The Faculty Development Book Talk on “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m. in CMU 203. Elizabeth Kirchoff, English, and Becky Williams, STL, will serve as discussant leaders. Click the link to read more.
(The first 28 faculty to email Steve Grineski, grineski@mnstate.edu, with their campus mailing address and agree to attend the event will receive a free copy of the book.) “A lot of professors give talks titled, “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we know it was our last chance? And so begins Randy Pausch’s National Bestseller “The Last Lecture.” Click the link to read more.
MSUM has access to the finest publication about teaching and learning in higher education. “The National Teaching and Learning Forum” provides important and meaningful writing about college teaching and student learning. Check it out on the faculty development web page, http://www.mnstate.edu/faculty/ Click on the “Forum” link on the top right of the page and then click the “Logo” link.
The first Faculty Development event of 2009-2010 will be held on August 18 from 10-11:30 a.m. in Science Lab 104. Dr. Maryellen Weimer will present on “Teaching that Promotes Learning.”