Professional Development Opportunities

EOU

• GEC Learning Outcomes Workshop Series--Civic Engagement, Communication, Critical Thinking, April 15, 29, May 13, 2011, Location TBA

• Curriculum Alignment Workshops, Ed Nufer (California State University--Channel Islands), Feb 3-4, 2011, Location TBA

• Curriculum Mapping Workshop, Steve Adkison & Sarah Witte -- Sep 20, 2010 1 & 3pm (repeating) , Zabel Hall

•     DPD Diversity Workshop, Susan Shaw (OSU Speaker) -- Sep 20, 2010, 1 & 2:30 pm    (repeating) Zabel Hall

Harvard Institutes for Higher Learning

http://gseweb.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/higher-education/index.html

OUS

Teaching TALKS: Today's Academics Linking Knowledge & Skills

October 20-22, 2010

University Place, Portland, OR

     Conference Goals:

• Provide a venue for Oregon academics  to share current practices, access new information, and collaborate inter-institutionally
• Provide innovative academics opportunities to publically share inquiries, methodologies and findings (concurrent sessions)
• Network with like-minded professionals from California, Wisconsin, Utah, North Dakota and AAC&U
• Communicate on-going national, state and institutional work on general education renewal: articulation of outcomes, reorganization of program curricula, design of assessment tools, and communication of student proficiencies (LEAP; Learning Outcomes & Assessment (LO&A); institutional teams)

EOU Team :  Jeff Johnson, Colleen Johnson, Donald Wolff, Shaun Cain, Ray Brown, Kim Sorensen, Shari Carpenter, Kimberly Mueller, Colleen Dunne-Cascio, Sharon Nelson, Sarah Witte

AAC&U

• Their annual meeting, this year titled Essential Learning, Student Success, and the Currency of U.S. Degrees, will be held in San Francisco January 26-29, 2011:http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/index.cfm
• In March, they will host a Network for Academic Renewal Conference in Chicago to address General Education & Assessment – Next Level Practices: http://www.aacu.org/meetings/generaleducation/index.cfm
• Additional information on other workshops and conferences is available on their website:http://www.aacu.org/