[VPAAEtal] Upcoming CFEI events & Adult Learning resources

[Academic Affairs]

Hello Faculty,

The Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation (CFEI) would like to highlight upcoming professional development opportunities for you.

Upcoming CFEI events:

*         How Can I Use a Total Point System to Clarify Grading?, How Can I Use Technology to Create Custom Automated Feedback?, How Can Rubrics Make Grading Easier and Faster? by Magna, October 24, 2014, 9:00am-10:30am, CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)

*         Designing Engaging Online Courses for Adult Learners by Academic Impressions' Dr. Denise Lowe, October 27, 2014, 12:00pm-1:30pm, CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)

*         Designing Grading Rubrics by Felicity Grandjean, October 29, 2014, 3:30pm-4:30pm, CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)

*         Embed Media Clips from NBC Learn by Jeremy Gamez, October 30, 2014, 9:00am-10:00am, CFEI Training Lab (AGIT 222)

*         Universal Accessibility and Content Delivery by Petra Strassberg, November 4, 2014, 9:00am-10:00am, CFEI Training Lab (AGIT 222)

*         Lunch & Learn: Student Attendance, Participation, & Motivation Issues with Felicity Grandjean, November 4, 2014, 12:30pm-1:30pm, CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)

*         Combating Academic Dishonesty: Turnitin and Other Strategies by Felicity Grandjean and Anne Phifer, November 4, 2014, 3:00pm-4:00pm, CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)

*         Designing Grading Rubrics by Magna, November 4, 2014, 4:00pm-4:30pm, CFEI Conference Room (AGIT 222)

*         ongoing Faculty Open Labs with Felicity Grandjean, Thursdays, 11:00am-1:00pm, CFEI Faculty Fellows & Scholars Lab (AGIT 222)

Please visit the CFEI website at http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerFor FacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/facultyDevelopment/calendarOfEvents/sessions.aspx<http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerFor%20FacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/facultyDevelopment/calendarOfEvents/sessions.aspx>, call 903-886-5511, or email CFEI.FacultyDev at tamuc.edu<mailto:CFEI.FacultyDev at tamuc.edu> to register for these events.

In preparation for these exciting sessions, especially the Designing Engaging Online Courses for Adult Learners webcast on October 27, the CFEI would like to share some valuable resources on adult learning.

University resources include:

*         A&M-Commerce course and recommended textbook:

o   HIED597 01W: The Adult Learner, Charlotte Larkin, Winter Mini, 2015

o   Knowles, M. S., Holton, E. F., & Swanson, R. A. (2011). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (7th ed.) Oxford, UK: Elsevier.

*         A&M-Commerce library resources:

o   numerous books and articles on "adult learning" and "adult learners"
Additional resources include:

*         Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., & Norman, M. K. (2010). How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

*         Chen, J. C. (2013). Teaching nontraditional adult students: Adult learning theories in practice. Teaching in Higher Education, 19(4), 406-418. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13562517.2013.860101#.VEA9wfldU1I

*         Jarvis, P. (2010). Adult education and lifelong learning: Theory and practice (4th ed.). Clifton, NJ: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

*         Merriam, S. B., & Bierema, L. L. (2013). Adult learning: Linking theory and practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

*         Ross-Gordon, J. M. M. (2011). Research on adult learners: Supporting the needs of a student population that is no longer traditional: Returning adult students. Retrieved from https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/research-adult-learners-supporting-needs-student-population-no

*         Zemke, R., & Zemke, S. (2007). 30 things we know for sure about adult learning. Retrieved from http://www.muskegoncc.edu/Include/CTL%20DOCS/XXIX_No4.pdf

We hope that you may be able to find some value in these resources.


CFEI Faculty Development
Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation l Academic Affairs
CFEI.FacultyDev at tamuc.edu<mailto:CFEI.FacultyDev at tamuc.edu>

P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, Tx 75429-3011
Tel. 903.886.5511 l Fax 903.886.5991 l www.tamuc.edu<http://www.tamuc.edu/>

Texas A&M University-Commerce

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