Fall 2011 Faculty Institute, Aug 10-11
Rethinking Curriculum for the 21st Century
James and Louise Hayley Gilliam Concert Hall
Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center
Faculty Institute Day One
August 10, 2011
Continental Breakfast and Registration - Sponsored by Morgan Women
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Plenary Session
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presiding: Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Welcome
Dr. T. Joan Robinson
President's State of the University Address
Dr. David Wilson, President
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dr. T. Joan Robinson
Keynote Speaker Address
Dr. Alma R. Clayton-Pedersen, Senior Scholar,
Association of American Colleges and Universities
University Faculty Awards
Dr. David Wilson
Dr. T. Joan Robinson
Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee Elections
Dr. T. Joan Robinson
Workshop Announcements and Evaluations
Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon, Associate
Professor and Chair, MSW Department
Lunch
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
University Student Center
Afternoon Sessions
Presiding
Dr. Eric Conway, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Fine & Performing Arts
Morgan Women - Dr. Earlene Roberts, President
Calvin & Tina Tyler Ballroom, University Student Center
2:00 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Moderated Session
Calvin & Tina Tyler Ballroom, University Student Center
2:05 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
"Faculty Speak: 21st Century Issues and Implications for Higher Education"
Moderators
Dr. Glenda Prime, Associate Professor, Chair,
Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership & Policy
Dr. Angela Howell, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Break
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
1. Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age........................................Student Center - ROOM 316 Presenters: Susan Baker, Calvin Ball, and Kim Syndor - Moderator: Karen Proudford
2. Community Service Learning..........................................................Student Center - ROOM 315 Presenters: Lorece Edwards, Payam Sheikhattari, and Pamela Scott-Johnson - Moderator: Jocelyn Turner-Musa
3. General Education in the 21st Century .........................................Student Center - ROOM 210 Presenters: Dolan Hubbard and Solomon Alao - Moderator: Jeyasingh Nithianandam
4. Grant Writing Opportunities for Curriculum Development.......Student Center - ROOM 212A Presenters: Cleo Hughes-Darden, Carl White and Angela Winstead - Moderator: Anika Mann
President's Reception - University Student Center, Calvin & Tina Tyler Ballroom
5:00 p.m.
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Faculty Institute Day Two
August 11, 2011
University Student Center
Continental Breakfast and Registration
University Student Center Theater Atrium
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Presiding
Dr. Carrol Perrino, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Dr. Solomon Alao, Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education
Moderated Session
University Student Center Theater 133
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
"New Direction in Faculty Development at Morgan State University"
Moderators
Dr. Anika Mann, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Dr. Farin Kamangar, Professor, Chair, Department of Public Health Analysis
BREAK
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Workshops
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
5. International Collaboration Opportunities ...............................Student Center - ROOM 210
Presenters: Guangming Chen, Joanna Crosby and M'Bare Ngom - Moderator: Farin Kamangar
6. Community Based Participatory Research..................................Student Center - ROOM 315
Presenters: Allissa Richardson, Belinda Smith and Taqi Tirmazi - Moderator: Fernando Wagner
7. Building Community in the 21st Century University ..............Student Center - ROOM 212A
Presenters: Glenda Prime, Yvonne Bonner and Paul Voos - Moderator: Gaynell Simpson
8. Successfully Integrating Teaching, Scholarship/Research & Publications.......Student Center
Presenters: Eric Sakk, Michel Reece and Conrad Williams - Room 316
Moderator: Mian Hossian
Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Sessions
Concurrent Workshops
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
1. Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age..................................Student Center & ROOM 316 Presenters: Susan Baker, Calvin Ball and Kim Syndor - Moderator: Jocelyn Turner-Musa
2. Community Service Learning.....................................................Student Center & ROOM 315 Presenter: Lorece Edwards, Payam Sheikhattari, and Pamela Scott-Johnson-Moderator: Anika Mann
3. General Education in the 21st Century .................................Student Center & ROOM 212A Presenters: Dolan Hubbard and Solomon Alao - Moderator: Angela Howell
4. Grant Writing Opportunities for Curriculum Development......Student Center & Room 210
Presenters: Cleo Hughes-Darden, Carl White and Angela Winstead-Moderator: Karen Proudford
Please complete and submit all workshop evaluations to moderators
Schools/College and Departmental Meetings
Friday, August 12, 2011
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Faculty Institute Committee
Dr. Antoinette Coleman, Chair - Academic Affairs
Dr. Mary Anne Akers - Architecture & Planning
Dr. Nathan Austin - Business Administration
Mr. Paul Clarke - Architecture
Dr. Sandra Chipungu- Social Work
Dr. Mian Hossian - Community Health & Policy
Dr. Angela Howell - Sociology
Dr. Dolan Hubbard - English & Language Arts
Dr. Farin Kamanger - Community Health & Policy
Dr. Willie Larkin, Executive Assistant to the President
Dr. Leyland Lucas - Business Administration
Dr. William Lupton - Computer Science
Dr. Anika Mann - Philosophy & Religious Studies
Dr. Carrol Perrino - Psychology
Dr. Glenda Prime - Advanced Studies, Leadership & Policy
Dr. Karen Proudford- Business Administration
Dr. Michel Reece - Engineering
Dr. Kim Sydnor - Community Health & Policy
Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon - Social Work
Dr. Joseph Whittaker - Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sciences
Best Wishes for a Successful Semester!!
