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The Office for Teaching and Learning Book Club at the School of Medicine: May 16 2012 at 12:00 PM
Scott Hall
Greetings Faculty Members, We are delighted to announce a new offering here at the School of Medicine.  The SOM Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development is collaborating with the WSU Office for Teaching and Learning to offer a 3-session book club discussion of The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker J. Palmer.  We hope that you will join your colleagues in a lively discussion of the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of teaching.  A complimentary copy of the book will be provided to the first 20 registrants.
Introduction to Blackboard 9.1: May 18 2012 at 1:00 PM
Mazurek Education Commons Building, 320 E. Canfield
Come for a peek under the hood of the new look and feel of Blackboard 9.1, the web-based course management tool available to WSU faculty and staff. This session will provide a tour of the updated Blackboard interface and its main features and functions. Presenter: Amie DozierInstructional DesignerMedical Education Support Group To register, click here
The Office for Teaching and Learning Book Club at the School of Medicine: June 6 2012 at 5:30 PM
Scott Hall
Greetings Faculty Members, We are delighted to announce a new offering here at the School of Medicine.  The SOM Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development is collaborating with the WSU Office for Teaching and Learning to offer a 3-session book club discussion of The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker J. Palmer.  We hope that you will join your colleagues in a lively discussion of the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of teaching.  A complimentary copy of the book will be provided to the first 20 registrants.
School of Medicine New Faculty Orientation: June 7 2012 at 7:30 AM
Margherio Family Conference Center
SOM New Faculty Orientation Topics Covered: Career Development Educational Environment Research Environment Clinical Environment Financial Facts You Need to Know Resources and Information Fair To register, please e-mail Faculty Affairs and indicate which session you wish to attend.
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Professional & Academic Development (PAD) Seminar:

Where to Find Help Negotiating the Rules and Regulations Governing Research
To register, click here

May 11, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Welcome Center, 42 W. Warren Avenue

Moderator:
Phil Cunningham, Assistant Vice President of Research Compliance

Professional Development Course:

Introduction to Blackboard 9.1
Come for a peek under the hood of the new look and feel of Blackboard 9.1, the web-based course management tool available to WSU faculty and staff. This session will provide a tour of the updated Blackboard interface and its main features and functions.

May 18th, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Room 309, Mazurek Education Commons Building, 320 E. Canfield. To register, click here
June 14th, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Room 324, Mazurek Education Commons Building, 320 E. Canfield. To register, click here
July 26th, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Room 324, Mazurek Education Commons Building, 320 E. Canfield. To register, click here

Presenter: Amie Dozier, Instructional Designer, Medical Education Support Group

Book Club:

NEW: OTL Book Club at the SOM!

The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer

We are pleased to announce the Office for Teaching and Learning Book Club at the School of Medicine, designed to offer faculty a chance to meet during lunch or dinner over 3 sessions to discuss meaningful and interesting books. Our first book is The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer. According to Palmer, "If you are a teacher who never has bad days, or who has them but does not care, this book is not for you. This book is for teachers who have good days and bad—and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves.”

The Courage to Teach is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life. According to Palmer, "Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one's inwardness, for better or worse." To that end, he explores the inner landscape of the teaching self, and discusses three important paths that must be taken; intellectual, emotional and spiritual.

Join us as we discuss the implications of The Courage to Teach in our teaching lives at the SOM and how we might explore our own lives as teachers to connect who we are with what we do. Registrants will receive a complimentary copy of Palmer’s book prior to the discussion, and lunch or dinner will be provided for all attendees.

Space in each group is limited to 10 participants, so reserve a spot soon and arrange to pick up your book by emailing Rebecca Stecko at rstecko@med.wayne.edu.

This book will be discussed over 3 sessions:

Wednesdays, May 16, 30 and June 13*

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Location: 1200 Scott Hall

*Please plan to attend all of the discussion sessions.