Online Events Feb. 10 - 12, 2010

DU CTLAT Research And Publication Tips Workshop Flyer

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Dillard University Phi Eta Sigma Spring 2010

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FREE 1-Hour Webinar: Does CRM Stand for "Can't Really Measure" On Your Campus?

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Time: 11 AM (PST), 2 PM (EST)
Yes! I would like to attend this free webinar: http://www.1105info.com/t.do?id=4245387:19829214  


Join us for a look at the common measures of successful customer relationship management initiatives, and how you can jumpstart an effective CRM strategy.


You will learn:
- Best practices deployed by several higher education institutions, including the reasoning that guided their customized solutions and enabled them to prioritize and act immediately
- Various approaches to producing a business case that is less wishful-thinking and fuzzy and more pragmatic and tangible
- How to devise an approach that will achieve cross-departmental cooperation, buy-in, funding and sustained visibility on the executive agenda


When done right, improving prospect and student outcomes does not have to take years, but can be done in waves that take weeks or months. The presentation will be led by Andy Drefahl, vice president of Constituent Insight with deliverables by Keith Stefanczyk, principal and founder of Blue Wolf Strategy.


Register now to learn more: http://www.1105info.com/t.do?id=4245388:19829214  

Thank you,
Campus Technology
Sponsored by: Oracle
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FREE 1-Hour Webinar: Does CRM Stand for "Can't Really Measure" On Your Campus?

Call for Dillard University Convocation Presentations

Center for the First Year Experience

To: The Faculty and Staff
From: Dr. David V. Taylor
Dr. Henrietta A. Harris
Date: February 9, 2010
Re: Convocation Presentation Spots open to the Dillard University Community

I. Weekly Convocation slots …open to the Dillard University Community.
The program should be of interest to First Year Students (currently 59 are attending) and of possible interest to upper-class persons.) Once your date is settled you are welcomed to invite others to your presentation. Day: Thursday; Time: 11am- 11:50 am; Place: Lawless Chapel. Time slots: 15 minutes or for the full 30 minutes.


Time slots available for 15 minutes or the full 30 minutes. Please send your request ASAP.


II. Weekly Format of the Convocation Program     Start Time      End Time

• Invocation                                                                         11:02             11:04
• Announcements                                                              11:05             11:08
• Introduction of Speaker/Program                               11:10             11:40


Formal Program
• Singing of the Alma Mater Hymn “Fair Dillard”    11:40            11:50
• Dismissal 11:50


The following dates are available:
February 18, 25, 2010 - Open
March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2010 - Open
April 8, 15, 2010 - Open
Please e-mail Dr. Henrietta A. Harris (hharris@dillard.edu) the following:


Your 1st and 2nd choice of dates
Your topic and goals
If you need (15) minutes or (30) minutes
You are welcome to print a program using the weekly format for up to 60 students and your guests.
Screen and Technology are available for a PowerPoint presentations, you must arrange for a laptop. Please contact Rev. Bowman if you have any questions regarding the technology in Lawless Chapel.


Ms. Ivy Hill, Administrative Assistant, Center for the First Year Experience
Dillard University 2601 Gentilly Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70122
Office: 504-816-4918 Fax: 504-816-4863 Email: ihill@dillard.edu

Call for Dillard University Convocation Presentations

The Teaching Professor Online Seminar: "Teaching Unprepared Students: Success & Retention Strategies"

Featured Higher Education Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Gabriel
Dr. Kathleen Gabriel is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department of California State University, Chico. She has developed academic support programs for at-risk college students at the Universities of Kansas and Arizona.


Date: Thursday, 04/01/10
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM CDT
Cost: $239 ($264 after 03/25/10)

Three easy ways to register!
1. Online: http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/407.html?s=cj&p=email  
2. Phone: 800-433-0499 & 608-227-8182
3. Email: support@magnapubs.com  


It’s not easy to be on the classroom “front lines” of higher education right now.On the one hand, the institutional need for student retention is stronger than ever.On the other hand, students are arriving on campus more academically unprepared than ever before.This can seem like an impossible situation for many faculty members. No one wants to sacrifice academic rigor and high expectations to “push students through” a course. Fortunately, there are practical strategies that have proven effective in raising students’ deficient academic skills.


