Spring 2023 CTL Summary

This semester the CTL served 334 faculty and staff through offerings on our campus that included workshops, presentations, meetings, the book club, the Scholarly Writing and Research group, the Faculty Leadership Institute, CIRO (Continual Improvement through Reflective Observation), the Writing Retreat, and Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards.

During spring 2023, the following workshops and presentations were offered:

Date

Title

Facilitator/Presenter

Division/Dept./

Affiliation

1/26

Student Essays & the Abilities of AI Technology, Or Is it the Death of Student Writing?

Lauren Connolly

HUM

2/2

Book Talk with visiting presenter*

Dr. Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum

Illinois State Univ.

2/7

Gen Ed Conversations #1

Amanda Van Lanen

SS

2/8

Leveraging Design Thinking Strategies for Recruitment and Retention

April Niemela

TEAM

2/14

Stop Reinventing the Canvas Wheel*

Carrie Kyser

eLS

2/16

Resiliency and Restorying with Poetry

CMarie Fuhrman

Idaho Writer in Residence

2/22

Accessibility in Everyday Design*

Sam Coulter

BTS

2/28

Assignments in Canvas: More than Just a Dropbox*

Angela Meek

eLS

3/7

Advising for Retention and Belonging*

Kerensa Allison

Eric Martin

Traci Birdsell

Jill Thomas Jorgenson

SS

SS

Student Affairs

BUCS (emerita)

3/17

Faculty Leadership Institute Open Session: Faculty Leadership and Governance

Jenni Light

Sue Hasbrouk

Leif Hoffmann

Lorinda Hughes

T&I

BUCS

SS

NHS

3/22

Gen Ed Conversations #2

Amanda Van Lanen

SS

4/6

Engaging Students with Videos*

Rachelle Genthos

Rachel Jameton

Jill Rossiter

Wendy Shuttleworth

SS

PLMSS

HUM

PLMSS

4/10

Tips for Professional Writing

Pete Van Mullem

PLMSS

4/17

Effective and Efficient Ways to Take Control of your Email

Julie Bezzerides

HUM

5/2

Last Lecture: Dr. Frankenstein or: How I Learned to Stop Fearing and Love the Creature

Gwen Sullivan

HUM

5/17

Professional Writer’s Panel

Anne Boyd Rioux

LuElla D’Amico

Annie Lampman

Tina Ontiveros

Ind. Scholar

Univ. of the Incarnate Word

Washington State Univ.

Columbia Gorge Community College

*Recordings of these sessions are available on the CTL YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxnsCznr8xm_T6mynzfapg/videos. Videos added this semester had 63 total views at the close of the semester.

The following groups met regularly at the CTL:

Name of Group

# of meetings

Facilitator

Division/Dept.

Book Club

3

Angela Wartel

SS

Scholarly Writing and Research Group

5

Peter Remien

HUM

Faculty Leadership Institute

4

Jenny Scott

LaChelle Rosenbaum

Rachel Jameton

Jenni Light

BCS

SS

PLMSS

T&I

CIRO

1

Amanda Van Lanen

Lloyd Mataka

Amy Minervini

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

SS

PLMSS

HUM

HUM

Writing Retreat

3 days

Jennifer Anderson

Marlowe Daly-Galeano

HUM

CTL/HUM

Names of participants in CTL-sponsored programs that met regularly at the CTL are listed below.

