2017 Faculty Colloquium Program

13TH Annual Faculty Colloquium

Carnival of Knowledge Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Western Campus 11000 Pleasant Valley Road Parma, OH 44130

The committee for the 13th Annual Faculty Colloquium welcomes everyone as we celebrate the start of a new year and semester.

This year’s theme, Carnival of Knowledge, showcases education at its finest as we acknowledge, share and enjoy each other’s talents, resources and best practices. The committee would like to thank the presenters for their spectacular proposals and we hope you enjoy the merriment of the day, as you visit the Ferris Wheel of Best Practices, Talent House, and the Arcade of Resources.

1. Ferris Wheel of Best Practices -- a collection of methods to supply endless revolving power to effectively produce better knowledge

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Candid reflection of practices that become less useful over time Engaging students in honors and developmental courses Choices in classroom technology Effective independent studies

2. Talent House – features skills and knowledge intended to build better concepts of knowledge and produce better outcomes

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Collaboration programs Cross-discipline experiences Cross-campus experiences

3. Arcade of Resources – a midway of resources to enhance classroom communication and creative ideas

• Technologies • College programs • Community • Support staff

Creating a Community of Scholars The 2017 Colloquium provides presenters the opportunity to share their past and current scholarly pursuits and achievements, and to collaborate on future ideas with colleagues. This is also a time to bridge the relationship between disciplines and foster a supportive environment for students, faculty, staff and administration.

We encourage you to attend a lecture, demonstration or discussion, or a workshop that educates, empowers and energizes our College community.

As you consult or converse with colleagues within or across disciplinary, division, campus or college boundaries, we hope that you will enjoy the topics within our three formats.

Schedule of Events 8 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast/Registration

8:30 - 9 a.m.

Convene/Welcome

9 - 10:30 a.m.

Session A

10:45 - Noon

Session B

Noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Session C

2:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Faculty Grant Reception

3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

STRS Session

2017 Colloquium Committee Jennifer Dietz, co-chair Lindsay English, co-chair Rebecca Carte Mardy Chaplin Kara DePaul Kathleen (Ky) Heinlen Samantha Posey Stacey Souther Anne Marie Yunker And a Special Thank You to…

Lisa Williams • Shelly Dooley • Jeffrey Tuma • The Western Campus staff

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Session A: 9:15 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.

Room

A1

Besse Award Winner Roundtable

WSS G 4B

A2

Innovative Ways to Evaluate Student Assignments

WHCS A 130

A3

Using PowerPoint Jeopardy Games in the Classroom

WSS G 271

A4

Using Mobile Technology to Get Out from Behind the Lectern

WSS G 5E

A5

The Online Lab: Virtual Tools to Enhance Your Course

WSS G 272

A6

Faculty/Library Liaison Program: Connecting Faculty, Students, and Programs to the Campus Libraries

WHCS A 232

A7

The Trapeze of Evidence-Based Teaching: Is it Time to Toss Classroom Laptops and Cellphones?

WHCS A 131

A8

Modeling Collegiality Among Peers

WHCS A 234

A9

Utilizing MyPlan Scores to Facilitate Career Discussions

WHTC 159

A10

The English Bridge Program: How It Works, Why It Works

WHTC 157

A11

Building a Better Classroom Discussion

WHCS A 231

A12

Tools for Faculty Advocates

WSS G 280

A13

Five Quick Ways to Personalize Your Course in Blackboard

WSS GT 205

A15

Experiential Learning in Humanities Courses

WSS G 225

A16 A17

Is Organically Fertilized Produce Better Than Synthetic Fertilizer Produce?

Carnival of Art in the Classroom: Using Objects from the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) for Engaged Student Learning

Session B: 10:45 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.

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WHTC 160 WSS G 4A

Room

B1

Tunnel of Love- How Tech Prep builds strong relationships to continuing at Tri-C

WHTC 159

B2

Moving Assessment Forward by Thinking Backward

WHCS A 234

B3

This session has moved to A17

B4

"Step Right Up!" Seeking and Reaching New Heights in Your Personal and Professional Development

WSS G 4A

B5

Give ‘N Take – Let’s Learn From One Another and Help Students Succeed!

