- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

Chancellor Drale gifts $25,000 to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty professional development��

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:27:19 +0000

The new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started her term with an investment in the future of faculty members at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock.�� Dr. Christina Drale, named the university’s eighth chancellor by University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt on Sept. 12, will donate $25,000 over two years to create an endowed fund to support the university’s Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE). Drale made the announcement at the University Assembly on Sept. 20. Drale, who has 34 years of higher education experience, noted that it was important to invest in faculty members who give so much to provide an education for ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s students. “While we make our way through the budget planning process and adjust to the new normal, it is vitally important that we not lose sight of the need to invest in our strengths,” Drale said. “As your chancellor, I make this commitment to you that I will keep that goal front and center. I am pleased to announce that I’ve started an endowment fund for the Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence in the amount of $25,000 — a modest token of my commitment to the university.”�� The Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence promotes professional development for ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s faculty members. Its mission is to foster excellence in teaching and learning through sharing ideas, collaboration, and building a strong community of engaged teachers and learners.�� “The gift from Chancellor Drale speaks volumes about her commitment to higher education and ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” said Christian O’Neal, vice chancellor for university advancement. “Dr. Drale highly values the time, dedication, and hard work of the university’s faculty members. As the new chancellor, she wishes to encourage others by leading by example, and her generosity serves as an inspiration to us all.” Faculty Senate President Amanda Nolen commended the endowment as a way to underscore the importance of faculty development in student success. “Professional development for faculty is an often underfunded afterthought across the academy,” Nolen said. “In spite of a small budget, ATLE has grown to play a central role in the vitality of this institution’s instructional force. This infusion of resources will add to the sustainability of ATLE as its leadership continues to develop the quality programming available to faculty across campus.”�� Three faculty members serve as ATLE co-directors: Michael DeAngelis, associate professor of Earth Sciences, Amar Kanekar, associate professor of health education and promotion, and Laura Barrio Vilar, associate professor of English. “Chancellor Drale has always been a strong advocate and supporter of the Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence, and this generous gift is another clear example of her strong commitment to the professional development of faculty of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” DeAngelis said. “ATLE strives to provide ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty with unique and innovative teaching and learning opportunities. This gift and its legacy will help to ensure its continued growth and the development of innovative, diverse and content-driven programming opportunities. The ATLE co-directors and fellows want to express our most sincere gratitude to Chancellor Drale.” Every month, the academy hosts two lunch-and-Learn events for faculty members to network and learn about teaching techniques and student success programs, and a teaching moments event for members to have direct learning experiences in a variety of classroom settings. These events serve as a powerful way to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty members to learn best teaching practices that they share with their colleagues. ATLE also sponsors teacher mentorships, community engagement opportunities, workshops, and an awards program for faculty. “I have been attending ATLE events since starting as a new faculty member at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” said Bailey Oliver, assistant professor of applied communication. “These events are not only fun and offer networking opportunities across disciplines at the university, but they provide insightful and necessary discussions on best teaching practices for our students. I have loved growing in teaching by attending these events, and frequently bring my notes from these events back to my faculty and department to prompt additional discussions as well.”

ATLE hosts open house to Faculty Writing Group

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:35:04 +0000

The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host an open house event to share information about the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Faculty Writing Group from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, in Dickinson Hall Room 133.�� The Faculty Writing Group is a new group dedicated to helping ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty members complete research writing projects. The group meets 8-11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in Ottenheimer Library Room 535. Faculty members can drop in as their schedule allows. To join the Faculty Writing Group mailing list, email Edma Delgado at didelgadoso@ualr.edu.

A variety of hors d’oeuvres will be provided during the open house, so participants are encouraged to drop by anytime during the two-hour event. Those who are planning to attend can RSVP by filling out.

ATLE to host faculty writing workshop

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 03 May 2018 13:50:41 +0000

The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a faculty writing workshop May 21-22.�� The event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Arkansas Studies Institute, 401 President Clinton Ave. Dr. Michele Eodice, associate provost for academic engagement and director of the OU Writing Center at the University of Oklahoma, will lead the workshop and work individually with faculty members on any writing project at any stage of completion. Eodice has been a director of a writing center and a leader in the field of writing centers for more than 20 years. She worked as the founding director of the writing center at the University of Kansas from 1998 to 2006 and currently serves as an editor of “The Writing Center Journal,” the primary research journal of the International Writing Centers Association. Eodice works extensively with faculty and graduate student writers and facilitates writing groups, camps, and retreats across the country. With Anne Ellen Geller as co-editor, she published “Working with Faculty Writers” in 2013, a book that details the range of national best practices in programmatic support for faculty writers. Fill out this for the faculty writing workshop.

ATLE to host lunch and learn session on Google applications

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:35:16 +0000

The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a lunch and learn session about Google applications on Wednesday, Feb. 7.�� Dr. Heidi Harris, coordinator of the graduate certificate in online writing instruction, and Dr. Jeremy Ecke, chair of the Student Research and Creative Works Committee, will discuss Google applications like Google classroom and how to teach using a mobile device. Participants should bring their smartphones and headphones to this interactive session. The session will begin at noon Feb. 7 in Ottenheimer Library Room 535. RSVP by filling out. For more information, visit the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence website.

ATLE workshop:��how to create a professional website

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:34:56 +0000

University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees can learn how to create a professional website at the next Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence meeting.�� Dr. Linda Holzer, professor of music, and Meaghan Milliorn, web communications manager in the Office of Communications and Marketing, will discuss how to create and improve professional websites from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in Ottenheimer Library Room 535. Those interested in participating can pre-register by filling out this. For more information, contact the academy at atle@ualr.edu.

Robert Duke to speak at Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence lecture

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:02:13 +0000

Dr. Robert Duke, director of the Center for Music Learning at the University of Texas at Austin, is the featured speaker for the Friday, March 17, Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence lecture at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.�� The event, “Why Students Don’t Learn What We Think We Teach,” sponsored by the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Music, will take place at noon in Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Meeting Room 214A. Those interested in attending should. Duke’s research on human learning and behavior spans multiple disciplines, including motor skill learning, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. His most recent work explores the refinement of procedural memories and the analysis of visual gaze in teacher-learner interactions. He is also the co-host of the radio show & podcast “.”

Shadow-A-Student program

The academy is recruiting ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty and students to participate in the Shadow-A-Student program that has faculty members shadow students to learn about the university from the student perspective. Interested faculty members should, while students who want to participate should email atle@ualr.edu.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock