Faculty Development News Archive

• Professor Lynn Brodeur will present PBL study at the IJAS conference in March 2009 - Jul. 7, 2008
  Lynne Brodeur is conducting a study in fall 2008 on the benefits of problem-based learning (PBL) in a Medical Laboratory Science Course.
• UMass Dartmouth faculty awarded 37 % of grants through UMass "Enhancing Learning Through the Use of Technology" Program - May. 28, 2008
  UMass Dartmouth faculty were awarded over $90K in funds to advance technology projects in their classrooms and to engage in SoTL projects.
• Dr. Amy Shapiro (Psychology), Receives Outstanding Poster Award - May. 12, 2008
  Professor Amy Shapiro won the Outstanding Poster Award at the 2008 UMass Instructional Technology Conference on April 11th.
• Patricia White (English), named to the Board of NECIT - May. 12, 2008
  Professor Patricia White has been named to the Board of Directors of the New England Center for Inclusive Teaching (NECIT).
• Professor Evelyn Thrasher (Management Information Systems) presents in Toronto - May. 12, 2008
  Evelyn Thrasher is presenting a paper in Toronto focused on Technology Education.
• Innovation in Teaching Grant Recipients - May. 12, 2008
  The CTE Grants Committee has awarded five Innovation in Teaching Grants.
• 6th Annual NECIT Conference Call - May. 12, 2008
  Proposals for the 6th Annual Conference for the New England Center for Inclusive Teaching (NECIT) are due May 26th.
• CCB Faculty Receive Teaching Award - May. 12, 2008
  The Thomas J. Higginson Award for Excellence in Teaching has been awarded to three CCB faculty.
• Travel Grant Awards Announced - May. 12, 2008
  CTE awarded ten travel grants to faculty in May to attend teaching conferences.
• Summer Teaching Institute Participants Announced - May. 12, 2008
  Participants in CTE's Summer Teaching Institute on Problem-Based Learning.
• The Faculty Focus Group Report is available - Mar. 18, 2008
  The results from the faculty focus groups conducted in Fall 2007 are now available. Click on "more" to access the link.
• Moving students toward increased intercultural competence - Mar. 18, 2008
  Dr. Christina Biron recently presented "Atravesando Fronteras: Moving Students Toward Intercultural Learning in the Spanish Conversation and Composition Class" at the international conference of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages in San Antonio, TX.   
• Improving student learning in MLS Clinical Chemistry course - Mar. 18, 2008
  Eileen Carreiro-Lewandowski Professor of Medical Laboratory Sciences, recently presented "Medical Decision-Making and Critical Pathways in Clinical Laboratory Science Education" at the Clinical Educator's Conference in Savannah, GA.
• Teaching business freshmen to serve - Mar. 18, 2008
  Under the guiding hand of Evelyn Thrasher, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, MIS 101 students (The Business Organization) are partnering with Buttonwood Zoo and the Dartmouth YMCA this semester.
• CTE announces fall 2007 teaching grant recipients - Feb. 1, 2008
  Faculty proposals for departmental/interdepartmental teaching grants