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 8th Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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September 23-24, 2005 |
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Theme: Problem-Based Learning and Case Studies |
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Unicoi State Park
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| 7th Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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September 2004 |
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Theme: Collaborative Learning |
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Unicoi State Park |
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| 6th Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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September 2003 |
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Theme: Developing Leadership Through Community |
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Click on the following links to review the Power Point presentation of past faculty retreats.
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| 5th Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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December 2002 |
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Theme: Ethics Decision-Making |
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| 4th Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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January 2002 |
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Theme: Leadership Across the Curriculum |
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| 3rd Annual Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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April 6-7, 2001; Black Mountain Lodge |
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Theme: "Practical Applications: Translating Boyer into Action" |
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Discussion was centered around several articles on the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching. Dr. Joseph H. "Pete" Silver from Savannah State University and Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister from the BOR were the keynote speakers.
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| 2nd Annual Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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March 3-4, 2000; Gold Creek Resort |
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Theme: "Assessment Strategies for the College Classroom" |
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Forty-one NGCSU faculty and administrators attended the two-day retreat. Dr. Christy Price and Ms. Lynn Boettler from Dalton State College were the keynote speakers. Our own faculty facilitated the following small group sessions:
- Developing Student and Course Portfolios (Catherine Chastain & Judy O'Neal)
- Take Home Essays and Exams (Toni Barnette)
- Assessment Strategies for Questionnaires, Discussions and Oral Presentations (Mary Lou Frank & Toni Bellon)
- Student Presentations and Peer Evaluation (Vicki McCard & Dee Steglin)
- Developing Rubrics for Assessment (Judy O'Neal & Toni Bellon)
- WebCT and Web-based Assessments (Georgia Mann & Harrietta Richard)
- Assessing Research Projects and Action Research (Toni Barnette & Marlene Anthony) The dinner speaker was Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister from the Board of Regents.
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| 1st Annual Teaching Excellence Faculty Retreat |
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February 12-13, 1999; Gold Creek Resort |
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This retreat was designed to recognize and reward individuals for demonstrated excellence in teaching and to promote faculty dialogue related to teaching and learning. |
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