COPFFN Forum
Since 1998, the Graduate Teacher Program has organized the annual COPFFN Forum, a one-day conference for preparing future faculty for diverse postsecondary environments and an opportunity for administrators, faculty and graduate students from across the state to gather.
2010 Collaborative PFF Network Forum
Teaching & Research in Different Types of Postsecondary Institutions
8:30 – 9:00 am
ATLAS Lobby
Breakfast Burritos & Coffee
9:00-9:15 am
ATLAS 100
Welcome
Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program & Collaborative Preparing Future Faculty Network, CU-Boulder
9:15 – 10:30 am
ATLAS 100
The Kinds of Teaching YOU Are Likely to Encounter in Different Postsecondary Environments
Kathy Andrus, Professor, Art History, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Rebecca Ferrell, Associate Professor, Metro State, Denver
Ken Sagendorf, Deputy Director Faculty Development, Center for Educational Excellence, US Air Force Academy
Faculty from different campuses discuss the variety of teaching that they do: from online, to first year seminar, to upper division, to large lecture, to graduate courses.
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 – 12:00 noon
ATLAS 100
Questions YOU Might Ask During an On-Campus Interview
Jane Nelson, Professor, University of Wyoming
David Kendrick, Director, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Northern Colorado
Christy Carello, Associate Professor, Metro State
Ken Sagendorf, Deputy Director Faculty Development, Center for Educational Excellence, US Air Force Academy
Faculty who have served on hiring committees on their campuses share their ideas on what candidates for academic jobs should know and ask during their on-campus interviews.
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch & drinks provided
ATLAS Lobby
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops
ATLAS 100
Workshop 1: Non Traditional Course Development
Dr. Cindy Church, Biology, Metro State, Denver
This workshop covers on-line course development, field-based course development, course development that involves international travel, and teaching while on Semester at Sea.
ATLAS 105
Workshop 2: Developing a Faculty Learning Community for Teaching Ethics Across the Curriculum
Jane Nelson, Director, Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Wyoming
Dr. Nelson discusses the importance of using learning communities to teach ethics across the curriculum and suggests formats, content, and useful outcomes of such collaborations.
ATLAS 200
Workshop 3: Integrating Research, Teaching & Learning
Jessica Gorski, Lead Coordinator, Social Sciences & STEM, CUB
PJ Bennett, Assistant Director, Graduate Teacher Program, CUB
This workshop will address methods of integrating research, teaching, and learning to improve college instructors classroom performance, their understanding of the research on teaching and learning, and their students learning in their courses.
3:00-3:30 PM
ATLAS 100
Summary & Door Prize
Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program & Collaborative Preparing Future Faculty Network, CU-Boulder
Thank you for participating!
A special thank you to
The COPFF Network Faculty
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