Faculty Conversations

Fall 2003 | Spring 2004 
"The High School to College Transition"Tuesday, September 23. Randy Bailey, Visiting Master Teacher, Mathematics; Rich DuRocher, English; Michelle Sonnega, English, Northfield HS; Charles Umbanhowar, Jr, Biology.

"Why Bother Teaching with Technology? (Not a Rhetorical Question)"(co-sponsor: IIT) Wednesday, October 8 LUNCH - 11:45-1:15Diana Postlethwaite, English and 2003-04 CILA Associate; Mary Steen, English.

"Teaching Senior Capstone Seminars" Tuesday, October 14. Sheri Breen, Political Science and 2003-04 CILA Associate; Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb, Sociology and Anthropology; Meg Ojala, Art and Art History; Barbara Reed, Asian Studies.

"The First Year Experience at St. Olaf: Announcing a New Grant-Funded Initiative" Thursday, October 23. Mary Cisar, Registrar and Romance Languages; Diane LeBlanc, Director of Writing; Barb Lundberg, VP for Enrollment; Pat Smith, Dir Career Connections, CEL; Kurt Stimeling, Assoc Dean-First Year, Student Life.

"Provost's Sabbatical Series" (co-sponsors: CILA, Faculty Development Committee). Wednesday, October 29. Paul Humke, Mathematics; Meg Ojala, Art and Art History.

"How We Learn versus How We Think We Learn" Monday, November 3. Visiting Speaker: Robert Bjork, Department of Psychology, UCLA.


"Teaching as a Skill to be Learned Across a Lifetime" Tuesday, November 4. Visiting Speaker: Robert Bjork, Department of Psychology, UCLA.

"Mentoring Faculty" Tuesday, November 11. Gwen Barnes-Karol, Romance Languages; Jim Farrell, History and American Studies; Beth McKinsey, English and former Dean of the College, Carleton College.

"Obtaining and Using Student Feedback" Wednesday, November 19.Jo Beld, Dir, Pol Sci and Dir Academic Research & Planning; David Schodt, Econ and CILA Director.

Spring 2004 | Fall 2003
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Series: Just-in-Time Teaching: Tailoring Your Class to Student Needs. WEDNESDAY, February 18. Rick Goedde, Economics and Management Studies, with other contributors.

Experiential Learning: The Math Practicum and the Political Science New Hampshire Interim. Tuesday, Tuesday, February 24. Bruce Dalgaard, Director of the Center for Experiential Learning, Economics; Matt Richey, Mathematics, with students; Dan Hofrenning, Political Science, with Jeff Foels and Laura Wilkinson.

Using WebCT: Reports from the field. Wednesday, March 3rd. Dan Beach, IIT, Stephen Cronin, Biology, DeAne Lagerquist, Religion, Anne Sabo, Norwegian.

Technology and Teaching in the Liberal Arts College: the view from the Midwest Instructional Technologies Center (MITC). Wednesday, March 17. Nancy Millichap, Director; Alex Wirth-Cauchon, Associate Director. 

PROVOST'S SABBATICAL SERIES LUNCHEON Wednesday, March 31, 2004. L. Henry Kermott, Professor of Biology; Mary Carlsen, Associate Professor of Social Work.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Series: Are Students Learning What I Think I'm Teaching?: Examples of Classroom Assessment. Wednesday, April 14. Mary Walczak, Chemistry; and 2003-04 CILA Associate Shelly Dickinson, Psychology; Paul Jackson, Chemistry.

Accommodations for Student Disabilities - Myth and Reality. Tuesday, April 20. Kathy Quade, Coordinator of Student Disability Services; Kurt Stimeling, Associate Dean of Students for First-year Students.

Experiential Learning and the Liberal Arts: Closing the Loop. Thursday, April 22.Bruce Dalgaard, Director of the Center for Experiential Learning, Economics/Asian Studies; Steve McKelvey, Associate Dean of Students for Juniors and Seniors, Mathematics.

Learning Skills Instead of Learning Styles? Wednesday, April 28. 11:45-1:15 Buntrock 142. Chuck Huff, Psychology.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Series: The Whole Enchilada: Towards 'Transparent' Technology in the Humanities Classroom. Wednesday, May 5. Diana Postlethwaite, English and 2003-2004 CILA Associate.

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