Faculty Development Committee Presents:

Fall Workshop Series

The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to bring you a series of workshops this fall dedicated to instructional and assessment strategies while building a collaborative learning community among colleagues. All workshops will be interactive and are focused on providing you with more tools and resources for your instructional toolkit.

More information and announcements on registration deadlines and workshop details will be made available on our website http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/facdev/ and faculty listservs.

Workshop 1

Laying the Foundations for Successful Leadership
Facilitators: Sharon Chambers, Alicia Currin, Veta Dawson, Beverly Graves, Leah Wickersham
Date: September 21, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Student Center – Mayo Room
Other: Lunch provided
Registration: By September 7th to Ricia_Montgomery@tamu-commerce.edu

Description: This workshop is intended as a train-the-trainer model whereby department heads are able to provide their faculty with information for interpreting the results of their IDEA student evaluations from spring semester 2007, and utilize the IDEA evaluation instrument to enhance classroom experiences and instruction. The workshop will also provide information to improve the understanding of TAMU-C’s website and how to facilitate travel requests. Finally, current information will be presented by the Finance department to communicate and clarify department head requirements and interactions between academic and fiscal departments.

Workshop 2

Integrated Course Design
Facilitators: Virginia S. Lee, Ph.D.
Date: October 18, 2007
Time: Choose 1 Session: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. -or- 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Student Center – American Ballroom
Other: Lunch provided
Registration: By October 1st to Ricia_Montgomery@tamu-commerce.edu

Description: Important topics to be covered are the significance of course design within the array of tasks involved in teaching, as well as how to identify one’s own “Dreams” for student learning. The workshop will introduce the overall model of Integrated Course Design, work on understanding and taking the initial steps toward applying the key components, and identify what happens when these ideas are used effectively. Actual case studies will be examined.