The Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching and Counseling, in conjunction with the Provost's Office, will sponsor several teaching events this year.
Teaching Arts Luncheons are faculty-led discussions on current pedagogical issues. They are held on Fridays from 12 to 1 in the College Club-Lower Level, where a buffet lunch is provided by the Office of the Provost/Dean of the Faculty and the Jacobson Center, proud sponsors of these events. All faculty are welcome to attend. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions for future events, please contact Julio Alves (Director, Jacobson Center).
September 19
Mentoring Students of Color: Practical Strategies and Conversation
Conversation led by Benita Jackson (Psychology) and Nick Howe (Computer Science), members of the Science Center Committee on Diversity
Wednesday, September 24
Special Event: Education or Allocation? The Impact of Introductory Science Courses on the Future of Science and Society
Conversation led by Dr. John Matsui (Founder and Director, Biology Scholars Program, U.C. Berkeley)
October 3
What Do Class Deans Do?
Conversation led by Tom Riddell (Associate Dean of the College and Dean of the First-Year Class), Margaret Bruzelius (Dean of the Sophomore Class), Erika Laquer (Dean of the Ada Comstock Scholars and the Junior Class), and Margaret Zelljadt (Dean of the Senior Class)
New faculty are especially welcome and encouraged to attend
October 10
Only Connect: Teaching through the Smith College Museum of Art
Conversation led by Ann Musser (Curator, SCMA),Mary Ellen Birkett (French Studies), Lale Burk (Chemistry), and Sam Intrator (Education and Child Study)
October 17
A Moodle Bridge to Reality: Smith Alumnae as Virtual Guests for Courses
Conversation led by Don Joralemon (Anthropology) and Betsy Hopkins (Associate Director, Alumnae Association)
November 7
Intercultural Literacy: The Curriculum and the Classroom
Conversation led by Danielle Ramdath (Associate Dean of the Faculty), Naomi Miller (Assistant to the President and Director, Institutional Diversity), Cornelia Pearsall (English), Jina Kim (East Asian Studies), and Katwiwa Mule (Comparative Literature), participants in the Faculty Development Summer Seminar, "Race and Ethnicity: The Curriculum and the Classroom" (June 2008)
November 25
Values, Motivations, and Attitudes: The Role of the Affective Domain in Student Learning
Conversation led by Bosiljka Glumac (Geology)
December 5
Teaching Strategies to Minimize the Faculty-Student Generation Gap: A Conversation about Rebekah Nathan's My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
Conversation led by Suzanne Zhang-Gottschang (Anthropology) and Jamie Hubbard (Religion)
We have a limited number of Nathan's books available free of charge. If you would like a copy, contact Julio Alves at jalves@email.smith.edu
Please contact Julio Alves, Director of the Jacobson Center (jalves@smith.edu) or Danielle Ramdath, Associate Dean of the Faculty (dramdath@smith.edu,
ext. 3017) with questions or suggestions.