WHCS A 231

B6

College-wide Year Long Schedule 2.0

WHCS A 223

B7

Fall 2016 Common Read Wrap Up

WHCS A 232

B8

Clickers - Not Just For Lecture Anymore

WHTC 160

B9

Smoothing out the Bumpy Ride - Techniques to Use in the Classroom and Syllabus that Help the Student Complete the Ride

WHTC 161

B10

WebEx Uses for Busy Ring Leaders – and Their Students!

WSS G 271

B11

Fostering Civility in the Classroom

WHCS A 131

B12

Create a Learning Culture in your Classroom

WHCS A 130

B13

COME ONE, COME ALL: Share Resources to Enhance Classroom Instruction in Mathematics 0955 and 0965

WHTC 157

B14

Learning Outside the Classroom by Semi-flipping

WHCS A 129

B15

Hackers and Malware and Phishers, oh my!

WHCS A 128

B16

My Grant - Successful Grants from a Faculty Perspective

WSS G 4B

Session C: 1:15 - 2:45 P.M.

Room

C1

Protecting Confidentiality in a Facebook Age

WHCS A 234

C2

Online Assessments – Effective Practices and Processes

WSS G 271

C3

Ice Breakers AND Improved Studying Through Social Games

WHCS A 231

C4

Engaging Under-Resourced Learners: Using Student’s Strengths and Academic Supports To Increase Success

WHCS A 129

C5

Winners Tell All: An Instructional Mini-Grant Technology Panel Discussion

WSS G 4B

C6

Faculty Perspectives on Sustainability in Curriculum: A Ferris Wheel WHCS A 232 of Talent Making Use of An Arcade of Resources

C7

Human Evolution Booster Shot: Recent Discoveries in the Field of Human Evolution

WLA B 134

C8

Seeing the World through Visual Sociology

WHCS A 130

C9

Using Pop Culture to Get Science Through to the Non-Science Student

WHCS A 223

C10

#IAMSTOKES

WSS G 4A

Session D: 3:15 - 4:45 P.M.

Room

D1

WHCS A 223

STRS Benefit Information Meeting

NEW THIS YEAR! Grants Management, Faculty Development and Development and Tri-C Foundation invite faculty and staff to a thank you reception for all of the effort and support the College receives for its grant-funded projects. Please attend and enjoy dessert and coffee.

The Reception will be held in the A Atrium, near the Field House from 2:45-3:15 p.m.

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Session A: 9:15 A.M.-10:30 A.M. A1........................................................................................ WSS G 4B Panel Besse Award Winner Roundtable Holly Clemens, Associate Professor, Sports and Exercise Science and Physical Education, Western Sharlene Green, Associate Professor, Art, Western David Long, Associate Professor, English, Eastern Elizabeth Emmer, Adjunct Faculty, Westshore Lorraine Ranchod, Adjunct Faculty, English as a Second Language, Eastern Maryann Sender, Adjunct Faculty, Art, Eastern Sarah Szweda, Adjunct Faculty, Journalism and Mass Communications, Eastern

Join the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award in Honor of Ralph M. Besse award winners at a roundtable that will focus on strategies for student success.

The Besse Award winners will discuss teaching philosophies, methodologies and strategies for motivating students to engage and develop.

A2.................................................................................... WHCS A 130 Presentation Innovative Ways to Evaluate Student Assignments Paula Allotta, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Westshore

Discover innovative ways to grade. This presentation will include the use of i>clickers for quizzes, and Blackboard rubrics for fast but fair grading. Attendees will take an i>clicker quiz and learn how to translate the answers into grades in Blackboard. Attendees will also view several lab reports with corresponding rubrics and learn how to best utilize rubrics for more efficient and fair grading.

A3...................................................................................... WSS G 271 Presentation Using PowerPoint Jeopardy Games in the Classroom Gerry Nemeth, Adjunct Faculty, Trio SSS, Metropolitan

Use a PowerPoint Jeopardy game to enhance the learning process! We will play a demonstration game and show how easy it is to create your own custom game for any subject. Participants will leave with access to a template to make content specific games. Prizes for participants!

A4........................................................................................ WSS G 5E Interactive Workshop Using Mobile Technology to Get Out from Behind the Lectern Nancy Doherty, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Western Donald Gabriel, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Western Karen Gray, Instructional Technologist, Center for Learning Excellence, Western Mike Kenney, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Metropolitan

Hear from several Tri-C faculty who engage their students by using a variety of mobile technologies from Apple TVs and tablets to Surface Pros and even Boogie Boards, allowing them to move away from the “front” of the room; creating classroom environments that are student/content-centered, not instructor-focused.

