Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching

Important Notice from Turnitin

All Turnitin services (Originality Checking, GradeMark and Peer Review) will be UNAVAILABLE during the following maintenance windows:

• Saturday, July 11th 2009 from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (3:00 pm July 11th to 3:00 am July 12th GMT), and 

• Saturday, August 8th 2009 from 10:00 am to 2:00 am CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (3:00 pm August 8th to 7:00 am August 9th GMT). 

 

As of May 26th, 2009 our system now prevents instructors from setting new assignment due dates in either of these two windows (or the equivalent local date and time). Assignments set up before this date may need to have their due dates adjusted to accommodate these downtimes (see directions on how to change assignment dates at http://www.turnitin.com/static/knowledge_base/modifying_assignment_dates_newtii.html). 

A message will appear to instructors and students in their Turnitin accounts informing them of these maintenance windows. The message will appear a month before each of the maintenance windows occurs. 

We apologize for any inconvenience these maintenance windows may cause you, your instructors, or your students.

Sincerely,

The Turnitin Staff

 

Faculty Awards - 2009

Congratulations to David Holcomb, 2009 recipient of the Scholarship and Professionalism Award.

Faculty Awards - Spring 2009

Congratulations to Hershall Seals, 2009 recipient of the Excellence In Teaching Award.

Coping with Seven Disruptive Personality Types in the Classroom

Plan to attend this audio online seminar in the library classroom on Tuesday, May 12, from noon - 1:30 pm.  During the seminar, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the seven disruptive personality styles, which include the:

• Compulsive personality – characterized by expecting perfection from instructors and themselves.
• Explosive personality style – characterized by attributes that include abusive epithets, bullying, and physical or verbal threats.
• Anti-social personality style – usually characterized by behaviors that include cheating, stealing, forging or defrauding academic documents, contempt for the rights of others, and menacing and dangerous behavior toward others.

Listen to a preview.

 

Download the handouts for this presentation.

The featured presenter is Dr. Gerald Amada is a co-founder of the Mental Health Program at the City College of San Francisco, and he has presented on the subject of the disruptive college student for more than 20 years at more than 100 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. He has published nine books and more than 80 articles and book reviews on mental health, psychotherapy and disruptive college student issues. He received B.A. and M.S.W. degrees at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in social and clinical psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, Calif.

Questions? Contact:

Mary Z. Last, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

120 Townsend Library

254-295-4646

mlast@umhb.edu

Michelle Schumann leads Austin Chamber Music Center

Read the recent news article "Coffee with Michelle Schuman" and find out more about the Austin Chamber Music Festival, which starts June 19.

Online Seminar - Learning Styles: Fact and Folklore for eLearning

Online Seminar with Les Howles and Dr. Allan Jeong

Wednesday, May 6 from Noon until 1:30 PM

HR Training Lab (Sanderford)

 

Would you like to know more about learning styles and how to teach to different learning styles? Do you want to know more about learning style models? Are you teaching an online class?   

 

This webinar will help all faculty not only those teaching online courses to better understand how to design courses to improve student learning.

 

To learn more about the webinar and to listen to a preview, access the seminar website: http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/308.html.

 

View the seminar handout.

 

Space in the Human Resources training room is limited so if you would like to attend, please register with the CELT.

 

Mary Z. Last, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

120 Townsend Library

254-295-4646

mlast@umhb.edu

 

 

 

CELT open on Play Day!

CELT will be open Play Day (Thursday, April 16) so stop over for some doughnuts and coffee (or tea or hot chocolate).

 

Bring your questions, check out the CELT Resource Room or simply relax in one of our comfortable chairs.

 

 

Mary Z. Last, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

120 Townsend Library

254-295-4646

mlast@umhb.edu

 

Teaching Professor Conference

The Teaching Professor Conference will be held June 5-7, 2009 at the downtown Washington, D.C. location of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Read more about this conference.

 

For more information on this opportunity, contact Dr. Marty McMahone x-4267 or Dr. Mary Last x-4646.

Survey on Current Grading Practices

At the request of the Provost, CELT has developed a survey to elicit information on current grading practices as well as future needs and preferences.  Click the link below to access the survey:

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6SUpwh5RaRCqQDxUR3_2fQjQ_3d_3d

CELT Technology Event - Friday March 27

Have you always wondered what you really look like and sound like in front of the classroom? Do you want to be able to video your students’ presentations? Are there some great podcasts that you would like to share with your students? Do you simply want to know how to operate the ipod, mp3 player, and/or video camera that you recently acquired?

 

Bring your video and mp3/ipod (and questions) to the Library Classroom on Friday, March 27 between 11 AM and 1 PM. Donna Teel and her Computer Graphics Design students will be available for one-on-one help. If you don’t have a video camera or mp3 player, that’s okay. The CELT has a video camera and mp3 player that faculty can check out. Donna and her students will have additional equipment as well.

 

This is a come-and-go event. Come and find out how our students are using technology. Bring your lunch and drink and CELT will provide chips and dessert.

 

See you on Friday, March 27 between 11 AM and 1 PM in the Library Classroom.   

 

Mary Z. Last, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

120 Townsend Library

254-295-4646

mlast@umhb.edu