Reflective Practice Large Group Meetings and Workshops
All meetings will run from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesdays or Thursdays in the locations listed below. Unless indicated in pre-meeting publicity, no RSVP is needed. A sign-up sheet is available at each meeting, and those who sign in will receive a follow-up e-mail.
All faculty members are invited to Reflective Practice Large Group meetings; you do not need to be a member of RP to attend! There will be no RP agreement forms to complete.
Because we are planning well in advance, some changes may be necessary over the course of the year; please read e-mail updates as they are sent out.
Large Group Meetings
- Thursday, August 23, Crimson Event Center, Folger "Great Ideas for the First Day of Class"
- Wednesday, September 5, Stabley 210, Library, "Matchmaker Session-Forming Teaching Circles" - Information on teaching circle mini-grants will be provided.
5:00 Promotion Box Night, Stabley 210 - Thursday, October 4, Crimson Event Center, Folger, "Can You Hear Me Now?" Using Cell or Smart Phones in the Classroom"
- Wednesday, November 14, Stabley 210, Library, "Nine Essential Traits of the Effective Professor"
- Wednesday, December 5, Crimson Event Center, Folger, "Holiday Gifts from the RP Co-Directors!"
- Thursday, February 7, Stabley 210, Library, "Evolution of a Class"
- Wednesday, March 6, Stabley 210, Library, "Formative Assessment"
- Thursday, April 4, Crimson Event Center, Folger, "Quality Matters - Distance Education"
- Thursday, May 2, 5:00-7:00 pm, Rustic Lodge, Annual Recognition Dinner
Saturday Workshops
- October 24, Ackerman 116, "I Used to Have a Handle on Life, but it Broke! Stress and Time Management", Dr. Shari Robertson, IUP
- February 23, Crimson Event Center, Folger, "Flipping the Classroom: Using Technology to Improve Learning", Dr. Ike Shibley, Penn State Berks
Events Sponsored by Other Departments that Count as Large Group Meetings
- Wednesday, October 24, HUB Monongahela Room, "Panel on Faculty-Led Study Abroad"
- Wednesday, November 7, HUB Allegheny Room, "Veterans in the Classroom: A Panel Discussion"
- Friday, March 1, Crimson Event Center, Folger, "Contemplative Practice and the Transformation of Education"