Montana State University

Center for Faculty Excellence


Marilyn Lockhart

Interim Director of Faculty Excellence
105 Montana Hall
(406) 994-4555
lockhart@montana.edu

Anne Angermeyr

Program Coordinator
212 Montana Hall
(406) 994-7136
annea@montana.edu

Ritchie Boyd

Academic Technology Specialist
310 Culbertson Hall
(406) 994-4660
jrboyd@montana.edu

 

Faculty Excellence Events

2012-2013 Academic Year

Workshops in a variety of topics will be offered during the upcoming academic year.
See the Technology Tools page for a schedule of upcoming Learning Technology workshops.

Click on title of event in chart below for the official announcement.

Date Event and Delivery Mode Presenter(s)
2012-2013 Academic Year
4/23/13

NSF Web-Based Workshop: Proposal Strategies for Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES) Grants

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

This is an interactive video session.

Facilitator: Marilyn Lockhart, Center for Faculty Excellence
4/16/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Breathing Easy: A Mini-Course in Brief Relaxation Techniques for Busy People

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Due to the format of this session, the event will not be recorded.

Presenter: Arnie Shapiro, former physician at the MSU Student Health Service
4/10/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS)

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Facilitators: Marilyn Lockhart, Center for Faculty Excellence; Vaughan Judge, School of Art; Heidi Lindsey, Mathematical Sciences; and others
4/4/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Peer Review of Grant Applications at the NIH and Various Mechanisms for Funding

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenter: Dr. Dharam Dhindsa, former deputy chief of the surgical sciences, biomedical imaging and bioengineering integrated review group in the Center for Center for Scientific Review, NIH
3/26/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Opportunities for Enhancing Research Capacity: Learn What INBRE/EPSCoR/ADVANCE Can Offer You!

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Due to the format of this session, it will not be recorded.

Presenters:  Jessi Smith, Psychology/ADVANCE; Mark Young, Plant Sciences/EPSCoR; and Allen Harmsen, Immunology & Infectious Diseases/INBRE
3/20/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Effective Use of iPads and Other Mobile Devices in the Classroom

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenters: Paul Andersen, Bozeman High School; Ritchie Boyd, Center for Faculty Excellence; and Nick Lux, Department of Education
3/7/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Are There Really Learning Styles? What Does the Literature Say?

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.

Click here for article: Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence

Discussion facilitators: Tracy Dougher, Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology; Marilyn Lockhart, Center for Faculty Excellence
2/20/13

The Center for Faculty Excellence and Extended University present:
Looking Inside Online Courses: Math and Spanish

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.
Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenters: Tom McGoff-Hayes and Victoria Garcia Moreno
2/14/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop:  Working with Rural and Tribal Citizen Leaders to Improve Your Research and Service

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.
Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenters:  Bill Yellowtail, Native American Partnerships, MSU; and Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer, Hopa Mountain, a Bozeman-based nonprofit
2/4/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Advising Excellence: Best Practices from the 2013 Advising Award Winners

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.  This workshop will recorded and posted here shortly after the event
Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Panelists:  Doug Downs, English; Steve Holmgren, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Rob Maher, Electrical & Computer Engineering; and Sheila Nielson-Preiss, Health Professions Advising.
1/30/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Breathing Easy: A Mini-Course in Brief Relaxation Techniques for Busy People

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.

Click here to register.

Presenter: Arnie Shapiro, former physician at the MSU Student Health Service
1/24/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Interactive Discussion: Autism and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Bozeman campus, face-to-face, open to all faculty.

Click here to register.

Presenters: Brenda York, Disability, Re-Entry, and Veteran Services; Betsy Fischer, Counseling and Psychological Services; and Robert Putzke, University Police.
1/15/13

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Perfecting the Blend: Designing Course Interactions.

Bozeman campus, webinar; open to all faculty.

Presenters: Drs. Thompson and Webman, University of Central Florida
1/7/13

Faculty Excellence Workshops: Active Learning Classrooms: Environments for Deepening Student Engagement; and Teaching That Sticks: Six Principles for Developing Memorable Presentations

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of these workshops is now available:
Active Learning Classrooms
; Teaching that sticks camera

Presenter: David Langley, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota
11/29/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Team-Based Learning: How to Increase Student Learning and Your Own Fun!

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.
> Susan Dana's Implementing TBL article (PDF).
> The TBL Website is at: http://www.teambasedlearning.org/.
> Powerpoint slides (PDF) from this workshop now available.

> Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenters: Susan Dana, Bill Brown, and Scott Bryant, College of Business
11/19/12

Brown Bag Information Session: Faculty Writing Groups

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Leaders: Marilyn Lockhart, Center for Faculty Excellence; and Kirk Branch, Writing Center
11/14/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Facilitating Early Career Faculty in Research

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of the workshop is now available. camera

Panelists: Anne Camper, Biofilm Engineering; Donna Williams, Nursing; Mike Babcock, Psychology; and Bern Kohler, Chemistry/Biochem.
11/2/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Using Concept Maps and Other Nonlinguistic Representations to Increase Student Learning

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenter: Jayne Downey, Department Head, Department of Education
10/15/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Fall 2012 Faculty Summit on Student Success in the Classroom

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Videos: camera T.Zakrajsek: Seven Tips for Enagaging...Part 1, Part 2;
T.Zakrajsek: Understanding Student Behavior... Part 1, Part 2;
C.Beck: Holistic Perspective of Student Retention

Presenter: Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; with short presentations by Tracy Dougher and Carina Beck, and an special announcement from MSU Provost Martha Potvin
10/9/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Faculty Advising at MSU

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenters: Phil Gaines, Dept. of English; Tony Campeau, Office of the Registrar; Diane Donnelly, University and Academic Advising Center
10/1/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Assisting Students in Distress

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenter: Brian Kassar, MSU Counseling and Psychological Services
9/26/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: Welcome to Your New Writing Center: What the Center Offers MSU Faculty and Students

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenters from the MSU Writing Center: Kirk Branch, Director; Portia Hall, Program Assistant; and WC Tutors.
9/18/12

Faculty Excellence Workshop: An Overview of Teaching and Learning Technology Resources at MSU

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m., SUB 233

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Presenters:  Ritchie Boyd, Academic Technology Specialist; John Usher, Extended University; Rod Laakso, ITC; and Jan Zauha, Library.
2011-2012 Academic Year
4/19/12

The Office of Faculty Development and DEAL present:

Lay Out Your Life

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Presenter: Dr. Meggin McIntosh, University of Nevada-Reno
4/11/12

The Offices of Student Success & Faculty Development present: What We Can Learn from Students Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Presenter: Carina Beck, Office of Student Success
4/10/12

The Office of the Provost & the Office of Faculty Development present:  Symposium on Designing Active Learning Spaces

Click here for program agenda.

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Due to the format, this session will not be recorded.

Presenters: Individuals from the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University (via Skype); MSU Facilities Planning, Design & Construction; and MSU Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
4/4/12

Extended University and Faculty Development present: 

Making the Move to Online: Successful Instructors Speak

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.
Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Panelists: John Graves, Marvin Lansverk, Marilyn Lockhart, Susan Luparell, Kathleen Schachman, Angie Sower
4/3/12

Faculty Development Workshop:  Let's Hear Their Voices: Students Talk About Ways MSU Faculty Foster Undergraduate Research

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. camera

Moderated by Colin Shaw, Undergraduate Scholars Program; Panelists will include MSU undergraduate students from various disciplines
3/28/12

Faculty Development Workshop:

Cross-Curricular Integration: The Strompson Method

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. video

Presenters:

B. Derek Strahn, Bozeman Public Schools

Jim L. Thompson, Bozeman Public Schools

3/26/12

Faculty Development Workshop: Building a Scholarly Career

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Panelists:

Sarah Codd, Mechanical Engineering

Joanne Erickson, Educational Leadership

Allen Harmsen, Immunology/Inf. Diseases

3/22/12

Faculty Development Workshop:

Breathing Easy: A Mini-Course in Brief Relaxation Techniques for Busy People

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Due to the format, this session will not be recorded.

Presenter:

Arnie Shapiro, MD

Formerly served as a physician at the MSU Student Health Service

3/20/12

Faculty Development Workshop:

Tips & Tools for Effective & Efficient Faculty Advising

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Panelists:

Laura Black, College of Business

Steve Holmgren, Chemistry & Biochem.

Abbie Richards, Chemical & Biol. Engr.

3/5/12

Faculty Development Workshop: Reducing Academic Misconduct at MSU

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.
See the Flow Chart that was discussed.

Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Panelists:

Matt Caires, Dean of Students

Sue Monahan, Letters & Science

Other special guests TBA

3/2/12

Faculty Development and Office of Sponsored Programs present:

Tips for Writing NSF Grants

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Panelists:

Valerie Copie, Chemistry/Biochemistry

Robert Rydell, History & Philosophy

Mark Young, Plant Sciences/Plant Path.

2/16/12

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies Into Your Courses

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Presented by

Nicole Wanago & Lindy Hockenbary

Take Charge America Institute

University of Arizona

2/14/12

Faculty Development and Office of Sponsored Programs presents:

Tips for Writing NIH Grants

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Panelists:

Edward Dratz, Chemistry/Biochemistry

Joshua Obar, Immunology & Infectious Diseases

Jessi Smith, Psychology

2/9/12

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Teacher/Faculty Collaboration as a Key to Student Growth and 21st Century Success

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

LeAnne Yenny & Anne Keith

Bozeman Public Schools

1/25/12

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Using Brain-Based Techniques to Promote Student Engagement in the Classroom

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Presented by

Josh Meyer

Liberal and University Studies

1/17/12

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Tools and Techniques for Improving Course Accessibility

Bozeman campus, online seminar; open to all faculty.

