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Executive Director Message from the Executive Director Valerie Henitiuk, PhD So… how do you like your CAFÉ so far? It’s now Room 7-266H, 780-497-5422 been a year since the re-branding of our centre, [email protected] and this latest programming guide continues our Administrative & Communications Assistant new practice of delivering a vastly expanded range Nicole Colantin of offerings under the three main headings of Room 7-266, 780-633-3585 Teaching, Research and Service. You’ll notice that [email protected] the programming overall is also becoming more coherent. The Teaching Excellence Program was Digital Arts & Media Designer launched last year, allowing all faculty members Samantha Walker to follow a rigorous curriculum of core activities Room 7-266R, 780-633-3164 through CAFÉ, culminating in the National Great [email protected] Teachers’ Seminar in June. This fall, we are also FFAC Liaison structuring some of our sessions around a handful Hoyne Santa-Balazs of Faculty Learning Communities—on such topics Room 226, CFAC, 780-497-4428 as CSL and WIL, Diversity and Difference, and Internationalization. [email protected] Our lobby continues its transformation into a more comfortable and functional Academic Integrity Coordinator space. As the semester begins, we offer a new bar-height worktable (with Paul Sopcak, PhD outlets), cushions on the comfy chairs, and phototherapy lamps to enjoy as Room 7-266S, 780-633-3083 the daylight hours start to get shorter…. There are exhibits, reading material, [email protected] the treadmill desk, and even more surprises in store—stay tuned for updates! Please don’t hesitate to make use of the space for relaxing or holding informal Academic Technology Coordinator meetings. Trudi Ohki Room 7-266N, 780-497-5528 You may have already heard inklings about CAFÉ’s “Year of China”…. This is [email protected] a pilot project for MacEwan, building on the new Internationalization Learning Community. In 2014/15, this faculty-led discussion group will explore what Academic Technology Facilitator it means to “internationalize” higher education. The lobby features themed Scott Forbes, MDE displays, and we have programmed a number of additional sessions this fall, Room 7-266M, 780-497-5891 such as a lecture on Chinese educational policy, a seminar on teaching and [email protected] research in China, a Mandarin language class…. Most exciting of all, CAFÉ Curriculum Planning & Development Coordinator is planning a faculty study tour to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Daniel Braun, PhD Kong in May. This will include cultural excursions and many opportunities to Room 7-266P, 780-497-5232 explore Chinese cuisine, but is really designed to be a professional development [email protected] opportunity, as co-organizer William Wei and I have been developing some very practical links with a range of universities in these cities. Faculty members who Curriculum Planning & Development Coordinator join us will be matched up with colleagues in similar disciplines, for concrete Carolyn Ives one-on-one conversations about the differing pedagogical contexts, potential Room 7-266Q, 780-497-5350 research collaborations… or whatever else transpires through this invaluable [email protected] cross-cultural dialogue. A very rare opportunity, so do let us know if you’re Faculty Development Coordinator interested in participating. Paul Martin, PhD Wishing everyone a great start to the new academic year! Room 7-266K, 780-633-3325 Valerie Henitiuk [email protected] Faculty Development Administrative Assistant Shelley Josey, BFA, MEd ABOUT THE CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FACULTY EXCELLENCE Room 7-266J, 780-497-5279 [email protected] Faculty Evaluation Coordinator The CAFÉ is an integrated centre that brings together a full spectrum of support Sarah Flynn and services for our professional educators. We provide you with one access Room 7-266L, 780-633-3591 point for all of your professional development needs to achieve excellence, from research and curriculum design programs to integrating technology into Faculty Evaluation Coordinator (Interim) your teaching. We work with MacEwan University faculty to customize services Shea Wang, PhD that meet emerging needs and improve existing processes. And because we Room 7-266L, 780-633-3591 understand the demands of teaching schedules, we are flexible in both our [email protected] consultation and delivery of services. Director of Research Services Meghan Abbott To learn more visit MacEwan.ca/CAFE or email [email protected] Room 7-254, 780-633-3265 [email protected] CONTENTS TEACHING Blackboard Collaborate: Introduction Level...... 1 Student Engagement and Active Learning...... 13 “Books for Breakfast” Book Club...... 1 Student Engagement Techniques in Online Learning...... 14 “But Why Didn’t I Get an A on This?”: A Taste of Google Apps...... 14 Designing and Using Rubrics Effectively...... 1 Teaching Through Discussion...... 15 Classroom Assessment Techniques...... 2 Using Technology-Enhanced Teaching Creating a “(Nearly) Cheating-Free Classroom”...... 2 and Flipped Classroom to Engage Students...... 15 Creating and Revising Program Learning Outcomes...... 2 “Will This be on the Test?”: Dealing with Academic Integrity Developing Relevant Course Learning Outcomes...... 15 Violations Effectively and Efficiently...... 2 Death to Weak PowerPoint: LEARNING COMMUNITIES & NETWORKS Creating Unique and Memorable Lectures...... 3 Academic Women’s Network...... 19 Designing Tests and Exams...... 3 Community Service Learning (CSL) and Distinguished Teaching Award Winners’ Series Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Faculty Learning Community...... 17 Arts-based Teaching and Learning...... 6 Critical Youth Studies Faculty Learning Community...... 18 J.B. Watson’s Little Albert: New Evidence Diversity and Difference Faculty Learning Community...... 18 Concerning the True Identity of “Psychology’s Lost Boy”...... 6 French Conversation Group...... 17 The Benefits and Challenges of Supervising Internationalization Learning Community...... 19 Student Research Projects in Community Agencies...... 6 From the Amazon to Edmonton: RESEARCH How Eating Ants Made Me a Better Teacher...... 7 “Everything Old is New Again”: Author Recognition Program...... 20 Teaching the Classical Trivium in a Post-Information Age...... 7 Canadian Common CV (CCV) Lab - SSHRC...... 20 Student Ratings of Instruction, Positive Psychology, Contribute Your Work to RO@M...... 20 and the Character Strengths of Award-Winning Professors...... 7 Data Drop-in...... 20 First Day of Class Boot Camp...... 5 Demonstrating the Impact of Your Work...... 21 GoSoapBox...... 3 Finance Workshop for Grant Award Recipients - Projects...... 21 GoAnimate Hands-on Workshop...... 3 Finance Workshop for Grant Award Recipients - Dissemination...... 21 Group Work Series Inspiring Student Research: Faculty Models for Mentorship...... 22 Effective Group Work...... 4 Introduction to Social Finance Workshop...... 22 Using Google Forms for Student Peer Evaluation...... 4 Internal Research Grant Funding...... 23 Preventing Improper Collaboration and Launch Party for Open Access Initiatives...... 25 Building a Culture of Integrity in the Classroom...... 4 NVivo Essentials and Analysis...... 23 Helping Students Succeed: Panel on Undergraduate Student Publishing...... 23 Offering Students Practical Advice for Optimal Performance...... 5 Research Day!...... 23 Instructional Skills Workshop...... 5 The Research Librarian...... 24 International Students and Academic Integrity: Research with Human Participants Information Session...... 24 Context and Strategies...... 8 SSHRC Insight Development Grant Workshop...... 25 Introducing the Student Feedback System: Blue...... 8 Making Direct Assessment Work for Your Program...... 8 SERVICE The Many Uses of Formative Assessment: Chair Meeting Day...... 26 Creating a Culture of Assessment in the Classroom...... 9 Making Direct Assessment Work for Your Program...... 26 Mapping for Course and Curriculum Design...... 9 Peer Review Workshop...... 26 Mid-Semester Feedback Strategies...... 9 Teaching Dossier Workshop...... 26 New Faculty Orientation...... 10 On the Same Page: Academic Integrity Symposium...... 12 YEAR OF CHINA One Model of Flipped Learning...... 10 Introductory Mandarin Classes for Beginners!...... 27 Online Course Design: The KISS Principle...... 10 “Leftover Women”: Phenomenon in China...... 27 Online Library Services: Resources for Online Instructors and Students...... 11 Mandarin Pronunciation Clinic...... 27 Small Teaching: Timely (and fast and easy) Postsecondary Education in China and its Relevance to Canada...... 27 Interventions to Maximize Learning in any College Classroom...... 11 Teaching and Research in China...... 27 Storytelling for Teachers...... 13 PROGRAMMING AT A GLANCE

