Notes and News

Hello and welcome to the June issue of Teaching Central. Our features this month focus on evaluating and improving courses and scholarship. Denise Webster's article this month is a to-the-point article titled Connecting Program Outcomes Assessment with Designing and Improving Courses and Curricula. Mary Swickert has a book review of Teaching Tips by Wilbert J. McKeachie. We've also provided a link to an article on PowerPoint and the Tips of the Trade this month is on using folders and files to organize your courses in Blackboard.

It's also a good time to remind you of the upcoming Lilly North Conference ( September 14-17) in beautiful Traverse City. Time is growing short (early registration ends June 15th) and you won’t want to miss the exciting list of presenters this year. The conference tracks are Teaching with Technology, Adult learning and Nontraditional Formats, Service-Learning and Volunteerism and Potentiating Possibilities in Learning. An added bonus for the first time is a Tips for Teachers Educational Excursion. The excursion will visit the Chateau Chantal Winery and then travel to the Bowers Harbor Inn for dinner. Experts in the field will be making "Tips for Teachers" presentations that will not be repeated at the conference.

Don't forget to let us know when you publish or receive a commendation or honor. You (CMU's facuty) are involved in exciting research and publications and we would like to showcase and share your accomplishments. Please forward information to me at [ekstr1i@cmich.edu].

Until next time,

Ireta