Portraits of Practice began as a brown bag discussion and presentation facilitated by faculty from the Moulton Scholars program. Since its inception, it has grown to include faculty members who are actively engaging their students in learning in a variety of ways. A theme is selected each semester and topics and facilitators are chosen to support an underlying theme of the month.
2006- 2007
Portrait of Practice: Exploring Student and Faculty Perceptions of Classroom Technology
Hear from Kent State colleagues who have researched classroom technologies, and their uses as teaching tools.
With Robyn Parker, Communication Studies; & Alison Bianchi, Sociology
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 — 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Location: Room 232, 2nd Floor, Moulton Hall
Using Newspaper to Encourage Critical Thinking, Civic Participation and Personal Success in the Classroom
Kandace Rusnak, New York Times Regional Education Manager
Moussa Traore, Assistant Professor, Fashion School
Bruce Riddle, Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies
Thursday, March 8, 2007 — 12-1:30
Location: fpdc Lounge, 2nd Floor, Moulton Hall
Interactive PowerPoint Presentations for Classrooms & Conferences
Rebecca Pulju, Assistant Professor, History Department
Christa Teston, Teaching Fellow, English Department
Mary Beth Sullivan, Educational Consultant, fpdc
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 — 12-1:30
Location: fpdc Lounge, 2nd Floor, Moulton Hall
A Conversation about Fair Use and Copyright Infringement
Marilyn Seguin, Assistant Professor, English Department
Friday, April 13, 2007 — 12-1:30
Location: fpdc Lounge, 2nd Floor, Moulton Hall
Innovative Techniques for Evaluating Teaching Performance
Tsunghui Tu, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education Technology
Koon Kan, Assistant Professor, School of Art
Friday, April 20, 2007 — 12-1:30
Location: fpdc Lounge, 2nd Floor, Moulton Hall
2004-2005
Interested in Qualitative Methods of Research? Utilizing ATLAS.ti versus NUD*IST as a Research Tool
Carrie L. Giovannone , Educational Research Specialist, fpdc
Thursday, April 7, 2005 — 11-12:30
What is the Student Multimedia Studio? More Importantly, How Can it Help You and Your Students?
Gary Mote , Manager of the Student Multimedia Studio
Friday, April 29, 2005 — 12-1:00
Interested in Service Learning? Acts of Engagement: Scholars share the Joys of Discovery, Community, and Collaboration
Theresa Minick, Coordinator Basic Spanish Studies
David Hassler, Program and Outreach Director, Wick Poetry Center
Gary Harwood, Coordinator of Photography, University Communications and Marketing
Friday, April 22, 2005 — 12-1:30
2003-2004
Collaborative Environments - Discussion and Beyond
Collaboration Works: KSU Lessons Learned in Professional and Classroom Collaboration
Members of F Cubed and Collaborative Technology Learning Communities
September 2003
Developing Teaching Circles as a Collaborative Practice
Bruce Friesen, Sociology - Stark Campus
September 2003
Knowledge Rooms - Activities that Foster Collaboration
Assessing Students in a Virtual Collaborative Environment
Dirk Remley, English - Geauga Campus
October 2003
Collaborative Learning Teams Using WebCT
Richard Vardaris, Emeriti, Psychology
October 2003
Writing Journals with Blogs and Bluster
Mary lou Holly, TLCS & Mary Hricko, Library - Geauga Campus
October 2003
Getting into the Students' World
Emergent and Reflective Dialogue Mediated through a Virtual Learning Environment
Claudio Khourey-Bowers, TLCS - Stark Campus
November 2003
The Millennial Students: Understanding Their World View
Mark Kretovics, TLCS and Janice Gerda, TLCS
November 2003
Art History, Critical Thinking, & Creative Practice
Scott Sherer, Art
November 2003
Stimulating Student Learning with new Approaches to Old Ideas
E. Timothy Moore, Pan-African Studies
November 2003
2002-2003
Cooperative Learning: A Look at Successful Implementation for Faculty who Teach Large Classes
Alex Seed, Moulton Scholar, Chemistry
April 2003
Documenting Justice: A Digital Video Oral History Exploration
Molly Merryman, Moulton Scholar, Justice Studies - Trumbull
March 2003
Restructuring a Course Using Technology: It's not all Rocket Science
Jonathan Fleming, Moulton Scholar, Architecture
November 2002
Using Technology to Enhance Student Learning in Large Lecture Classes
Jeanine Ray, Moulton Scholar, Psychology
October 2002
