Release Date:
January 8, 2009
Worcester, MA - The Faculty Development Committee of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc. welcomes Edward Nuhfer, PhD, for a workshop entitled "Affective Domain in the Classroom" on Friday, February 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross. A wine and cheese reception will follow the event from 3 to 4 p.m.
Faculty members:
Did you ever wonder why some classes feel "very average," and some are absolutely tedious and onerous? As educators, we all wish our classes could "connect" with students in ways that make them positive, memorable experiences that will stay with them for a lifetime. One way to accomplish this is to attend to the Affective Domain as it relates to teaching and learning. The Affective Domain refers to feelings that are internally consistent with qualities of character and conscience.
Drawing upon Dr. Nuhfer's workshops presented at POD in 2007 and at Lilly in 2008, participants in this workshop will use a variety of active engagements to examine how the affective domain really does govern much student learning. The workshop will address ways in which faculty can determine and create the collective affective field in their classrooms, and learn ways to develop awareness of affect in themselves and their students.
Dr. Nuhfer is the director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University at Channel Islands. A geologist by training, he holds a PhD in geology from the University of New Mexico. He has focused his professional interest in faculty development over the past 20 years and founded the "Bootcamp for Profs" program as the director of teaching effectiveness at Colorado University-Denver. Dr. Nuhfer was awarded the National Innovation Award in Faculty Development from POD in 2006.
This event is free to employees and graduate students of
Consortium member institutions. The fee
for non-Consortium attendees is $40.
Registration Information:
All attendees, both paying and non-paying, must register online by February 6. Payment by non-Consortium members must be made by credit card through PayPal.
**Non-Consortium registrants: After finishing the PayPal process, you must click on the orange "Return to the Consortium site" button on the receipt page to complete registration.
Registration questions should be addressed to Marisa Dionis at 508.754.6829 ext 3023 or mdionis [at] cowc [dot] org. For more information about the workshop, please contact Dr. Susan Wyckoff at 508.754.6829 ext. 3029 or swyckoff [at] cowc [dot] org.
