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Faculty Institute for Teaching and Learning: A Title III Avenue to Success Program
Click any of the workshop names below to register for that specific event. Additional sessions are still being added. For more information, e-mail the Faculty Institute or call 407.708.2755. Fall 2008 Calendar of Events
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| - Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008
- Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
- Location: S/LM C-110A
- Presenters: Dr. Kim Spence-Cochran and Jason Klazon, UCF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
- Description: This presentation will provide an overview of instructional strategies for college professors working with students with a variety of disabilities. Participants will be provided with real-world examples, practical suggestions, intervention strategies and general information for managing behavior and difficult classroom situations when dealing with students with learning disabilities.
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| - Date: Friday, September 5, 2008
- Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Location: S/LM C-110A
- Presenter: Patrick Whitehead, Esq., Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Description: The workshop will review basic and the more advanced aspects of the U.S. copyright laws applicable to faculty members in educational institutions. A short primer on intellectual property law will be provided, illustrating the differences between copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret. The session will include discussions of the issues facing faculty members as creators/owners of copyright, such as literary and artistic works and course syllabi, as well as use of copyrighted works of others in a classroom setting and in distance education. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.
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| - Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
- Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
- Location: S/LM L-014
- Presenter: Anne Hawkinson, SCC Art History Adjunct Professor
- Topic: Art History: Scrape off the Mold!
- Description: Learn about the countless ways art history surrounds you in modern times. Planning a trip? Get tips for museum visits online and in real time. Not just an "oldy-moldy" subject, see its connections with Google, North Sea voyages, CT scans, tube tops, "Where's Waldo?" and more.
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| - Date: Friday, September 12, 2008
- Time: 10 - 11 a.m
- Location: S/LM A-200
- Presenters: Mark Davis, Sue Kellicut and Laila Nimri
- Description: SCC professors Mark Davis, Sue Kellicut and Laila Nimri will share their experiences at the 2008 Salzburg Global Seminar's International Study Program for College Faculty and Administrators. Information on how faculty can apply for the 2009 Salzburg trip will also be provided.
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| | - Date: Friday, September 12, 2008
- Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
- Location: S/LM A-200
- Presenter: Dr. Laura Ross, SCC's Art & Phyllis Grindle Honors Institute
- Description: This seminar will explain the roles and benefits of being a tour leader or chaperon on an SCC Travel Study Program. Information on how faculty and staff members can apply to be a chaperon for the 2009 trips to China, Japan, Mexico and Salzburg will be provided. This seminar is sponsored by the International Studies Program and the Faculty Institute.
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| - Date: Friday, September 19, 2008
- Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
- Location: S/LM C-110A
- Presenters: Bonnie Tensen and Martha Goshaw
- Description: Professors Bonnie Tensen and Martha Goshaw will share their experiences on designing and teaching a hybrid college course. Participants will learn course development techniques, teaching tips, as well as the opportunities and challenges of blended learning.
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| - Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
- Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m
- Location: S/LM Fine Arts Concert Hall (Building G)
- Presenters: Dr. Christopher Robbins and guests
- Description: Dr. Christopher Robbins will lead a panel discussion with representatives of the Judaic, Christian and Islamic faiths to discuss the similarities and differences among the religions.
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| - Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008
- Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
- Location: A-200
- Presenter: Dr. Hakan Ozoglu, Asst. Professor of History, University of Central Florida
- Description: Bliss is a fictional novel that contrasts traditional and modern culture in Turkey and draws attention to human rights violations against women in the Middle East. Livaneli, a prominent author and composer who serves in the Turkish Parliament, describes the intertwining journeys of three Turks: a young girl, raped and exiled from her home; her cousin, traumatized from war; and a Harvard-educated professor disenchanted with his life in Istanbul.
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| - Date: Friday, September 26, 2008
- Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Location: S/LM L-014
- Presenters: Jenny Middleton and Debbie Warfield, SCC social science professors
- Description: Why do some students just sit there while others won't shut up? Why do some students want to know "how" while others want to know "what if?" Why do some students learn best by constantly challenging you while others learn best by being supported by you? Why are deadlines sacred to some students while, for others, deadlines are there to be stretched? Get the answers to these and other questions in this presentation on how having knowledge of Myers-Briggs personality types can help you in your classroom. Participants should take the online version of the Myers-Briggs test and know their personality type before attending the workshop.
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