Ithaca College Center for Faculty Excellence

The Center for Faculty Excellence Website is the repository for faculty development announcements and resources.

Faculty Development at Ithaca College

Faculty development is a process through which faculty enhance their teaching and research base in an effort to become a more effective teacher, scholar and contributor to academic and professional communities. Faculty development programs at Ithaca College are focused on providing interested faculty opportunities to engage in activities focused on professional development (interpreted broadly as teaching scholarship and service) and to interact with others with similar goals.

The primary goal of faculty development is to help faculty learn new ways to achieve excellence and to grow as faculty members. It is an ongoing process of understanding, learning, and growth. Faculty development includes education, collaboration, resources and support.

In addition to faculty and instructional development, faculty development concerns itself with culture change. Through educational programs and workshops faculty can learn the skills necessary to reach excellence in a changing academic environment.

Our Philosophy

To inspire, stimulate, and motivate faculty to go beyond usual routines, to help them understand student perspectives, to introduce varied approaches to teaching and learning and to integrate these in to their repertoire of knowledge and skills.

Upcoming:

Playing Fair: Using Multimedia in Sakai
(Part of the Series on Enhancing Student Engagement with Technology from the TELE Collaborative*)
Monday, March 17, 2014, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Are you interested in adding audio and video content to a course site in Sakai?  Library and ITS staff will discuss about currently available options in view of the Fair Use Doctrine as outlined in U.S. Copyright Law.
(register here)
*Technology-Enhanced Learning & Engagement (TELE) Collaborative: Provost’s Office (Rob Gearhart), CFE (Wade Pickren), Library (Lis Chabot), ITS (Mike Taves, Beth Rugg, Marilyn Dispensa, Matt Gorney, Mary Jo Watts)

Think Pair Share: The Pedagogy Behind Clickers
Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 2 - 3 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Presented by Bodhi Rogers, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Think, Pair, Share is a form of cooperative group learning where students silently form their own answer and then share with their neighbors, group, or table. This instructional mode encourages all students to participate and has the potential to create cognitive dissonance, which may result in deeper learning.
(register here)

This is part of a series, Student Response Systems In Action,  sponsored by the Center for Faculty Excellence and ITS.

Over 1000 students at IC are using student response systems on campus and a dozen faculty are making use of both the Turning Technologies system and other web-based systems. There are many ways of using the systems including engaging students in large lectures, assessment and attendance. Several events are scheduled this spring to share the possibilities of this technology.

  • [PAST]Feb 27 2:00 – 3:00 Arturo Sinclair: Using Socrative to Engage Students
  • [PAST]Thursday, March 6, 2-3 pm David Gondek. Using a Student Response System in Biology Courses to Engage Students
  • Tuesday, March 18, 2-3 pm, Bodhi Rogers, Think Pair Share: The Pedagogy Behind Clickers.
  • Monday, March 24, 4-5 pm Ian Woods, David Kornreich, Te-Wen Lo will offer different perspectives on using clickers in their courses

Teaching from a Feminist Perspective
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 3:30-4:30 PM
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Co-Sponsored by IC Women's Studies

A RoundTable Discussion Led by Bhavani Arabandi (IC Sociology), Mary Bentley (IC HPPE), Alexandra Rutherford (Psychology & Women's Studies, York University, Toronto), and Dafna Hornike (Cornell University Romance Studies)

In this roundtable participants reflect on what feminist pedagogy means and how feminist principles can be incorporated into teaching in a more deliberate way. What are the challenges of being a feminist teacher? What are the benefits? What can students gain and where does resistance reside? What can we learn from other models? Finally, what struggles and inspiration have we experienced in trying to create critical consciousness in the classroom? We look forward to meeting and learning from colleagues across campus.​
(register here)

Faculty Show and Share: Using Social Media & Mobile Devices to Create an Online Community for Your Class
Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:10 - 1:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Anthony Adornato, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, will discuss how he is using new technologies to complement the in-class learning experience. Although students are considered "digital natives," many don't yet understand how to use social media to enhance their learning experience. He will outline how Facebook and Twitter, among other platforms, are used to reinforce course topics, concepts, and readings.
(register here)

Faculty Show and Share is a series put on by the Center for Educational Technology in collaboration with the Center for Faculty Excellence. Each session features a guest faculty member who shows how they use a technology to address a teaching goal. Come hear what worked - or didn't work - in a format that is informal, experimental, and fun. Discussion is encouraged and anyone is welcome regardless of their experience with technology.

We are always looking for faculty to show and share. Please contact Marilyn Dispensa (mdispensa@ithaca.edu or 274-3647) if you are interested.


