Stuff about using computers to help people teach and learn better.

CEHHS Senate

CEHHS Senate Members

Posted Tue, 2007-08-21 17:47 by pfaffman

* Child and Family Studies

Priscilla Blanton (until 2009)

* Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

Youn-Kyung Kim (until 2007)

* Educational Psychology and Counseling

Trena Paulus (until 2008)
Norma Mertz (until 2007)

* Exercise, Sport, and Leisure Studies

Denny Kelly (2007)

* Instructional Technology, Health and Educational Studies

Jay Pfaffman (until 2007)

* Nutrition
Lisa Jahns (until 2008)

* Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

Patricia Davis-Wiley (until 2010)
Thomas Turner (until 2009)

Faculty and Staff Awards

Posted Mon, 2006-11-13 10:15 by pfaffman

Find attached the Faculty and Staff Awards.

The deadline is January 20, 2007.

Plan now for the future!

Fellowship Friday Schedule

Posted Fri, 2006-09-29 12:56 by pfaffman

Come meet and visit with your colleagues at the Copper Cellar at 4:30. We meet upstairs near the walk-up service area. We usually meet the 4th Friday of the month.

This spring's meetings are January 26, February, 23, March 23, and April 27. Hope to see you there.

2006-2007 Meeting Schedule

Posted Wed, 2006-09-27 14:59 by pfaffman
We'll be meeting the 4th Wednesday of each month. In October and November we'll be meeting in 327 Claxton Addition. In the spring the meetings will be in Claxton 451.
  • September 27
  • October 25
  • November 29. (changed because of Thanksgiving)
  • Jan 24
  • Feb 28
  • Mar 28
  • Apr 25

Why We Teach

Posted Wed, 2009-03-18 06:45 by pfaffman

I have been thinking lately about how it is that it's very hard to recruit people to be teachers, scientists, and especially science teachers. When I talked to one of the most intelligent kids I taught some years after he graduated from college he explained that there was no reason to go into a technical field, there was no money in it. What did he do? Traded derivatives on Wall Street.

Yesterday I got a friend request from a student I taught in my first job (from 1987-1990). Here's what he wrote on my wall:

why shouldn't i seek you out? i graduated with a computer science degree. your classes at "perk" were awesome. to this day i will never forget you retrieving info from a hard drive. i wanted to know that stuff!!! unfortunately, i was a u.s. history major in college - then i switched to computers. i went on to graphics and finally got to edit corporate videos on an avid for a fortune 500 company. thank you for waking my mind up to that field! take care -

So it seems that something I did helped someone turn out OK. I'm not quite sure how these two stories are connected, besides they're both people that I taught. I guess it's good to know that when I was flying blind as a new teacher establishing a computer program where none had existed (something that I'm not sure I'd do again) I did some stuff right. I'm glad that Chris learned enough about computers to make it a career, I'm still worried, though, how our country is going to again convince people like Nimrod that contributing to knowledge and making stuff is a better career choice than manipulating numbers to "make" money and destroy our economy.

April 25 Meeting

Posted Fri, 2007-03-23 16:12 by pfaffman

3:30 Susan Martin

Mar 28 Meeting

Posted Wed, 2007-03-21 18:31 by pfaffman

Agenda:

when to elect pres/fall admin council meeting
GRE requirements for doctoral student admission
email lists and procedures for hiring

February 28 Meeting

Posted Tue, 2007-02-27 14:54 by pfaffman
Claxton 451, 3:00-4:30.

Agenda:

Old Business:

  1. letter to the dean: anonymous ballots for dept head retention
  2. Letter to the dean: request to have single banner for the combined college.
  3. Convene a meeting or set of meetings to get info from Lou Gross, Susan Martin, the Association of Women's Faculty and the Union about what's being done about salaries.
  4. letter to Tom George: the state of the chairs in many of our classrooms may be a legal liability.
New Business:
  • recommendations for re-purposing Sue Carey's position.
  • Awards committee update
  • Tech committee update

January 24 3:00-4:30 Meeting

Posted Fri, 2007-01-05 16:15 by pfaffman

Agenda:

Minutes
Awards Committee
Fellowship Friday Reminder
New College Banner
Survey results

Faculty Survey

Posted Wed, 2006-11-15 10:42 by pfaffman

What concerns do you have? The College Senate can help.

The College Senate serves as an advocate of and voice for the faculty
in matters that affect the academy of the College, including faculty
affairs, policies, and procedures. The College Senate helps to create,
maintain, and protect an environment that allows faculty to accomplish
their assigned responsibilities -- Section 5.3, CEHHS Bylaws

Please let us know what issues are most relevant to you. We will use
this information to set our goals for the 2006-2007 year.

Please fill out the survey.