Past Faculty Conversations

Fall 2002 | Spring 2003
"Sabbaticals: Planning, Enjoying, and Returning" Friday, October 4.Dana Gross, Psychology; Colin Wells, English; Anne Walter, Biology.

"Copyright in the digital age: What faculty need to know" Wednesday, October 16. David Lesniaski, Librarian.

"Making Effective Use of Technology in Teaching: Does the Web Help Students Learn? How Do We Know?" Thursday, October 24 . Scott Simkins, Dept of Economics and Transportation/Logistics; Operating Board Member, Academy for Teaching and Learning - North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC.

"Teaching Students Good Visual Explanations Across Disciplines" Wednesday, October 30. Matt Rohn, Art and Art History and 2002-03 CILA Associate

"Teaching with Cases" Thursday, November 14. Mary Walczak, Chemistry; David Schodt, Economics 

"Scholarship Reconsidered: What's In? What's Out?"
Wednesday, November 20. Dan Hofrenning, Political Science and 2002-03 CILA Associate.

Spring 2003 | Fall 2002

"Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Supporting and rewarding the Scholarship of Engagement" Thursday, February 27, Jo Beld, Political Science and Director, ARP.

"What National and Local Surveys Tell Us About Our Students - and What It Means" Tuesday, March 4. Lynn Steen, Director, IRP; Roberta Lembke, Director, IIT; Greg Kneser, Dean of Students; Elizabeth Hutchins, Librarian; John Hensel '05; Seth Heringer '05. 

"Learning Communities at St. Olaf - A Conversation about 'Conversations' Program" Thursday, March 13. Matt Rohn, Art and Art History and 2002-03 Cila Associate.

"Electric Communications with Students" Tuesday, March 18, Lunch -11:45-1:15. Sheri Breen, Political Science; Jim Farrell, History; Paul Zorn, Mathematics 

"Addressing Multicultural Issues in a Predominantly White Classroom"Tuesday, April 1. Bruce Nordstrom-loeb, Sociology and Anthropology.

"Electronic Maps for Teaching and Learning" Wednesday, April 9. Charles Umbanhowar jr., Biology. 

"Just-in-Time Teaching" (co-sponsor: IIT) Tuesday, April 15, 3:15-4:45pm. Rick Goedde, Economics 

"Provost's Sabbatical Series" Wednesday, April 16. Inaugurating a biannual series, sponsored by the Provost and Dean of the College, to celebrate sabbatical work by St. Olaf faculty. (co-sponsor: CILA, Fac Dev Committee) 

"Scholarship of Teaching: How to Begin, Where to End" Thursday, April 24. Dan Hofrenning, Political Science and 2002-03 CILA Associate.

"Teaching Large/Larger Classes: Issues and Strategies" Wednesday, April 30. Mark Allister, English and American Studies; Chris Brunelle, Classics; Amy Kolan, Physics .