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Focus on Faculty 08

Focus on Faculty 2008

In September of 2008, the Center for Academic Excellence held its annual Focus on Faculty seminars aimed at enhancing student learning and enriching faculty life. These video clips feature some of the faculty who spoke at the sessions.

Keynote Speaker: Maryellen Weimer


Click here for a minute-to-minute index of Weimer's presentation

 

AIM Grant Workshops: 2008

Ten PSU faculty members received AIM grants for Winter 2008 to participate in a series of group workshops focused on rebuilding their online classes. Later at the Focus on Faculty seminar, the following three faculty members talked about how they applied to their classes what they learned in the AIM workshops.

 

Michael Chamberlain, Instructional Designer
(4:32)

Michael opens this FoF seminar by giving a brief description of the AIM workshops and introducing the three faculty members who will speak.

 

Wayne Wakeland, Associate Professor
(10:27)

Some of the things Wayne discusses:
- Replacing most of the lectures in his class with learning activities
- Linking learning objectives to assignments
- Alignment of content with learning objectives

 

Gabriella Martorell, Assistant Professor
(11:34)

Gabi discusses the use of online resources to manage classes with large student enrollment.

 

Daniel Johnson, Professor Emeritus
(plus session Q and A)
(14:03)

Dan talks about his move from face-to-face to online teaching.