Faculty Institute
Overview
The purpose of the Morgan State University Fall 2011 Faculty Institute is to assist the faculty in becoming knowledgeable about, and responsive to, the challenges of twenty-first century American society as it impacts higher education. Some of these include the increasingly diverse demographics and population shifts toward cities, America's possible loss of world supremacy, technological innovation, changing views about what knowledge is, about what constitutes knowledge as our greatest worth, and economic and political changes to name a few. The principal vehicle through which the university and its faculty must respond to these changes is the curriculum. The keynote speaker will help the faculty to understand some of the curricular implications of these changes. They demand a re-conceptualization of what is curriculum and how it should be delivered.
We are aware that these changes are going to affect Black, urban institutions like MSU differently from how they will impact mainstream predominantly White institutions. The responses of such institutions must also be different keeping in mind our unique urban mission and the particular social position that we occupy in society to grow the future and lead the world.
We would like our keynote address to help us to put these issues into focus, particularly to help us to direct our attention on the curricular and pedagogical implications of twenty-first century life in American from the perspective of an HBCU. The workshops are designed to drill down to some specific aspects of this. Following are the abstracts of the workshop sessions. We are hoping that the keynote address would provide some overarching insights within which to explore the workshop topics.
Faculty Institute
Workshop abstracts
1. Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age
This workshop will explore the impact of technology on the way our students engage, learn, think, and create. It will also address the implications that these shifts have for curriculum development. Topics to be discussed include how we can efficiently use technology in order to foster a learning environment that: 1) acknowledges our students as citizens of a global, dynamic, and virtual environment, 2) allow for in-depth interaction, communication and collaboration to address a broader, more diverse student body, and 3) how to provide ongoing, meaningful, sustainable linkages within the Morgan stakeholder community.
2. Community Service Learning
This workshop will explore the aspect of student learning through practical community-based experiences that connect academic theories and conceptual frameworks to advance solutions to practical societal problems. Topics will address partnerships with different community agencies, and how students in various disciplines help to transform communities.
3. General Education in the 21st Century
This workshop will explore trends in general education curricula at universities across the nation. It will also engage participants in a dialogue about Morgan's general education curriculum requirements. The workshop will address the following questions: how does Morgan's general education program compare with those of other universities; and how can/should Morgan's general education program be revised - including number of required courses, variety of course offerings and method of delivery.
4. Grant Writing Opportunities in Curriculum Development
This workshop will explore varied strategies used to fund efforts to create innovative courses, academic programs, and pedagogical techniques. In this interactive workshop, the presenters will share practical advice on successfully securing and utilizing grant funding for curriculum development. Participants will be provided a comprehensive list of available funding sources for curriculum development.
Workshop abstracts
5. International Collaboration Opportunities
This workshop will explore the importance of seeking and sustaining international academic collaborative opportunities that impact student learning outcomes. Through interactive dialog, presenters will examine the many opportunities that international collaborations provide for students to become global citizens and leaders through learning first-hand: 1 )the rapid economic and scientific growth in China, India, and the Middle East; 2) the cultures of people from various countries; and 3) how best to enhance international relationships with other countries, just to name a few.
6. Community Based Participatory Research
This workshop will explore through interactive discussion one of the key trends in 21st Century Curriculum Development: Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and how CBPR combines knowledge with action to achieve social change. Workshop presenters will examine how CBPR can be seamlessly integrated into ones university teaching, research/scholarship, and service agendas, as well as, provide concrete examples of CBPR projects that have been funded and undertaken.
7. Building Community in the Twenty-first Century University
This workshop will explore various challenges faced by universities in their attempt to create a sense of community within its settings. The 21st century world of work requires that university graduates be broadly competent in a range of subject areas, highly technology savvy and understand the global marketplace. Workshop presenters will discuss and engage the audience in addressing the 21st century technological applications of online teaching, videoconferencing, Skype, etc. that are driving how universities in the 21st century function as a community.
8. Successfully Integrating Teaching, Research / Scholarship and Publications
This workshop will explore examples and methods on how to successfully combine research/scholarship into instruction. Workshop presenters will discuss and provide interactive opportunities for the audience to dialog on how to integrate research/scholarship into their teaching that will facilitate students to engage in the learning process, advance courses, and demonstrates positive learning outcome results for undergraduate and graduate students, while allowing the faculty member to be and remain continuously successful.
