The Circle Series are open to all ISU faculty, staff and graduate students. No registration is necessary, but please contact Cyndy Ruszkowski and confirm the meeting time and location.
No registration is necessary, but please contact Cyndy Ruszkowski and confirm the meeting time and location.
The summer reading circles will form around the books listed below. Reading circles will meet bi-weekly, and books will be provided. (To learn more about these reading selections, click on the links below.) Facilitator: Cyndy Ruszkowski, CTLT
What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain
Initial Meeting: Tuesday, May 22, 10 – 11 am, ITDC Building (301 S. Main St.)
Subsequent meetings to be determined by participants.My Freshman Year, by Rebekah Nathan
Initial Meeting: Thursday, May 24, 10 – 11 am, ITDC Building (301 S. Main St.)
Subsequent meetings to be determined by participants.
Two different kinds of faculty writing circles will meet bi-weekly to write, read, and respond to each other’s work. Facilitator: Claire Lamonica, CTLT
Professional Writing
Writing a book? A chapter? An article? Writing in your discipline? Writing about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning? Join the crowd! This group will focus supporting writers who want to publish their work in academic forums.
Initial Meeting: Monday, May 21, 10 – 11:30 am, ITDC Building (301 S. Main St.)
Subsequent meetings to be determined by participants.Personal Writing
Spend some time communing with your muse this summer and discover how writing can support personal as well as professional growth and development. This group will focus on supporting writers who want to write for fun, fulfillment, and/or self-discovery.
Initial Meeting: Monday, June 11, 10 – 11:30 am, ITDC Building (301 S. Main St.)
Subsequent meetings to be determined by participants.
Don’t succumb to the “procrastination bug”! If you’ve been nominated for an Outstanding University Teaching Award, summer is the time to start working on your portfolio. These bi-weekly circle meetings can provide guidance, support, and much-needed deadlines, allowing you to start the fall semester with your portfolio well on its way to completion. Facilitator: John Bantham, MQM.
Initial Meeting: Thursday, May 24, 3 – 4 pm, ITDC Building (301 S. Main St.)
Subsequent meetings to be determined by participants.
