New Faculty Orientation
Tech Center, room 900   5 - 9 p.m.   TLC Advisory Committee

New Faculty Orientation
Tech Center, room 900   10 a.m. - 2 p.m.   TLC Advisory Committee

Hybrid Classes
Phillips Building, room 381   2 - 3:30 p.m.   Connie Cerniglia

Connie Cerniglia from Guilford Tech will provide a workshop on interactive assignments for online and hybrid courses.

Unfinished Business
White Building, room 70C   3 - 4 p.m.   Darren Hamilton

Darren Hamilton from Duke University returns to continue the conversation about helping students make the connection between the classroom and the workplace.

Preserving Academic Integrity: turnitin.com in Action
White Building, room 70C   3 - 4 p.m.   Tom Gould

Across the country, universities and colleges are using plagiarism services to stem the rising tide of academic dishonesty. The most popular and effective service is turnitin.com. Beginning Fall Semester 2004, all instructors in Instructional Services will have access to this valuable resource. This workshop will address the basics of the system and how instructors can use the service in their courses.

Career Portfolios
ERC Auditorium   9 a.m. - 3 p.m.   Jill Moore/Eliz.Palmer

Jill Moore and Elizabeth Palmer from Alverno College will present a day-long session on electronic student portfolios.

Multiple Choices: Writing Test Questions
White Building, room 70C   3 - 4 p.m.   Mack Henderson

Mack Henderson will discuss the "art" or writing test questions, the purpose of testing, and types of test questions. Participants will have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the session.

Critical Thinking
White Building, room 70C   3:30 p.m.   Kelly-Kleese, Grabarek

Mary Anne Grabarek and Christine Kelly-Kleese will lead a discussion about teaching and learning that transforms the mind. Critical thinking can be the organizing concept for developing a learning-centered college.

Roundtable: Online Testing
Phillips Building, room 381   2:30 - 4 p.m.   Portzer, McPhaul

Karen McPhaul and Jeremy Portzer present another interesting roundtable discussion about online classes. Faculty members are invited to share examples of successful online testing or to point out the problems with ones that were not successful.

Roundtable: Grading writing assignments in non-English classes
White Building, room 70C   10 - 11:30 a.m.   Tracy Constantine

Tracy Constantine will lead a discussion about how faculty members can provide good feedback that can enable students to write better.

PowerPoint Presentation
ENG 111 grade sheet
Composition Rules Sheet
Roundtable Notes
Jorge Cortese's Rules Guide and Rubric

Images and Science Teaching: How to get a thousand words out of a picture
White Building, room 70C   3:30 - 4:30 p.m.  Jorge Cortese

Jorge Cortese will share ideas and examples of how to get the most out of illustrations, photography, and other images in the classroom. He will use some of his personal and professional artwork as part of the presentation.

Socrates Bar and Grill: What Gives Life Meaning?
White Building, room 75   4 - 5 p.m.  Tilson/Wooldridge/Grabarek

This is the first of three fall semester discussions on questions of deep meaning. All members of the college community, including students, are invited to attend. The fare is strictly philosophical, though. No bar and grill fare included!

Excellence in Teaching
Collins Building, room 201   10:00 a.m.   EIT Committee

Faculty members are invited to learn more about how to develop their teaching portfolios at this popular event. Materials will be provided.

Teaching Science Online
Phillips Building, room 381   3 - 4:30 p.m.  Marta Klesath

Marta Klesath, Biology instructor at Central Carolina CC, will present a workshop about successful online teaching in the sciences.

Media Services
Tech Center, room 903   2 - 3 p.m.  Dan Specter

Dan Specter will demonstrate the use of a multimedia workstation in a classroom setting. He will show how to use the control panel to operate a computer, data projector, VCR, DVD player, and speakers. Also, participants will become familiar with the audiovisual equipment available for circulation from the Media Services department, including a digital still camera, digital video camera, laptop computer, portable data projector, portable videocassette player, and portable digital video player.

Becoming President with 25% of the Vote
White Building, room 70C   3 - 5p.m.  Chuck Wessell

Our nation's use of the electoral college for electing the president can lead to the election of a candidate who received less than fifty percent of the popular vote. In a two-candidate election, can a person receiving 40% of the vote, or less, still win the electoral college? Come to Chuck Wessell's session to find out the answer.

Attendance and Punctuality
White Building, room 70C    3 - 4:30 p.m.  Tom Jaynes

Tom Jaynes will lead a discussion about how attendance and punctuality are viewed by students and in the workplace.

Bars, Columns, and Pies
White Building, room 70C    2 - 3 p.m.  Karen Bowen

Using colorful bar, column, and pie charts and graphs, Karen Bowen will paint a picture of changing enrollment patterns in Durham Tech curriculum and continuing education programs. Five-year enrollment figures reveal fascinating trends for enrollment of special, developmental, and program curriculum students and continuing education students.

Socrates B&G: Ethical Dilemmas
Collins Building, room 261    4 - 5 p.m.  Wooldridge/ Tilson/Grabarek

This is the second of three fall semester discussions on questions of deep meaning. All members of the college community, including students, are invited to attend. The fare is strictly philosophical, though. No bar and grill fare included!

The Sublime: Ornamentation in Islamic Art & Architecture
Tech Center, room 900    3:30 p.m.  Liz Penton

How does a tradition that shuns the depiction of creation manage to express the presence of God so effectively in its artwork? In a time when we are overly subjected to negative news images coming out of the Middle East, you can come see a presentation by Liz Penton on Islamic art and architecture. Learn about the three major forms of ornamentation and how to comprehend them.

Ethical Dilemmas in the College Environment
Tech Center, room 903    3:30 p.m.   D.Smith, Sonney

Pam Sonney and Dale Smith will present a workshop using real-world cases and examples of ethical dilemmas that might arise in the college environment with the hope of stimulating discussion about how to role-model integrity, address issues, and come to a satisfactory resolution.

Venezuela: The Erosion of a Stable Democracy
White Building, room 70C   4 - 5 p.m.   Tom Mustillo

Tom Mustillo will provide some insight into recent political events in Venezuela from the vantage point of his participation on the Carter Center's electoral observation delegation.

Socrates B&G: Ethical Dilemmas
White Building, room 75   4 - 5 p.m.   Grabarek/Tilson/Wooldridg

Games We Play: Workplace in the Classroom
White Building, room 70C   10-11:30 a.m.   Kerber, Durkee

Janice Kerber and Wayne Durkee will provide some examples of games that enhance and are beneficial to learning in the classroom.

ADD/ADHD
White Building, room 70C   3:30 - 5 p.m.  Paula Rubio

Health officials estimate that over 60% of persons who were diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) as children continue to have symptoms as adults. In addition, more adults are being diagnosed who were not evaluated as children. An estimated 2 to 4 percent of adults are affected by symptoms of ADD/ADHD. As a result, colleges are enrolling more students with ADD/ADHD, and more of these students are seeking disability accommodations. This presentation will discuss information relating to ADD/ADHD and the college student.

On the Web: Workplace Skills
Tech Center, room 903    3 - 5 p.m.  Smith/Whitlow
Canceled - it will be rescheduled for Spring 2005

Stacey Whitlow and Kristin Smith will discuss resources available to faculty and students to encourage an understanding of skills needed in the workplace.

EIT: Repeat of earlier workshop
Phillips Building, room 381    11 - 12:30 a .m.  EIT Committee