A5...................................................................................... WSS G 272 Presentation The Online Lab: Virtual Tools to Enhance Your Course Elizabeth Vaidya, Assistant Professor, Biology, Westshore

You can’t teach labs online - Or can you? Learn how to replicate the lab experience virtually. Learn how to use SoftChalk, Camtasia, and other technological tools to virtually enhance online, blended or face-to-face teaching.

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A6.................................................................................... WHCS A 232 Panel Faculty/Library Liaison Program: Connecting Faculty, Students and Programs to the Campus Libraries Peter Jennings, Assistant Professor, Library, Western John Rasel, Assistant Professor, Library, Eastern Sharon Stefanovic, Assistant Professor, Physics, Metropolitan Mary Thompson, Associate Professor, Library Metropolitan Jonathan Wayne, Associate Professor, Visual Communication and Design, Western

Attendees will learn about the Faculty/Library Liaison program and its benefits.

Faculty members from various fields will share their experiences. Those who teach a class with the Essential Learning Outcome of Information Literacy and/or whose programs require library resources for accreditation should consider attending. Attendees will learn who their campus liaisons are, as well as how they can assist in building the library’s collection, help maintain program accreditation, and collaborate to create and maintain web-based course and subject guides.

A7.................................................................................... WHCS A 131 Presentation The Trapeze of Evidence-Based Teaching: Is it Time to Toss Classroom Laptops and Cellphones?

Anne Kristin Brooks, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Metropolitan Amy Nelson, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Metropolitan Deniece Jukiewicz, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Metropolitan

Student success requires creative teaching that takes advantage of new technology and the internet. Students take notes on devices and record lectures for later use. Distance learning continues to grow, with virtual and simulation learning replacing more traditional methods. Do these technologies work? We will explore published research and discuss your experiences related to this topic.

A8.................................................................................... WHCS A 234 Presentation Modeling Collegiality Among Peers Michael Flatt, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Western Jenna Green, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Metropolitan

Using examples across disciplines, helpful tips for creating clear, positive tones for syllabi verbiage will be presented. Self-awareness will also be encouraged among faculty as to how we can mirror our expectations for students in our communication with colleagues. Participants will learn that self-reflection and self-evaluation of own habits of communication with colleagues can help us improve the overall campus climate.

A9....................................................................................... WHTC 159 Presentation Utilizing MyPlan Scores to Facilitate Career Discussions Jeanette Davis, Assistant Professor, Counseling, Metropolitan Cassandra Harris-Williams, Assistant Professor, Counseling, Eastern

Participants will gain knowledge and understanding of students’ career stories from the perspectives of actor, agent or author. Career stories include information about one’s self, success formula and self-advice. Participants will be able to brainstorm and listen attentively to students’ career stories with an understanding of a study that involved the topics, “career adaptability” and perceptions of career concern. Understanding a student’s career story, assessment scores, and perceptions of career concern allows for rich discussion and appropriate referrals.

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Session A: 9:15 A.M.-10:30 A.M. A10......................................................................................WHTC 157 Panel The English Bridge Program: How It Works, Why It Works Rhonda Fabrizi, Associate Professor, English, Metropolitan Rachel Kazmier, Assistant Professor, English, Western Luke Schlueter, Assistant Professor, English, Western

Now in its fifth year, the English Bridge boasts extraordinary success rates.

80 percent of the students who take the Bridge move on to a standalone College Composition I, with 65-70 percent of these students successfully completing College Comp I. For this presentation, we will present on two aspects of the Bridge: the content of the course itself, which has been carefully created and modified over the years and now includes an English Bridge eBook; and the best practices that contribute to student success.

A11...................................................................................WHCS A 231 Interactive Workshop Building a Better Classroom Discussion Bridget Kriner, Lecturer, English, Eastern

Quality classroom discussions can foster critical thinking skills, develop community among peers, and help students articulate their ideas.

Discussion is a key method used in college classrooms to engage students, yet often discussions are unproductive and lackluster. This interactive workshop will demonstrate how to integrate new discussion-based activities in any classroom.

