Spring 2024 CTL Summary

This semester the CTL served 329 faculty and staff through offerings that included workshops, presentations, meetings, the book club, the Scholarly Writing and Research group, mini writing retreats, and Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards.

During Spring 2024, the following workshops and presentations were offered:

Date

Title

Facilitator/Presenter(s)

Division/Dept./

Affiliation

1/17

Fostering a Culture of Belonging

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

CTL

1/23

CIRO Kickoff

Lloyd Mataka

Amy Minervini

Amanda Van Lanen

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

PLMSS

HUM

SS

CTL

1/24

Faculty Leadership Institute Kickoff

LaChelle Rosenbaum

Jenni Light

Michelle Pearson-Smith

Suzanne Rousseau

Jessica Savage

Jenna Chambers

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

SS

T & I

NHS

TEAM

PLMSS

NHS

CTL

2/6

Research Strategies for Entry-Level Students

Kimberly Tolson

HUM

2/8

The Top 3 in ‘23*

Carrie Kyser

Angela Wilson

eLS

2/9

A Conversation with Jordan Greenfield*

Jordan Greenfield

Visiting speaker

2/14

Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon

Marlowe Daly-Galeano with Douglass Day and Library of Congress

CTL, Douglass Day Committee, Library of Congress

2/16

Math Pedagogy Active Learning Workshop

Kacey Diemert

Amanda Van Lanen

TEAM

SS

2/23

Generative AI

Lorin Koch

Visiting speaker

2/29

Student-Authored OER

Amy Minervini

Devin Nardecchia

Susan Willis

HUM

Student

Student

3/5

Doing Research in Your Classes*

Lloyd Mataka

PLMSS

3/6

A Conversation with Georgia Tiffany and Ron McFarland

Georgia Tiffany

Ron McFarland

Visiting speakers, University of Idaho

3/12

Durable Skills and General Education

Amanda Van Lanen

Leif Hoffmann

Lauren Connolly

Marcy Halpin

SS

SS

HUM

HUM

3/20

What First-Generation Students Wish You Knew

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

Jayden Martin

Angela Garcia

Jenny Lopez

CTL

Student

Student

Student

4/4

A Conversation with Beth Alvarado

Beth Alvarado

Visiting speaker, Oregon State University Cascades

4/9

Student Perceptions of the Role and Purpose of Question Asking

Heather Van Mullem

PLMSS

4/19

Lunch and Learn with Bill Bowers

Bill Bowers

Visiting speaker

5/9

Math Pedagogy Spring Retreat

Kacey Diemert

Amanda Van Lanen

TEAM

SS

5/14-5/16

Faculty Writing Retreat

Jennifer Anderson

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

HUM

CTL

 

*Recordings of these sessions are available on the CTL YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxnsCznr8xm_T6mynzfapg/videos.

                         Offerings through Other Organizations

The CTL also shared and promoted virtual sessions which were made available to LC State faculty, including:

 

Date

Offering

Sponsored by

2/5-2/15

Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment 2024 Virtual Conference

Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment and LCSC eLS

2/23

Discussion: Generative AI in Higher Education

Idaho AI Alliance

3/6

Webinar: Navigating Privacy Issues with Generative AI

Idaho AI Alliance

4/19

Discussion: Teaching and Learning with Generative AI in Higher Education

Idaho AI Alliance

4/25

Using Idaho’s Statewide General Education Framework to Enhance Student Durable Skills with Dr. James Hutson

State Board of Education General Education Committee

4/25

Discussion: Durable Skills and Disciplines/Ways of Knowing

State Board of Education General Education Committee

The following groups met regularly at the CTL:

Name of Group

# of meetings

Facilitator(s)

Division/Dept.

