Faculty Development Luncheon Series

 

This Year at the Center
A year-long series of faculty development luncheons were instituted in September, followed by discussion groups on given topics. Other regular and special events will be announced during the academic year.

September 12, 2007: Dr. Arlene Russell (UCLA), Calibrated Peer Review--A Writing and Thinking Instructional Tool

October 16, 2007: Dr. Kelly Wilson and Dr. Ken Sufka (University of Mississippi), Don't Make Me Shoot Your Momma: A Wise Guy's Guide to Student Academic Success; for a podcast, click here.

November 7, 2007: Dr. Tamar L. Goulet (University of Mississippi), Pedagogical Applications of Clickers; for a podcast, click here.

November 13, 2007: Dr. Tristan Denley (University of Mississippi), Rethinking Freshman Classes; for a podcast, click here.

January 30, 2008: Drs. Elise Lake (Sociology and Anthropology), Elizabeth Ervin (Civil Engineering), and Betty Crouther (Art). A trilogy of presentations from the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) participants

February 19, 2008: Dr. Mark Bing, Dr. Milorad Novicevic, and Dr. Scott Vitell (University of Mississippi), Interventions to Reduce Academic Cheating: An Experimental Investigation

March 19, 2008: Dr. Stephen Cutler, Medicinal Chemistry; Dr. Kirsten Dellinger, Sociology and Anthropology; Dr. Waheed Uddin, Civil Engineering (University of Mississippi) Teaching and Research: A Necessary Academic Combination

April 22, 2008: Dr. Ben Deaton, Opportunities and Tools for Online Learning at the University of Mississippi

May 1--To be arranged

The Center's Celebration of Black History Month

Each day during the month of February, a remarkable African American teacher was featured on our website. To read about these important teachers, click here.