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CCT's 3rd annual Excellence in Teaching Conference included lunch and a poster session followed by concurrent workshop sessions that provided faculty with an excellent professional development opportunity, and a chance to learn more about what their colleagues are doing and gather inspiring ideas!

Date


September 28, 2017

Location


Klamath Falls, College Union

Agenda


 

10:30 AM   Registration Opens, Crater Lake Complex
 

11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Poster Session & Lunch, Cascades

12:45 PM – 4:00 PM    Concurrent Workshop Sessions
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM   Session 1     Mt. Bailey / Mt. McLoughlin / Sunset
  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM      Break            Mt. Shasta Lounge
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM     Session 2     Mt. Bailey / Mt. McLoughlin / Sunset
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM      Break            Mt. Shasta Lounge
  • 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM     Session 3     Mt. Bailey / Cascades
  • 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM      Break            Mt. Shasta Lounge

Poster Session & Lunch


11:00 am - 12:45 pm | Cascades

A Comparison of Student and Mid-Career Professional’s Media Choices
Kevin Brown, Ph.D., Communication
Dan Peterson, Ph.D., Communication
Terri Torres, M.S., Mathematics
A Few Lessons from Using Jupyter in the Lab

Scott Prahl, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy
Commission on College Teaching: 2016-17 Activities and Accomplishments

Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, MLIS, Library
Travis Lund, Ph.D., Natural Sciences

Competency-Based Instruction in Engineering Mechanics
Charles “CJ” Riley, Ph.D., PE, Civil Engineering
Design and Development of a Hydro-Electric Generation and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory

Nathan Mead, Ph.D., Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology
Designing Sponsored Projects as Powerful Hands-On Educational Experiences for Students: Examples from the ˿Ƶ Tech Relationship Building Program and ˿Ƶ Tech JOBS Program

Trevor Petersen, Ph.D., Humanities and Social Sciences
Development of Laboratory Assignments for Communication Systems Using GNU Radio

Eve Klopf, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy
Encouraging Student Reading with Enlightening Reading Assignments:

From Student-Generated Reading Questions to The 3-2-1 Report
Christopher J. Syrnyk, Ph.D., Communication
Learning Assessment in 10-week Introductory Physics Courses

Yuehai Yang, Ph.D., Natural Science
˿Ƶ Tech’s Excellence in Teaching Workshop: Concept to Results

Sharon Beaudry, JD, SPHR, Business Management
Charles “CJ” Riley, Ph.D., PE, Civil Engineering
Taking Peer Teaching to the Next Level: Students Develop and Teach a MLS Career Exploration Course

Caroline Doty, MS, MLS(ASCP), Medical Laboratory Science
Dawn Taylor, EdM, MT(ASCP), Medical Laboratory Science
What is Population Health Management?  Meeting Industry Needs with a Community-Based Approach

Sophia Lyn Nathenson, Ph.D., Population Health Management

Concurrent Workshop Sessions


 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM    Workshop Session 1 has 3 Options:
  • Open Education Resources: Tailoring Instruction While Saving Students Money!
  • Mt. Bailey
  • John Borgen, Psy.D., Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen, MLIS, Library
  • Gregg Waterman, Ph.D., Mathematics
  • Being Wrong Book Discussion 
  • Sunset
  • Trevor Petersen, Ph.D., Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Best Practices for Teaching Online
  • Mt. McLoughlin
  • Carrie Dickson, Online Learning
  • Suzanne Hopper, M.A., Dental Hygiene
  • Grant Kirby, M.S., Management
  • Veronica Koehn, Ph.D., Communication
  • Amber Lancaster, Ph.D., Communication

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM      Break 

Refreshments available in Mt. Shasta Lounge

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM      Workshop Session 2 has 3 Options:

  • Solving Problems with Design Thinking  (2:00 pm - 3:45 pm)
  • Mt. Bailey
  • Seth Anthony,  Ph.D., Natural Sciences
  • Aaron Scher,  Ph.D.,Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy
  • Terri Torres, M.A., Mathematics
  • Kristy Weidman, M.A., Management
  • Getting the Conversation Going: Classroom Discussion Best Practices
  • Sunset
  • Ben Bunting, Ph.D., Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Using Undergraduate “Learning Assistants” in Your Classroom
  • Mt. McLoughlin
  • Yuehai Yang, Ph.D., Natural Sciences
  • Addie Clark, Ph.D., Natural Sciences
  • Elvira Schechtel, M.S., Natural Sciences

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM      Break

Refreshments available in Mt. Shasta Lounge

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM      Workshop Session 3 has 6 Options:

  • Continued: Solving Problems with Design Thinking  (2:00 pm - 3:45 pm)
  • Mt. Bailey
  • Kristy Weidman, M.A., Management
  • Aaron Scher, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy
  • Terri Torres, M.S., Mathematics
  • Seth Anthony, Ph.D., Natural Sciences
  • Working in Groups: Everything you need to know to have successful groups in your class 
  • Sunset
  • Kevin Brown, Ph.D., Communication
  • Dan Peterson, Ph.D., Communication
  • Commission on College Teaching 2017-2018 
  • Cascades
  • Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, MLIS, Library
  • Travis Lund, Ph.D., Natural Sciences
  • ESLO Committees
  • Cascades
  • Interested in learning more about these learning outcomes or incorporating them in greater depth in your courses?  Join members of the faculty ESLO committees in the Cascades for a discussion of opportunities to work with faculty who are passionate about these areas in the upcoming year!
  • ESLO Committee: Diverse Perspectives 
  • Veronica Koehn, Ph.D., Communication
  • ESLO Committee: Ethical Reasoning 
  • Yasha Rohwer, Ph.D., Humanities and Social Sciences
  • ESLO Committee: Quantitative Literacy 
  • Kari J. Lundgren, Ph.D., Communication
  • ESLO Committee: Teamwork 
  • Trevor Petersen, Ph.D., Humanities and Social Sciences

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM      Break 

Refreshments available in Mt. Shasta Lounge

Conference Book:


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