Upcoming Events
Teaching Life Retreat for Full Professors: Connection, Reflection, and Integration Begins - June 22 and June 23
Date and Time
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Description
Thursday, June 22 – Friday, June 23
Kettunen Center, Tustin, MI
Please join us for an opportunity to explore teaching in a special retreat. By choosing to attend this time away from your office and the classroom with other full professors, sharing this stage in your career, you commit your time and energy to the challenge of refreshing your work. Both individually and together, we will explore the following topics: (a) the role of full professor at GVSU and the role of a public institution in a democracy, (b) teaching issues: in-class methods, motivating students, cognitive development and how people learn, and (c) community: discussions with other full professors, creating a thriving culture for all members of our community. We are planning a participant-driven agenda and offer these topics as the most popular responses from a recent interest survey. Possible outcomes of our time together may include shifts in teaching approaches, professional focus, or creation of continuing faculty learning communities. If you have any questions about this retreat, please contact Christine Rener.