January 24/97

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
David Jones - Committee Chair

Welcome back to the new semester. The January-
June period has traditionally been a busy time for PD
activities, and these are some upcoming events and
dates to keep in mind:

I: Conference and Research Grants. Your

department should have its own travel and

conference budget and you should check with your

coordinator about this. However, a limited number of

Faculty Development grants are also available to

faculty who:

e have a minimum of two years service;

e have worked at least four sections in the last
calendar year;

e have not received a Committee grant within the
last 12 months.

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SPRING
TERM GRANTS IS MARCH 14. Application forms
are available from David Jones at local 7534

II: May 1997 Faculty Development Week. Mark
off May 12-16 for PD workshops. Tentative offerings
include ‘hands-on’ Internet research skills (see
below), demonstrations of classroom uses of
technology here at Capilano, dealing with diversity
in the classroom, teaching strategies that work,
outcomes-based education, and prior learning
assessment. An orientation for coordinators is also
planned. Watch for the Faculty Development
brochure in March.

Ill: Basic Internet Research Skills Classes. These
drop-in sessions will take place on alternate
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12:30 - 1:15 in the
Library classroom (LB119) from Jan. 21 to Feb. 26.
This is an excellent preparation for the advanced
Internet workshops offered during the May PD week.

IV: Off Campus Events

e CIEA PD Seminar, March 15, in Vancouver.
Theme: “Is there a Teacher in the Classroom?”
A detailed brochure will be out shortly.

e “Teachers in the Movies (from Mr. Chips to Mr.
Holland’s Opus): A Celebration of the
Humanity at the Core of Teaching.” Feb. 26 at
the University College of Fraser Valley. Call
Elizabeth Asner at UCFV to register. Highly
recommended by those who’ve seen it.

e Watch your email Bulletin Board for dates for
the Feb./March financial planning lectures by
Brian Costello and Gordon Pape.

Some Interdisciplinary Sharing?

You’ve often commented that a major benefit of
Faculty Development Days is the cross-fertilization
of ideas. We’re hoping then, that you'll respond
favourably to this request from Eleanor Boyle
(Psychology).

“As an instructor, I’m always looking for
ways to improve my classroom teachimg and
facilitation. Obviously you are, too. Last May on PD
Days I shared a few of my techniques for increasing
student participation in lecture-based classes. This
coming May, I’d like to see a workshop in which a
number of different instructors each share ideas on
methods, techniques, tricks, etc., which have worked
for them -- in lecturing, demonstrating, facilitating
group work, evaluating students . . . in any and all
aspects of the work.

We’re inviting you, then, to take part, and
prepare a short presentation (from 5 - 20 minutes) on
one or more successful techniques you use in your
teaching. Ideally, the techniques should be
generalizable to disciplines other than your own.

Good techniques don’t have to be
complicated; simple ideas are often the best. Don’t
be shy to share yours”.

Please contact us if you’d like to take part.
Eleanor Boyle (local 2525) or David Jones (7534).

PD Materials

These are of general interest to faculty, are kept in
the PAMPHLETS cabinets (under “Faculty
Development” in the library, and are accessible to
anyone who is interested. The file contains info on
other upcoming conferences, faculty exchange
applications, and current handouts (for copying) on:
e Making Your Large Lectures Interactive

e Preparing and Using Student Handouts

e Increasing Student Motivation

Faculty Development Committee: Leslie Baker,
Jolene Bordewick, Rick Brewster, Chris
Gratham, Jan Shiell, Anne Watson.

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