AUG. 19-20 SEPT. 11 SEPT. 22 OCT. 8 New Faculty Orientation GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p. 3) Peer Review Workshop Death to Weak PowerPoint: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (p. 10) Internal Research Funding 1-4 p.m. (p. 26) Creating Unique and Memorable 3:30-4:30 p.m. (p. 23) Lectures 1-1:50 p.m. (p. 3) AUG. 21 SEPT. 23 First Day of Class Boot Camp! Introducing the Student Introduction to Social Finance OCT. 9 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (p. 5) Feedback System: Blue Workshop 12:30-2 p.m. (p. 22) Storytelling for Teachers 1-2 p.m. (p. 8) Postsecondary Education in 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (p. 13) AUG. 22 SEPT. 12-DEC. 5 (Fridays) China and Its Relevance to The Research Librarian Chair Meeting Day Canada 10-11 a.m. (p. 27) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (p. 24) 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (p. 26) Community Service Learning (CSL) and Work-Integrated SEPT. 24 OCT.14 AUG. 25, 26, 28, 29 Learning (WIL) Faculty Learning International Students and Community 1-2 p.m. (p. 17) Using Technology-Enhanced Instructional Skills Workshop Academic Integrity: Context and Teaching and Flipped Classroom 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (p. 5) Strategies 9-10:30 a.m. (p. 8) SEPT. 15 to Engage Students AUG. 26 Teaching through Discussion Mid-Semester Feedback 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 15) Strategies 2-3 p.m. (p. 9) Research Day! 10-10:50 a.m. (p. 15) A Taste of Google Apps 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (p. 23) 1-2 p.m. (p. 14) SEPT. 16 SEPT. 25 AUG. 27 Demonstrating the Impact of Contribute Your Work to RO@M OCT. 15 (Drop-In Sessions) Faculty Development Day Your Work 12-1 p.m. (p. 21) The Benefits and Challenges of 3-4 p.m. (p. 20) (following page) A Taste of Google Apps Supervising Student Research Data Drop-In 9:30-10:50 a.m. (p. 14) Projects in Community Agencies AUG. 28-29 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (p. 20) 10-11 a.m. (p. 6) NVivo Essentials and Analysis Welcome Workshop, An Invitation SEPT. 25-MAR. 26 (Thursdays) Contribute Your Work to RO@M 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (p. 23) to AWN (time TBA, p. 19) “Books for Breakfast” Book Club (Drop-In Sessions) 8:15-9:15 a.m. (p. 1) SEPT. 2-DEC. 2 (Tuesdays) SEPT. 17 2-3 p.m. (p. 20) Using Technology-Enhanced Mandarin Pronunciation Clinic SEPT. 30, OCT. 7 OCT.15, 22 12-1 p.m. (p. 27) Teaching and Flipped Classroom Online Library Services: to Engage Students Effective Group Work (two parts) 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (p. 4) Resources for Online Instructors SEPT. 3 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 15) and Students (two parts) GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p. 3) Introductory Mandarin Classes OCT. 2 2-3:30 p.m. (p. 11) for Beginners! “But Why Didn’t I Get an A on SEPT. 5 12-1:30 p.m. (p. 27) OCT. 17 GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p.3) This?”: Designing and Using Arts-Based Teaching and Rubrics Effectively Small Teaching: Timely (and SEPT. 9 Learning 2-3 p.m. (p. 6) 9:30-11 a.m. (p. 1) fast and easy) Interventions to Maximize Learning in Any Introducing the Student GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p. 3) SEPT. 18 College Classroom Feedback System: Blue J.B. Watson’s Little Albert: New 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (p. 8) French Conversation Group 3:30-5 p.m. (p. 11) (Thursdays) 12-1 p.m. (p.17) Evidence Concerning the True Internal Research Funding Identity of “Psychology’s Lost OCT. 17-18 12-1 p.m. (p. 23) “Will This Be on the Test?”: Boy” 2-3 p.m. (p. 6) On the Same Page: Academic Developing Relevant Course Integrity Symposium for SEPT. 10 Learning Outcomes OCT. 3 Students, Faculty, and Blackboard Collaborate: 3:30-5 p.m. (p. 15) AWN Fall Gathering Potluck Administrators (p. 12) Introduction Level (Time TBA, p. 19) 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 1) SEPT. 18, 25; OCT. 2, 9 OCT. 21 Student Engagement and Active OCT. 6 “Leftover Women” Phenomenon Creating a “(Nearly) Cheating- Learning (four-part workshop) Free Classroom” Contribute Your Work to RO@M in China 12-1 p.m. (p. 27) 3:30-4:30 p.m. (p. 13) (Drop-In Sessions) 1-2:30 p.m. (p. 2) One Model of Flipped Learning 1-2:30 p.m. (p. 20) Introducing the Student SEPT. 19-DEC. 12 (Fridays) 1-2:20 p.m. (p. 10) Feedback System: Blue Diversity and Difference Faculty Student Engagement Techniques 2-3 p.m. (p. 8) Learning Community in Online Learning OCT. 22 3-4:30 p.m. (p. 18) 1-1:50 p.m. (p. 14) The Many Uses of Formative Assessment: Creating a Culture SEPT. 20, 21, 27 & 28 OCT. 7 of Assessment in the Classroom Instructional Skills Workshop Mid-Semester Feedback 1-2 p.m. (p. 9) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (p. 5) Strategies 2-3:30 p.m. (p. 9) PROGRAMMING AT A GLANCE

OCT. 23 NOV. 7 NOV. 19 NOV. 28 Panel on Undergraduate Student “Everything Old Is New Again”: Finance Workshop for Using Technology-Enhanced Publishing 12:30-1:30 p.m. (p. Teaching the Classical Trivium in Grant Award Recipients - Teaching and Flipped Classroom 23) a Post-Information Age Dissemination to Engage Students Launch Party for Open Access 10-11 a.m. (p. 7) 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 21) 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 15) Initiatives at MacEwan GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p. 3) Student Ratings of Instruction, Author Recognition Program -- 2 p.m. (p. 23) Positive Psychology, and the An Inaugural Celebration Making Direct Assessment Work NOV. 12 Character Strengths of Award- (time TBA, p. 20) for Your Program Helping Students Succeed: Winning Professors 2-3:30 p.m. (p. 8) Offering Students Practical 1-2 p.m. (p. 7) DEC. 3 Advice for Optimal Performance Blackboard Collaborate: OCT. 23-NOV. 20 (Thursdays) 2-3 p.m. (p. 5) NOV. 20 Introduction Level Classroom Assessment AWN “The Art of...” Finding Dealing with Academic Integrity 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 1) Techniques Identity and Space in Academia Violations Effectively and Finance Workshop for Grant 12:30-1:30 p.m. (p. 2) (time TBA, p. 19) Efficiently 12:30-2 p.m. (p. 2) Award Recipients - Projects Mapping for Course and 1:30-3 p.m. (p. 21) OCT. 24 NOV. 13 Curriculum Design Free, Drop-in Athletic Therapy GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p. 3) 3-4:30 p.m. (p. 9) DEC. 10 Consultations Preventing Improper Canadian Common CV (CCV) Lab GoAnimate Hands-On Workshop 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (p. 9) Collaboration and Building - SSHRC 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 20) 10-10:50 a.m. (p. 3) a Culture of Integrity in the OCT.28 Classroom 12:30-2 p.m. (p. 4) NOV. 21 DEC. 11 Using Google Forms for Student Using Technology-Enhanced Finance Workshop for Peer Evaluation 2-3 p.m. (p. 4) SSHRC Insight Development Grant Award Recipients - Grant Workshop Teaching and Flipped Classroom to Engage Students Dissemination OCT. 29 3-4:30 p.m. (p. 25) 1:30-3 p.m. (p. 21) From the Amazon to Edmonton: 1-2:30 p.m. (p. 15) How Eating Ants Made Me a NOV. 14 Contribute Your Work to RO@M DEC. 19 Better Teacher 1-2 p.m. (p. 7) Creating and Revising Program (Drop-In Sessions) A Taste of Google Apps Learning Outcomes 3-4 p.m. (p. 20) 9:30-10:50 a.m. (p. 14) OCT. 30 11 a.m-12:30 p.m. (p. 2) NOV. 25 Teaching Dossier Workshop Designing Tests and Exams 9-11 a.m. (p. 26) 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (p. 3) NOV. 18 Online Course Design: The KISS A Taste of Google Apps Principle 9:30-10:50 a.m. (p. 10) NOV. 4 1-2:20 p.m. (p. 14) Contribute Your Work to RO@M NOV. 27 (Drop-In Sessions) Finance Workshop for Grant 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (p. 20) Award Recipients - Projects 10-11:30 a.m. (p. 21) NOV. 5 Inspiring Student Research: Faculty Models for Mentorship 9:15-10:45 a.m. (p. 22) GoSoapbox 10-11 a.m. (p. 3) TEACHING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT DAY

FROM INSPIRATION AUGUST TO ACTION: 27 ENGAGING LEARNERS AND OUR COMMUNITY

Our day will begin with a keynote address from Andrew Ference, Captain of the Edmonton Oilers. Ference was recently honoured by the NHL with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, an award “given to the player who best exempliﬁes leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” Since joining the Oilers just last summer, he has already had a tremendous impact on the City of Edmonton. From his tireless advocacy for the environmental movement and community organizations like Hope Mission to his leadership of the Edmonton chapter of November Project and being the ﬁrst captain of a pro sports team to march in a Pride parade, Ference has quickly become one of our community’s best examples of what we can all achieve when we connect with the city and people around us. Faculty Development Day will include over two dozen workshop sessions, a wine and cheese reception, the unveiling of this year’s MacEwan Book of the Year, and a host of door prizes including an iPad mini and tickets to an Edmonton Oilers game. Please join us on August 27th for one of the most important faculty development events of the year and an opportunity to kick off the new academic year with new insights into teaching and learning.

