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Reflections on the Redesigned First-Year Engineering Course in Chemical and...

Douglas Coffin Douglas Coffin, Chemical and Paper Engineering In 2005, The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Miami University instituted common first-year courses for all engineering...

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Teaching Best Practices With International Students, Diverse Linguistic and...

Compiled by Felice Marcus, American Culture and English Program, from numerous sources, including a CELTUA FLC on International Students Classroom Teaching Asking, “How should I address you?” or “What...

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Teaching German 231 as a Game: Musings on a Teacherly Improvisation

By Lynne Miles-Morillo, German, Russian, & East Asian Languages I am a German professor, and I was initially inspired to think about structuring a college course around principles of gaming by a...

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CELTUA Seminar: Perspectives on Moving Courses Online: An Interactive...

CELTUA Seminar: Perspectives on Moving Courses Online: An Interactive Conversation Date: Friday, September 14, 2012 Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am Place: 320 Laws Hall RSVP to: CELTUA (celt@muohio.edu) by...

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CELTUA Seminar: Experiences Implementing Social Media in Higher Education

CELTUA Seminar: Experiences Implementing Social Media in Higher Education Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am Place: 320 Laws Hall RSVP to: CELTUA (celt@muohio.edu) by Friday,...

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Respond to the Seminar: Perspectives on Moving Courses Online: An Interactive...

Use this space to continue the dialogue about this seminar. Leave a reply below. Panelists: Jason Abbitt, Educational Psychology; Suzanne Gord, Information Technology Services; Janet Hurn, E-Learning...

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Respond to the Seminar: Experiences Implementing Social Media in Higher...

Presented by Annie-Laurie Blair, Journalism; Matthew Evins, Instructional Design and Technology; Michele Gingras, Music; Martin Johnson, History; and Harvey Thurmer, Music The 2011-12 Faculty Learning...

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Respond to the Seminar: Approaches to Teaching in the January Term

Use this space to continue the dialogue about this seminar. Leave a reply below. CELTUA Seminar: Approaches to Teaching in the January Term Presented by: Tim Davis, Religion & Philosophy; Miranda...

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Updates From the Top 25 Project—Rounds III and IV

Marjorie Keeshan Nadler, Director, Top 25 Project The Top 25 Project started in 2006 as part of President Hodge’s drive to make Miami University be the “Engaged University.” The project focused on the...

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Respond to the Seminar: Reflecting in Writing: Double-Entry Notebooks and...

Use this space to continue the dialogue about this seminar. Leave a reply below. CELTUA Seminar: Reflecting in Writing: Double-Entry Notebooks and Writing to Learn/Cover Letters and Writing to Persuade...

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Respond to the Seminar: Student Response Systems: Pedagogy Meets Technology

Use this space to continue the dialogue about this seminar. Leave a reply below. CELTUA Seminar: Student Response Systems: Pedagogy Meets Technology Presented by: Bevery Taylor, Physics and Melinda...

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November’s International Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami to...

This marks the 32nd year of the International Lilly Conference on College Teaching (www.muohio.edu/lillycon/), which as always will be held at the Marcum Conference Center on Miami’s Oxford campus...

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Respond to the CELTUA Seminar: Handling Emotional and Life-Challenging...

Use this space to continue the dialogue about this seminar. Leave a reply below. Presented by: Susan Mosley-Howard, Educational Psychology and Associate Vice President & Dean of Students; and Kip...

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Recent Study Offers Data on How Students Think Instructors Should Respond to...

Many instructors struggle with how to deal with incivility in their classrooms, but most recommendations are based on anecdotal evidence. In a 2012 study in Teaching of Psychology, 150 students...

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New Issue of Journal on Centers for Teaching & Learning Just Published!

A new issue of the Journal on Centers for Teaching and Learning is now available online at the Journal website: http://www.muohio.edu/jctl/ Volume 4 (2012) focuses on “What “Is” Is: CTLs as Verbs.” The...

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Two Miami Professors Publish New Book on the Scholarship of Teaching and...

Cathy Bishop-Clark (Chair, Computer Information Technologies – Middletown) and Beth Dietz Uhler (Psychology – Middletown) recently published a workbook on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning...

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Respond to the Workshop: Group Work and International Students: Getting...

Use this space to continue the dialogue about this seminar. Leave a reply below. Presented by: Tony Cimasko, English Work in small student groups has become an important approach to learning in classes...

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Tips for Group Work and International Students: Getting Everyone Involved

The following tips for working with international students in groups were provided by Tony Cimasko, English, in his CELTUA seminar Group Work and International Students: Getting Everyone Involved on...

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Miami’s Gillian Oakenfull is 2012 Ohio Professor of the Year

Gillian Oakenfull Gillian Oakenfull, Associate Professor of Marketing in Miami University’s Farmer School of Business, has been selected as the 2012 Ohio Professor of the Year by the Carnegie...

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Psychology Department Assessment Team Reports Its Encouraging Findings

By: Joseph Johnson and Beth Dietz Uhler, Department of Psychology Joe Johnson As part of Miami University’s ongoing program level assessment efforts for reaccreditation, the Psychology Department...

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