{"id":1126,"date":"2018-09-18T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T15:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/cital-blog\/?p=297"},"modified":"2018-09-18T10:50:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T15:50:47","slug":"faculty-development-opportunities-for-you-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/faculty-development-opportunities-for-you-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Development Opportunities for You this Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development<\/p>\n<p>Faculty groups are now forming on campus that could help you achieve your teaching or writing goals in a collegial, supportive atmosphere. Which one is for you? That depends on your goals for yourself.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you wish you could get good conversations going in your classroom? Join the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on \u201cTeaching by Discussion.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to do a better job helping your students shape their future? Then the FLC on \u201cFaculty\/Student Mentoring\u201d might be for you.<\/li>\n<li>Are you interested in envisioning the future of your field, and even the future of education itself? The FLC on \u201cNew Directions in Artificial Intelligence\u201d could help you do just that.<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to get beyond today\u2019s toxic rhetoric and foster productive dialogue about our differences? The FLC on \u201cDifficult Dialogues in the Classroom and Beyond\u201d can help.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, are struggling to make time to write that article, begin that grant proposal or finish that chapter? Then join your colleagues for the weekly Faculty Writing Circle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To join any of these groups, see the contact information below:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Faculty Learning Communities:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Teaching by Discussion<\/strong><br \/>\nFacilitated by: John Ruff (English) and John Fantuzzo (Education)<\/p>\n<p>Meets twice monthly on Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.<br \/>\nLocation: Faculty Study, CCLIR Suite 400<br \/>\nFirst meeting: Thursday, September 27 (Note: We will avoid Professorial Lecture dates.)<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:john.fantuzzo@valpo.edu\">john.fantuzzo@valpo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faculty\/Student Mentoring<\/strong><br \/>\nFacilitated by: Nancy Scannell (English) and Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo (Mathematics &amp; Statistics)<\/p>\n<p>Meets biweekly on Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. (with a possibility to leave for Chapel Break).<br \/>\nLocation: Gellersen Hall, Dean&#8217;s Conference Room<br \/>\nFirst meeting: Friday, September 21<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:Nancy.Scannell@valpo.edu\">Nancy.Scannell@valpo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Directions in Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><br \/>\nFacilitated by: Paul Nord (Physics &amp; Astronomy) and Karl Schmitt (Mathematics &amp; Statistics)<\/p>\n<p>Meets biweekly on Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m.<br \/>\nLocation: Valpo Room, Harre Union<br \/>\nFirst meeting: Tuesday, September 18<br \/>\nContact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Paul.Nord@valpo.edu\">Paul.Nord@valpo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom and Beyond<\/strong><br \/>\nFacilitated by: Phillip Powell (Communication) and Christina Cavinder (CONHP)<\/p>\n<p>Meets biweekly on Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.<br \/>\nLocation: Faculty Study, CCLIR Suite 400<br \/>\nFirst meeting: September 25<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:phillip.powell@valpo.edu\">phillip.powell@valpo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Faculty Writing Circle:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Meets weekly on Mondays, 2:30-3:30 p.m.<br \/>\nLocation: Faculty Study, CCLIR Suite 400<br \/>\nFirst Meeting: Monday, September 24<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:Cynthia.Rutz@valpo.edu\">Cynthia.Rutz@valpo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope that one of these groups will help you meet your teaching or writing goals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development Faculty groups are now forming on campus that could help you achieve your teaching or writing goals in a collegial, supportive atmosphere. 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