Now that I am "semi-retired," (work full time in fall semester, completely off in spring), I'll have a bit more time to spread the gospel of the importance of high quality large-class teaching. I'd be interested in providing consultant services, or demonstration presentations to institutions interested in upgrading their large lectures. My services would be particularly appropriate for institutions large enough to have large lectures, but not large enough to have a full-service instructional development program. I can provide a demonstration lecture called "The Teacher as Actor." I can also help set up courses or workshops for teaching assistants who want to become professional teachers, or mentoring programs for large class faculty. I can review existing programs, or help new ones get off the ground. I can help administrators walk the tightrope between evaluation of faculty, and improvement of teaching.
2008 Schedule
February
Wiley Faculty Network-Accounting-Toronto-
"Managing Large College Classes"
April
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth-
"Acting for the Large Class Teacher"
August
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville Texas.
Department of Biology, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences Retreat.
"Why Birds of a Feather Flock Together"
"Teaching Large College Classes" (Keynote Address)
Washington State University, School of Molecular Biosciences Retreat.
"Why Being a Teaching Assistant is Good for You."
"Research and Teaching, or Teaching and Research; Whither the Future?" (Keynote Address)
"Managing and Presenting the Large College Class"
2009 Schedule
March
Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire. Invited Blum Memorial Teaching Lecture.
"Managing and Presenting the Large College Class
May
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Invited presentation Large Lecture Workshop
"Managing and Presenting the Large College Class"
August
University of Rhode Island,Instructional
Development Program. Two day workshop on managing and presenting large classes.
For further information and to set up a visit, please contact me at: doctorlarge@largelecture.com. 