|  From
the Director
Mary Stephen, Ph.D.
Director, Reinert CTE
Welcome to the first issue of the Reinert Center for
Teaching Excellence’s newsletter, The Notebook,
for the academic year 2009-2010. This issue focuses on strategies
and reflections from faculty members on preparing to start
a new semester. In winter 2009, The Notebook became
an online publication only; however, articles are presented
in a fashion that allows easy printing. The online format
provides an opportunity to expand content using active links,
podcasts and short videos.
In
this issue of The Notebook, we are pleased to inaugurate
several new features. Mary Dunn, Ph.D., assistant professor,
Department of Theological Studies, and Randy Richter, Ph.D.,
associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy and
Athletic Training, have accepted our invitation to become
regular columnists for the year and share their insights
on teaching. Their contributions will appear in the new
section, Conversations on Teaching. We are also delighted
that for the first time, faculty members from SLU’s
Madrid campus have contributed content to the newsletter.
We hope that this will foster increased dialog on teaching
among faculty members from SLU’s St. Louis and Madrid
campuses. This issue also contains links to podcasts that
allow contributors to expand their written comments.
The
Center staff has planned a full semester of programs, details
of which can be found here on our website, http://cte.slu.edu.
We also invite you to follow the CTE on Twitter
for regular updates on programs.
I
want to highlight two major programs that the Center is
sponsoring in the fall thanks to funding from the VOICES
Project. On September 11, Patty Clayton, Ph.D., consultant,
Senior Scholar with the Center for Service and Learning
at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
(IUPUI) and Visiting fellow with the New England Resource
Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) will present a workshop
on critical reflection. More
information on the session, including registration is available
here.
Michael Wesch, Ph.D., assistant professor of cultural anthropology,
Kansas State University, and 2008 Carnegie U.S. Professor
of the Year for Doctoral and Research Universities will
present “Mediated Culture / Mediated Education”
on October 1. Many of you are familiar with the his video
“A Vision of Students Today." You'll find the
video and information about events surrounding his
visit online here.
We
encourage you to take advantage of the many services and
programs offered through the Center.
Last
updated 08.19.09 |
Volume 12: Issue 1
In
this Issue
Tips
for Starting the Semester
featuring:
Anne
McCabe, Ph.D., Department of English, Madrid Campus
Marta
Moreno, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Business Administration
and Economics, Madrid Campus
Elizabeth
Richard, Ph.D., Undergraduate Chair of Communication
Joanne
C. Langan, Ph.D., R.N., School of Nursing
Mike
Lewis, Ph.D., Chemistry
Jonathan
Smith, Ph.D., American Studies
Conversations
on Teaching Columnists
Mary
Dunn, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
Randy
Richter, Ph.D.
Physical
Therapy and Athletic Training
 The
CTE Staff Corner
Mark Pousson, MEd, MSW
Program Director, Service Learning
It
is that transitional time of the year where faculty and
students are acclimating to the rigors of a new semester.
For those faculty who are using community based service
learning as one of your teaching methods, the preparation
for this course is as important as teaching it. Three components
to consider in the design of a course utilizing service
learning are: learning objectives aligned with the community
service, determination of appropriate service sites and
structured reflection methods that bridge the service experience
to course content. Listen to these tips
to fine tune your syllabus for service learning.
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