Keith Bain, Sobey School of Business

Brenda YorkDisabled Student Services

12/7/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Strategies for Responding to Disruptive or Inappropriate Behavior in the Classroom (and beyond)

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.  Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Presented by

Matthew Caires

Dean of Students

with Sue Monahan

College of L&S

and Phil Gaines

Dept. of English

12/2/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Developing Public Outreach Strategies for Your Grant Proposal

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.
Video of this workshop: Part 1-Intro, Aig (10:20) , Part 2-Clark (5:05), Part 3-Cornish (7:52), Part 4-McLaughlin (8:18), Part 5-Miller (12:07), Part 6-Q&A (13:48). video cam

Moderated by

Phyllis Dennee

MSU Extension &

Suzi Taylor

Extended University

11/29/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Building Connections with Experienced Faculty

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to new faculty (hired at MSU within the last two years).

Hosted by

Marilyn Lockhart

Interim Director of Faculty Development

11/15/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Authenticity in the Classroom

Open to College of Nursing Faculty only. Will be broadcast live at the following campuses: Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Missoula.

Click here for related article.

Presented by

Marilyn Lockhart

Interim Director of Faculty Development

11/9/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Use of Lecture Capture at MSU: How Camtasia Relay is Being Used in Instruction and Beyond

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. Video of this workshop: Part 1, Part 2. video cam

Hosted by

Ritchie Boyd

Office of the Provost

10/13/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, Online, and in Publishing: Are You an INFRINGER?

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. video cam
Video Archive:

Presented by

Tamara Miller &

Doralyn Rossman

MSU Library

Pam Merrill

Assoc. Legal Counsel

Becky Mahurin

Tech. Transfer Offc.

10/10/11

and

10/20/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Building a Future for Faculty Development

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Moderated by

Marilyn Lockhart

Office of the Provost

9/29/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Creating the Flipped Classroom

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. Video of this workshop is now available. video cam

Presented by

Paul Andersen

Bozeman High School

Aug-Sept 2011 Late Summer and Fall Semester 2011: Teaching and Learning with Technology - Faculty Development Opportunities. See schedule. Workshops presented by Ritchie Boyd
2010-2011 Academic Year

4/19/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Raising the Bar: Increasing Educational Outcomes for American Indian Students in Montana

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to faculty.  Video of this workshop is now available: Part 1, Part 2. video cam Link to the presentation powerpoint: (PDF document)

Presented by

Mandy Smoker Broaddus and

Michael Munson

Montana Office of Public Instruction

4/7/11

The Century Club: Spring 2011 Luncheon Meeting

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to faculty who teach classes of 100 or more students per section.

Moderated by

Ritchie Boyd

Office of the Provost

3/31/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Integrating Service Learning into Curriculum and Courses

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. Video of this workshop is now available for viewing video cam

Moderated by

Kaylee Ranck

The Graduate School

2/10/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Difficult Dialogues: How to Deal with Controversial Topics in the Classroom

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty. Video of this workshop is now available for viewing video cam

Presented by

Kristen Intemann,

Dept. of History & Philosophy

2/3/11

and

2/17/11

Book Discussion Group:  Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds by Richard J. Light.

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty but due to small group discussion format, space is limited and advance registration is required.

Facilitated by

Marilyn Lockhart,

Dept. of Education

Kaylee Ranck,

Div. of Graduate Education

1/10/11

and

1/11/11

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshops: Knowledge a la Carte

Two days of workshops on topics including Desire2Learn, Google, Respondus, Smartpens, EndNote, and Clickers.

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty, staff and students.  Some sessions may be recorded and posted here for future viewing.

Presented by

Sarah Veltkamp

Julie Tatarka

John Usher

  Extended University

Greg Notess - Library

Ritchie Boyd - Office of the Provost

Terra Cusack

Gallatin College Programs

12/3/10

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Use of Lecture Capture at MSU: How Camtasia Relay is Being Used in Instruction and Beyond

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this presentation is now available for viewing. video cam

Moderated by

Ritchie Boyd, Office of the Provost

11/30/10

Assessing Critical Thinking and Writing

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the College of Business

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video and Support Documents for this workshop are now available. video cam

Moderated by

Jeff Adams, Office of the Provost

10/28/10

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Upper Classmen Speak on Retention: Let's Hear Their Voices III

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available for viewing video cam

Moderated by Diane Donnelly, Director, Academic Advising Center
9/28/10

Teaching & Learning Faculty Workshop: Veterans on Campus

Bozeman campus, face-to-face; open to all faculty.

Video of this workshop is now available for viewing video cam

Brenda York

Disability, Re-Entry, & Veteran Services

Glenn Puffer

Student Affairs & Dean of Students

9/14/10

The Century Club--Smartpens: Extending Your Outreach to Students

Bozeman campus meeting; open to faculty who teach classes of 100 or more students per section.

Guest speakers:

Bill McLaughlin

& Chris Bahn

Chemistry & Biochemistry

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