Jackie Sharpe will lead the Provost's Conversation on Thursday 9/12
<p align="center"> The Center for Learning and Teaching<br /> invites you to participate in<br /> <br /> <strong>The Provost’s Conversations on</strong><br /> <strong>Teaching and Learning</strong><br /> <br /> a brown bag lunch series *<br /> <br /> These conversations are intended to gather faculty members<br /> from all across the campus to share, to think,<br /> and to reflect on a wide range of teaching and learning issues.<br /> <br /> Come join the first conversation in this semester’s series:<br /> <br /> <strong>Planning Your Course:<br /> Where Does Technology Fit In?</strong><br /> <br /> led by<br /> <strong>Jackie Sharpe</strong><br /> <strong>Senior Lecturer<br /> Community & Environmental Health</strong></p> <p align="center"> <br /> <strong>Thursday, September 12 12:30-1:30pm<br /> Conference Room at the Learning Commons@Perry Library<br /> Perry Library</strong><br /> </p> <p align="center"> <em>Presented by the Center for Learning and Teaching, the Office of Distance Learning,<br /> and the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Carol Simpson</em></p> <p align="center"> For more information: <a href="http://clt.odu.edu/pctl" target="_blank">http://clt.odu.edu/pctl</a></p> <p align="center"> Questions? e-mail <a href="mailto:clt@odu.edu">clt@odu.edu</a> or phone 683-4252</p> <p align="center"> To register: <a href="http://clt.odu.edu/facdev" target="_blank">http://clt.odu.edu</a> and click EVENTS in the top navigation</p> <p align="center"> * CLT will provide drinks and dessert</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> The Provost’s Conversations on Teaching and Learning are open to all faculty members, and offer the opportunity to reflect and share about the teaching and learning process.</p> <p> On Thursday, September 12, in the first Provost’s Conversation of this academic year, Dr. Jackie Sharpe will discuss “Planning Your Course: Where Does Technology Fit In?” from 12:30-1:30 in the Conference Room of the Learning Commons@Perry Library.<br /> <br /> Dr. Sharpe, Senior Lecturer in Community & Environmental Health and Program Director for the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences Degree (which includes the public health concentration, the health services administration concentration, and the human services minor) has been a practicing licensed health care professional for 42 years.</p> <p> A veteran Naval Officer with nearly 30 years’ service, she has been at ODU since 2005. She has received the Excellence in Teaching Award, the Most Inspiring Faculty Member Award, and Health Sciences’ Outstanding Excellence in Teaching Award.</p> <p> She has served as a reviewer for several published healthcare books, and is a reviewer for The Journal of Health Administration Education. She particularly enjoys working with undergraduate students.</p> <p> Dr. Sharpe’s Conversation will explore the importance of adequate planning and the inclusion of technology in the teaching of online classes, since, she notes, “research shows that online classes can be as effective as traditional classroom-based courses when appropriate technologies are used and sufficient interactivity is present.” Planning, in an online course, takes time -- even more time than the preparation for a face-to-face class.</p> <p> In considering where technology fits into teaching, Dr. Sharpe will lead participants in a discussion of various teaching technologies that can be used for online as well as for hybrid courses – technologies that can be stimulating and lively both for the students and for their instructors. She notes that, if assistance is needed in the preparation of online courses, the CLT staff at ODU, well experienced in the teaching of many methodologies that can be used in the preparation for an online class, can be helpful.</p> <p> Dr. Sharpe looks forward to leading this important Conversation, since she believes that it is important for teachers of online courses – which are becoming more and more popular at ODU – to share experiences and information. </p> <p> For more information about the Provost’s Conversations on Teaching and Learning series, including highlights from past years’ Conversations and a calendar of upcoming Conversation dates, visit the Conversations’ website at <a href="http://clt.odu.edu/pctl">http://clt.odu.edu/pctl</a>.</p> <p> </p>
Posted By: Alison Schoew
Date: Fri Sep 06 13:48:08 EDT 2013