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BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE: “BUT WHY DIDN’T I GET AN A ON THIS?”: INTRODUCTION LEVEL DESIGNING AND USING RUBRICS PRESENTER: Scott Forbes, Academic Technology Facilitator EFFECTIVELY Topics covered include: using a mic and webcam, PRESENTER: Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Planning & managing participants in a session, use of feedback Development Coordinator and Peter Ryan, eLearning emoticons, giving and removing access to tools, Office interacting via chat, loading content, working with Do your students ever complain that they aren’t whiteboard, sharing an application, using the web tour, sure how you arrived at their assignment marks? polling participants, creating a profile. Do they ever argue with you that their grades should All of the above would be covered in the context of ‘why’ a be higher? If so, developing effective rubrics may help. tools/feature would be used in conjunction with the how. Students appreciate clear assignment expectations, just as instructors appreciate effective tools that help them DAY DATE TIME ROOM grade assignments consistently. Rubrics can help provide Wednesday Sept. 10 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266B clear expectations and guidelines for both students and Wednesday Dec. 3 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266B instructors for many different kinds of assignments. Whether they take the form of simple performance To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/64qr6w checklists or more elaborate matrices, they allow faculty to clarify expectations for students, and they allow marking to “BOOKS FOR BREAKFAST” BOOK CLUB be more efficient. In this session, you will learn about various rubric designs Start your day with the Faculty Development Breakfast and uses to help you develop your own rubric for one of Book Club. Hosted by Paul Martin at the City Centre your course assignments or exams. You will also learn Campus, the Breakfast Book Club will discuss books that about best practices for rubric design. The session connect directly to our work as faculty. Possible titles for will also include a demonstration of the rubric tool in discussion this year include Teaching Naked: How Moving BlackBoard Learn. Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning, Make it Stick: the Science of Successful DAY DATE TIME ROOM Learning, and this year’s MacEwan Book of the Year. Thursday Oct. 2 9:30-11 a.m. CCC 7-266A We will decide on our full reading list at our September meeting. Books will be supplied. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/j4q4f1 The book for our first meeting is Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty, by James Lang. 1-on-1 Consultations In addition to all of the programming described DAY DATE TIME ROOM throughout this guide, CAFÉ staff are always Thursdays Sept. 25, 8:15-9:15 a.m. CCC 7-266A available for 1-on-1 consultations. If our Oct. 30, workshops don’t quite address your needs, if Nov. 27, scheduling is presenting you with challenges, or Jan. 29, if you just favour confidential conversation over a Feb. 26, groupwork environment, consultation is the choice Mar. 26 for you! Whether you have concerns, questions, To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/l4q40r or big plans in need of a second set of eyes, our experts in the areas of teaching, curriculum, technology, academic integrity, and research are always one email or phone call away.

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CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES CREATING AND REVISING PROGRAM PRESENTER: Paul Martin, Faculty Development Coordinator LEARNING OUTCOMES As teachers, our primary concern should always PRESENTERS: Carolyn Ives and Daniel Braun, Curriculum be whether or not learning is happening in Planning & Development Coordinators our classroom. Too often, though, we rely on infrequent When they’re well-crafted, program-level learning summative assessment like exams or essays to tell us outcomes (PLOs) are invaluable tools for guiding what and how well students are learning. Classroom curriculum, course design and even teaching practice. But Assessment Techniques help us (and our students) to PLOs that are unclear, irrelevant or clash with departmental become more aware of what learning is taking place and goals may be ignored or, worse, interfere with faculty’s to make any needed adjustments to ensure that we are curricular and teaching goals. In this session, facilitators creating the most effective learning environment possible. will help participants understand the components of In this four-part highly interactive workshop, we will look at effective PLOs, suggest methods for developing them, different classroom assessment techniques and try some and outline the steps required for reviewing and revising out in our own classes. All participants will receive a copy PLOs at MacEwan. Participants will leave with a clearer of the book Classroom Assessment Techniques by Patricia sense of how to begin revising their PLOs, how to build Cross and Thomas Angelo. departmental interest in PLO revision, and the kinds of support available at CAFÉ for improving PLOs. DAY DATE TIME ROOM DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursdays Oct. 23, 30; 12:30-1:30 p.m. CCC 7-286 Nov. 13, 20 Friday Nov. 14 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/w4qr26 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/z4q4fq

CREATING A “(NEARLY) CHEATING-FREE DEALING WITH ACADEMIC INTEGRITY CLASSROOM” VIOLATIONS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PRESENTER: Paul Sopcak, Academic Integrity Coordinator PRESENTER: Paul Sopcak, Academic Integrity Coordinator Research has shown that an environment can be manipulated to increase cheating behaviour. I observe a student using their smartphone during James M. Lang (2013) takes this insight and turns it on its an exam. Should I confiscate the phone? The head: If environmental factors can induce cheating, then exam? Both? Do I need to meet with the student before or surely we must be able to create a learning environment after making a decision on the penalty? What if the student that reduces cheating behavior. appeals my decision? In this workshop, we will examine Lang’s (2013) five There is uncertainty among some faculty about the proper features of the learning environment that affect cheating way of dealing with academic integrity violations once they and discuss concrete strategies for creating a “(nearly) occur and the consequences that reporting these may cheating-free classroom” (p. 55). Coincidentally, these have for their students. In this session, we will discuss strategies also promote deeper and more meaningful the appropriate steps to take when violations occur, the learning. resources available to both students and faculty, and how to turn an academic integrity incident into a learning This workshop anticipates James M. Lang’s visit, where he opportunity that helps promote the culture of academic will be giving a workshop and keynote on October 17, and integrity at MacEwan. chairing a panel of the Academic Integrity Symposium at MacEwan on October 18. DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Nov. 20 12:30-2 p.m. CCC 7-266A DAY DATE TIME ROOM Wednesday Sept. 10 1-2:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/44qr2l To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/h4qr27

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DEATH TO WEAK POWERPOINT: GOSOAPBOX CREATING UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE PRESENTER: Scott Forbes, Academic Technology LECTURES Facilitator PRESENTER: Dr. Rodney Schmaltz, Department GoSoapBox is a web-based clicker tool used to keep of Psychology (Facilitated by Trudi Ohki, Academic students engaged and gain real-time insight into student Technology Coordinator) comprehension. However, it is more than a clicker The effective use of presentation software and replacement. It can do quizzes, polling, social Q&A, and technology can enhance lectures and student discussions. It also has a “Confusion Barometer” built in. engagement. Unfortunately, students are often presented This session will provide an overview of the GoSoapBox with lectures that incorporate presentation software, such features and information on how to access the service as PowerPoint, in an uninspiring or ineffective manner. through the MacEwan subscription. In this talk, I will present strategies to create clear, DAY DATE TIME ROOM engaging and eye-catching presentations that maintain Wednesday Sept. 3 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B student interest and enhance learning. Topics covered Friday Sept. 5 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B will include: how to present visual information in a unique and memorable way; how to find and embed videos Thursday Sept. 11 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B in presentation software; and how to ensure that your Thursday Oct. 2 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B presentations maximize student learning. Wednesday Nov. 5 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Friday Nov. 7 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B Wednesday Oct. 8 1-1:50 p.m. CCC 7-266A Thursday Nov. 13 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266B To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/l4qr2x To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/64qr63

DESIGNING TESTS AND EXAMS GOANIMATE HANDS-ON WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Daniel Braun, Curriculum Planning & PRESENTER: Trudi Ohki, Academic Technology Development Coordinator Coordinator Is designing tests as easy as it seems? This is a short, fun workshop using GoAnimate to create Participants leaving this workshop will (hopefully) an animated video for one of your classes. Please bring answer with a resounding “no!.” Although these are among your own laptop if you have one; if you prefer not to, we the most common assessment types in post-secondary have a limited number of computers for use during the education, faculty are rarely provided with guidance workshop. This workshop will require you to sign up for a around difficult topics such as aligning test format with free GoAnimate account. desired learning outcomes, constructing effective multiple- DAY DATE TIME ROOM choice questions, creating tests that are easy to grade, Wednesday Dec. 10 10-10:50 a.m. CCC 7-266A and beyond. Participants in this workshop will leave with improved understanding of how, why and when to use To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/n4qr6c tests, and greater confidence in their ability to design tests that students will find both challenging and fair.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Oct. 30 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A

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This is your CAFÉ. 3 TEACHING TEACHING GROUP WORK SERIES Learn tips to simplify the process of effectively using group work in your course and demystify the purpose and value of group work for students.

