Faculty Conversations
Fall 2007 | Spring 2008
What I Learned in the Dean of Students Office and How It Changed My Teaching
September 18. Ted Johnson, Biology; Clare Mather, Romance Languages-French; Steve McKelvey, MSCS
Who is CHAD and does he know GEORGIA?
September 26. Using geographical literacy to improve learning outcomes Tony Lott, Political Science and 2007-08 CILA Associate
Got Art? How to find and present digitized images in the classroom
October 2. Karil Kucera, Art and Art History, Asian Studies and 2007-08 CILA Teaching & Technology Associate; Patty Cohn, Visual Resource Curator; Ken Johnson, Reference and Instruction Librarian
Is the St. Olaf Curriculum Sustainable? Could it be? Should it be?
October 10. Jim Farrell, History, American Studies and 2007-08 CILA Associate; members of the CILA Associate learning community on curriculum and sustainability
Provost’s Sabbatical Series Luncheon
October 23. Each semester, the Provost invites two faculty members returning from sabbatical leave to talk about planning and carrying out their sabbatical projects and about how their sabbatical work is connected with their teaching Chris Chiappari, Associate Professor of Anthropology; Kim Kandl, Associate Professor of Biology
President’s Colloquy on Higher Education
October 31. President Anderson will lead discussion on an important topic in higher education. David R. Anderson, President of the College
President’s Colloquy on Higher Education
November 6. Faculty Showcase Poster Session: Teaching with Technology
Learning to Look
November 14. Film in the classroom Diana Postlethwaite, English and Boldt Chair in the Humanities; Mary Titus, English, director of the Center for Integrative Studies (CIS); Mary Trull, English
Experiential Learning that Counts
November 28. Internships and Academic Outcomes Sandy Malecha and Pat Smith, Center for Experiential Learning (CEL); Jan Hill, English; Anne Walter, Biology
Spring 2008 | Fall 2007
Designing Departmental Learning Objectives for Effective Curricular Change
February 19. Mary E. Savina, McBride Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, Carleton College
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Series: "Teaching and Learning Sustainability"
February 27. Jim Farrell, History and American Studies, and 2007-08 CILA Associate
Civic Engagement and the Liberal Arts
February 28. William Galston, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, and founding director of CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
Using Mapping Software in the Classroom: Google Earth and other Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
March 04. Todd Nichol (History), Charles Umbanhower Jr. (Biology and Environmental Studies), Brian Welch (Environmental Studies and Physics)
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Series: "What is a global perspective in the St. Olaf classroom?: reflections on this component of the mission statement"
March 12. Tony Lott, Political Science, Environmental Studies, and 2007-08 CILA Associate, with members of the Global Perspective Learning Community (Wendy Allen, Tom Williamson, Susan Bauer, and Eric Lund)
A Moodle Conversation
March 18. Faculty currently using Moodle; Faculty considering adopting Moodle; IIT staff
A Conversation between 'Conversations': The Science Conversation and the Asian Conversation
April 2. Shelly Dickinson, Psychology; Brian Borovsky, Physics; Geoff Gorham, Philosophy; Kathy Tegtmeyer-Pak, Political Science and Asian Studies
