AUGUST

Orientation to Classroom Research
For faculty interested in Teaching and Learning mini-grants
August 29, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall Conference Room, Room 234
Contact Dr. Joan Maynor to reserve your seat (call 356-2178 or email her at maynorj@savstate.edu).

SEPTEMBER

Orientation to Classroom Research
For faculty interested in Teaching and Learning mini-grants.
September 4, 2003, at 1:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall Conference Room, Room 234
Contact Dr. Joan Maynor to reserve your seat (call 356-2178 or email her at maynorj@savstate.edu).

First Rap Session for New Faculty
The office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Support cordially invite new faculty to attend the first of a series of brown bag rap sessions for new faculty on Friday, September 5, in Chan Auditorium, Whiting Hall, at 12:00 noon. The purpose of this series is to help new faculty make a smooth transition in the university.

Opportunity to Share Best Teaching Practices
The Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Support is developing the 2003-2004 line-up of effective teaching practices. If you have been successful in implementing practices that significantly improved your student outcomes, you may want to share your experience with your colleagues. Your story may benefit other faculty who are looking for ways to improve student learning. For your information, all sessions will be held on Wednesdays at noon. The dates and campus location will be announced later when the line-up is final. (You may bring your brown bag lunch.) If you are interested in presenting, please sign up today by emailing Joan Maynor (maynorj@savstate.edu). Thank you.

Call for Senior Faculty Mentors
A mentor is a senior faculty member to inform, advise, and assist one or more new faculty members with their professional development and their transition in the university. The faster new faculty are acclimated to the cultural organization, the more productive and valuable they will be in helping their respective departments achieve unit goals.

If you are at least an associate faculty and have an interest in assisting new faculty, please sign up to become a mentor.

For more information and an application to become a mentor, visit our links at http://www.savstate.edu/ctlas/mentor/newfac.htm and http://www.savstate.edu/ctlas/mentor/menmenu.htm.

OCTOBER

Call for Teaching and Learning mini-grant proposals
Accepting applications between October 1 and October 7, 2003. For criteria and an application, visit http://www.savstate.edu/ctlas/tlg/index.htm.

Call for applications for the Administrative Internship
Senior faculty only. Accepting applications between October 2 and October 31, 2003. For criteria and an application, visit http://www.savstate.edu/ctlas/mentor/prodev.htm.

Second Rap Session for New Faculty
The office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Support cordially invite new faculty to attend the second of a series of brown bag rap sessions for new faculty on Friday, October 3, in Chan Auditorium, Whiting Hall, at 12:00 noon. The purpose of this series is to help new faculty make a smooth transition in the university.

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices" featuring Dr. Louise Golden, Associate Professor in Liberal Arts and Coordinator of the ReWrite Connection, the University Writing Lab.
12:00 noon in Whiting Hall 123 on Wednesday, October 1, 2003.
Contact Toi Denson (kassah@savstate.edu or 691-6823) to reserve your seat.
Bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages will be served.

NOVEMBER

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices" featuring Dr. Jane Philbrick, Professor of Management and the 2003-04 Distinguished Professor.
12:00 noon in Whiting Hall 123 on Wednesday, November 5, 2003.
Contact Toi Denson (kassah@savstate.edu or 691-6823) to reserve your seat.
Bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages will be served.

JANUARY 2004

Vista Exploration (1 hour workshop)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Orientation to Vista--Vista features, how to login, roles, courses and sections, and templates
January 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Vista Planning to Rebuild (1 hour workshop)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Storyboarding your course, using Learning Modules and the Course Toolbar
January 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall 247
January 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2004, at 2:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Vista - Building Your Course (1 hour workshop)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
This workshop is for designers new to eLearning Vista. Topics covered include MyeLearning, File Manager, toolbar, communication tools, Syllabus, Learning Modules, and layout.
January 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2004, at 11:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall 247
January 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2004, at 3:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Good File Management (1 hour workshop followed by a 1 hour clinic)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
This workshop is for designers who need help with file management in their current eLearning Vista courses. Topics covered include organization of your eLearning Vista course folders and files; creation of folders and files; renaming folders and files.
January 13, 20, 27, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

eLearning Clinic (Every Friday)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Issues addressed in the clinic include: Planning for new course designing, Working with a course template, Step-by-step course development, and "Hands-on-Work" on your course to address any development problems and issues.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247

FEBRUARY

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices" featuring Professor Juanita Adams, Coordinator of the Freshman Year Experience Program.
12:00 noon in Whiting Hall TBA on Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
Contact Toi Denson (kassah@savstate.edu or 691-6823) to reserve your seat.
Bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages will be served.

Vista Exploration (1 hour workshop)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Orientation to Vista--Vista features, how to login, roles, courses and sections, and templates
February 3, 4, 5, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Vista Planning to Rebuild (1 hour workshop)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Storyboarding your course, using Learning Modules and the Course Toolbar
February 4-5, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall 247
February 3-5, 2004, at 2:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Vista - Building Your Course (1 hour workshop)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
This workshop is for designers new to eLearning Vista. Topics covered include MyeLearning, File Manager, toolbar, communication tools, Syllabus, Learning Modules, and layout.
February 4-5, 2004, at 11:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall 247
February 3-5, 2004, at 3:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Good File Management (1 hour workshop followed by a 1 hour clinic)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
This workshop is for designers who need help with file management in their current eLearning Vista courses. Topics covered include organization of your eLearning Vista course folders and files; creation of folders and files; renaming folders and files.
February 6, 13, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., in Whiting Hall 247
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

eLearning Clinic (Every Friday)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Issues addressed in the clinic include: Planning for new course designing, Working with a course template, Step-by-step course development, and "Hands-on-Work" on your course to address any development problems and issues.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247

Writing Across the Curriculum presents Thinking Across the Curriculum: "Poverty: Why Should We Care" 11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m. in University Village Recreation Room on Thursday, February 26, 2004.
Call Dr. Josephine Foster, WAC Coordinator, at 303-4354 for additional information.