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EFFECTIVE GROUP WORK PREVENTING IMPROPER COLLABORATION PRESENTERS: Randi Mewhort, Biological Sciences, and AND BUILDING A CULTURE OF INTEGRITY IN Lyle Benson, Business THE CLASSROOM Group work can enhance student learning, allow PRESENTERS: Paul Sopcak, Academic Integrity Coordinator for larger projects, and teach transferable skills. and Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Planning & Development However, students frequently have a negative attitude and Coordinator complain about past experiences working in groups. In this two-part session, we will look at some of the reasons Defining what is individual work and what is team to assign group work, best practices for instructors, and work isn’t always easy for students. Although some practical tips and resources on making group work a students generally understand that cheating is not allowed, positive experience. improper collaboration isn’t as clear to them. Possibly because of this lack of understanding, we have seen a rise DAY DATE TIME ROOM in the number of improper collaboration cases at MacEwan Tuesday Sept. 30, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CCC 7-266A University. In this session, the last of the series, Academic Oct. 7 Integrity and Curriculum Services have teamed up to help you build clear expectations and integrity into your To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/x4q4fq assignments and curriculum: you will learn not only practical strategies to prevent improper collaboration, but also how to USING GOOGLE FORMS FOR STUDENT build a culture of academic integrity in your course. PEER EVALUATION DAY DATE TIME ROOM PRESENTER: Bob Graves, Business Management Thursday Nov. 13 12:30-2 p.m. CCC 7-266A Peer evaluation by students offers several potential To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/64q4fq benefits to students’ learning. Perhaps most importantly, evaluating others’ work provides the opportunity for students to learn from the substance and style of their colleagues’ work. One challenge of students’ peer evaluations is the volume of evaluations. For example, if all students in a class of 20 evaluates the work of their classmates on one assignment, 380 evaluations would be generated. This can create a considerable amount of work for an instructor. Google Forms provides an opportunity for gathering peer evaluation data in a format that facilitates the use of peer evaluation data. This session introduces participants to Google Forms and how they can be used in peer evaluations.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Tuesday Oct. 28 2-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A

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HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED: INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS WORKSHOP OFFERING STUDENTS PRACTICAL The Instructional Skills ADVICE FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE Workshop (ISW) is offered PRESENTER: Fiona Angus, Sociology within a small group setting and is designed to enhance Who is “the average student” demographically? We tend the teaching effectiveness of to assume the student is young, single, without children, both new and experienced and financially taken care of through parents or perhaps a educators. During this four- part-time job. But there is a vast amount of diversity in the day workshop, participants student body, and the student group often facing the most design and conduct three “mini- challenges is that of single-parent students. All students lessons” and receive verbal, written can benefit from receiving some down-to-earth and and video feedback from the other participants. Using practical advice on how to keep on top of their academic an intensive experiential learning approach, participants work. As an older single-parent (two kids) student who are provided with information on the theory and practice completed three degrees (BA, MA, PhD) with an A of teaching adult learners, the selection and writing of average—while holding at least two part-time jobs—Fiona useful learning objectives with accompanying lesson found many techniques to maximize the time available to plans, techniques for eliciting learner participation, and her for her academic work, and she is happy to pass them suggestions for evaluation of learning. along to other faculty so they can advise their students of these tips. DAY DATE TIME ROOM Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CCC 7-278 DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday-Friday 25, 26, Wednesday Nov. 12 2-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A 28 & 29 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/d4q4fq 2 Saturdays and Sept. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CCC 7-341 2 Sundays 20, 21, 27 & 28 Enrollment for the ISW is limited to a maximum of six faculty per session. To register, please contact Faculty Development at [email protected] or call 497-5279.

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Wednesday Gerard Bellefeuille, Bachelor of Child and Youth Care, DTA Winner 2014 Wednesday Michael Stock, Biological Sciences, DTA Winner 2014 September 17 Arts-based Teaching and Learning October 29 From the Amazon to Edmonton: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Come and learn how to make the arts work for you in the classroom from an award-winning 1:00-2:00 p.m. How Eating Ants Made Me a Better Teacher 7-266A 7-266A instructor! This presentation will showcase Gerard’s experience as a university educator in making Travel to off-campus sites for faculty often translates into unique learning opportunities that can be space for creative expression in teaching and learning. used in many different ways in the classroom. This can include trips as close as a walk from To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/p4q4hb campus to as far as exotic locations on other continents. In this talk, Mike will discuss some of the lessons he’s learned in the lowland tropical rainforest of eastern Ecuador, how he has used these lessons in his classes, and how other MacEwan faculty can get involved in this amazing learning opportunity. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/f4qr51 Thursday Nancy Digdon, Psychology, DTA Winner 2014 (with co-author Russ Powell, Psychology) October 2 J.B. Watson's Little Albert: New Evidence Concerning the 2:00-3:00 p.m. True Identity of "Psychology's Lost Boy" 7-266A Recently, other researchers argued that “Albert” (the infant whom researchers conditioned to fear Friday Peter Roccia, Bachelor of Communication Studies, DTA Winner 2013 a white rat in 1920) was really Douglas Merritte, that he was neurologically impaired at the time of November 7 the study, and that the researchers had hid this in their writings about the study by describing "Everything Old Is New Again": 10:00-11:00 a.m. Albert as a healthy, normal baby. This version of Albert’s story obviously raises serious new ethical Teaching the Classical Trivium in a Post-Information Age 7-266A implications. But Russ and Nancy were skeptical, and so they searched for another Little Albert Today’s student is often described as a digital native lost in a sea of information. In this candidate. They found a normal, healthy infant (named Albert Barger) who matches the historical presentation, we’ll examine the Classical Trivium (grammar, rhetoric, logic), not as a nostalgic record better than Douglas Merritte does. They presented their work at conferences where it was throwback to a pristine pre-Information Age, nor as a Humanist counter-force to an inhuman well received. Related manuscripts are currently in press. It will be interesting to see which version internet, but rather as a viable tool for students to navigate their way through those stormy digital of Albert’s story gains traction: the sensational one with Albert cast as a neurologically impaired seas. In the process, we'll revisit McLuhan's concept of “pattern recognition” and trace our media baby or the relatively boring one that is closely aligned to the historical record and to the evolution from Information Age, to Attention Age, to our present “Age of Signiﬁcance.” researchers’ published accounts of the research. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/54qr52 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/c4qrvh

Wednesday Michael Gulayets, Sociology, DTA Winner 2014 Wednesday Diane Symbaluk, Sociology, DTA Winner 2013 November 19 October 15 The Benefits and Challenges of Supervising Student Student Ratings of Instruction, Positive Psychology, and 10:00-11:00 a.m. 1:00-2:00 p.m. the Character Strengths of Award-Winning Professors 7-266A Research Projects in Community Agencies 7-266A Relationships between universities and community-based agencies can be complicated. Placing Positive psychology focuses on positive life experiences including ones that occur in the an undergraduate student in a community-based agency to conduct research can further educational system where teachers try to identify and build upon existing character strengths in complicate matters. This presentation will focus on issues relevant to supervising MacEwan their students. While teachers play an important role in identifying existing strengths and students placed in community agencies for course-based research programs such as honours weaknesses in learners, limited research has examined the extent to which professors themselves programs, field placement programs or independent studies. The presentation will consider the portray evidence of character strengths in their approaches to teaching. Attendees at this session benefits and challenges of these partnerships as well as MacEwan administrative issues such as will learn more about how exemplary teachers are described by their students. In addition, policies, legal agreements, research ethics review and intellectual property. attendees will learn about the extent to which teaching and research-award winning professors convey character strengths that students pick up on and describe in web-based feedback from To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/34qr50 RateMyProfessors.com. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/04qr5x 6 DISTINGUISHED TEACHING DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD WINNERS’ SERIES AWARD WINNERS’ SERIES Come out and learn from your award-winning colleagues! Come out and learn from your award-winning colleagues!

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND MAKING DIRECT ASSESSMENT WORK ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: CONTEXT AND FOR YOUR PROGRAM STRATEGIES PRESENTERS: Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Planning & PRESENTER: Paul Sopcak, Academic Integrity Development Coordinator and Ken Ristau, Institutional Coordinator Analyst The number of international students in our MacEwan University follows an outcomes-based classrooms has been growing consistently approach for curriculum development. The assignments and will continue to do so. Assuming that these and exams in any given course are typically designed students uniformly are aware of and share MacEwan’s to evaluate how well students are meeting the learning understanding of Academic Integrity can be misleading outcomes determined for that course. At the program and lead to frustration and distress for both faculty and the level, however, learning outcomes focus on what students students themselves. should know and be able to do at the time of graduation. What evidence do we have that students graduating with In this session, developed in conjunction with Erin Waugh a specific credential have achieved the stated learning (Intercultural Communication Facilitator, NorQuest College) outcomes for the program (or PLOs)? How well are and Yuji Abe (Intercultural Instructor, NorQuest College), students meeting program learning outcomes? Direct we look at some of the cultural factors that may be at assessment of student learning is a tool that enables us play and then discuss concrete strategies for creating to measure student achievement of PLOs and use the a learning environment that will help your international results to improve teaching and student learning. In this students succeed and avoid violating the Academic session, you will learn what direct assessment is, the Integrity policy. benefits of its implementation, and the basics of including DAY DATE TIME ROOM it into your program assessment strategies. This session Wednesday Sept. 24 9-10:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A will then introduce you to the key issues and elements in developing an end-stage or multi-stage assessment plan To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/y4qr2p that you can use to generate valuable data for program review and program improvement.

