Spring 2023 CTL Summary
This semester the CTL served 334 faculty and staff through offerings on our campus that included workshops, presentations, meetings, the book club, the Scholarly Writing and Research group, the Faculty Leadership Institute, CIRO (Continual Improvement through Reflective Observation), the Writing Retreat, and Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards.
During spring 2023, the following workshops and presentations were offered:
Date | Title | Facilitator/Presenter | Division/Dept./ Affiliation |
1/26 | Student Essays & the Abilities of AI Technology, Or Is it the Death of Student Writing? | Lauren Connolly | HUM |
2/2 | Book Talk with visiting presenter* | Dr. Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum | Illinois State Univ. |
2/7 | Gen Ed Conversations #1 | Amanda Van Lanen | SS |
2/8 | Leveraging Design Thinking Strategies for Recruitment and Retention | April Niemela | TEAM |
2/14 | Stop Reinventing the Canvas Wheel* | Carrie Kyser | eLS |
2/16 | Resiliency and Restorying with Poetry | CMarie Fuhrman | Idaho Writer in Residence |
2/22 | Accessibility in Everyday Design* | Sam Coulter | BTS |
2/28 | Assignments in Canvas: More than Just a Dropbox* | Angela Meek | eLS |
3/7 | Advising for Retention and Belonging* | Kerensa Allison Eric Martin Traci Birdsell Jill Thomas Jorgenson | SS SS Student Affairs BUCS (emerita) |
3/17 | Faculty Leadership Institute Open Session: Faculty Leadership and Governance | Jenni Light Sue Hasbrouk Leif Hoffmann Lorinda Hughes | T&I BUCS SS NHS |
3/22 | Gen Ed Conversations #2 | Amanda Van Lanen | SS |
4/6 | Engaging Students with Videos* | Rachelle Genthos Rachel Jameton Jill Rossiter Wendy Shuttleworth | SS PLMSS HUM PLMSS |
4/10 | Tips for Professional Writing | Pete Van Mullem | PLMSS |
4/17 | Effective and Efficient Ways to Take Control of your Email | Julie Bezzerides | HUM |
5/2 | Last Lecture: Dr. Frankenstein or: How I Learned to Stop Fearing and Love the Creature | Gwen Sullivan | HUM |
5/17 | Professional Writer’s Panel | Anne Boyd Rioux LuElla D’Amico Annie Lampman Tina Ontiveros | Ind. Scholar Univ. of the Incarnate Word Washington State Univ. Columbia Gorge Community College |
*Recordings of these sessions are available on the CTL YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxnsCznr8xm_T6mynzfapg/videos. Videos added this semester had 63 total views at the close of the semester.
The following groups met regularly at the CTL:
Name of Group | # of meetings | Facilitator | Division/Dept. |
Book Club | 3 | Angela Wartel | SS |
Scholarly Writing and Research Group | 5 | Peter Remien | HUM |
Faculty Leadership Institute | 4 | Jenny Scott LaChelle Rosenbaum Rachel Jameton Jenni Light | BCS SS PLMSS T&I |
CIRO | 1 | Amanda Van Lanen Lloyd Mataka Amy Minervini Marlowe Daly-Galeano | SS PLMSS HUM HUM |
Writing Retreat | 3 days | Jennifer Anderson Marlowe Daly-Galeano | HUM CTL/HUM |
Names of participants in CTL-sponsored programs that met regularly at the CTL are listed below.
Spring 23 Book Club participants: Jennifer Alexander, Julie Bezzerides, Christina Brando-Subis, Erin Cassetto, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kacey Diemert, Leif Hoffmann, Leanne Parker, Suzanne Rousseau, Angela Wartel
Spring 23 Scholarly Writing and Research Group participants: Kylee Britzman, Lauren Connolly, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kelsey Grafton, Marcy Halpin, Renee Harris, April Niemela, Peter Remien, Amanda Van Lanen
Faculty Leadership Institute Cohort 2 (2022-23): Julie Bezzerides, Jenna Chambers, Chelsea Cronin, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kacey Diemert, Suzanne Rousseau, Jessica Savage
2022-23 CIRO Participants: Teresa Carmack, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Rachel Jameton, Lloyd Mataka, Amy Minervini, April Niemela, Suzanne Rousseau, Heather Van Mullem, Amanda Van Lanen
2023 Writing Retreat Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Julie Bezzerides, Kylee Britzman, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kelsey Grafton, Sarah Graham, Marcy Halpin, Diana Higgins, Tom Hill, Leif Hoffmann, Amy Minervini, Kimberly Tolson, Amanda Van Lanen
The CTL Director’s work is augmented by the Working Board. The 2022-2023 Working Board Members are:
Board Member | Focus | Division/Dept. |
Angela Wartel | Book Club | SS |
Royal Toy | Curriculum and Course Design | TEAM |
Lloyd Mataka | Faculty Inquiry/SOTL | PLMSS |
Rachel Jameton | Garden, LC Presents, Webmaster | PLMSS |
Amanda Van Lanen | High Impact Practices, New Faculty Orientation | SS |
Kerensa Allison | Inclusive Practices | SS |
Teresa Carmack | Peer Observation | TEAM |
Heather Van Mullem | LC Presents | PLMSS |
Ayodeji Arogundade | LC Presents | BCS |
Traci Birdsell | Rural and First-Generation Students | Educational Opportunity Grants |
Peter Remien | Scholarly Writing and Research Group | HUM |
Jenny Scott | Faculty Leadership Institute | BCS |
LaChelle Rosenbaum | Faculty Leadership Institute | SS |
Sam Coulter | Career & Technical Education | BTS |
The following faculty members were nominated by their colleagues and awarded Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards this semester.
Faculty Member | Division/Dept. |
Angela Wartel | SS |
Randy Eriksen | BUCS |
Ramon Royce | SS |
Trent Morgan | NHS |
Bob Sobotta | Native American, Minority, & Veterans’ Svcs |
Jenni Light | T & I |
Rachel Kaitz | BUCS |
Marcy Halpin | HUM |
Lorinda Hughes | NHS |
Rebecca Parks | Adult Learning Center |
Keegan Schmidt | PLMSS |
Gene Straughan | SS |
Amy Minervini | HUM |
Luella Loudenback | SS |
Burma Hutchinson | TEAM |
Facilitated by Heather Van Mullem, LC Presents welcomed and trained new presenters this year. Totals for spring visits are listed below:
Number of faculty who were requested and gave presentations at secondary schools in Regions 1 and 2 | 6 |
Total number of schools visited | 6 |
Total number of visits to schools | 17 |
Total number of secondary students reached | 451 |
2023 LC Presents Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Ayodeji Arogundade, Rodney Farrington, Rachelle Genthos, Natalie Holman, Lorinda Hughes, Nancy Johnston, Rachel Kaitz, Billy Lemus, Amy Minervini, Teresa Nash, April Niemela, Peter Remien, Luke Thomas, Jessica Savage, Gene Straughan, Lee Ann Wiggin
The CTL presented at 2 division meetings the semester. (The CTL director is available for 10-15-minute presentations or learning activities at division meetings.)
Four new modules were added to Canvas:
- Pedagogy and SOTL
- New Faculty Resources
- The AI Conversation
- Supporting Student Wellbeing
To Note
In academic year 22-23, the CTL met its stretch goals of having presenters/facilitators and participants from every division. There are more than 75 different individuals named in this report, from all areas of campus. Although we don’t have an exact number of discrete visitors to CTL campus programs, the number of discrete participants this semester exceeds 100. If you have questions or feedback about the CTL, please contact Marlowe Daly-Galeano ([email protected]). Thanks for supporting the CTL!