Dr. Gordon Nesbitt, Associate Professor, Wellness and Sport Sciences and Director of Campus Recreation

This session will provide hands on experience with activities that promote a sense of community within the classroom.  Activities will include get to know you activities as well as problem solving and team building activities.  Each participant will leave the session with instructions and experience with a number of useful classroom activities.  Come ready to participate, learn, and get to know colleagues from around campus.

Dr. Leslie Gates, Assistant Professor, Art
Dr. Scott Richardson, Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations and Co-Director of the Sexuality and Gender Institute
Open Syllabus Education (OSE) is a means of enacting democratic education by engaging students in decision-making about all aspects of a course. Instructors act as a guide as students self-govern in order to make decisions about content, schedule, assignments, and class policy. This session will provide an overview of OSE and highlight some of the successes and challenges we have faced while enacting OSE in both undergraduate and graduate courses.

Dr. Timothy Shea, Associate Professor, English and Director of Global Education & Partnerships

This session will show you the basics for developing a summer abroad course that interests students, supports their degree requirements, and expands their understanding of the world all at the same time. We will show you the various kinds of course options and show you how you can create a memorable learning experience from start to finish. Millersville professors who have successfully done this before will share their wisdom, too. Come on out to discover how you can participate in the invigorating teaching & learning experience of studying abroad!

Dr. Timothy Shea, Associate Professor, English and Director of Global Education & Partnerships

This session will show you the basics for developing a summer abroad course that interests students, supports their degree requirements, and expands their understanding of the world all at the same time. We will show you the various kinds of course options and show you how you can create a memorable learning experience from start to finish. Millersville professors who have successfully done this before will share their wisdom, too. Come on out to discover how you can participate in the invigorating teaching & learning experience of studying abroad!

Ms. Krista Higham, Access Services Librarian

Mr. Greg Szczyrbak, Learning Technologies Librarian

Why should you and your students care about copyright? How can you easily and legally incorporate copyrighted materials such as images, videos and articles into your course?  Learn about course reserves, multimedia databases, and free open source course materials.

Ms. Marie Firestone, Instructional Support Specialist

Learn how to automate to keep your students focused on course activity.

Dr. Lisa Schreiber, Assistant Professor, Communications and Theater & Director, The Public Speaking Project

While the pay off in student learning can be significant, incorporating small group work into the classroom is fraught with challenges.  How do you overcome student resistance to group work?  What happens if students don't pull their weight?  Should you assign each group a project, or let the group design their own project?  The purpose of this session is to provide faculty with some simple, practical tips for making small group learning effective in any classroom.

Dr. James McCollum, Executive Deputy to the President and Chief of Staff

In this session, the Family Educational Rights/Privacy Act will be reviewed with an emphasis on navigating the elements that will most likely impact faculty and their interactions with students.