Current Programs

Classroom Observation of Faculty

Friday October 27, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom
Leaders: Susan Gallanis and Catherine (Kate) Robertson
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The audience for this program is Department Chairs, Program Directors, and Deans. During this session, we will review and discuss the teaching observation process and form used for summative faculty observations, primarily for in-person classes. We will also share effective strategies for the observation itself and the post-observation discussion. Best practices for sharing constructive feedback, and tips on how to use the form (link to observation form) for formative, peer observations will also be shared.

After submitting your registration, you will receive a registration confirmation, the Zoom meeting link, and the option to add this event to your calendar. The day before the event, we will send a reminder. If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Evans.

Service-Learning Experiences

Thursday November 2, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom
Presenters: Julie Parve (Nursing), Robert Wahl (Computer Science), Heather Fortuine (Rehab Science), Elisabeth Bennett (Business)
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The audience for this program is faculty. In alignment with CUW’s GLO “Service and Citizenship” you can now offer your students a chance to learn while serving others. Come join us and get inspired to add a transformative learning experience to one of your courses. We will discuss availability of grants for service-learning experiences and how to apply as well as examples of service-learning experiences that have been impactful to students and the community they served. Feel free to come share your ideas as well.

Getting Started with Panopto with Justin Frisque

Friday November 3, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom
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The audience for this program is faculty. Panopto is a tool used to record and share videos, including voiceover PowerPoint recordings. Participants will learn how to access Panopto to create recordings and integrate the Panopto tool in your Blackboard course. Also covered is the organization of videos within Panopto and setting viewing permissions.

Embedding Writing Instruction into your Classes with Erin Laverick

Thursday, November 9th 12:00-1:00 pm in the CMAX.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Erin Laverick.

Do you assign writing assignments or teach a writing intensive class? Are you frustrated when students do not turn in “what you’re looking for?” Attend this session and learn how to embed mini writing lessons into your course in order to ensure students find better success on their assignments. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches. Light refreshments will also be served.

Best Practices for Managing Blackboard Course Size

Friday November 10, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern
With Justin Frisque, Tyler Shadick and Susan Gallanis
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This session is for faculty. Blackboard courses have a finite amount of space before the maximum is reached. During this session, participants will learn best practices for sharing large files in their course such as videos and voiceover PowerPoints. We will also explain how using the course Content Collection can save additional course space and save you time when documents need updating or are shared in multiple locations within a course.

Creating and Sustaining an Effective Curriculum

Friday November 17 Noon – 1:00pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 Eastern via Zoom
With Leah Dvorak, Elizabeth Evans and Erin Laverick
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Effective curricula at Concordia are rigorous, relevant, coherent, current, experiential, explicit and well-communicated to students. They are also aligned with mission, university learning outcomes and program learning outcomes. Effective academic programs result in healthy enrollment, retention and completion numbers, demonstrate learning as expected by the faculty, and use continuous improvement. At this session, we will present tools for planning, implementing and improving such curricula. The audience for this program includes faculty, department chairs/program directors, and deans.

Concordia Faculty Seminar: Erin Regis-Bailey and Amber Melick, New Doctorates

Wednesday November 29, 11:00 am – Noon Central/Noon - 1:00 pm Eastern via Zoom
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Please plan to join us on Zoom for an hour to learn about the research conducted by two Mequon faculty colleagues who recently completed doctoral degrees, Erin Regis-Baily and Amber Melick.

Erin Regis Bailey, Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology on the Mequon campus, recently completed her Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLPD) degree from Northwestern University. Her culminating project was entitled "Exploring the Teaching Motivations, Barriers and Benefits of Medical Speech-Language Pathology Community Clinical Educators: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Design."
Amber Melick, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, who teaches in our Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program on the Ann Arbor campus, has recently completed the Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) degree from Temple University. Her capstone paper was titled The Effect of Collaborative Patient Simulation on SPICE-R Scores of Health Education Students.

Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty and staff projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.