INTRODUCING THE STUDENT FEEDBACK DAY DATE TIME ROOM SYSTEM: BLUE Thursday Oct. 23 2-3:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A PRESENTER: Shea Wang, Faculty Evaluation Coordinator To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/f4q4fq The Faculty Evaluation Committee passed a motion in Feb. 2013 to implement Blue™ by eXplorance as the core application to administer student feedback for faculty Blue Evaluation Consultation evaluation. What’s new and how is Blue different from the old system? This session will give an overview of the If you have any questions related to the new student feedback process and the use of the system. Feel Blue system, please visit free to bring a laptop, a tablet, or a smartphone. Macewan.ca > CAFE > Service Areas > Faculty Evaluation > Online Student DAY DATE TIME ROOM Feedback Surveys Tuesday Sept. 9 11 a.m.-Noon CCC 7-266B Wednesday Sept. 10 2-3 p.m. CCC 7-266B or Thursday Sept. 11 1-2 p.m. CCC 7-266B book an appointment with Shea Wang, Interim Faculty Evaluation Coordinator at To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/w4qr2q [email protected]

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THE MANY USES OF FORMATIVE MID-SEMESTER FEEDBACK STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT: CREATING A CULTURE OF PRESENTERS: Leslie Dawson*, Department of ASSESSMENT IN THE CLASSROOM Anthropology, Economics, and Political Science; Jody PRESENTER: Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Planning & Marshall**, Therapist Assistant; Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Development Coordinator Planning & Development Coordinator and Shea Wang, Faculty Evaluation Coordinator Formative assessment (ungraded or low-stakes assessment) is useful for many purposes: MacEwan University is committed to the use of multiple engaging students, evaluating students, preparing them feedback tools for continually improving teaching and for summative (or high-stakes) assessment, promoting student learning. Unlike the formal, end-of-semester academic integrity, and assessing how your course is student feedback surveys, informal mid-semester progressing. The most beneficial aspect of formative strategies have their primary purpose as a formative assessment, however, is its ability to create a culture of mechanism by which students can inform instructors ongoing assessment and reflection in the classroom, which about their experiences in a course. In each session, encourages students to become active learners, to take the faculty member will share her experience using mid- responsibility for their own learning, and to focus more on semester feedback and how it affects her teaching and learning and less on grades. In this session, participants student feedback response rates. Carolyn Ives will share will learn a few formative assessment strategies that they some tips on formative assessment techniques. can easily integrate into their own courses. DAY DATE TIME ROOM DAY DATE TIME ROOM *Wednesday Sept. 24 2-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A Wednesday Oct. 22 1-2 p.m. CCC 7-266A **Tuesday Oct. 7 2-3:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/g4q4fq To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/94qr2v

MAPPING FOR COURSE AND CURRICULUM DESIGN PRESENTER: Daniel Braun, Curriculum Planning & Development Coordinator Mapping is a simple, powerful and under-used technique for assessing the effectiveness of courses and curriculum. Whether undertaken by a lone instructor or instructor teams, course mapping can provide new clarification on everything from choice of textbook to classroom content to assessments, and beyond. When undertaken by programs and departments, curriculum mapping can identify major gaps in teaching, solve mysteries about student success and failure, and assist with short and long-term planning. And, best of all, it can be done with nothing more than paper and pencil! Participants will leave this workshop with a clear understanding of the theory behind mapping, the skills to create useful maps for any situation, and, time permitting, will practice mapping a course or program of their choosing.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Nov. 20 3-4:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A

To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/b4q4b2

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NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION ONE MODEL OF FLIPPED LEARNING Whether you are a new faculty member about to begin PRESENTERS: Bill Venables, Business, Accounting your first semester of teaching or a seasoned veteran and Strategic Measurement and Trudi Ohki, Academic who is simply new to MacEwan University, the New Technology Coordinator Faculty Orientation Program will help you to develop the Come and see what one of your colleagues is skills and knowledge you need to succeed in your new doing with his model of flipped learning. The position. New Faculty Orientation begins with a two-day focus of flipped learning is the student, not the classroom. intensive orientation and is followed by monthly meetings This presentation focuses on a model that combines both throughout the year. Attendance at all sessions is a face-to-face and online components to give the student mandatory condition of employment for new continuing some control over how and when they learn. We will go faculty only, but we strongly encourage new sessional over how to break down topics into smaller consumable faculty to attend as well. lessons. The lessons/presentations are captured and For more information, please contact Faculty Development posted online so the class time is spent on solving at [email protected] or call 497-5279. problems and homework. The instructor’s role changes to that of facilitator. DAY DATE TIME ROOM *Tuesday- Aug. 19-20 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. CCC DAY DATE TIME ROOM Wednesday 7-146 Tuesday Oct. 21 1-2:20 p.m. CCC 7-266A **Wednesdays Sept. 10, 4:30-6 p.m. CCC To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/d4qr6x Oct. 8, 7-266A Nov. 12, Dec. 10, ONLINE COURSE DESIGN: THE KISS Jan. 14, PRINCIPLE Feb. 11, PRESENTERS: Daniel Braun, Curriculum Planning & Mar. 11, Development Coordinator and Trudi Ohki, Academic Apr. 22 Technology Coordinator *Part 1: breakfast and lunch provided **Part 2: monthly workshops on the second Wednesday of every There is a common misconception that eLearning month (dinner included) materials can be simply transferred from a face- to-face learning environment. However, it is essential to To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/q4q456 rethink the entire design: elearning requires simplicity and it must be instructionally solid to provide a satisfying student experience. Items such as templates and best practices will be discussed.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Tuesday Nov. 25 9:30-10:50 a.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/p4qrw6

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ONLINE LIBRARY SERVICES: RESOURCES FOR ONLINE INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS FACILITATORS: Jody Nelson, Librarian and Trudi Ohki, Academic Technology Coordinator Do you teach an online class? Come learn about the many library resources and services available to support online instruction and facilitate access for online students. This session will introduce you to resources such as: • eReserves for required course readings and streaming video • Live chat or text help from the Library for faculty and students • 24X7 instruction on research, citing and academic integrity via library videos • Online live library workshops for students via BlackBoard Collaborate James M. Lang is a professor of English and the Can’t make it to the session in person? Participate online Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at via BlackBoard Collaborate at the following link: Assumption College in Worcester, MA, where he https://tinyurl.com/onlinelibraryservices-Oct2014 teaches courses in British literature and in creative DAY DATE TIME ROOM nonfiction writing. The author of four books and Wednesdays Oct. 15, 22 2-3:20 p.m. CCC 7-266A more than a hundred reviews or essays, on topics ranging from higher education to British literature, To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/p4qr6g Lang writes a monthly column for The Chronicle of Higher Education; his work has appeared in SMALL TEACHING: TIMELY (AND FAST publications ranging from Time and the Boston Globe to America and Notre Dame Magazine. His AND EASY) INTERVENTIONS TO MAXIMIZE most recent two books are Cheating Lessons: LEARNING IN ANY COLLEGE CLASSROOM Learning from Academic Dishonesty (Harvard UP, PRESENTER: James M. Lang, Professor of English and 2013), and On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption Your First Semester of College Teaching (Harvard College UP, 2008). He edits a series of books on teaching and learning in higher education for the University Recent research in cognitive theory seems to be of Nebraska Press, and sits on the editorial board orienting around a small set of principles that can of the journal College Teaching. He has delivered help maximize learning in college and university classrooms. conference keynotes, public lectures, and faculty This research suggests that small, brief interventions can workshops at more than fifty colleges or universities work in almost any type of classroom environment, from in the United States and abroad. standard lectures to flipped classes, to help students process, remember, and apply course skills and concepts. This session will introduce faculty to several key principles from current research in learning theory and encourage them to reflect upon how they might help shape individual class sessions to increase student learning.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Friday Oct. 17 3:30-5 p.m. CCC 6-156 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/84qr22 11 October 17+18 2014 Keynote Speaker:r:th TEACHING Octoberke 17

Keynote Spea JamesOctoberAuthor 17th Lang of Cheating Lessons: Learning From JamesAcademic Dishonesty Lang

Academic Integrity Symposium

CN Theatre MacEwan University Edmonton, AB. Register now at academicintegrity.ca

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STORYTELLING FOR TEACHERS PRESENTER: Richard Van Camp In this hour-long presentation, Richard Van Camp will share his top 10 tips that can help anyone become an accomplished storyteller in the classroom. Richard will share how to reach both tactile and visual learners using props. This session will be hilarious and inspiring and, most of all, fun. We promise!

