Spring Conference 2013

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Coffee and Breakfast Bars

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

270 HALE
Welcome & Introduction
Laura L. B. Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
270 HALE
A Problem-Oriented Framework for College Classes
Sam Fitch, Professor, Political Science
Professor Fitch discusses a problem-oriented framework that he uses in his political science courses. The problem-oriented framework addresses goals, trends, conditions, projections, alternatives and potentials for decision-making.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

270 HALE
Applying A Problem-Oriented Framework to
College Classes
Lorine Giangola, Lead Coordinator,
Graduate Teacher Program
Caitlin Ring, Lead, Journalism & Mass Media
Jennifer Avena, Lead, MCDB
Molly Ratterman, Lead, Spanish & Portuguese
Caroline Szczepanski, Lead, Chemical Engineering
The discussion leaders provide worksheets and faciliate discussion with the participants about how to apply the problem-oriented concepts presented in the keynote to their own classrooms.

230 HALE
Teaching Your Students to Use a Problem-
Oriented Approach in Writing Assignments
Rosalyn Zigmond, Instructor, Program for
Writing & Rhetoric
This workshop will guide you through the process of improving your students’ writing using a problemoriented framework. We will discuss how to approach problems, framing goals/values, trends, conditions, projections, alternatives, and decisions in the writing process. Participants will plan a writing assignment in their discipline.

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

270 HALE
Solving Problems in Student Learning Using the
Poles on the Kolb Learning Styles Model
Laura L. B. Border, Director,
Graduate Teacher Program
The Kolb Learning Styles model can be used to solve student learning problems. In this workshop, you will discuss problems students have learning material in your classrooms and apply the model to solutions.

230 HALE
Exploring Alternative Career Paths
Valentine Roché, Coordinator, GSCP, Career Services
Jon Schlesinger, Assistant Director for Career Counseling, Career Services
What do you do when the job market doesn’t provide the direct career path you want? Step one in finding an alternative career path is transferring the interests, knowledge, skills and talents you already possess. We will engage you in an individual mapping process and identify next steps in this career transition.

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

270 HALE
Assessing Student Learning
Jay Brinker, Assistant Professor,Psychology,
The Australian National University
This workshop will explore various forms of assessment including in-class assessment, formative assessment and assessment as a teaching tool. We will discuss the theoretical bases for these forms as well as explore practical considerations for different teaching environments (e.g. small vs. large group, undergraduate vs. graduate).

230 HALE
Preparing Your CV and Other Materials for the
Academic Job Search
Angel Hoekstra, Lead Coordinator,
Graduate Teacher Program
This workshop provides a detailed review of what is to be included in all sections of a CV, as well as a brief overview of all materials needed for the academic job market. Attendees are encouraged to bring a current CV to revise in the workshop. Graduate students of all levels may attend.