Faculty Scholars Seminar Series
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Project Summary: The CTL Faculty Scholars Seminar Series is a monthly opportunity for the MCC community to hear about the scholarly work of one of our collegues. The seminars provide recognition to the presenters and a learning opportunity for the attendees.
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Project Goals
- Recognize scholarly work by faculty and staff at MCC.
- Share information potentially valuable for improving teaching and learning at MCC.
- Provide models for scholarly work in the context of community colleges.
Project Description
Making our innovations and conclusions public is a key component of SOTL. It is through communication of our work that we subject it to the peer review and criticism that is the hallmark of scholarship. We will promote and support communication at a variety of levels from local to national presentation and publication.
The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a monthly seminar series each year. We will solicit presentations from the Mesa faculty, both residential and adjunct. Potential presenters include faculty who have recently taken a sabbatical, received a fellowship or an advanced degree, or completed a college or district funded project. Presentations may be on any subject including teaching and learning, disciplinary research, or educational policy. We especially seek presentations that might stimulate discussion among faculty or promote reflection on our practice of teaching and learning. These one hour seminars are tentatively scheduled at 3 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. The seminar schedule, a presentation proposal form, and more details about each presenter/seminar is available on the CTL website.
CTL Faculty Scholars Seminar Schedule 2006-7
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CTL Faculty Scholars Seminar Schedule 2007-8
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Relation to CTL Department Plan Initiatives
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Project Staff
- Brad Kincaid and Jonelle Moore recruited speakers for the Seminar Series.
- Brad Kincaid organizes the seminars and promotes them to the college community.
- Cheryl Patton is in charge of the logistics for the seminars.
Project Timeline
Future Directions
- CTL is recruiting speakers for next year.
- CTL is considering methods to improve attendance including alternative scheduling.
Current Status
- The seminar series schedule is complete for the 2006-7 academic year.
Project Resources
- Staff time has been required to organize, recruit, develop the website, and promote the seminars.
- The VPAA has provided a small amount of funds for refreshments.
Project Outcomes
- Seminar attendance has varied from a high of over 30 to a minimum of 13.
- The seminars have given recognition to all the faculty who have presented.
- Attendees have learned about different disciplines and approaches to scholarship.
