Spotlight on Learning at Ohio University

	"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - W. B. Yeats
Thanks to the University community for making this year's Spotlight a success!	Poster Sessions that won $500 professional development certificates were: Enhancing Critical Thinking In Introductory Courses: A Website of Tested Strategies Produced by the Members of a Faculty Learning Community Sue Simon Westendorf, Sarah Wyatt, JoAnn Dugan, Sylvia Hawranick, Margaret Thomas Monte Carlo Methods for Teaching Statistics Gordon Brooks Creating Significant Intercultural Learning Experiences Gerry Krzic Palming Around in Ohio Higher Education Teresa Franklin
Comments from this year's event: "I always make great contacts here at this session." "Spotlight gives me an opportunity to continue learning how better to engage students and encourage them to get engaged..." "The keynote was really interesting." "The event demonstrates positive support for teaching." "I like that there is a University sponsored event that aids the teacher to better him or herself." "I especially enjoyed the keynote and posters." "I enjoy the opportunity to meet other faculty." "The keynote was fantastic." "The poster sessions provided a great opportunity for interaction." "I enjoyed meeting colleagues and learning new ideas." "The posters and roundtables were excellent."
Activities at this year's event:
Keynote: Dr. Milt Cox	Cooperation, Collaboration, and Community: Challenging Work, But Worth It Professor Milt Cox, of Miami University, is an innovator in the development of FLC's. He is Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Miami University and founded and directs the Lilly Conference on College Teaching, is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, and facilitates the Hesburgh Award-winning Teaching Scholars Faculty Learning Community. Dr. Cox also is project director of a FIPSE grant establishing faculty learning community programs on other campuses. He is recipient of the C.C. MacDuffee Award for distinguished service to Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary, and a certificate of special achievement from the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education in recognition and appreciation of notable contributions to the profession of faculty, instructional, and organizational development. Dr. Cox is a popular choice for workshops nationwide.
Poster Presentations Conceptual Change in Entry-Level Geoscience Courses (P) Julie Libarkin Service Learning in CS456/556 "Software Design and Development" (P) Chang Liu The Forest in My Backyard: Using Student Life-Experience to Teach Environmental History (P) Glenn Matlack Web-Based Self-Learning Modules (P) Varsha Pandya and Sylvia Hawranick Active Learning Strategies in the Patient-Centered Continuum (P) Nancy Stevens, Patrick O'Connor, Mario Grijalva, William Duerfeldt An Equation Editor and Its Use in Online Communication (P) Phong Vu The Mystery of the Twin Chimneys (P) David Lucas Enhancing Critical Thinking In Introductory Courses: A Website of Tested Strategies Produced by the Members of a Faculty Learning Community (P) Sue Simon Westendorf, Sarah Wyatt, JoAnn Dugan, Sylvia Hawranick, Margaret Thomas Monte Carlo Methods for Teaching Statistics (P) Gordon Brooks Creating Significant Intercultural Learning Experiences (P) Gerry Krzic Palming Around in Ohio Higher Education (P) Teresa Franklin	Panel Discussion "Who Put the Learning in Service Learning?" Karin Sandell, Mary Tucker, Co-Facilitator Brian Hoyt, Sylvester Young, Dorothy Bryant Maggie Goetz, Jane Denbow, Lacey Curtis Workshops: Workshop I: MERLOT Community Jorg Waltje, David Shafie, Paul Castagno Valerie Young, Dorothy Bryant, Garth Coombs Workshop II: Teaching in and about Appalachia Sharon Denham, Jack Wright, Betty Pytlik, Frans Doppen, Meryl Graybill Workshop III: Learning Communities at Ohio University Wendy Merb-Brown Roundtable Discussions: Seamless Integration of Video Highlights into Class (R) Arthur Trese and Raymond Frost Blackboard and the Library from a Faculty Member's Perspective (R) Susan Sarnoff Facilitating and Evaluating Student Engagement (R) Fred Toner and Modern Languages Faculty & Students Implementing Diversity through a Faculty Learning Community (R) Ann Paulins, Crystal Anderson, Mary Tucker, Yingjiao Xu, Grace Essex, Jenny Chabot Retention and Recruitment (R) Student Senate: Anne Marsico, Bryan O'Shea, Kristen Jensen, Jen Price
Find out about the Spotlight on Learning programs from years past. Spotlight 2004 Spotlight 2003 Spotlight 2002	Faculty Learning Communities A FLC is a cross disciplinary faculty or staff group of 6-12 persons that is focused on enhancing teaching and learning within the university community. These groups could be cohort-based or theme based. At this year's Spotlight, several of the active FLC's on the Ohio University campus will be showcased. These include the Service Learning FLC, the Multi-Media Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) community which focuses on the use of technology in pedagogy and the "Teaching in and about Appalachia " FLC. To learn more about FLC's, you may find the following web site useful: http://www.units.muohio.edu/flc/what.shtml.

This page (http://www.ohiou.edu/learningfair/index.html) was last updated April 11, 2005 by Anita Leach.