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The Center for Teaching and Learning

FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2006-2007

Civic Engagement

Scott Alberts, Math & Computer Science, extending service-learning to external clients
Roberta Donahue, Health & Exercise Science, service-learning for HLTH 245 Substance Abuse Prevention
Teri Heckert, Social Science, service-learning in PSYCH 335
Dana Smith, Fine Arts, Dead Man Walking Project (photo) across the curriculum
Bertha Thomas, Multicultural Affairs, Community-wide MLK Jr. Day events
Janice Young, Health & Exercise Science, service-learning in HLTH 290


Diversity

Michael Bump, Fine Arts, non-Western pan music
Tom Capuano, Lang & Lit, cultural competence through Hablantes Unidos
Huping Ling, Social Science, new unit for HIST 318
Chris Matthew, Sr. History Major, Native American fall gathering
Judi Misale, Social Science, spring Faculty Reading Circle on Diversity
Steve Reschly, Social Science, internationalizing U.S. History 104
Glen Wehner, Science, diversifying meat science to include Halal and Kosher


E-Fellows

Rebecca Harrison, Language & Literature, Latin e-textbook
Shirley McKamie, Fine Arts, new unit on digital scholarly writing for JINS 301
Mark Rice, Fine Arts, instructional DVD for Jazz History MUSI 202
Susan Shoaff-Ballanger, Fine Arts, visual repository for online course
Dana Smith, Fine Arts, online unit for Theatre History & Literature courses (I, II, III)


Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)
Beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning grants are available from Undergraduate Council in cooperation with the VPAA and the Center for Teaching and Learning.  These are monetary awards to support faculty who wish to study teaching and learning in their own courses.  Guidelines here   Contact ctl@truman.edu immediately for help formulating a proposal.

Dawood Afzal, Science, Chemistry capstone – CHEM 475
Dereck Daschke, Social Science, undergraduate research in the humanities
Aaron Fine, Fine Arts, postmodernism in student experience of ART 210
Amber Johnson and Elaine McDuff, Social Science, SOAN 5-year program review
Chris Lantz, Health & Exercise Sci., Psychology of Sport and Exercise ES 503
Stephanie Powelson, Nursing, Critical Thinking and Test Item-Writing Workshop
Cathy Poyner, Business & Accountancy, divisional student teamwork/group work analysis
Gregg Siewert, Language & Literature, French 300 International Business Communication