Fall Faculty Workshop

Fall Faculty Development Workshop

Developing a Culture of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Klingenstein Lounge

August 22, 2011

8:30a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

8:30- 9:00 am                      Light Breakfast & Informal Networking

9:00 – 9:15                          Welcome and Introductions

Janice Elich Monroe, Faculty Development Coordinator

9:15 – 9:45                          IC Tots on Bots 

Carole Dennis, OT; Helene Larin, PT; Sharon Stansfield, CS

A collaborative project involving  the development and evaluation of a robotic mobility device designed to provide  independent movement to infants with disabilities. 

9:45 – 10:15                        Building a Labyrinth 

Michael Faber, IC Affiliate; Carol Henderson, Assoc. Provost

The story of a one credit mini-course taught over a week-end in February, 2011.  What led up to it?  Who took the course?  What happened?  Future possibilities. 

10:15 – 10:30                      Break

10:30 – 11:00                      A Historian and a Computer Scientist Walk Into a Bar . . .   

Michael Smith, History

This session will highlight some of the scholarly and teaching opportunities that come from reaching across disciplinary boundaries at IC and collaborating in imaginative (and fun) ways. 

11:00 – 11:45                      Networking Activity

11:45 – 12:00                      Mentoring Opportunities at IC  

Janice Elich Monroe, Faculty Development Coordinator

12:00 – 1:30                        Lunch