Center for Teaching and Learning

Fall 2020 Sessions 

Respondus Lockdown Browser

Come to this session to receive an
overview of the costs/benefits regarding Respondus Lockdown Browser, as well as
how to use the browser within your classroom.

Presenter:
Maureen Boland, Wright Emeritus
Wednesday,
September 2^nd from 1:00pm-2:00pm 

  

Learn How to Bake Bread 

Baking bread provides a
method of relaxation that has the added benefit of a great tasting end result.
See how easy it is to bake bread when you learn a few tips that guarantee
success. 

Presenter:
Pamela Monaco, Dean of Instruction
Wednesday,
September 16^th from 2:00pm-3:00pm 

  

What Can We Do about
Information Disorder? 

Misinformation and
disinformation abound, clouding our access to factual content on coronavirus,
social issues, and politics. Students are exhausted by cries of “fake news” and
want tools to evaluate what they find. Join this session to learn more about how
you can incorporate information literacy concepts into your courses. 

Presenter:
Tineka Scalzo, Library Faculty
Tuesday,
September 22^nd from 1:00pm-2:00pm

  

What
are Open Education Resources (OERs)? 

Open
Educational Resources (OERs) have pros and cons. Can you save your students the
costs of a textbook and switch to these free options? Could you make your own
OER? Come learn more. 

Presenter:
Nancy Wyss, Social Sciences Faculty
Tuesday,
September 29^th from 12:00pm-1:00pm 

  

How to Be an Anti-Racist
Reading Group 

A roundtable discussion of
chapters 1 and 3 from Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to Be an Anti-Racist. We will
consider how these ideas might help us disrupt our current pedagogy, and how
these practices can be used in the classroom, as well as the campus community.

Presenter:
Brendon Zatirka, English Faculty
Wednesday
September 30^th from 3:00pm-4:30pm

  

The Baking Powder Wars 

When baking powder was
introduced in the mid-19th century, four competitors sought to control consumer
loyalty to this miracle ingredient. Find out the depths the industry descended
to control the rising market of well-risen cakes and cookies and breads. 

Presenter:
Pamela Monaco, Dean of Instruction
Wednesday,
October 7^th from 3:30pm-4:30pm 

  

 Introduction to Open
Educational Resources (OERs) 

For the OER novice or
those who have already adopted: come share your experience and questions. This
session will include a brief overview of what OERs are and why this movement
toward free and open textbooks is gaining popularity among faculty, administration,
and especially students. There will be time for questions and we can look
together for resources if time allows. 

Presenter:
Joslyn Allison, Librarian
Tuesday,
October 13th from 2:00pm-3:00pm 

  

The Art of Arabic
Calligraphy 

Join me for an exploration
of the history of Arabic calligraphy as well as its various styles.
Participants will engage in the practice of basic Arabic calligraphy skills. 

Presenter:
Darlene Attiah, Biology Faculty
Monday,
October 19^th from 12:30pm-1:30pm

  

How to Be an Anti-Racist
Reading Group 

A roundtable discussion of
chapters 4 and 5 from Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to Be an Anti-Racist. We will
consider how these ideas might help us disrupt our current pedagogy, and how
these practices can be used in the classroom, as well as the campus community.

Presenter:
Brendon Zatirka, English Faculty
Wednesday
October 28^th from 3:00pm-4:30pm

  

Yeats’s Teahouse 

I will read poetry and
show visual art that is part of the 3D poetry chapbook being published by
Michigan State University. I can discuss writing process and process of this
art book being made, as well as answer questions. 

Presenter:
Patricia Connolly, Social Sciences Faculty
Thursday,
October 29^th from 3:00pm-4:00pm 

  

Spend a Night in Prison!
Visit a Prison Museum 

Some people choose to
vacation on a beach, others through an adventurous hike across England. Still
others flirt with danger, choosing to visit Chernobyl or spending a night
locked up in a prison. This session will talk about “dark tourism” and the
increasing number of prison museums. Learn how curators balance education and
entertainment as we explore the appeal of “dark tourism.” 

Presenter:
Pamela Monaco, Dean of Instruction
Monday,
November 2^nd from 1:00pm-2:00pm 

  

 I Paid for This Research
Paper and All I Got Was This Passing Grade 

Contract cheating is a
billion-dollar industry, allowing students to pay someone to write their
papers. To better understand the process, we bought a paper. Join this session
to hear about our experience, learn more about why students cheat, and discuss
ways to promote academic integrity and authentic learning. 

Presenters:
Tineka Scalzo and Joslyn Allison, Librarians
Tuesday,
November 10^th from 2:00pm-3:00pm

  

How to Be an Anti-Racist
Reading Group 

A roundtable discussion of
chapters 7 and 8 from Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to Be an Anti-Racist. We will
consider how these ideas might help us disrupt our current pedagogy, and how
these practices can be used in the classroom, as well as the campus community.

Presenter:
Brendon Zatirka, English Faculty
Wednesday
November 18^th from 3:00pm-4:30pm

  

Visual Textuality: Using
Images and Films to Teach Composition 

This CTL workshop will be focused on
exploring and playing with the concept of “visual textuality,” and I will
provide examples of and models for helping students recognize the intersections
shared by imagery and text (e.g. cinema and literature) as an alternate form of
teaching writing and composition and developing cultural literacy across
mediums and fields of discourse. 

Presenter:
Jose Luis Moctezuma, English Faculty​
Thursday,
November 19^th from 12:00pm-1:00pm