Book Club

3

Angela Wartel

SS

Scholarly Writing and Research Group

5

Peter Remien

 

HUM

 

CIRO planning group

3

Amanda Van Lanen

Lloyd Mataka

Amy Minervini

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

SS

PLMSS

HUM

CTL

Faculty Leadership Institute

3

LaChelle Rosenbaum

Kacey Diemert

Suzanne Rousseau

Jenni Light

SS

TEAM

TEAM

T & I

Math Pedagogy Project Group

2

Kacey Diemert

Amanda Van Lanen

TEAM

SS

Faculty/Staff Writing Retreat

3 days

Jennifer Anderson

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

HUM

CTL

 

Names of participants in CTL-sponsored programs that met regularly at the CTL are listed below.

Spring 24 Book Club participants: Christina Brando-Subis, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Sarah Graham, Louella Loudenback, Suzanne Rousseau, Angela Wartel

Spring 24 Scholarly Writing and Research Group participants: Kylee Britzman, Casey Craigie, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Marcy Halpin, Thomas Hill, Peter Remien, Amanda Van Lanen

2023-2024 Faculty Leadership Institute participants: Sam Coulter, Kacey Diemert, Celeste Ellis, Heidi Greene, Jenni Light, Lloyd Mataka, John Morrison, April Niemela, LaChelle Rosenbaum, Suzanne Rousseau, Amanda Van Lanen, Heather Van Mullem, Andy Tuschoff, Angela Wartel

2023-2025 Math Pedagogy Project Group participants: Faqruddin Ali Azam, Donna Callahan, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kacey Diemert, Alan Hain, Burma Hutchison, Rebecca Parks, Suzanne Rousseau, Rebecca Snider, Amanda Van Lanen

2024 Writing Retreat participants/presenters: Jennifer Anderson, Alex Bezzerides (presenter), Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kelsey Grafton, Sarah Graham, Marcy Halpin, Tom Hill, Amy Minervini, Trent Morgan, Peter Remien (presenter), Kimberly Tolson, Amanda Van Lanen (presenter)

 

 

The CTL Director’s work is augmented by the Working Board. The 2023-2024 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

 General Education, Math Pedagogy Project

SS

Jenni Light

Career & Technical Education

T & I

Kerensa Allison

Inclusive Practices

SS

Teresa Carmack

Peer Observation

TEAM

Heather Van Mullem

LC Presents

PLMSS

Peter Remien

Scholarly Writing and Research Group

HUM

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.

Darcy Peterson

BTS/TEAM

Amy Minervini

HUM

Jenna Chambers

NHS

Emily Carstens-Namie

SS

Marcy Halpin

HUM

Kacey Diemert

TEAM

Traci Story

HUM

Heather Van Mullem

PLMSS

Keegan Schmidt

PLMSS

Mercedes Pearson

SS

Lee Ann Wiggin

PLMSS

Traci Noyes

CAMP

Josh Tyler

T & I

Brent Booth

BUCS

Tom Hill

TEAM

Bryce Kammers

HUM

Thank you to all who nominated colleagues for awards or encouraged others to do so.

Faculty visited area schools through the LC Presents program. Totals for fall 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

2

Total number of visits to schools

37

Total number of secondary students reached

775

 

2023-2024 LC Presents Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Ayodeji Arogundade, Rodney Farrington, Magen Goforth, Leif Hoffmann, Natalie Holman, Lorinda Hughes, Nancy Johnston, Rachel Kaitz, Beverly Kloepfer, John Kok, Billy Lemus, Amy Minervini, Teresa Nash, April Niemela, Peter Remien, Jessica Savage, Lee Ann Wiggin

 

 

 

The CTL has several offerings that can be shared with faculty at division meetings. 3 division meetings featured Flash Pedagogy Presentations this semester.

 

This new module was added to Canvas this semester:

  • First-Generation Student Success

The CTL held open hours in two ways this semester:

Open Hours

Frequency

Lunch in the CTL

Weekly

Mini Writing Retreat

Monthly

Contact Information

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Center for Teaching and Learning

Meriwether Lewis Hall 320

500 8th Avenue

Lewiston, Idaho 83501

To Note

If you have questions or feedback about the CTL, please contact Marlowe Daly-Galeano (hmdalygaleano@lcsc.edu). Thanks for supporting the CTL!