In Teaching Unprepared Students: Success & Retention Strategies, Dr. Kathleen Gabriel the author of Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education, will share her tried-and-true practices for improving at-risk students' skills so they can meet course requirements and successfully complete their programs.

This audio online seminar will cover:
• Descriptions and definitions of unprepared students
• How to identify the unprepared students in your classes
• Strategies to increase student engagement with course material
• How to improve attendance and class participation of unprepared students
• Working with at-risk students in and outside of class
• Practical ways to help students with weak reading, writing and study skills
• Helping students take responsibility for their own success in college
• Ways to activate prior knowledge and build on it
• Effective methods to increase comprehension and retention of new material


You will also participate in several learning activities that can be adapted to their own courses.
Pay one fee…include an unlimited number of participants!
The cost to attend this strategy-filled, 90-minute audio online seminar is just $239, regardless of the number of participants from a single sign-on location. When you consider that an investment in retention is one of the most cost-effective expenditures that a college can make, this is an unbeatable value!
Student retention is at the forefront of every college’s agenda. Invest in improving the retention efforts on your campus by enrolling in this valuable seminar today!


Who Should Attend?

• Faculty members
• Instructors
• Lecturers
• Teaching assistants
• Instructional designers
• Faculty development team
• Faculty evaluation team members
• Department leadership
• College and university administrators

Bring questions
Our expert presenter will devote time to answering questions from individual participants during this live seminar.

The Teaching Professor Online Seminar: "Teaching Unprepared Students: Success & Retention Strategies"

Department Of Commerce Internship Program For Postsecondary Students

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DU Divisional Chairs Chart Spring 2010

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE -  http://www.commerce.gov/

The Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the availability of internships during the Summer of 2010 in its Internship Program for Postsecondary Students. These internships offer opportunities to participants for hands-on education and training related to the their fields of interest and those of the DOC.
Internships will be available in the Washington, D.C metro area; however, some internships might be available at DOC Offices and Bureaus in other locations. ORISE will accept applications for Summer 2010 through March 2010.


CONTACT: Alicia Wells / 865-576-3409 / alicia.wells@orau.org  

TAA Academic Authoring: Looking for someone to review book on academic writing

I am looking for someone interested in reviewing a book donated by New Forums Press, Inc. for TAA's early conference registrants. It's called Writing Your Way to Success: Finding Your Own Voice in Academic Publishing, by Susan M. Drake and Glen A. Jones. It is 64 pages. I need it reviewed within two weeks.

The publisher is mailing a complimentary copy to us. The reviewer would be able to keep the book. The review should be 500-1,000 words. Please email Kim Pawlak at kim.pawlak@taaonline.net if you are interested in reviewing this book.

