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ROUND TABLE CONVERSATIONS & MINI CONFERENCES

All university faculty, administrators, and TAs are invited to participate in quarterly conversations about teaching, hosted by the Academy of Teaching. Academy members are interested in sharing their thoughts and insights into various teaching issues at Ohio State through both facilitating these informal conversations and formal teaching enhancement opportunities with the university community. It is hoped that these events will help foster greater conversation about important teaching issues among Ohio State faculty.

PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS & EVENTS

“A Dream Deserved: A Reception with President Gordon Gee”
Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:00-4:30 p.m.
The Younkin Success Center Library

Academy of Teaching Mini Conference 2007
Welcome
Archie Griffin, President and CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association

Concurrent Sessions
"Making Sense of Darwin for NonMajors: Strategies for Increasing Understanding and Acceptance of Evolution," Susan Fisher (Department of Entomology, guest presentation)

"Why Not Make Them Do the Work: Active Techniques in the Classroom,” Dave Tomasko (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Director of the Center of Affordable Nanotechnology of Polymeric Biomedical Devices)

Keynote address
Brian Joseph (Department of Linguistics)
“Promoting Teaching Excellence at the Grassroots Level”

Digital Union Tours & Lunch
"Teaching in the 21st Century,” Victoria Getis (Director, Digital Union)

“Building an Infrastructure for Education Research,” Dennis Pearl (Department of Statistics, and Director of INQUERI, guest presention)

“Which Way is Up? The Virtues of Vertical and Horizontal Teaching,” Mohamed Yousif (Department of Mathematics, Lima) "Developing and Documenting Your Teaching Effectiveness," Seminar by winners(s) of the Graduate Associate Teaching Award

Concurrent Sessions
“Beyond Window Dressing – Making Powerpoint Slides and Pictures Effective
Teachers of Concepts,” Joseph F. Donnermeyer (Rural Sociology Program)

“Getting Graduate Students Minds Out of the Classroom and into the Research World,” Dave Tomasko (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Director of the Center of Affordable Nanotechnology of Polymeric Biomedical Devices)

“Involving Students in Transformative Research: A Multi-Media, Community-Based, and Group Oriented Approach,” Judy Wu (Department of History)

Previous Roundtables
February 11, 2003 – Why I Choose to Teach Introductory Classes
Facilitated by John Wenzel, Entomology

May 15, 2003 – Teachers are Leaders Leading Change
Facilitated by Oliver McGee, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science

February 4, 2004 – Our Changing Student Body
Facilitated by Ian Sheldon and Carl Zulauf, Agricultural, Environmental, & Developmental Economics