MARCH

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices" featuring Professor Phat Hong, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Lead Math Instructor in CTLAS.
12:00 noon in Whiting Hall TBA on Wednesday, March 3, 2004.
Contact Toi Denson (kassah@savstate.edu or 691-6823) to reserve your seat.
Bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages will be served.

Creating Fillable Forms
March 1 and March 8, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247 (limited seating)
Contact Toisaun Denson to register (call 691-6823 or email her at denstont@savstate.edu).

Writing Across the Curriculum presents "How to Get Students to Read their Textbooks!"
Facilitator: Dr. Stephanie Hewett, Professor of Education at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina
Thursday, March 25, 2004: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. in 125 Whiting Hall. Lunch will be served at the 11:30 session. Please try to arrive by 11:15 a.m.
Friday, March 26, 2004: 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.--30 minute one-to-one sessions in 125 Whiting Hall. Please sign up for the one-to-one sessions ahead of time in order to ensure a reservation. Call Dr. Josephine Foster, WAC Coordinator, at 303-4354 for additional information.

Deans and Department Chairs, please find time to meet with the instructional Technology Support team on Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 9:00 a.m., in the Whiting Conference Room (Room 234) to discuss any assistance you need with the development of eLearning courses in your units. We are in the process of assigning our eLearning assistants to units according to needs. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Joan Maynor at 356-2178 or email maynorj@savstate.edu.

eLearning Clinic (Every Friday)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Issues addressed in the clinic include: Planning for new course designing, Working with a course template, Step-by-step course development, and "Hands-on-Work" on your course to address any development problems and issues.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247

APRIL

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices" featuring Professor Khani Morgan, Associate Professor of Reading and Lead Reading Instructor in CTLAS.
12:00 noon in Whiting Hall TBA on Wednesday, April 7, 2004.
Contact Toi Denson (kassah@savstate.edu or 691-6823) to reserve your seat.
Bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages will be served.

Advanced Learning Technologies, an administrative unit of the University System of Georgia, is offering a FREE MERLOT workshop for USG faculty. The faculty development workshop is entitled "An Introduction to MERLOT (Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)." The workshop will be held on Friday, April 2, 2004; 12:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Savannah State University. For more information on how to register, visit http://www.alt.usg.edu/support/merlot/workshops.html or contact Professor Yvonne Warren (353-3107) or email her at warreny@savstate.edu.

Academic Advisement and Mentoring Program will present a workshop on academic advisement on April 21-22, 2004 in Whiting Hall. The facilitator is Dr. Cubie Ward, an associate of Noel-Levitz. Call Ms. Rosalind Kent (353-3118) or Mrs. Mary Ann Goldwire (356-2239) for registration information.

eLearning Clinic (Every Friday)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Issues addressed in the clinic include: Planning for new course designing, Working with a course template, Step-by-step course development, and "Hands-on-Work" on your course to address any development problems and issues.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247.

The Savannah State University Asa Gordon Library Distance Learning Center presents iMOD (Interactive Media Object Development Tool) Workshop on April 30, 2004 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon in the Achievement Lab of the Asa Gordon Library. The presenter will be James D. Scott, Instructional Technology Support Specialist. Learn about the easy-to-use software tool that enables faculty to design and create fourteen (14) distinct multimedia interactive learning activities that can be published to the web or used in classroom settings. iMOD was developed by the Advanced Learning Technologies unit of the Board of Regents along with faculty and staff from system institutions. The workshop will be followed by a "Brown Bag Lunch" discussion on "Using Technology to Enhance Classroom Learning at Savannah State University." Participants in the workshop will receive a copy of the iMOD software and technical support in developing IMODULES for their courses. Seating is limited so please reserve your space today by calling 356-2184 or e-mailing James Scott at Scottj@savstate.edu by April 27, 2004.

MAY

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices" featuring Dr. Emily Crawford, Professor of Marketing.
12:00 noon in Whiting Hall TBA on Wednesday, May 5, 2004.
Contact Toi Denson (kassah@savstate.edu or 691-6823) to reserve your seat.
Bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages will be served.

eLearning Clinic (Every Friday)
eLearning Vista workshop for faculty
Issues addressed in the clinic include: Planning for new course designing, Working with a course template, Step-by-step course development, and "Hands-on-Work" on your course to address any development problems and issues.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., in Whiting Hall 247

2005

Writing Across the Curriculum will sponsor "APA Documentation Workshops for Student Writers" on Tuesday, March 1, 2005, in the Center for Leadership.

"Sharing of Best Teaching Practices": Professor Asha George, presenting "A Study of Student Characteristics and Skills that Impact Pedagogy in Online Instruction."
March 2, 2005, 12:00 noon, Whiting Hall, 123.

The Office of Academic Advising and Mentoring will sponsor an Academic Advisement Workshop on, Tuesday, March 15, 2005, in room 104, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  The following information will be covered: Core Curriculum Requirements, PAWS, Removal of Advisement Holds, Advisor/Advisee Relationship, Learning Support Policies and Procedures, and Regents' Policies and Requirements.  This will be a "Hands on Workshop."  Refreshments will be available.