A12.................................................................................... WSS G 280 Presentation Tools for Faculty Advocates Marisa Vernon, Assistant Dean, Access and Completion, Westshore Kris Walz, Program Manager, One Door, Westshore

DegreeWorks and OneRecord are system-based tools you can use to learn more about your students and strengthen referrals. Through familiarization with these systems, instructional and library faculty can strengthen referrals to counseling and other support services, access student records, and help students prepare for academic planning discussions.

A13...................................................................................WSS GT 205 Interactive Workshop Five Quick Ways to Personalize Your Course in Blackboard Kari Vara, Adjunct Faculty, English, Eastern

Hop on the Personalization Ferris Wheel to learn techniques to help increase engagement of students in a Blackboard course. In this interactive workshop, you will think about your current practices and will learn five strategies to increase your presence in your Blackboard site.

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A15.................................................................................... WSS G 225 Panel Experiential Learning in Humanities Courses Kevin Kondik, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Western Daniel Newman, Adjunct Faculty, Paralegal Studies, Western Jeffrey Tuma, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Western

Presenters will discuss a variety of experiential learning methods utilized in humanities courses. Problem-based case study analysis, simulated ethics committees, document creation/review, site visits, virtual tours and videoguided discussions all contribute to student success, beyond the classroom.

A16..................................................................................... WHTC 160 Presenation Is Organically Fertilized Produce Better Than Synthetically Fertilized Produce?

John Babu, Adjunct Faculty, Chemistry, Eastern

The presentation is aimed to address whether produce certified as organically grown is any better or worse than produce grown with synthetic fertilizers.

A17...................................................................................... WSS G 4A Presentation Carnival of Art in the Classroom: Using Objects from the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) for Engaged Student Learning Elizabeth Hoag, Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology, Metropolitan Christine Wolken, Associate Professor, Art, Western

We will introduce the CMA’s Art to Go Program to faculty, demonstrating how this program has been applied successfully by faculty members in a variety of classroom settings. This discussion and hands-on demonstration will provide participants with the tools to utilize this program in their own classrooms and disciplines.

Session B: 10:45 A.M.-12:00 P.M. B1....................................................................................... WHTC 159 Presentation Tunnel of Love – How Tech Prep Builds Strong Relationships to Continuing at Tri-C Jamie Bollinger, Program Manager, College Pathways Program, Ohio College Tech Prep, JSTC

Would you like to learn about how 48 high schools/career centers partner with Tri-C? High school students participating in tech prep programs are graduating with anywhere from one-to-three different types of college credit and industry credentials! Learn why you want tech prep students in your department.

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Session B: 10:45 A.M.-12:00 P.M. B2.................................................................................... WHCS A 234 Workshop Moving Assessment Forward by Thinking Backward Kristina Ambrosia-Conn, Sr. Instructional Designer, Center for Learning Excellence, Eastern Anne Distler, Associate Professor, Chemistry, Westshore Kevin Dranuski, Sr. Instructional Designer, Center for Learning Excellence, Western Mike Piero, Assistant Professor, English, Westshore Pat Stansberry, Assistant Professor, English, Metropolitan

Meaningful assessments are a key component in essential learning outcomes.

Come explore the components of backward design and learn how to plan learning activities and experiences that produce desired results and acceptable evidence. Learn about what what we mean when we say it, how to actually do it, and why we so strongly encourage it.

B3 Presentation This session has moved to A17

B4........................................................................................ WSS G 4A Panel “Step Right Up!” Seeking and Reaching New Heights in Your Personal and Professional Development Victoria Berry, Campus Director, Enrollment Services, Metropolitan Vincent L. Briley, Program Manager, Gateway to College, Metropolitan

Are you interested in pursuing Fulbright, Mandel Leadership Program, National Endowment for the Humanities or other college faculty/professional development opportunities? This workshop will provide insight on how to find, apply for and obtain these unique professional development opportunities, and share personal accounts of participating in these programs.

B5.................................................................................... WHCS A 231 Presentation Give ‘N Take – Let’s Learn from One Another and Help Students Succeed!

Cindy Potteiger, Director, Online Learning and Academic Technology, JSTC

We’ll look at some tools, namely Smarthinking, Proctor U, and SafeAssign, which can be used in conjunction with your Blackboard course site. These tools can make your life easier while improving the learner experience. We’ll also discuss how to improve the online student orientation and onboarding process to foster student success.

