Table of Contents:
Exploratory Conversations About Grade Inflation Part II - April 18, 2017
General Information:
Participatory Discussion Session
Share Your Responses to National Studies and UNW Data
Presenters
- Dr. Paul Chara
Time and Location
- March 21, 2017 - 9:55 am - 10:35am - G227
Video Recording
Cultural Competence: Increasing Knowledge of and Response to Refugees in our Time - April 12, 2017
General Information:
Attend this CQ session and grow in your knowledge of the screening and vetting process used for refugees who enter the United States of America.
Consider how such knowledge informs our perspectives, our conversations, and our relationships.
Consider how use of this knowledge relates to the Biblical mandate to ‘welcome the alien in our midst’.
Presenters
- Patricia Fenrick
Time and Location
- April 12, 2017 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
Exploratory Conversations About Grade Inflation Part I - March 21, 2017
General Information:
Participatory Discussion Session
Share Your Responses to National Studies and UNW Data
Presenters
- Professor Jessica Moore
Time and Location
- March 21, 2017 - 9:55 am - 10:35am - G227
Video Recording
Moving from Disorientation to Transformation: Advancing your Cultural Awareness through Cultural Historical Immersion - March 15, 2017
General Information:
Examples, Perspectives, and Strategies for Increasing Cultural Awareness in Powerful ways through Planned Experience and Reflection
Presenters
- Dr. Ron Ginn, UNW School of Education
Time and Location
- March 15, 2017 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
Instructional Humor - February 21, 2017
General Information:
Come and learn how to use "Ha-ha" to create "Ah-ha!"
Presenters
- Dr. Melissa Mork
Time and Location
- February 21, 2017 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
Care and Feeding of Students - February 1, 2017
General Information:
Nutrition and Student Engagement
Presenters
- Professor Rick Love
- Dr. Dale Gentry
Time and Location
- February 1, 2017 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
#BlackLivesMatter: Continuing the Conversation - January 26, 2017
General Information:
History of Black Lives Matter: Our Relationships, Reflection, and Response
Presenters
- Dr. Jonathan Loopstra, Associate Professor of History
- Dr. Randy Nelson, Professor and Chair, Biblical & Theological Studies Department
Time and Location
- January 26, 2017 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
Cultural Intelligence: Improving CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World - January 18, 2017
General Information:
You are invited to attend and learn more about cultural awareness, Openness, and strategies for Working effectively with others in Ethnically Diverse ContextsPresenters
- Dr. Ken Young, Department of Biblical and Theological Studies
- Jon Lundberg, Program Manager for Urban Homeworks, Inc.
Time and Location
- January 18, 2017 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
Imagination, Creativity and Play - December 7, 2016
General Information:
Strategies for Incorporating Imagination, Creativity and Play in the Classroom
Presenters
- Professor Heather Bren
Time and Location
- December 7, 2016 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
#BlackLivesMatter: What does it Mean? - November 29, 2016
General Information:
Themes from "Black Lives Matter and the American Evangelical Church" Evangelical Missiological Society Conference (October 14-16, 2016)
Presenters
- Dr. Randy Nelson
- Dr. Ken Young
Session Facilitators
- Dr. David Fenrick
- Professor Heather Bren
- Dr. Ken Young
Time and Location
- November 29, 2016 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
Diversity, Cultural Competence, and Cross-Cultural Servanthood: A Discussion - November 17, 2016
General Information:
Please join us in discussion of these and related questions:
- What characteristics and actions strengthen our work in cultural contexts inside and outside the classroom?
- How might we employ strategies to support students and others in this cultural work?
Presenters
Session Organizer
- Dr. Pam Solvie
- Dr. David Fenrick
- Professor Heather Bren
- Dr. Ken Young
Time and Location
- November 17, 2016 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
Q & A Session with Dr. Brookfield - November 15, 2016
General Information:
- Bring your questions or comments about techniques from the book that you have tried.
- Connect with colleagues to share effective classroom strategies.
Presenters
- Dr. Stephen Brookfield
Time and Location
- November 15, 2016 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
Teaching Students to Think Critically - October 26, 2016
General Information:
Practical Strategies for Embedding Critical Thinking into Course Content
Presenters
- Dr. Heather Peterson
- Dr. Steven Harthorn
Time and Location
- October 26, 2016 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
Others Can't See Out Motives, Only Our Action: Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Servant-hood - October 4, 2016
General Information:
- Research on what students value in teaching practices, classroom environment, and key teacher characteristics
- Overview of Emerging Adults/Millennials as a generation and as students
Presenters
- Dr. Pam Solvie
- Ruth Fries (CAPSS)
- Kendra Sundeen (Registrar’s Office)
Time and Location
- October 4, 2016 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
What Students Value in Teachers - September 20, 2016
General Information:
- Research on what students value in teaching practices, classroom environment, and key teacher characteristics
- Overview of Emerging Adults/Millennials as a generation and as students
Presenters
- Dr. Megan Brown
Time and Location
- September 20, 2016 - 9:55 am - 10:35 am - G227
Video Recording
Cultural Competency: A Kingdom Mandate for a Kingdom People - September 14, 2016
General Information:
What: Engage with others in discussion of cultural competency as it relates to our Kingdom Mandate
So What: Discuss what works, and what might not be so effective in this cultural work
And Then What: Make connections to “what works” and identify strategies for use in our roles in Higher Education that support students and their learning
Presenters
Russ Gregg - Head of School and Founder of Hope Academy
Pastor Kevin Farmer - Director of Admission and Family Ministry
Nathan Ziegler - Upper School Principal
Time and Location
- September 14, 2016 - 10:30 am - 11:10 am - G227
Video Recording
Becoming a Skillful Teacher - August 16, 2016
General Information:
- Becoming a Skillful Teacher
Presenters
- Dr. Stephen Brookfield
Time and Location
- August 16, 2016