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2nd Annual University Learning and Teaching Showcase
May 4, 2011

Summary of Events

The Research Academy is pleased to offer this summary of events originating from the 2nd Annual University Learning and Teaching Showcase held on May 4, 2011. Each program and session from the day is listed below, along with related materials, resources, videos, articles, and presenter information. Please contact the Research Academy for more information on contributing to future events, sharing resources material, or submitting an article for consideration to be published in our bi-annual newsletter on our MSU Blog or our Tumblr/Facebook Blog.

Opening Session - Designing for Creativity
The Office of Arts & Cultural Programming opened this session with a short video highlighting the visiting artists they host through Peak Performances. The audience was then engaged in a brief exercise that had them reflect and share their answer to the question, "How would you introduce creativity in your discipline, or your courses?" The session ended with a video montage telling the story behind the origin of the Creative Thinking project and the resulting course development.

 

Designing For Creativity (short) from Research Academy (RAUL) on Vimeo.

May 4, 2011 - Keynote Session - Reflections: Achieving the Balance Between Teaching and Research
Dudley Herschbach, Professor Emeritus, Chemistry at Harvard University; Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, 1986. Professor Herschbach delivered the keynote speaker and was the lead conversationalist for the 2nd Annual University Learning and Teaching Showcase (video of the talk will be posted soon).
Resources from talk: Powerpoint
The Archimedes Initiative
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Specials Thanks

A special thank you to the Office of Arts & Cultural Programming and the Creative Research Center for their individual and unique contributions to the day.

 

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Neil Baldwin, Director of the Creative Research Center, shares his impression of the days events on his Director's Blog.

Presenting an Academic Engagement Framework Based on Social Role Theory: A Quasi-Experimental Design Valerie Sessa, Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Email: sessav@montclair.edu Give Feedback
"I Dig It!" Discovering the Past from ThingsDeborah Chatr Aryamontri, Classics & General Humanities
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American Race in the Age of Nazism: A New Approach to Using Historical Texts in the Classroom Zoe Burkholder, Educational Foundations Resources: Give Feedback
Incorporating Cutting Edge Research in the Classroom: Functional Neuroimaging in the Classroom Kate Nooner, PsychologyResources: Give Feedback
Engaging Students: Lessons from Public HealthLisa Lieberman and Stephanie Silvera, Health and Nutrition Sciences Resources: Give Feedback
Through the Fire: Struggles, Barriers & Creative Forces in Student-Centered Experiential LearningBrian Abrams, John J, Cali School of Music Resources: Give Feedback
Teaching Race While White: Strategies for Inclusivity, Comfort, & Understanding for ALL StudentsFaye Allard Glass, SociologyResources: Give Feedback
Creativity in Math and ScienceMika Munakata & Ashwin Vaiyda, Mathematical Sciences
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Application and Effectiveness of Engaged Teaching Approach: Intro to Marketing CourseYam Limbu and Avi Mukherjee, Marketing PDF of Powerpoint Presentation;
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Engaging Students in Learning Communication Theories Through Explorative InvitationsYi Luo, Communication Studies Give Feedback
Music as Reflective PracticeMarissa Silverman, John J. Cali School of MusicResources: Give Feedback
The C.R.E.A.T.E. Method: Transforming the Understanding of Research Articles Through Creative ThinkingMeredyth Appelbaum, Psychology and James Dyer, Chemistry and Biochemistry Resources: Give Feedback
Misconceptions of Understanding: Why Assumptions about Language Can Inform Us About LearningMeredyth Appelbaum, Psychology Resources: Give Feedback
Beyond Grammar: Linguistics in the Writing ClassroomAnn Evans, English Resources: Presentation Handout
Blog: Linguistics in the Classroom
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Engaging Students in Online & Hybrid Courses: Ideas, Examples & TipsJean Alvares and Susan Hussein, Classics & General Humanities Resources: Video of Presentation
Handout for presentation
Blog: I_Alvarius
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