B6.................................................................................... WHCS A 223 Presentation Collegewide Yearlong Schedule 2.0 Michael Boyko, Professor, Criminal Justice, Western J. Michael Thomson, President, Eastern

Now that year two of the Collegewide Yearlong Schedule is being implemented, this session will provide participants with what has happened so far, with detailed information regarding the principles and practices associated with the initiative, and with what comes next. An open Q&A segment will take place as well so all concerns can be addressed.

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B7.................................................................................... WHCS A 232 Panel Fall 2016 Common Read Wrap Up Rebecca Carte, Assistant Professor, Spanish, Metropolitan Lorrie DiGiampietro, Assistant Professor, English, Western Theresa Gromek, Assistant Professor, English, Westshore Rhonda Fabrizi, Assistant Professor, English, Metropolitan John Rasel, Assistant Professor, Library, Eastern Casandra Sweeney, Assistant Professor, English, Eastern

Participants will learn the background, data and some anecdotes on our second year of the common reading program (Jon Ronson’s “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed”). They will also discover how this program reached students, worked in the classroom and crossed all of our campuses. There will also be a preview and possible discussion of the fall 2017 finalists for common reading.

B8....................................................................................... WHTC 160 Interactive Workshop Clickers - Not Just for Lecture Anymore Mike Kenney, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Metropolitan

Audience response systems (clickers) are used in classrooms to spur student engagement. Using simple technology, an instructor can encourage input from every student, eliminate misconceptions and get even the most reticent student to participate. Come learn how to implement clickers for the benefit of your students and you.

B9....................................................................................... WHTC 161 Presentation Smoothing out the Bumpy Ride - Techniques to Use in the Classroom and Syllabus that Help the Student Complete the Ride Joseph Cummins, Assistant Professor, Human Services, Metropolitan Joslyn Dalton, Assistant Professor, Health Information Technology, Metropolitan Irene Diritsky, Assistant Professor, Human Services, Metropolitan

There will be dialog amongst presenters about classroom and syllabus basic problem areas. We will engage the participants to share their challenges and we will assist in creative interventions/conflict resolution in the classroom and in meetings with students, syllabus rules that clarify expectations, setting boundaries with students, and various student situations that require intervention skills such as holding students accountable and setting limits.

B10....................................................................................WSS G 271 Presentation WebEx Uses for Busy Ring Leaders -- and Their Students!

Jennifer Dietz, Assistant Professor, Medical Assisting, Metropolitan Diana Martin, Associate Professor, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Western Melanie Shearer, Associate Professor, Medical Assisting, Metropolitan

Wish you could reach your students in their own funhouse?

Worried you will spend time to create all new content when the roller coaster of technology may change in a year? Come see how WebEx may help you meet all those needs without bellyaches (and headaches).

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Session B: 10:45 A.M.-12:00 P.M. B11.................................................................................. WHCS A 131 Presentation Fostering Civility in the Classroom Deborah Vinesky, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Metropolitan Debra Wilson, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Metropolitan

Reinforce the ways we can foster civility in the classroom, with our students and with one another. Civility is behavior that demonstrates respect toward another, causes another to feel valued, and contributes to mutual respect, effective communication and team collaboration. Review what behaviors and actions may constitute a lack of civility and respect, and the negative consequences.

B12.................................................................................. WHCS A 130 Presentation Create a Learning Culture in your Classroom Andrew Bajda, Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Metropolitan Johnie Reed, Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Westshore

Managing proper culture is a vital component within every aspect of life, from “civility” in societies to “winning” in organized sports. However, creating and maintaining culture is often overlooked, and much easier said than done. This workshop explores how developing a learning culture for your classroom will enhance student success.

B13..................................................................................... WHTC 157 Panel COME ONE, COME ALL: Share Resources to Enhance Classroom Instruction in Mathematics 0955 and 0965 Julia Cronin, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Western Jennifer Garnes, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Western Jennifer Hirz, Lecturer, Mathematics, Western Mira Karac, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Western Patty Shelton, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Western

Come and collaborate with your fellow mathematics colleagues and share your resources and ideas to engage student learning in the classroom.

B14.................................................................................. WHCS A 129 Presentation Learning Outside the Classroom by Semi-flipping Punya Basnayaka, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Metropolitan

Have you ever considered how you could utilize short videos to semi-flip a traditional lecture to create a more student centered, active learning environment?