Here is a sample review:
Kerry Ann Rockquemore & Tracey Laszloffy The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure—Without Losing Your Soul
Reviewed by Dr. Tiffiany Howard
The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure—Without Losing Your Soul presents a realistic portrayal of the many challenges facing African American junior faculty at universities across the country.
The authors provide critical insight into the experience of the black assistant professor by acknowledging the racial politics that emerge in academia, and how departmental politics are often tied to race and ethnicity. Instead of avoiding the difficult topics and issues, Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy discuss how black assistant professors, in their quest for tenure, sometimes experience isolation, double standards in the classroom, hostility, the excessive burden of mentorship, alienation and exclusion from networks. The authors also point out how multiculturalism and diversity programs are not always the answer and that in some cases have led to color blindness, where university administration has thus ignored the complexities of race that remain salient in spite of these initiatives.
What I found invaluable about this book was that the authors provide strategies to black junior faculty to help them successfully negotiate the tenure track process. Rockquemore and Laszloffy go so far as to discuss the process of interviewing and job hunting, and the things a job candidate needs to pay attention to and the questions that need to be asked before accepting a tenure track position. The authors also discuss writing techniques, and other research and publication strategies, that will help African American junior faculty establish a productive research agenda. Beyond providing research strategies, Rockquemore and Laszloffy also discuss how to balance teaching and service. Black junior faculty are often the single face of the department and the service load for such an individual can be daunting. The authors also point out that in addition to service, the teaching demands can be just as overwhelming. One of the most important messages of that section is the importance of saying no.
Rockquemore and Laszloffy discuss the eagerness of black junior faculty to be visible and active mentors and a contributing member of the department, but that it is important to find a healthy balance.
I found The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure—Without Losing Your Soul to be thought provoking and engaging. Rockquemore and Laszloffy are very detailed oriented and objective in how they present the experiences of black junior faculty. It is clear their main objective is to provide black junior faculty with viable strategies that will help them achieve tenure and promotion. This book is certainly written with the African American junior scholar in mind, but I would highly encourage all junior faculty who are interested in acquiring the necessary tools to achieve tenure to read this book.
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Reviewed by Dr. Tiffiany Howard
Dr. Tiffiany Howard received her dual PhD in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of Michigan in 2006 and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Department of Political Science. Her fields of specialization include international relations, conflict and security, international and domestic migration policy, and quantitative methodology. She is the author of The Tragedy of Failure: Evaluating State Failure and its Impact on the Spread of Refugees, Terrorism and War (Forthcoming from Praeger: March 2010). Other recent publications include “Ending the Debate: Re-evaluating the Causes of Refugee Flows,” in the Fall 2004 issue of International Policy Solutions; “Poverty and Politics: Expanding on the Theories of Political Violence, Economic Insecurity and the Root Causes of Forced Migration,” LBJ Journal of Public Affairs, Spring 2005 and “Revisiting State Failure: Developing a Causal Model of State Failure Based Upon Theoretical Insight.” Civil Wars, 10:2, June 2008.

TAA Academic Authoring: Looking for someone to review book on academic writing

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DU Beams Project Student Integration Model For Success

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DU Catalog Certification Checklist For 2010

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Dillard University Catalog Certification Checklist for 2010-2011 Catalog Revision

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To All,

The information below is sent to you at the request of Dr. Phyllis W. Dawkins. The deadline for the first draft of your catalog entries is Friday, February 12th. Please follow the directions below.
1. Friday is deadline for 1st draft.
2. Make corrections in red on hardcopy of materials.
3. If you have substantial changes, send an email to G Bowman and indicate on materials where to insert.
4. Send the attached checklist along with your materials to Rev. Bowman.
If you have any questions, please contact Reverend Dr. Bowman or Dr. Sylvia Ballard-Huete.


Thomas "Tony" King, Executive Assistant to the Provost
Dillard University Office of Academic Affairs
2601 Gentilly Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70122
504.816.4051 voice 504.816.4144 facsimile
tking@dillard.edu  www.dillard.edu

Dillard University Catalog Certification Checklist for 2010-2011 Catalog Revision

Dillard University BEAMS Project (Building Engagement & Attainment for Minority Students)

Brown Bag Lunch Series: Focusing on the development of a Student Integration Model for Success

Facilitator: Shannon Neal, M.Ed, Interim Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships

http://www.slideshare.net/ccharles/du-beams-project-student-integration-model-for-success

Topic for discussion: Financial Aid & Academic Advising:
“What Students Must Know to Keep Their Financial Aid”

***Lunch will not be provided***

TARGET AUDIENCE: Faculty (Instructors, Advisors, Deans)

Thursday, February 11, 2010

10:00am to 11:00am

Kearny West Wing

RSVP by Today to: rkeller@dillard.edu

Josephine Hawkins, Interim Associate Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships
Dillard University 2601 Gentilly Blvd. - New Orleans, LA 70122

504.816.4864 (O) 504.816-5456 (F)

Dillard University BEAMS Project (Building Engagement & Attainment for Minority Students)