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Plan to attend the annual Pearls and Perils 2008 program.|

Keynote: Dr. Will Thalheimer, President,
Work-Learning Research Inc.


Moderator: Council for Teaching and Learning

Date/Time: May 16th, 2008 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Central Campus

Dear Colleagues,

This year's Pearls and Perils of Classroom Teaching will be held on
Friday, May 16th from 8:00am to 2:00pm at Central Campus.

The Keynote Address will be given by Will Thalheimer and is entitled,
"Focusing Objectives: A Research-Based Method for Gaining Your Learner’s
Attention".

In addition, there are many morning and afternoon workshops to choose from (see the program schedule below).

To preregister for Pearls and Perils (or to modify your registration), please cut and paste the following link into your browser.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DqU85wWBlD685MsBis2uwQ_3d_3d

Thank you,

Joanna Gonsalves
Co-Chair, Council on Teaching and Learning,
x6247



8:00 Registration begins

8:30 - 9:45 Morning Workshops

Workshop A: Ne(x)TGen Course Design (Presenters: Marc Boots-Ebenfield, Tiffany Chenault, David Crane, Betsy Hart, Anurag Jain, Dan Mulcare, and Anne Sullivan)

Workshop B: Zotero: New Tool for Online Research (Presenter: Rick Branscomb)

Workshop C: Keeping Your Right Brain Alive When You Go Online (Presenter: Ann Murray)

Workshop D: Developing Hands-on Learning Experience for Graduate Students
(Presenter: Lisa Mulman)

10:00 - 11:15 Keynote Address

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch and Welcoming Remarks

12:45 - 2:00 Afternoon Sessions

Workshop A: Research-based Learning Factors for the Classroom (Presenter: Will Thalheimer)

Workshop B: Center for Teaching Excellence – Faculty Focus Group
(Presenters: Shelley Steenrod & Marc Boots-Ebenfield)

Workshop C: Active Learning in Science Classrooms (Presenter: Todd Wimpfheimer)

Workshop D: College Learning Environments (Presenter: Mildred Hoover)