This session will address how to design an initial framework to develop a semi-flipped course that aligns with course assessments and learning objectives.

Participants will learn ways to engage students in active and applied learning, helping to bridge the skill gap and increase student retention.

B15.................................................................................. WHCS A 128 Presentation Hackers and Malware and Phishers, oh my!

John Kerezy, Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communications, Western David Mastny, Manager, Information Security-ITS, JSTC

How to protect yourself, your college, and your students’ security in the age of the Internet of Things.

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B16 ..................................................................................... WSS G 4B Panel My Grant - Successful Grants from a Faculty Perspective Greg Malone, Program Manager, Plant Science & Landscape Technology, Eastern Trista Powers, Assistant Professor, English, Metropolitan Rebecca Stolzman, Director, Grants Management- Access, Learning and Success, District Geza Varhegyi, Assistant Professor, Biology, Western Peter Wickley, Associate Professor, Biology, Western

Faculty presenters will share their accomplishments, challenges, and how their externally-funded grants have positively impacted their classroom and students.

There will be an opportunity to engage in dialogue about the grant process.

Session C: 1:15- 2:45 P.M. C1.................................................................................... WHCS A 234 Presentation Protecting Confidentiality in a Facebook Age Michelle Brady, Adjunct Faculty, Communications, Westshore

Confidentiality protection and breaches opens discussion about issues in personal and workplace self-disclosure impacted and changed by Facebook and social media. Many people blame others when a breach happens without realizing they may have had a role by not clearly understanding the complexity.

Most people have never heard an empowerment presentation on this topic.

This training reviews issues around confidentiality and prevention strategies.

It also provides thought-provoking tips for safer self-disclosure.

C2...................................................................................... WSS G 271 Presentation Online Assessments – Effective Practices and Processes Karen Gray, Instructional Technologist, Centers for Learning Excellence, Western Marybeth Murphy, Adjunct Faculty, Accounting, Western

Creating online assessments can be a daunting task. How can you make a test accurately gauge students’ knowledge, be challenging yet minimize cheating but also make your life easier? We will explore creating tests that match course outcomes, pools/test banks, using publisher questions, and setting up test options in Blackboard.

C3.................................................................................... WHCS A 231 Interactive Workshop Ice Breakers AND Improved Studying Through Social Games Alan Gerding, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Metropolitan

Attendees will learn tabletop “games” that require social interaction while simultaneously increasing familiarity with common classroom material.

Through these social games, attendees will learn how to work better together and will learn actual classroom course material. After the presentation is finished, attendees will leave with tools they can immediately use in their classrooms to increase student engagement and improve knowledge retention.

Come prepared to be loud and to laugh.

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Session C: 1:15- 2:45 P.M. C4.....................................................................................WHCS A 129 Presentation Engaging Under-Resourced Learners: Using Student’s Strengths and Academic Supports To Increase Success Kevin Berg, Assistant Professor, Counseling, Western Lisa Belcher-Nelson, Assistant Professor, Counseling Western Andrea Borders, Assistant Professor, Counseling, Western

Why do some students succeed while others fail? Join us and learn a new perspective. Discussion points, videos, and interactive activities will be used to explore the hidden rules of economic class and identify three areas in which faculty and staff can focus on to increase success with under-resourced students.

C5........................................................................................ WSS G 4B Panel Winners Tell All: An Instructional Mini-Grant Technology Panel Discussion Cindy Potteiger, Director, Online Learning and Academic Technology, JSTC

Join your peers as the awardees of the 2016 Instructional Mini-Grant contribute to a panel discussion discussing their grant, its implementation and their progress to date. Ask questions to find out about some new technologies and how they have been applied across the college.

C6.....................................................................................WHCS A 232 Panel Faculty Perspectives on Sustainability in Curriculum: A Ferris Wheel of Talent Making Use of An Arcade of Resources Sara Clark, Assistant Professor, ESL, Western Bradley Lipinski, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Westshore David November, Sustainability Manager, District Johnie Reed, Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Westshore Derrick L. Williams, Assistant Professor, Speech Communications, Metropolitan

A panel of professors will discuss how they have connected local, regional, and/or international issues of sustainability with their curriculum in a variety of subjects using a variety of approaches. Obtain knowledge of how sustainability can be incorporated in just about any subject and class!

