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ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING 2007-2008

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
  • The International CASTL Leadership group "Integrating SoTL into Institutional culture: Philosophy, Policy and Infrastructure" Coordinated by Buffalo State College, will meet for two days in early September in Dublin

WORKSHOPS
  • Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Creativity Presentations
  • Workshops for writing proposals for CASTL Fellowships

    “Translating a Pedagogical Interest or Issue into a SOTL Study”
    “Designing a SOTL Study the Meets Fellowship Criteria”

  • Writing workshops for current CASTL Fellows

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • See Leadership Activities

CASTL/SOTL FELLOWSHIPS

Three new CASTL Fellows join our advisory committee. Fellows undertake research that advances their personal agendas, as well as contributing to the growing knowledge of how classroom activities impact student learning.

John Cabra, Assistant Professor in the International Center for Studies in Creativity will study the effects of teaching statistics using visual Java applets and Minitab macros on student attitudes toward, engagement with, and understanding of statistics.

Adrienne Costello, Assistant Professor of English will conduct a qualitative case-study documenting the role of Multimodal Literacy Practices in cultivating in students the dispositions towards learning and “habits of mind” that will enable them to successfully engage in focused and disciplined exploration of curricular topics and complex subjects in a course based on Shakespeare.

Gary Welborn, Associate Professor of Sociology will investigate the role of service-learning pedagogy in helping students to breakdown stereotypes and prejudices and in building sensitivity and commitment to social justice issues.


PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION

  • Article in IS-SOTL Newsletter
  • Flyer on results of 2006-2007 Fellowships

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Work with the Assessment office and the Service Learning Center to identify individuals and projects that would link SoTL and these initiatives.
  • Repeat base line survey conducted in 2001 to identify increases in understanding of, support for, and involvement with SOTL.
  • Work with College Senate to review the impact of the change in DOP’s policy enacted in 2001 to give parity to SOTL and other forms of research.