MSU Summer 2013 Registration

Date: Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21
Time:  8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: Alumni Center, Hospitality Room
Faculty Facilitator:  Stephanie Norander, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Communication

This interdisciplinary academic writing retreat is designed to:

• Create a motivated and positive environment that fosters excellent work
• Encourage productivity through peer accountability and immediate feedback
• Help you start off your summer by completing a writing project

The retreat includes five days of committed writing time, mini-sessions on removing productivity challenges and fostering good writing habits, and feedback on writing style, grammar, and more. The retreat is open to anyone working on a scholarly writing project. The goal is for each participant to arrive with a work in progress and leave with a manuscript prepared for submission.

Writing Retreat Session Agenda:

8:00–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30–9:15 a.m. Discussion Session
9:15–9:30 a.m. Settle In
9:30–12:00 p.m. Writing Time
12:00–1:00 p.m. Luncheon
1:00–3:30 p.m. Writing Time
3:30–4:30 p.m. Debriefing Session

The cost of the retreat is $150.  The Summer Writing Retreat is noncredit fee waiver benefit eligible and payment is completed online through the registration process.

Please register in My Learning Connection.  Click Course Catalog, Show All Classes and search the dropdown Category, Professional Development – Teaching and Learning. Online registration is open until June 12th with limited seating.  For registration assistance contact HR Employee Development & Performance at 6-5779. Cancellation Policy: Fees are non-refundable after June 12, 2013.

For more information, contact the FCTL or visit the event website or calendar page.

Find more information about other events in this week’s Provost Communiqué.

Some exciting new changes are coming soon for Blackboard!  Service Pack 11 will be rolled out on Friday, May 24.  The enhancements include new, simpler navigation, a cleaner user interface, and some dynamic tools for instructors and students.

Included in these enhancements is the new Retention Center, a powerful tool which allows instructors to easily view and quickly respond to risk factors to help at-risk students succeed in their courses. Check out the Blackboard New Enhancements site to get a sneak peek of the Retention Center and all of the other new features, or view and download step-by-step guides from the Experts wiki.

Want to see a demo? Come to one of the many Blackboard New Features and Coming Attractions information sessions scheduled from May through September. These are listed on the University Calendar and can be registered for through My Learning Connection. While you’re there, peruse all of the other Blackboard training opportunities, and register so you can become a Blackboard Black Belt!

If you’re looking for additional help, the Blackboard Open Lab is your place for one-on-one assistance. We’re here for you year-round every Friday from 1:30 to 5:00 pm in the Meyer Library 205 Technology Training Center.

For Blackboard support, you can contact the Computer Services Help Desk by phone, email, through live chat, or come see us in person.

By phone: 417-836-5891

By email: helpdesk@missouristate.edu

By web and Live Chat: http://helpdesk.missouristate.edu/

In person: Visit any of our Open Access Computer Labs in Cheek 150, Library 200, and Glass 229

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Date:  Wednesday, August 14
Times:  8:00 a.m. Breakfast and Networking; 9:00 a.m. Faculty Presentations; 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Location: PSU Ballroom and 3rd Floor conference rooms

Registration is now open for the 28th Showcase on Teaching and Learning, which will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. The theme for this year’s Showcase is Passion. Inspiration. Innovation. Sessions will focus on instructional strategies and best practices for motivating and engaging students.

Ken Bain, author of the best-selling books, “What the Best College Teachers Do” (2004) and “What the Best College Students Do” (2012), will be the keynote speaker at the Showcase luncheon. Bain is recognized around the world for his research in deep and sustained learning and the creation of natural critical learning environments. He combines academic research on learning and motivation with insights drawn from interviews with faculty and highly successful individuals. His most recent work identifies the key attitudes that distinguish the best college students from their peers and has been awarded the 2012 Virginia and Warren Stone prize as an outstanding book on education and society.

To register for the conference, go to My Learning Connection, click on Course Catalog and select Show All Classes; under Choose Category, highlight “Showcase on Teaching & Learning.”  Next you will select “Conference Registration” to attend the morning Faculty presentations, and “Luncheon Registration” to attend the lunch and Keynote presentation.  Once selected click on Add to Cart; then Check Out and Finalize.

If you have difficulty in registering, please contact the FCTL at 417-836-3059.

We look forward to seeing you at the 28^th Showcase on Teaching and Learning.

View the 28^th Showcase on Teaching and Learning flyer

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Date: Monday, May 6
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: PSU Ballroom

Our faculty members work diligently to make the university and our community a better place to be. Join the Office of the Provost and President Smart as we gather to honor this year’s award recipients and retirees at the All-Faculty Recognition Reception. The esteemed recipients of the Missouri State University Foundation Award in Teaching, Research and Service, Years of Service, Community Service Awards and others will be recognized.  Hors D’Oeuvres will be provided.

Find more information about other events in this week’s Provost Communiqué.