FALL 2023 CTL Summary
This semester the CTL served 219 faculty and staff through offerings that included workshops, presentations, meetings, the book club, the Scholarly Writing and Research group, mini writing retreats, and Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards.
During fall 2023, the following workshops and presentations were offered:
|
Date |
Title |
Facilitator/Presenter |
Division/Dept./ Affiliation |
|
8/15 |
Adjunct Welcome Session |
Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
CTL |
|
8/15 |
New Faculty Orientation |
Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
CTL |
|
8/16 |
Introducing First Scholars: Teaching Our First-Generation Students |
Traci Birdsell Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
Student SVCS CTL |
|
8/16 |
Syllabus Swap |
Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
CTL |
|
8/30 |
Getting to Know Grades* |
Angela Wilson |
eLS |
| 9/7 |
Google Workspace* |
Angela Wilson |
eLS |
|
9/12 |
Google Sheets and Slides* |
Carrie Kyser |
eLS |
|
9/14 |
Google Sites* |
Carrie Kyser |
eLS |
| 9/18 |
Teaching with Gratitude* |
Doug Cruthirds |
Workforce Training |
| 9/20 |
Developing Questions for Focus Groups |
Seth Bradshaw |
HUM |
|
9/26 |
LC Presents Orientation |
April Niemela Heather Van Mullem |
TEAM PLMSS |
| 10/3 |
Google in Canvas* |
Angela Wilson |
eLS |
| 10/6 |
Turnitin |
Angela Wilson |
eLS |
| 10/10 |
A Conversation with Monique Ferrell |
Monique Ferrell |
City Tech, CUNY |
| 10/18 |
Teaching with Primary Documents |
Terry Buffington |
Washington State U |
| 10/19 |
Student Planning and Advising |
Debra Lybyer |
Advising Ctr |
|
11/6 |
Exploring the Ways Jargon Influences College Access & Success for First-Generation Students |
NASPA (On demand webinar) |
NASPA |
|
11/7 |
Recognizing and Responding to Burnout |
Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
CTL |
|
11/8 |
A Balancing Act: Faculty and First-Gen |
NASPA (On demand webinar) |
NASPA |
|
11/8 |
First-Generation Staff and Student Panel |
Andy Hanson Renee Harris Student panelists |
Student Svcs HUM |
|
11/14 |
Veteran Success: Understanding Challenges in the Classroom |
Mickey Kelton Lauren Connolly |
NAMV Svcs HUM |
|
12/14 |
Math Pedagogy Workshop |
Joe Champion Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
BSU CTL |
*Recordings of these sessions are available on the CTL YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxnsCznr8xm_T6mynzfapg/videos.
A “Google Workspace Warrior” certificate of accomplishment was presented to individuals who attended all of the Google sessions this semester.
Google Workspace Warriors: Julie Bezzerides, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Traci Noyes, Royal Toy
The following groups met regularly at the CTL:
|
Name of Group |
# of meetings |
Facilitator |
Division/Dept. |
|
Book Club |
3 |
Angela Wartel |
SS |
|
Scholarly Writing and Research Group |
5 |
Peter Remien |
HUM |
|
CIRO |
3 |
Amanda Van Lanen Lloyd Mataka Amy Minervini Marlowe Daly-Galeano |
SS PLMSS HUM HUM |
Names of participants in CTL-sponsored programs that met regularly at the CTL are listed below.
Fall 23 Book Club participants: Jennifer Alexander, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Marcy Halpin, Heidee McMillin, Suzanne Rousseau, Angela Wartel
Fall 23 Scholarly Writing and Research Group participants: Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Peter Remien, Amanda Van Lanen
The CTL Director’s work is augmented by the Working Board. The 2023-2024 Working Board Members are:
|
Board Member |
Focus |
Division/Dept. |
|
Angela Wartel |
Book Club |
SS |
|
Royal Toy |
Curriculum and Course Design |
TEAM |
|
Lloyd Mataka |
Faculty Inquiry/SOTL |
PLMSS |
|
Rachel Jameton |
Garden, LC Presents, Webmaster |
PLMSS |
|
Amanda Van Lanen |
High Impact Practices, General Education |
SS |
|
Jenni Light |
Career & Technical Education |
T & I |
|
Kerensa Allison |
Inclusive Practices |
SS |
|
Teresa Carmack |
Peer Observation |
TEAM |
|
Heather Van Mullem |
LC Presents |
PLMSS |
|
Peter Remien |
Scholarly Writing and Research Group |
HUM |
|
LaChelle Rosenbaum |
Faculty Leadership Institute |
SS |
|
Sam Coulter |
Career & Technical Education |
BTS |
The following faculty members were nominated by their colleagues and awarded Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards this semester.
|
Faculty Member |
Division/Dept. |
|
Chelsea Cronin |
NHS |
|
Jennifer Anderson |
HUM |
|
Lauren Connolly |
HUM |
|
Leilani Farrell |
Staff-Humanities |
|
Clay Robinson |
PLMSS |
|
LaChelle Rosenbaum |
SS |
|
Seth Bradshaw |
HUM |
|
Magen Goforth |
BTS |
|
Renee Harris |
NHS |
|
Royal Toy |
TEAM |
|
Liz Martin |
PLMSS |
|
Amanda Van Lanen |
SS |
|
Brenda Volk |
HUM |
|
Jacob Hornby |
PLMSS |
|
Angela Langston |
BTS |
| Marti Reese |
SS |
| Peter Remien |
HUM |
Thank you to all who nominated colleagues for awards or encouraged others to do so.
Faculty visited area schools through the LC Presents program. Totals for fall visits are listed below:
|
Number of faculty who were requested and gave presentations at secondary schools in Regions 1 and 2 |
8 |
|
Total number of schools visited |
5 |
|
Total number of visits to schools |
26 |
|
Total number of secondary students reached |
584 |
2023 LC Presents Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Ayodeji Arogundade, Rodney Farrington, Magen Goforth, Leif Hoffmann, Natalie Holman, Lorinda Hughes, Nancy Johnston, Rachel Kaitz, Beverly Kloepfer, John Kok, Billy Lemus, Amy Minervini, Teresa Nash, April Niemela, Peter Remien, Jessica Savage, Lee Ann Wiggin
The CTL presented at 1 division meeting the semester. (The CTL director is available for 10-30 minute presentations or learning activities at division meetings. Beginning in Spring 2024, six Flash Pedagogy Presentations of 10-15 minutes offered by different faculty members are available for division meetings.)
These new modules were added to Canvas this semester:
- Adjunct Faculty Resources
- LC Presents Resources
- Weekly Messages
The CTL held open hours in two ways this semester:
|
Open Hours |
Frequency |
|
Lunch in the CTL |
Weekly |
|
Mini Writing Retreat |
Monthly |
To Note
If you have questions or feedback about the CTL, please contact Marlowe Daly-Galeano (hmdalygaleano@lcsc.edu). Thanks for supporting the CTL!