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Oct. 9 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A

To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/04qr2g

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVE Richard Van Camp is a proud member of LEARNING (FOUR-PART WORKSHOP) the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, PRESENTER: Paul Martin, Faculty Development Coordinator Northwest Territories. He is the author of two children’s books with the Cree artist George Whether teaching face-to-face or online courses, Littlechild: A Man Called Raven and What’s large introductory lecture classes or small, the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About specialized seminars, faculty know that the more students Horses? He has published a novel, The Lesser are engaged with the material, the more successful Blessed, which is now a feature film with First learners they will be. How do we define and recognize Generation Films; his collections of short fiction engagement, though? More important, what can we do as include Angel Wing Splash Pattern, The Moon faculty to foster student engagement in and outside of the of Letting Go and Other Stories, and Godless classroom? but Loyal to Heaven. He is the author of three Over the course of four weekly meetings, we will discuss baby books: Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby these questions and how best to improve student for Newborns; Nighty Night: A Bedtime Song for engagement and increase active learning. All participants Babies and Little You (now translated into Cree, will receive a copy of Student Engagement Techniques Dene and South Slavey!), and he has two comic (2010) by Elizabeth Barkley. books out with the Healthy Aboriginal Network: Kiss Me Deadly and Path of the Warrior. He DAY DATE TIME ROOM has three forthcoming books: Three Feathers Thursdays Sept. 18, 25; 3:30-4:30 p.m. CCC 7-341 (a graphic novel on restorative justice), a small Oct. 2, 9 novel, Whistle, about asking for forgiveness and a new collection of short stories: Night Moves. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/l4qrwn The latest cinematic adaptation of his work is “Mohawk Midnight Runners,” which is a short movie by Zoe Hopkins based on Richard’s short story “Dogrib Midnight Runners” from The Moon of Letting Go. You can visit Richard on Facebook, Twitter or at his website: www.richardvancamp.com

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES A TASTE OF GOOGLE APPS IN ONLINE LEARNING PRESENTER: Trevor Beck, Electronic Communications PRESENTERS: Daniel Braun, Curriculum Planning & Specialist Development Coordinator and Trudi Ohki, Academic Simple collaboration, cloud storage, easy communications Technology Coordinator - discover how these simple concepts can quickly be “Engaged students learn better” is a truism applied to your teaching! Come explore Google Apps for that is also widely supported by research in Education (GAFE) and you’ll be amazed at what you and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Teaching your students can achieve! online, whether synchronously (live) or asynchronously, DAY DATE TIME ROOM can present unique challenges in encouraging student Tuesday Sept. 16 9:30-10:50 a.m. CCC 7-266A engagement. This workshop is aimed at online faculty and instructors who are interested in developing or refining Tuesday Oct. 14 1-2 p.m. CCC 7-266A their student engagement “toolbox.” Participants will be Tuesday Nov. 18 1-2:20 p.m. CCC 7-266A given an overview of “engagement” in post-secondary Friday Dec. 19 9:30-10:50 a.m. CCC 7-266A learning, and then presented with a variety of techniques To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/r4qr6g centered on enhancing student engagement in online classes. Participants will also be encouraged to share and discuss their own techniques, stories of success, and setbacks when trying to engage students.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Monday Oct. 6 1-1:50 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/44q4bw

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TEACHING THROUGH DISCUSSION “WILL THIS BE ON THE TEST?”: PRESENTER: Daniel Braun, Curriculum Planning & DEVELOPING RELEVANT COURSE Development Coordinator LEARNING OUTCOMES Have you ever tried to start a discussion with PRESENTERS: Carolyn Ives and Daniel Braun, Curriculum students, only to be met by silence and averted Planning & Development Coordinators eyes, or empty discussion boards? Discussions can be Has a student ever asked you this question? excellent tools for fostering deep, engaged learning both Learn how to align your course through your online and face-to-face, but they aren’t always easy to pull learning outcomes so students will know what content off! This session will expose participants to a variety of will be covered on exams and assignments. Course discussion planning and facilitation techniques useful for learning outcomes should serve as a focal point from face-to-face classrooms, live distance-delivery courses, which the course unfolds: they should guide instructional and asynchronous online discussions. Participants will intent and activities, serve as a reference point to assess also discuss their own experiences, draw on each other’s effectiveness of teaching and learning activities, and strategies and learn new techniques taken from cutting- help instructors align their learning outcomes with their edge pedagogical research. colleagues’ courses as well as the overall program. They DAY DATE TIME ROOM should also signal to students what matters most in the course. This workshop will provide you with tips for writing Monday Sept. 15 10-10:50 a.m. CCC 7-266A and assessing your own course-level learning outcomes. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/14q4y0 Please bring one or two of your current learning outcomes to the workshop. USING TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED DAY DATE TIME ROOM TEACHING AND FLIPPED CLASSROOM Thursday Sept. 18 3:30-5 p.m. CCC 7-266A TO ENGAGE STUDENTS To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/n4q4vc PRESENTER: Scott Forbes, Academic Technology Facilitator Flipping a classroom is really not something new - but how to do so with greater ease certainly is. The idea of using precious class time to deliver content rather than having students interact and discuss said content is really at the core of what constitutes a flipped classroom. This session will look at some of the tools and methods to make content available to students before they attend class as well as some of the tools that could be used once they are there.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Wednesday Sept. 17 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A Tuesday Oct. 14 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A Friday Nov. 21 1-2:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A Friday Nov. 28 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/r4qryt

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This fall, CAFÉ launches a new, more sustained and COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING (CSL) sustainable approach to Faculty Learning Communities AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING (FLCs). FLCs are an opportunity to bring together (WIL) FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY colleagues from across the university who share common teaching and research interests. Faculty-driven This learning community has developed out of a faculty and organized, FLCs meet regularly to discuss topics desire to learn more about the various models of and pertaining to their area of focus and, ideally, work towards possibilities for work-integrated and community service common goals that could range from collaborative and learning. Because the nature of a learning community individual research projects to proposals for curricular is to be self-guided and self-driven, the content will be revision and innovative teaching strategies. determined by the group as it continues to meet. For the first session, however, participants will be sent in advance Each year, CAFÉ will aim to sponsor a number of FLCs an article for discussion about an emerging WIL issue. on topics suggested by faculty members from across the The group’s participants will decide how the meetings university. When possible, we will provide limited financial will proceed from there: perhaps the group will want support for each learning community that could be used to faculty-led presentations, open discussion, articles, or a purchase relevant books, bring in visiting speakers, or help combination, or something else altogether! Although the fund specific professional development opportunities for timing of the sessions has been planned for fall for ease the participants. of registration, the group will ultimately decide when, for The success of each FLC will depend greatly on the how long, and how often to meet beyond those initially engagement of faculty. While CAFÉ will provide space scheduled dates and times. and some organizational support to the FLCs (such as Please join the conversation! All faculty members are the scheduling of a preliminary meeting), the schedule of welcome. meetings (at least one per month) and their agendas will be determined by those participating. DAY DATE TIME ROOM For more information on Faculty Learning Communities in Fridays Sept. 12, Oct. 3, Nov. 1-2 p.m. CCC 7-266A general, please contact Paul Martin or Carolyn Ives. 7 and Dec. 5 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/z4qrw0

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CRITICAL YOUTH STUDIES FACULTY DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY LEARNING COMMUNITY Critical Youth Studies is an emerging interdisciplinary This learning community has developed out of ‘studies’ area that encourages developing youth studies programming CAFÉ has offered for the last year, as faculty from a variety of critical perspectives. This learning who have participated in this programming have expressed community provides an opportunity for scholars working a desire to continue the conversation about difference or beginning to work in this area to share their work with in the classroom. Because the nature of a learning colleagues from other disciplines as we collectively learn community is to be self-guided and self-driven, the content about youth studies work across MacEwan. The Critical for only the first session has been planned—our starting Youth Studies Learning Community will take direction from place—and the group will decide how the meetings will the Critical Youth Studies Reader recently published by proceed from there: perhaps the group will want faculty- Peter Lang Press: led presentations, open discussion, film, or a combination, or something else altogether! Although the timing of the This reader begins a conversation about the many sessions has been planned for fall for ease of registration, aspects of critical youth studies. Chapters in this the group will ultimately decide when, for how long, and volume consider essential issues such as class, how often to meet beyond those initially scheduled dates gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, cultural capital, and times. and schooling in creating a dialogue about and a conversation with youth. In a society that continues The first session will feature Fiona Angus from Sociology, to devalue, demonize, and pathologize young who will begin the discussion with the following women and men, leading names in the academy presentation: and youth communities argue that traditional We are more than “a teacher/a professor.” We bring studies of youth do not consider young people into the classroom our past and our present, and themselves. Engaging with today’s young adults in we need to know what this means for the ways that formal and informal pedagogical settings as an act we impart knowledge and how we respond to both of respect, social justice, and transgression creates topics and students. If we claim to have awareness a critical pedagogical path in which to establish about “diversity,” we must hold a mirror up to a meaningful twenty-first century critical youth ourselves to clearly understand what our personal studies. life experiences are that are accompanying us into Ibrahim, Awad, and Shirley R. Steinberg. Critical Youth the classroom. We may think we treat all students Studies Reader. Peter Lang International Academic fairly and democratically, but we all have “isms” Publishers, 2014. Print. that affect how we actually treat our students. To join this faculty learning community, please contact Please join the conversation! All faculty members are [email protected] for more information. welcome.