C7....................................................................................... WLA B 134 Interactive Workshop Human Evolution Booster Shot: Recent Discoveries in the Field of Human Evolution Emily Weglian, Professor, Anthropology, Western

Highlights of Human Evolution from 2015/2016: Get up to date on the most recent events and understandings regarding human evolution with a booster shot of information! The workshop will include working with casts of relevant skeletal materials.

C8.....................................................................................WHCS A 130 Interactive Workshop Seeing the World through Visual Sociology Michael Flatt, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Western Robyn White, Associate Professor, Sociology, Western

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Participants will learn the basic tenets of visual sociology that will help them to frame their use of visuals (photos, video clips) in the classroom. While based in sociological theory, understanding how photography and images can be used across disciplines aims at the goal of cross-disciplinary understanding.

The overarching goal is to help students “see” their knowledge in everyday life.

C9................................................................................... WHCS A 223 Presentation Using Pop Culture to Get Science Through to the Non-Science Student Priyanka Banerjie, Adjunct Faculty, Earth Science, Eastern

Make science fun again. Blend in pop culture to help students understand course concepts. Video games, pop music, movies, YouTube videos, smartphone apps, documentaries, the interwebs ... let them all encourage your students to geek out on science.

C10..................................................................................... WSS G 4A Interactive Workshop #IAMSTOKES Sherlynn Allen-Harris, Adjunct Faculty, History, Metropolitan David Bernatowicz, Associate Professor, History, Metropolitan Trista Powers, Assistant Professor, English, Metropolitan Sonja Siller, Associate Professor, Political Science, Metropolitan Nina Turner, Assistant Professor, History, Metropolitan

Participants of the #IAMSTOKES workshop can gather ideas and learn specific approaches that will aid them in creating a classroom curriculum within an interdisciplinary framework and related to the theme of Carl and Louis Stokes’ legacies.

NEW THIS YEAR! Faculty Grant Reception Grants Management, Faculty Development and Development and Tri-C Foundation invite faculty and staff to a thank you reception for all of the effort and support the College receives for its grant-funded projects.

Please attend and enjoy dessert and coffee.

The Reception will be held in the A Atrium, near the Field House from 2:45-3:15 p.m.

Session D: 3:15 - 4:45 P.M. D1................................................................................... WHCS A 223 Presentation STRS Benefit Information Meeting This meeting is for Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution and Combined Plan members. We recommend this one-hour program especially for members who are early in their career (to become familiar with STRS Ohio benefits) and near retirement (to review their current benefits package). During this session we will explain service retirement purchasable service credit, disability protection, survivor benefits and health care coverage.

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Robert L. Lewis Memorial Fund Robert L. Lewis was the founding Chair of the Board of Trustees, establishing Tri-C as the first community college in Ohio in 1963. He served for 17 years as a trustee; he created the unique Scholar-in-Residence Program (and served for many years as the scholar); he instituted the Conversations at Gwinn; and he worked to launch the Honors Program. Until his death in 2005, he devoted himself to the humanistic enhancement of the College. He delighted and inspired generations of students, faculty and the greater community with his courses and lectures about Greek mythology, revealing their relevance to contemporary issues of civic responsibility and ethics. The convening of the Annual Faculty Colloquium affirms his belief that such scholarly colloquies are the hallmark of a civilized society.

An exciting project honoring Robert L. Lewis has been established at the College, offering the pursuit of excellence to Tri-C’s high-achieving students.

Year Eight of the Robert L. Lewis Academy of Scholars is engaging a cadre of student scholars Collegewide to follow their passions to produce projects related to diverse issues of social justice and civil society in our greater community. The inspiring academy initiative is anchored by student enrollment in a three credit course, PHIL-208H Honors Social Justice, designed by the four philosophy faculty teaching the course. These four Tri-C philosophy faculty collaborated in selecting essays exploring issues of justice ranging from Socrates to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The anthology has been published and serves as the textbook for the course.

During spring semester, supported by independent study faculty and community mentors, students will produce their approved projects.

The creative enterprise will culminate in an open presentation and celebration at the year-end Tri-C Student Success Symposium, where the students will offer posters of their projects for viewing by College faculty, students and administration, community supporters as well as family and friends.

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