Alpha Kappa Delta
AKD Workshop onTeaching and Learning Symposium 2014
Charlotte, North Carolina
Saturday, October 25, 20148:00am-noon
8:00-8:45amTeaching Café – Jeff Chin, Le Moyne College/Alpha Kappa Delta
8:45-9:00amWelcome – Obie Clayton, Clark Atlanta University, President-Elect, ABS
9:00-9:45amConcurrent Round Table Session 1
9:45-10:00amBreak
10:00-10:45amConcurrent Round Table Session 2
10:45-11:00amBreak
11:00-11:45amConcurrent Round Table Session 3
11:45-11:55amClosing- Thomas Calhoun, Jackson State University, President, ABS
11:55-noonNext Steps- Jeff Chin,Le Moyne College/Alpha Kappa Delta
Roundtable Topics:
Session 1 (9:00-9:45am)
Table 1: Textbook, Anthologies, or Journal Articles: Selecting Course Readings, Shirley A. Jackson, Southern Connecticut State University
Table 2: Infusing the Sociological Perspective/Imagination in Every Topic, Olu Oyinlade, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Table 3: Creating a Progressive Classroom for Collegiate Students: Tools for Embedding Theory, Research & Practice in Introductory Sociological Face-to-Face, Online and Hybrid Courses, Carla Brailey, Texas Southern University
Table 4: How Can Alpha Kappa Delta Help Your Department? Establishing, Reactivating or Reviving Your AKD Chapter, Bethany Titus, Alpha Kappa Delta
Session 2 (10:00-10:45am)
Table 1: Active Learning in Large Classes, Olu Oyinlade, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Table 2: Creating Culturally Competent Classrooms, Sharon Blackwell Jones, Radford University
Table 3: Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Preparing for an Accreditation Visit or Program Review, Jeffrey Chin, Le Moyne College
Session 3(11:00-11:45am)
Table 1: Grading and Designing Team Course Projects Shirley A. Jackson, Southern Connecticut State University
Table 2: Using Grading Rubrics, Shirley A. Jackson, Southern Connecticut State University
Table 3:What Your Students Want You To Know, India Bolden Maisonet, Le Moyne College
Reflection Before You Get Started
When I do not know myself, I cannot know who my students are. I will see them through a glass darkly, in the shadows of my own unexamined life—and when I cannot see them clearly, I cannot teach them well.
~ Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach
Before jumping into this workshop, take a moment to briefly describe the journey that brought you here today.
What is one thing (tangible or intangible) you would like to take away from this workshop?
What is one thing you feel you can openly contribute to the workshop?
Use your answers to the following prompts to aid you in the selection of roundtable options.
I bring to teaching a belief that ______.
In the classroom I see myself as ______.
I believe students are ______.
I seek to foster in students ______.
I think learning is ______.
Taken from: Filene, Peter. 2005.The Joy of Teaching: A Practical Guide for New College Instructors.
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