Adjunct Get Together – Tech Garden

All Full Time, Part Time and Ph.D. faculty are welcome to attend. If you would like to attend please email Jeff Fouts at jlfouts@syr.edu

techgardenThe Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning in conjunction with the Director of Undergraduate Programs cordially invites all iSchool full time, part time and Ph.D. faculty members to a Saturday get together. The purpose of the get together is to learn more about how each of your courses fits into the big picture at the iSchool. We will also be including two other workshops for you to participate in. One will discuss exemplary course design in Blackboard and the other will focus on creating an engaging slidedeck for your course presentations.

There will be networking opportunities throughout the morning as well.

What: Adjunct Instructor Get Together

When: Saturday, November 5, 2016

Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: Tech Garden, 235 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Parking: Parking is Free. Bring in your parking receipt with you for immediate reimbursement.

Please Note: Breakfast will be served

The agenda will consist of the following:
Time Event
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Network with Dean Liddy
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast/Networking/Socialization
*9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Understanding the Undergrad Program: Where Does My Course Fit?
*10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Exemplary Course Design in Blackboard
*11:00 AM – 12:00 PM SlideDecks – Your Presentation Slides on Steroids
*Time will be set aside before and after each presentation for breaks/networking/socialization

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS


Understanding the Undergrad Program: Where Does My Course Fit In?

Title: Understanding the Undergrad Program: Where Does My Course Fit?

Presentation Delivery Method: Presentation/Discussion

Description: All of us fully understand the content of the courses we teach. But do we know where our course fits within the overall structure of the undergraduate IM&T program? Is it a core course? Does it have or fulfill a pre-requisite? How does the course relate to our 6 concentrations? And most important of all, how does the course help expose our students to the plethora of career opportunities that await? The B.S. in Information Management and Technology is so much more than 120 random credit hours. This session is the first in a series, each focusing on a different program offered by the iSchool. Come learn more about our undergraduate program and our students!

Presenter: Deb Nosky, Director of Undergraduate Programs/Assistant Professor of Practice and Sheila Clifford-Bova, Undergraduate Program Manager


Exemplary Course Design in Blackboard

Title: Exemplary Course Design in Blackboard

Presentation Delivery Method: Presentation/Discussion

Description: The Exemplary Course Design in Blackboard session focuses on best practices in four major areas: Course Design, Interaction & Collaboration, Assessment, and Learner Support. The session is supported by an Exemplary Course Program Rubric.

If you are interested to find out what is considered an exemplary course design in Blackboard, as determined by Blackboard, this is the session for you. We will discuss the course design and why or why not we would want to include some of the aspects listed in the rubric as part of our course design here at the iSchool.

Presenter: Jeff Fouts, Director of Instructional Technology/Adjunct Instructor


SlideDecks – Your Presentation Slides on Steroids

Title: SlideDecks – Your Presentation Slides on Steroids

Presentation Method: Presentation/Discussion

Description: The SlideDecks session focuses on engaging and creative ways to build a SlideDeck. Whether you are using PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc. this session will give you some new, creative ideas to creating your presentation slides.

Have you wanted to add images, update your slide design or simply make your bulleted slides more visually appealing to your students and other audiences?   It is easy and fun to do!

Presenter: Peggy Takach, Director of Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning/Adjunct Instructor