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An Engaged Campus Begins with an Engaged Faculty
The Teaching and Learning Initiative at Tusculum College and How it Can Benefit Your College
Presented by: Michelle Freeman, Director of Teaching and Learning Initiative and Associate Professor of Business AdministrationCorinne Nicolas, Associate Professor, HumanitiesDavid Key, Assistant Professor, HistoryNancy Thomas, Associate Professor, HumanitiesTom Harlow, Associate Professor, PsychologyKathy Stone, Assistant Professor
Initiative Basics
History of the programMissionBudget for programBasic structurePresentations/Banquet
TopicsEngaging Students through Active Learning Techniques
Scholarly exploration and discovery
LeadershipReflective Judgment (Tusculum’s QEP)
Suggestions
Sharing of Teacher Circle Experiences from Leaders
Corinne NicolasDavid KeyNancy ThomasTom HarlowKathy Stone
Corinne Nicolas
Reading Circle on Charles Darwin
MaterialsInitial Expectations
◦Classroom◦Darwin Anniversaries
Outcomes◦Expectations Met◦Expectations Not Met
Reading Circle on Utopia
MaterialsExpectations
◦Additional Structure
Nancy Thomas –
Tom Harlow – Active Learning
Bonwell and Eison’s (1991) Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom
Shared techniques covered (or not) in the reading
Group Foldable Organizer activityClass Project in Computer as Tool
assignment
Kathy Stone – Technology
Benefits – Michelle Freeman
Low budget faculty development
Community building across disciplines
Engaged faculty and enhanced self-discovery
A method of integrating new faculty more quickly into the college
A method of accomplishing or heralding college-wide initiatives
A method of building VITA
Time for Questions