The Critical Youth Studies Learning Community will DAY DATE TIME ROOM have its first organizational meeting during the week of Fridays Sept. 19, 3-4:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A September 15th. Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/h4qrwp

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INTERNATIONALIZATION LEARNING With CAFÉ’s Year of China initiative for 2014-15 (see COMMUNITY page 27 of this guide), there will be special opportunities for the learning community to focus its attention on What does it mean to talk about “internationalizing” developing research and teaching links with scholars and higher education in Canada and what might it mean for an universities in China. Active participants in the Faculty institution like MacEwan University? “Internationalization” Learning Community interested in taking part in the China signifies much more than increasing our number of Faculty Study Tour in May will be eligible for an additional international students. It could mean everything from professional development grant toward the cost of that developing broader international partnerships and global trip. research networks to incorporating international topics into our curriculum and creating more international learning To join this faculty learning community, please contact opportunities for our students. [email protected] for more information. This faculty-driven learning community will aim to examine The Internationalization Faculty Learning Community will the current debates around internationalization in higher have its first organizational meeting during the week of education and to look at ways that its members each September 22nd. might work to broaden the global reach of their teaching, research, and service.

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AUTHOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM--AN CONTRIBUTE YOUR WORK TO RO@M INAUGURAL CELEBRATION (DROP-IN SESSIONS) Let’s celebrate MacEwan faculty authorship! The Author Research Online at MacEwan (RO@M) is a digital collection Recognition Program will open with this event, featuring of research, scholarship, and creative activity produced by books authored, edited or translated, and published in faculty, students, and staff. Want to learn more about this the past year. The series will continue to feature faculty initiative? Interested in contributing your work but not sure publications throughout the year, including peer-reviewed if you have the rights to do so? Drop by to ask questions articles, showcased through various avenues such as and get help! Bring your CV and/or digital copies of your the speaker series. If you have published a book, book work and we’ll help you get started. Can’t make it to a chapter, or scholarly article in the past year, please email [email protected] with the subject “Author drop-in session? Email us anytime to ask questions, make Recognition Program.” an appointment, or request an info session at ROAM@ MacEwan.ca Enjoy featured works on display in the Library and CAFÉ. DAY DATE TIME ROOM DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Sept. 25 3-4 p.m. CCC 7-266B Friday Nov. 28 3-5 p.m. Library/CAFÉ Monday Oct. 6 1-2:30 p.m. CFAC Library Wednesday Oct. 15 2-3 p.m. CCC 7-266B CANADIAN COMMON CV (CCV) LAB - Tuesday Nov. 4 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CCC 7-266B SSHRC Friday Nov. 21 3-4 p.m. CCC 7-266B PRESENTER: Lainna El Jabi, Research Facilitator All participants in the 2015 Insight Development Grants DATA DROP-IN funding opportunity will be required to complete and Drop-in for a mini research consult or training session. upload their CCV when submitting their application. Expert peers from Mathematics and Statistics, Psychology, This lab is intended to guide faculty researchers through and Library will be on-hand to provide general statistical the process of opening a CCV account and creating a consultation, assist with accessing datasets, and competitive CCV. The CCV allows researchers to maintain provide mini-tutorials on various statistical and survey their CV data in a single repository and use it to apply management software available through institutional to programs at 22 different funding organizations across licenses or open sources, including NVivo, SPSS, Matlab, Canada, including NSERC, CIHR, and the Canada Council ‘R’, and Qualtrics. for the Arts. PEER CONSULTANTS: Please bring your laptop and a copy of your CV. • Tara Stieglitz – Access Statistics Canada microdata DAY DATE TIME ROOM holdings, GIS Thursday Nov. 20 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A • Dr. Jeffrey Andrews – Statistical consultations and ‘R’ To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/t4qrfj • Trudi Ohki – Qualtrics and SONA experiment management software • Dr. Karen Buro – Statistical consultations, SPSS, Research Services offerings, email us to take advantage Minitab, and ‘R’ of these great support services: • Statistical and Survey Peer Consultation Program • Dr. Wanhua Su – ‘R’, Matlab, SPSS • Peer review of grant applications DAY DATE TIME ROOM • Ethics consultations Thursday Sept. 25 10 a.m.-4 p.m. CCC 7-266A • Class or department visits for USRI, research ethics, information or training, and more.

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DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF YOUR FINANCE WORKSHOP FOR GRANT WORK AWARD RECIPIENTS – DISSEMINATION PRESENTERS: Robyn Hall, Scholarly Communications PRESENTER: Research Award Administrator Librarian and Tara Stieglitz, Data Services and Science This workshop is intended to provide an overview of the Librarian financial administration of research funding to recipients of A growing number of websites provide ways to see how Dissemination Grants from the internal funds adjudicated many times research and teaching materials have been by Research Council and recipients of external awards cited, viewed, downloaded, and shared with others. Learn from various granting agencies. It includes the roles and how to tell a story about the scholarly and social impact responsibilities of the researcher and Research Services, of your work using both traditional and alternative metrics as well as policies, procedures, and how to access and when documenting accomplishments in CVs, dossiers, navigate our financial system. A review of the procedures and funding applications. This hands-on session will for requesting travel advances, filing travel expense claims, include finding and interpreting metrics in Google Scholar, eligible travel costs, and policies related to university travel Scopus, ImpactStory.org, ResearchGate, and more. will also be given.

Because lunch will be served, we ask that participants DAY DATE TIME ROOM register for this session at least a week in advance. Wednesday Nov. 19 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Dec. 11 1:30-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A Tuesday Sept. 16 12-1 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/64qrfc To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/x4qrf9

FINANCE WORKSHOP FOR GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS – PROJECTS PRESENTER: Research Award Administrator This workshop is intended to provide an overview of the financial administration and project management of research funding to recipients of Project Grants from the internal funds adjudicated by Research Council and recipients of external awards from various granting agencies. It includes the roles and responsibilities of the researcher and Research Services, as well as policies, procedures, and how to access and navigate our financial system. A review of the procedures for purchasing equipment, filing expense claims, and policies related to university travel will also be given.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Nov. 27 10-11:30 a.m. CCC 7-266A Wednesday Dec. 3 1:30-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A

To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/x4qrf0

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INSPIRING STUDENT RESEARCH: FACULTY MODELS FOR MENTORSHIP PRESENTERS: Meghan Abbott, Director of Research Services; Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Planning & Development Coordinator; plus a faculty panel including Jayne Gackenbach, Psychology; Samuel Mugo, Chemistry and Physical Sciences; and Colleen Maykut, Nursing Have you aspired to inspire a love of research within your students but haven’t known how or where to start? In this session, you will learn best practices and tips for mentoring students through a variety of research projects in various capacities, including independent studies, directed studies, student research grants, and community- engaged research. Faculty panelists will share strategies that have worked for them in their mentoring of student research.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Wednesday Nov. 5 9:15-10:45 a.m. CCC 7-266A Justin Bertagnolli is the Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer (CDO) for the social finance To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/x4qrff intermediary Finance for Good. As CDO, Justin works with and facilitates partnerships between social service providers, governments, and investors in the development and design of INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL FINANCE social finance projects. His work includes impact WORKSHOP assessment of measurement and attribution for social program outcomes. PRESENTER: Justin Bertagnolli, CDO of Finance for Good This session is intended to provide participants an introduction to the types of social finance funding options available for community projects. The interactive session will explore some of the emerging mechanisms in the social finance space including social impact bonds, community investing, and outcomes-based philanthropy. The sector itself is growing rapidly and includes increasing support from foundations, philanthropists, and even governments. The session should leave participants with ideas about next steps to access social finance funding including the Government of Alberta’s new billion dollar Social Innovation Endowment Fund (launching in 2015-16), as well as an appreciation of the changing measurement and assessment requirements in the sector.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Tuesday Sept. 23 12:30-2 p.m. CCC 7-266A

To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/54qrfv

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INTERNAL RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING PANEL ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PRESENTERS: Meghan Abbott, Director of Research PUBLISHING Services and Lainna El Jabi, Research Facilitator FACILITATOR: Robyn Hall, Scholarly Communications Join us to learn of the new framework for internal Librarian research grants adjudicated by Research Council grants. Join us for a panel discussion highlighting MacEwan This session provides an overview of available 2014-15 faculty members’ involvement with publishing and co- funding awards for Projects, Dissemination, Publishing, authoring research, scholarship, and creative activity and Strategic Research. The session includes a detailed produced by undergraduate students. The discussion overview of submission guidelines, the application will include various ways that faculty can take on process, offers grantsmanship tips for writing successful leadership and mentorship roles in providing students applications, and announces the strategic research grant with opportunities to gain hands-on experience publishing themes for 2014-2017. 2014-15 internal research grant their own works and that of their peers. The discussion will funding application deadlines: be followed by a launch party for Open Access Initiatives • October 1, 2014 (Project and Dissemination Grants) including the first issue of the MacEwan University Student eJournal (MUSe) in the CCC Library at 2 p.m. • March 1, 2015 (Project and Dissemination Grants) • April 15, 2015 (Strategic Research Grants) DAY DATE TIME ROOM • Rolling submissions (Publishing support) Thursday Oct. 23 12:30-1:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A DAY DATE TIME ROOM To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/f4qrfg Tuesday Sept. 9 12-1 p.m. CCC 7-266A Thursday Sept. 11 3:30-4:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/q4qrft

