Conversations on Teaching Writing #3

Timken Library Classroom 118 1 E University Street, Wooster, OH, United States

Teaching Reflective Writing with an Eye toward Assessment OR Ideas vs Errors: Global Issues when Commenting on Student Essays Open to all, particularly faculty teaching FYS and W-courses this semester. Please complete the following form if you are interested in attending any of the events in this series and would like to receive related communications: […]

Global Initiatives and Supporting our Students In/Out Bound – Professional Development Lunch

Tartan Room, Lowry Center 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, United States

Come meet the directors of the Global Engagement and International Student Service Offices and learn more about their work.  In addition, they will provide tips to help support international students at Wooster and our students who are incorporating off-campus study experiences into their college experience. Charlie Polinko, Director of Global Engagement Office Melissa Hartmann, Asst. […]

Conversations on Teaching Writing #4

Timken Library Classroom 118 1 E University Street, Wooster, OH, United States

Literacy Practices in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences: Values around Teaching Writing in the Age of AI Open to all, particularly faculty teaching FYS and W-courses this semester. Please complete the following form if you are interested in attending any of the events in this series and would like to receive related communications: Conversation […]

“Steal My Idea” – Professional Development Lunch

Tartan Room, Lowry Center 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, United States

Facilitated by Educational Technology In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re celebrating the power of generosity in education. Each faculty/staff presenter will have 5 minutes to share a classroom tip, tech tool, or pedagogical gem that others can “steal” and make their own. When the buzzer sounds, it’s on to the next! Fill out the Sharing […]

Synthetic Poetics: The Art & Science of Creative Exchange

Kauke Tower 400 E University St, Wooster, OH, United States

Join us in Kauke 305 to enjoy appetizers and drinks with other faculty and learn about Daren Kendall’s research! He is joined by collaborator Joanna Rokicka, PhD; Associate Professor of Polymer Science, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland Open to all Faculty & Staff

Pre-Semester Workshop & Lunch

Kittredge Dining Hall 535 E. Wayne Ave., Wooster, OH, United States

The workshop builds upon our updated Criteria of Evaluation and the importance to engage in professional development to support our capacity for mentoring and advising. It is led by faculty and staff leadership in APEX. We look forward to lively conversations across faculty from all disciplines! Below is a short description: Guiding Students’ Journeys: Effective […]

Using AI in the Classroom – Professional Development Lunch

Tartan Room, Lowry Center 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, United States

Join us to learn about our semester-long Professional Learning Community on using AI in the classroom. We’ll introduce the program structure, share options for activities—including choosing an assignment or project to revise with AI—and highlight how this experience can help you craft an AI course policy. Hear faculty testimonials about integrating AI into their teaching and what they learned […]

Curricular Initiatives for Discernment & Direction – Professional Development Lunch

Tartan Room, Lowry Center 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, United States

Today’s PDL explores innovative ways to help students navigate the critical transition between FYS and major declaration. Learn about campus initiatives shaping curricular frameworks for student discernment and exploration.  The Wooster Arts & Humanities Initiative (WAHI) will share their work on reimagining student engagement with the humanities through experiential and research-based coursework early in their […]