Faculty Food for Thought 2011-2012
Faculty Food for Thought Sessions are informal lunchtime
conversations that focus on issues of interest to teaching and
learning, higher education and best practices in pedagogy.
Spring 2012
The "One Search" Google Solution:
Primo
Thursday, January 26, noon-1 p.m., University Club,
AU111
Beginning fall 2011, students will be able to search via a single
search box interface and retrieve book citations, ebooks, and
journal articles across multiple library subscription databases.
How will this impact your students' research? Are you ready to
embrace our new google-ized "Primo" catalog?
"Publishing at an Academic
Press"
Thursday, February 16, noon-1 p.m., Johnson Room,
Robertson Hall
If you are considering publishing a book with an academic press,
you will not want to miss this opportunity to hear first-hand what
the process entails. Even if you have already published a book,
come learn what is new and what you can do to facilitate the
process. Dee Mortensen, Senior Sponsoring Editor at Indiana
University Press, will be on campus to speak about academic
publishing and answer your questions. Lunch will be provided.
Faculty Food for Thought: "Faculty Survey of Student
Engagement (FSSE)"
Monday, February 27, noon-1 p.m., UClub
(AU111)
OR Tuesday, February 28, noon-1 p.m. UClub
(AU111)
Butler University administered The Faculty Survey of Student
Engagement (FSSE) in March 2011. FSSE was designed to complement
the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which is
administered to undergraduate students. The faculty version focuses
on:
- Faculty
perceptions of how often students engage in different
activities.
- The
importance faculty place on various areas of learning and
development.
- The
nature and frequency of faculty-student interactions.
- How
faculty members organize their time, both in and out of the
classroom.
This Faculty Food for Thought will focus on sharing the results
of FSSE with faculty. The same information will be covered at both
sessions. Lunch tickets to The Market Place will be provided. So
that we can best be prepared, please RSVP to Rebecca DeGrazia by
clicking here. Click here to
view handouts from this presentation.
Faculty Food for Thought: "High Impact Educational
Practices"
Wednesday, February 29, begins at 12:30,
UClub (AU111)
This session will focus on how we can make a
positive difference in our students' academic success through high
impact practices in individual courses and in programs. The first
part of this session will include discussion on high-impact
educational practices at Butler. The second part of this
session, beginning at 1:20, will include a webinar (with
audio and video from AAC&U, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
and the California State University System Office) entitled
"Employers Speak on Liberal Education." Even if you can only attend
part of this extended session, all faculty are welcome to attend.
Don't Say the Word..."Copyright"
Thursday,
March 22, noon-1 p.m., University Club, AU111
Say the word and academics start to
shudder, yet, librarians can provide guidance and strategies for
following copyright best practices. Join Butler librarians to
discuss this litigious minefield of copyright do's and don'ts.
Click the following links to view materials from this
presentation: copyright
basics, useful copyright
links.
Fall 2011
The Future of Academic Libraries
Thursday, September 15, noon-1 p.m., University Club,
AU111
This is a hot topic in academic settings as some
institutions are questioning the need for an actual library
building and services. Join Butler librarians to discuss how
librarian roles have changed from being the gatekeepers of
information to playing a key role in teaching information literacy,
how libraries are leading the way in digitizing unique university
collections and faculty scholarship, and how library spaces are
evolving to meet student learning needs.
Writing Letters for Fellowships, Graduate Schools,
and Professional Schools
Wednesday, September 21, JH109
Join colleagues in a discussion of what to require
from students who seek letters for graduate or professional school,
or postgraduate fellowships; when to say, "I'm sorry, I'm not the
person you should be asking for a letter;" and the differences
between letters for graduate school applications and letters for
national fellowships and scholarships. Attendees will receive a
copy of Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation and several
handouts. Click the following links to view handouts from
this presentation: Writing
Letters of Recommendation; Requesting
Letters of Recommendation
Who Bought That Book?
Thursday, October 27, 2:30 p.m., JH109
Imagine a day where if you want a particular book or
article for your research, you can simply click a button and the
library purchases a book for you. Known as "patron-driven
acquisitions" this day may not be too far off. Join the librarians
in discussing different collection development models that are
attempting to address "patron point-of-need" demands.