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NTLC hosts and facilitates many programs throughout the year that are designed to provide instructors access to outstanding speakers, workshops, and opportunities to gather with other colleagues who are passionate about improving their teaching practices and enhancing student learning. Beginning in August 2012, the Center will offer several such events including the New Instructor Workshop and the internationally recognized speaker on classroom assessment, Thomas Angelo. During January Professional Development Week each year, NTLC hosts some type of event that either showcases UW-Stout faculty teaching and learning project outcomes or sponsors a speaker/workshop. In May, instructors associated with the Center are featured during a half-day event affectionately known as MayDay. It is a true celebration of what has been achieved throughout the year.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Ballrooms, Memorial Student Center, UW-Stout
Opening Keynote - 9 a.m.
Attend one, two, three or all of the sessions!

Tom Angelo will be leading four workshops focused on sharing practical tips and strategies related to formative assessment and student learning.

Tom Angelo's best-known publication is Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (with K. Patricia Cross, 1993), with a revised 3rd edition of the book due out in 2012. Other publications include Classroom Research: Early Lessons from Success (1991), Classroom Assessment and Classroom Research: An Update on Uses, Approaches, and Research Findings (1998), and more than thirty articles and chapters. 

His current research projects focus on formative assessment, curriculum renewal and redesign, and research-led teaching. He has consulted on teaching, assessment, and learning improvement in 18 countries, in all 50 of the United States, for more than 60 higher education associations/systems, and more than 250 postsecondary institutions. He has also served as a keynote/featured speaker at more than 75 higher education conferences internationally. Some recent keynotes have been at the: 2011 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, 2010 Lilly Conference on College Teaching, 2010 Indiana Assessment Institute, and 2010 AACSB Assessment Conference.

NTLC January Professional Development Event

During UW-Stout's January Professional Development Week, the Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center always offers some type of programming. Our activities may include showcasing instructor teaching strategies in the classroom, hosting a speaker, or conducting a morning workshop. Please watch for our announcements and join in the fun!

2012 MayDay Event

On May 21st, faculty, staff and administrators attended this year's MayDay activities. We heard from the Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, and learned about several yearlong group projects including: Infusing Diversity across the Curriculum, the second phase of the Student Expectations and Motivations grant, Universal Design across the Campus, and the First Year Faculty Pilot Program. Attendees were also treated to individual presentations on a variety of topics: Integrating Oral Communication Skills across the Curriculum, Learning Objectives Based Grading, Mothers and Academia, Critical Friends across the Campus, and Interdisciplinary Teaching Circle. Besides valuable topics, NTLC launched its new Q.U.A.C.K. campaign that involved the distribution of rubber ducks and bookmarks promoting the various programs and activities that it offers. NTLC offered to help faculty "get their ducks in a row" by providing Quality learning, Understanding and support, Assessment tools, Collaborative Programs, and Knowledge sharing.

Presenters for the 2012 MayDay Event included: Diane Klemme, Virginia Lea, Tami Weiss, Mandy Little, Maleka (Polly) Hashmi, Todd Zimmerman, Laura Schmidt, Julie Peterson, Renee Surdick, Julie Zaloudek, Deb Stanislawski, Dean Wirtanen, Ana Vande Linde, Renee Chandler, Amanda Brown, Daniel Kelsey, Tom Scheiding, Robert Fraher, Tina Lee, Beth Janetski, Amanda Barnett, Kitrina Carlson, Lorri Mitchell, John Scheffler, and Georgios Loizides.

All new hires (faculty & adjuncts) are invited to attend this year's workshop scheduled for August 14-16, 2012. Participants are awarded a financial incentive for their involvement. Please contact Renee Howarton for more details.

New Instructor Workshop (NIW)

During mid-August, NTLC hosts its annual three-day workshop for new faculty and academic staff. This workshop focuses on teaching and student-related issues that directly impact new hires. Examples of effective strategies for teaching, research and service are shared, often by seasoned faculty. One of the many benefits of attending this workshop is the camaraderie that is created and the wonderful networking that occurs. Woven into the event, are opportunities for instructor dialogue and an exchange of classroom teaching strategies and new ideas. The workshop experience is designed to help instructors transition into their courses, learn about services and resources that NTLC and others can provide, and connect to fellow educators who are passionate about teaching as well as the research and service activities they are involved in.

The Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center facilitates summer institutes on a variety of teaching and learning related issues that are topical and responsive to faculty needs and university priorities. Please contact Renee Howarton to discuss ideas and to get more information on scheduled workshops.