Spring 23 Book Club participants: Jennifer Alexander, Julie Bezzerides, Christina Brando-Subis, Erin Cassetto, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kacey Diemert, Leif Hoffmann, Leanne Parker, Suzanne Rousseau, Angela Wartel

Spring 23 Scholarly Writing and Research Group participants: Kylee Britzman, Lauren Connolly, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kelsey Grafton, Marcy Halpin, Renee Harris, April Niemela, Peter Remien, Amanda Van Lanen

Faculty Leadership Institute Cohort 2 (2022-23): Julie Bezzerides, Jenna Chambers, Chelsea Cronin, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kacey Diemert, Suzanne Rousseau, Jessica Savage

2022-23 CIRO Participants: Teresa Carmack, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Rachel Jameton, Lloyd Mataka, Amy Minervini, April Niemela, Suzanne Rousseau, Heather Van Mullem, Amanda Van Lanen

2023 Writing Retreat Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Julie Bezzerides, Kylee Britzman, Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Kelsey Grafton, Sarah Graham, Marcy Halpin, Diana Higgins, Tom Hill, Leif Hoffmann, Amy Minervini, Kimberly Tolson, Amanda Van Lanen

The CTL Director’s work is augmented by the Working Board. The 2022-2023 Working Board Members are:

Board Member

Focus

Division/Dept.

Angela Wartel

Book Club

SS

Royal Toy

Curriculum and Course Design

TEAM

Lloyd Mataka

Faculty Inquiry/SOTL

PLMSS

Rachel Jameton

Garden, LC Presents, Webmaster

PLMSS

Amanda Van Lanen

High Impact Practices, New Faculty Orientation

SS

Kerensa Allison

Inclusive Practices

SS

Teresa Carmack

Peer Observation

TEAM

Heather Van Mullem

LC Presents

PLMSS

Ayodeji Arogundade

LC Presents

BCS

Traci Birdsell

Rural and First-Generation Students

Educational Opportunity Grants

Peter Remien

Scholarly Writing and Research Group

HUM

Jenny Scott

Faculty Leadership Institute

BCS

LaChelle Rosenbaum

Faculty Leadership Institute

SS

Sam Coulter

Career & Technical Education

BTS

The following faculty members were nominated by their colleagues and awarded Everyday Teaching Excellence Awards this semester.

Faculty Member

Division/Dept.

Angela Wartel

SS

Randy Eriksen

BUCS

Ramon Royce

SS

Trent Morgan

NHS

Bob Sobotta

Native American, Minority, & Veterans’ Svcs

Jenni Light

T & I

Rachel Kaitz

BUCS

Marcy Halpin

HUM

Lorinda Hughes

NHS

Rebecca Parks

Adult Learning Center

Keegan Schmidt

PLMSS

Gene Straughan

SS

Amy Minervini

HUM

Luella Loudenback

SS

Burma Hutchinson

TEAM

Facilitated by Heather Van Mullem, LC Presents welcomed and trained new presenters this year. Totals for spring visits are listed below:

Number of faculty who were requested and gave presentations at secondary schools in Regions 1 and 2

6

Total number of schools visited

6

Total number of visits to schools

17

Total number of secondary students reached

451

2023 LC Presents Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Ayodeji Arogundade, Rodney Farrington, Rachelle Genthos, Natalie Holman, Lorinda Hughes, Nancy Johnston, Rachel Kaitz, Billy Lemus, Amy Minervini, Teresa Nash, April Niemela, Peter Remien, Luke Thomas, Jessica Savage, Gene Straughan, Lee Ann Wiggin

The CTL presented at 2 division meetings the semester. (The CTL director is available for 10-15-minute presentations or learning activities at division meetings.)

Four new modules were added to Canvas:

  • Pedagogy and SOTL
  • New Faculty Resources
  • The AI Conversation
  • Supporting Student Wellbeing

Contact Information

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Center for Teaching and Learning

Meriwether Lewis Hall 320

500 8th Avenue

Lewiston, Idaho 83501

To Note

In academic year 22-23, the CTL met its stretch goals of having presenters/facilitators and participants from every division. There are more than 75 different individuals named in this report, from all areas of campus. Although we don’t have an exact number of discrete visitors to CTL campus programs, the number of discrete participants this semester exceeds 100. If you have questions or feedback about the CTL, please contact Marlowe Daly-Galeano (hmdalygaleano@lcsc.edu). Thanks for supporting the CTL!