S'PARK- Using Technology to Engage Students in a Park School Auditorium "Large Lecture" Class
(Part of the Series on Enhancing Student Engagement with Technology from the TELE Collaborative*)
Friday, March 21, 2014, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Roy H. Park School room 332
Facilitated by Diane Gayeski, Dean and Professor, Park School of Communications
(register here)
*Technology-Enhanced Learning & Engagement (TELE) Collaborative: Provost’s Office (Rob Gearhart), CFE (Wade Pickren), Library (Lis Chabot), ITS (Mike Taves, Beth Rugg, Marilyn Dispensa, Matt Gorney, Mary Jo Watts)

Faculty Rights and Responsibilities When Addressing Disruptive Classroom Behavior
Monday, March 24, 2014, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Facilitated by Traevena Byrd, Associate Counsel and Director Equal Opportunity Compliance
This session will discuss strategies for preventing and managing student conduct that interferes with learning and instruction.  Participants are encouraged to share questions and ideas about best practices for dealing with students who are argumentative and challenging, who engage in racist or sexist talk, or who misuse technology (cell, laptop) during class.  In addition, we will identify some of the behaviors that require immediate attention and connection to other campus offices, such as students engaged in physical posturing, making threats, or having a psychological crisis. 
(register here)

Using Clickers in the Classroom
Monday, March 24, 2014, 4 - 5 p.m.
Ian Woods, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology; David Kornreich, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy; and Te-Wen Lo, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, will offer different perspectives on using clickers in their courses.
(register here)


Flipping Out: Processes and Reflection in Flipping a Research Methods Course
(Part of the Series on Enhancing Student Engagement with Technology from the TELE Collaborative*)
Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Facilitated by Miranda Kaye, Assistant Professor, Exercise & Sport Sciences
(register here)
*Technology-Enhanced Learning & Engagement (TELE) Collaborative: Provost’s Office (Rob Gearhart), CFE (Wade Pickren), Library (Lis Chabot), ITS (Mike Taves, Beth Rugg, Marilyn Dispensa, Matt Gorney, Mary Jo Watts)


Developing and Implementing Short-term Study Abroad Programs
Workshops for Faculty and Staff
The first workshop, to be held Thursday, February 27, will familiarize faculty with the program planning and development process, proposal submission logistics, safety & security measures, risk management, best practice, as well as other relevant topics, and will leave plenty of time for discussion and questions.

The second and third workshops will cover the same information as the February 27 workshop, but will split the information up into shorter sessions. The first of the two-part series will be held on Tuesday, March 25, and will focus on elements of program planning related to risk management and student safety. The second of the two-part series will be held on Tuesday, April 1, and will focus on logistics of program development and proposal submission.

Times and locations for the workshops are as follows:

Developing and Implementing Short-term Study Abroad Programs: Thursday, February 27, 11:00-1:00; 301 Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise

Risk Management and Student Safety in Short-term Study Abroad Programs: Tuesday, March 25; 12:10-1:00; Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

Program Planning and Proposal Submission Logistics for Short-term Study Abroad Programs: Tuesday, April 1, 12:10-1:00, Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

Light refreshments will be provided at all workshops. If you are interested in attending either workshop, please RSVP to Rachel Cullenen in the OIP at rcullenen@ithaca.edu or 274-1676.

If you are interested in leading a short-term study abroad program but are not able to attend one of the workshops, please feel free to contact Rachel to schedule an individual meeting. You can also read more about the process in the publication Procedures for Developing and Implementing Short-term Study and Educational Travel Abroad at Ithaca College

Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium: Engagement, Authenticity, and Technology
Thursday, March 27, 2014, Ithaca College Campus Center
The Center for Faculty Excellence in partnership with Finger Lakes Faculty Development Network is pleased to announce Ithaca College’s Educational Technology Day Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium: Engagement, Authenticity, and Technology.
Presentations may include, but are not limited to:
E-portfolios
Flipped Classrooms
Mobile Learning
Social Media and Social Pedagogies
Technology and Assessment
Online/Hybrid/Blended Teaching and Learning

Transitions to Academic Leadership at IC
Monday, March 31, 12.00-1.15 PM
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Facilitated by Provost Marisa Kelly, Dean Diane Gayeski, Assistant Provost Danette Johnson, Theater Chair Catherine Weidner, and English Chair Dan Breen
If you have wondered about whether you would like to transition to a leadership position in academia, then come and hear academic leaders at IC share accounts of their career trajectories in this special CFE leadership session.  What are the challenges and rewards of academic leadership? Is there an identifiable route to leadership at IC? Please come and ask these leaders your questions about becoming a leader on campus. ​
(register here)

ABD: Assessment By Dummies
Monday, April 7, 2014, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
Under the auspices of the Center for Faculty Excellence, two Assessment Learning Communities (ALC) were formed in Fall 2013.  The members of one ALC, which includes Faculty, Library, Student Affairs & Campus Life, and Academic Advising Center participants/perspectives, will talk about their collaborative engagement around the topic of assessment at the program, department, and course level - and how you do not have to be an expert to do assessment.  The ALC offers a collegial environment in which to develop assessment skills, while at the same time share ideas, give feedback, and network.  
(register here)

Adapting Teaching for Visually Impaired Students
Wednesday, April 30. 2014, 2:00- 3:30 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center
This workshop will address challenges and strategies of teaching and communicating with visually impaired students. Professors whose fall rosters include visually impaired students are especially encouraged to attend. Presentations by faculty will focus on making course materials and in-class exercises accessible. A representative from the Office of Student Disabilities will highlight resources available to faculty and staff. Student Tim Conners will speak about his experiences navigating courses and the campus in his first year at IC.
(register here)

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