Spring 2008 Workshops

CELT offers workshops on various teaching topics throughout the year. See below for a summary of the remaining Spring 2008 workshop offerings and register here. At the registration site click on the workshop title and then click "Enroll". You will be prompted to supply your regular user name and password.


 Workshop title:         Help Your Students Magically Improve Their Learning, Retention, and Exam Scores – Without Using Any Magic

Presenter:                  Marc Siegall, Department of Management

Date/Time:               3/27/08, 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Location:                     Butte 103


Workshop title:            Inter-teaching: An Empirically Tested Alternative to Lectures

Presenter:                    Martin Van Den Berg, Department of Psychology

Date/Time:                  4/03/08;   3:30 – 5pm

Location:                     Continuing Education 107


Workshop title:            Teaching Under Prepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention

Presenter:                    Kathleen F. Gabriel, Professonal Studies in Education Department

Date/Time:                  4/07/08;   3:30 – 5pm

Location:                     Continuing Education 107

Workshop title:           Partnering with CAVE for Service-Learning Course Support

Presenters:                 Deanna Berg, Director of Civic Engagement
                                    Carla Shields, CAVE Assistant Program Manager

First Offering:          4/8/08; 2:00 - 3:30pm 

                Location:     BMU 312

Second Offering:     4/9/08, 2:00 - 3:30 pm

                Location:     BMU 303


Workshop title:           Creating High Quality Service-Learning Courses

Presenter:                   Deanna Berg, Director of Civic Engagement  

First Offering:          4/29/08; 10:00 am - Noon 

                Location:     CE 107

Second Offering:     4/30/08, 10:00 am - Noon

                Location:     CE 107


CELT Sponsored Civic Engagement Brown Bag Series

The Civic Engagement Brownbag Series is designed to bring together faculty, staff, students, and community for informal dialogue on a variety of topics related to civic engagement at CSU, Chico.  Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful conversation and idea sharing during any of the dates listed below.

These brown bag sessions will take place from 12:30 – 1:45pm in MLIB 006.  Registration is not required, but RSVP to Deanna Berg appreciated (898-5486 or dberg@csuchico.edu)

April 8, 2008                What is Civic Engagement?  What Does it Mean at CSU, Chico?         

April 15, 2008              The Opportunities and Challenges of Incorporating Political Engagement into the Curriculum       

April 22, 2008              Service-Learning Experiences Among CSU, Chico Faculty: Strategies, Successes, Challenges and More!        

April 29, 2008              Help or Hindrance?  The Community Partner Perspective on Civic Engagement and Service-Learning

May 6, 2008                Civic Engagement and Service-Learning Assessment: Current Practices, National Efforts, and Possibilities for a Campus-Wide Approach


Strategies to Teach Students Critical Learning Skills: A CELT Brown Bag Series

Join us for this three-part series on ways to help students develop their critical thinking skills. Dr. Michael Coyle, Department of Political Science, will share his expertise on strategies you can use to help students critically read, write and think. Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful conversation and idea sharing during any of the dates listed below.

These brown bags will be held from from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in MLIB 002.

April 4, 2008              Teaching Students the "How To" of Critical Reading

April 18, 2008            Teaching Students the "How To" of Critical Thinking

May 2, 2008               Teaching Students the "How To" of Critical Writing