Training from the Faculty Center

As you plan for 2008, check out the following CFC events and resources:

1) Macintosh Refresher Course, January 9 from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Cordelia Camp Building, Room 143

The Coulter Faculty Center is offering a workshop to get you familiar with using a Macintosh Macbook Laptop. These laptops are going to be used for the Digital Campus Academy (see #2 below). If you have not used a Mac laptop before, you should register for this course so that you will be up to speed on using one before the DCA event.

To register, please go to http://blog.wcu.edu/DCA/macintro

2) The Digital Campus Academy, January 10 and 11, 2008, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Cordelia Camp Building, Room 143

Join us for a hands-on, project-based, two-day course of study designed to provide higher education faculty with practical and immediately useable skills and knowledge on 21st century teaching and learning. Macbook Laptops will be available for use or bring your own. Limiting seats available. For more information and to register online, please go to http://wiki2.wcu.edu/groups/digitalcampus/wiki/88554/Digital_Campus_Academy_Invitation.html



3) Online Course Development Day, January 8, 2008 from 9:00—4:00 in Hunter 186 and Hunter 156. Teaching online for the first time? Need to make changes to an existing course or learn some techniques to enhance student engagement? Both mini-presentations and working sessions are included in the day-long workshop. Consult and collaborate with other online teachers and with Faculty Center staff. For more information and to register online, please go to http://www.wcu.edu/it/workshops/display.asp?qryid=CourseDevelopmentDay

4) Creating a Syllabus to Support Synthesis of Student Learning, January 9, 2008 from 9:00—10:30 and 10:30—12:00 in Hunter 156

Bring an existing syllabus or create a new one for printing or online. FREE syllabi resources provided. For more information and to register online, please go to http://www.wcu.edu/it/workshops/display.asp?qryid=Syllabus

Please find a Spring 2008 Syllabus Calendar at the following link.. Click on Syllabus Calendar: http://facctr.wcu.edu/TeachingandLearning/SyllabusResources/index.html

5) Take a break from winter doldrums and join us at the first Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Retreat, February 23-24 at the Nantahala Inn and Resort. Beginners and those with more experience in SoTL are encouraged to participate. Attendance is limited and on a first-come basis so make plans now. To learn more, visit http://www.wcu.edu/facctr/sotl/events/sotlretreat/sotl2008/index.htm In the left menu find the preregistration link or click here: http://www.wcu.edu/facctr/SOTL/Events/SoTLRetreat/SoTL2008/login.asp


6) If you missed the web conference Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Faculty Evaluation Data on November 16, 2007, check out the online archived version in iTunes University. This archive and related resources will be available until January 27th, 2008. For additional information and instructions to view, please go to http://www.wcu.edu/facctr/webconf.htm

7) If you missed instructional developer Amy Martin’s workshop on plagiarism, you will find the podcast at this link
https://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/BrowsePrivately/wcu.edu.1418648407.01418648413.1419840794?i=1330974162

8) Don't forget the next round of Microgrant Applications are due Tuesday, January 15 at 5:00. Click here for details:
http://facctr.wcu.edu/OtherFacultyServices/GrantsAwards/micrograntguidelines.html