NVIVO ESSENTIALS AND ANALYSIS PRESENTER: Laura Lagendyk, QSR International This hands-on workshop begins with a basic introduction to NVivo and will provide you with the information and practice you need to get started with your own project. Using sample data, you’ll create a project in NVivo and will work with a range of material such as documents, PDFs, audio, video, pictures, spreadsheets and web data. Beyond the basics, you’ll work on analyzing your data, using grouping tools, coding queries and visualizations.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday- Aug. 28-29 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CCC 7-266A Friday *Space is limited to 10 people; registration does not guarantee a spot. Meghan Abbott will contact you directly to confirm a spot is available.* To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/24q4g2

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THE RESEARCH LIBRARIAN FACILITATORS: Selinda Berg and Heidi LM Jacobs, University of Windsor; Denise Koufogiannakis, University of Alberta This workshop is intended for librarians wanting to (re-) ignite their enthusiasm and engagement with scholarly research. Both experienced and new librarian researchers will gain new perspectives on their research as they practice developing and refining research questions, explore options for choosing research methods, and discuss ways to develop the habits of mind of creative, productive researchers. The workshop will be a combination of presentations, hands-on activities, small and large group discussions, and individual reflection. Because lunch will be served, we ask that participants register for this session at least a week in advance.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Oct. 9 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CCC 7-327 To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/24qrnw Registration for librarians only. External registrant fee of $90.

RESEARCH WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION SESSION The three presenters of this workshop, Selinda Berg (top), Denise Koufogiannakis (middle), and Do you ever wonder what types of projects require Heidi LM Jacobs (bottom) have published widely Research Ethics Board (REB) review or how the faculty within librarianship, using qualitative, quantitative, in your department can improve their applications to and theoretical methods. In this workshop, the the REB? Well, look no further! The Chair of the REB presenters will combine knowledge of research is available, by appointment, to come and talk with methods with their practical experience to give your department or research group about the ethical participants an experience that is both theoretical requirements for conducting research with human and practical. The presenters are committed participants. Workshops can be general and answer to supporting and encouraging librarians to do questions about the REB requirements and process, or high quality research. They acknowledge that can be tailored to the specific needs of your department all librarians bring expertise and skills to their or research group (e.g., qualitative research designs, research and will focus explicitly on building on classroom research, etc.). participants’ strengths in order to foster a positive Please contact [email protected] to discuss different learning environment for librarian researchers. opportunities and to schedule a workshop. Take the TCPS2 tutorial! Visit www.macewan.ca/REB for details.

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SSHRC INSIGHT DEVELOPMENT GRANT WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Lainna El Jabi, Research Facilitator This workshop will be of interest to new faculty members, and researchers who may qualify as Emerging Scholars in this competition. At least half of the award budget is allocated to funding Emerging Scholars; therefore, this is an excellent opportunity to launch your SSHRC- funded research program. The workshop will include an introduction to SSHRC programs, an overview of the Insight Development Grant funding opportunity, and tips on preparing a strong application as a new scholar. The Insight Development Grant supports research in its initial stages. The grant enables the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects, of up to two years, proposed by individuals or teams. In addition to the workshop, Lainna El Jabi, Research Facilitator, is also available for one-on-one consultation meetings. Please email [email protected] to schedule an individual session. SSHRC IDG Internal Deadline: January 19, 2015

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Thursday Nov. 13 3-4:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/d4qrvb

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CHAIR MEETING DAY PEER REVIEW WORKSHOP Held annually on the second-last Friday of August, Chair PRESENTERS: Trudi Ohki, Academic Technology Meeting Day brings together Department and Program Coordinator and Shea Wang, Faculty Evaluation Chairs to network and learn about important issues that Coordinator they will be dealing with over the coming academic year. For faculty interested in participating in the peer review DAY DATE TIME ROOM process at MacEwan, this half-day workshop constitutes Friday Aug. 22 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. CCC 5-268 the peer review training requirements, as per the “Peer Reviewer Qualifications & Attributes” recommendations, Chairs will be contacted directly with more information. developed by the Faculty Evaluation Committee. This session will have a component on online course peer MAKING DIRECT ASSESSMENT WORK review. FOR YOUR PROGRAM DAY DATE TIME ROOM Monday Sept. 22 1-4 p.m. CCC 7-266A PRESENTERS: Carolyn Ives, Curriculum Planning & Development Coordinator and Ken Ristau, Institutional To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/z4qrwm Analyst MacEwan University follows an outcomes-based TEACHING DOSSIER WORKSHOP approach for curriculum development. The assignments and exams in any given course are typically designed PRESENTER: Shea Wang, Faculty Evaluation Coordinator to evaluate how well students are meeting the learning The teaching dossier is an effective way for teachers outcomes determined for that course. At the program to reflect upon, describe, and document their teaching level, however, learning outcomes focus on what students philosophy, goals, and achievements. This redesigned should know and be able to do at the time of graduation. session will help clarify the steps involved in creating your What evidence do we have that students graduating with comprehensive, organized, and logical dossier. We will also a specific credential have achieved the stated learning help you draft your personal philosophy statement. Come outcomes for the program (or PLOs)? How well are with ideas – leave with your dossier, nearly completed! All students meeting program learning outcomes? Direct schools/faculties welcome. assessment of student learning is a tool that enables us to measure student achievement of PLOs and use the DAY DATE TIME ROOM results to improve teaching and student learning. In this Thursday Oct. 9 1-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A session, you will learn what direct assessment is, the Friday Dec. 19 9-11 a.m. CCC 7-266A benefits of its implementation, and the basics of including To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/p4qrwk it into your program assessment strategies. This session will then introduce you to the key issues and elements in developing an end-stage or multi-stage assessment plan Did You Know... that you can use to generate valuable data for program MacEwan University now has an review and program improvement. institutional repository! DAY DATE TIME ROOM Research Online at MacEwan (RO@M) is a Thursday Oct. 23 2-3:30 p.m. CCC 7-266A digital collection of research, scholarship, and To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/f4q4fq creative activity by faculty, students, and staff. Visit ROAM.MacEwan.ca For more information, contact Scholarly Communications Librarian Robyn Hall at [email protected]

26 CAFÉ | Programming Guide | FALL 2014 INTRODUCTORY MANDARIN CLASSES POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN CHINA FOR BEGINNERS! AND ITS RELEVANCE TO CANADA CAFÉ is pleased to offer a unique opportunity - PRESENTER: Dr. Sen Lin, Department of Anthropology, Introductory Mandarin Chinese Classes - free* to our Economics, and Political Science faculty members. Classes will run once a week for 10 Dr. Sen Lin will give an overview of the postsecondary weeks. Each class is 90 minutes. education system and education policies in China and lead DAY DATE TIME ROOM a discussion on the trends in Canada-China academic Wednesdays **Sept. 17- 12-1:30 p.m. CCC 7-266B exchanges (30-minute presentation and 30-minute discussion). To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/x4qrhs DAY DATE TIME ROOM *Please note that CAFÉ will cover the registration fee for Tuesday Sept. 23 10-11 a.m. CCC 7-266A the first 10 registrants. To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/q4qrw9 **subject to confirmation

“LEFTOVER WOMEN” PHENOMENON IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN CHINA CHINA PRESENTER: Dr. Cristina Anton, Mathematics and Statistics PRESENTER: Shea Wang, Faculty Evaluation Coordinator Dr. Cristina Anton, professor in Mathematics and Statistics, (剩女 Leftover women - shèngnǚ ) refers to women who has been invited to China many times to give research are above 25 years old and being leftover in the marriage talks. She will share some of her experience working with market. We will explore this interesting phenomenon in Chinese colleagues (30-minute presentation and 30-minute China and discuss gender, family, media, and society discussion). (30-minute presentation and 30-minute discussion; feel free to bring a lunch). DAY DATE TIME ROOM Monday Nov. 3 2-3 p.m. CCC 7-266A DAY DATE TIME ROOM Tuesday Oct. 21 12-1 p.m. CCC 7-266A To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/14qrn2

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MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION CLINIC PRESENTER: Shea Wang, Faculty Evaluation Coordinator If you would like to improve your Mandarin pronunciation, please stop by CAFÉ between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Feel free to bring a lunch with you.

DAY DATE TIME ROOM Tuesdays Sept. 2, Oct. 12-1 p.m. CCC 7-266 7, Nov. 4 and Dec. 2

To register, visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/l4qrhy

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