Kentucky Journal of Excellence in Teaching and Learning

From: Carter, Carolyn S (KCTCS)

I would like to draw your attention to the newly streamlined submission and review process for the Kentucky Journal of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (KJECTL). KJECTL is a peer - reviewed electronic journal sponsored by the Kentucky Council for Post Secondary Education Faculty Development Workgroup and is published by the College of Education, Eastern Kentucky University. The primary goal of the journal is to enhance student learning by promoting excellence in teaching in higher education institutions in Kentucky. It also furthers national and international awareness of teaching and learning issues and best practices in higher education.

The new journal website is located at http://www.kjectl.eku.edu. General categories for articles include theory, research, and practice. In addition, the Journal will publish manuscripts containing media reviews, profiles, and commentary.

Please check out the new journal website and submission processes. A number of KCTCS faculty have already published their work in KJECTL. Consider joining them in for Volume 8 of the Journal.

2010-2011 FELLOWSHIP SHORT-TERM TRAVEL GRANTS

2010-2011 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY SHORT-TERM TRAVEL GRANTS (STG) PROGRAM

IREX is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2010-2011 Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) Program

STG provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals to engage in up to eight weeks of overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy.

The STG application is now available online at: http://www.irex.org/programs/us_scholars/uss_info.asp

Completed applications are due no later than 5 pm EST on February 2, 2010.

Postdoctoral Scholars and Professionals with advanced degrees are eligible to apply for the STG Program. In addition to the pre-departure logistic support provided by IREX staff, the Short-Term Travel Grant also provides:

* International coach class roundtrip transportation
* A monthly allowance for housing and living expenses
* Travel visas
* Emergency evacuation insurance
* Field office support

Questions may be addressed to the STG Program Staff at stg@irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188.

Countries Eligible for Research:

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

STG is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program

End of Semester / Holiday Cocktail Party

This Thursday, 8 pm till later
Sundry beverages and nibblies.

Christina Wright and David Long compound.
Upstairs apartment, accessed from side (at porch light).

424 N Upper St - Lexington
Directions help?  Questions?
858 699-8623 or 502 554-6440
david.long@uky.edu

Interesting Courses...Wednesdays this Spring

EPE 773 John Dewey and American Education
Wednesdays 4-6:30
Dr. Richard Angelo is offering a special topics seminar (EPE 773) on "John Dewey and American Education" in the spring. They'll be meeting on Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 to 6:30. And if all goes according to plan, he'll be team-teaching with Clint Collins. (Clint, as some of you know, is now emeritus. Philosophy of education is his specialty.)

Readings will be drawn from two sources: books and articles indicative of the controversies surrounding Dewey's name and example over the last 40 years or so, and some (though certainly not all) of the key texts from Dewey himself. Seminar participants will be free to work independently on any aspect of Dewey and his legacy which they find congenial. There will be no final exam, but a paper (approximately 25 pages in length) will be due at the end of the term.

EPE798 Seminar in Higher Education: Comparative and International Higher Education
Wednesdays 4-6:30
This seminar builds on concepts introduced in EPE555 Comparative Education (EPE555 is recommended but not required).  Taught in three self-standing modules, the course will explore comparative methods and theoretical frameworks in comparative higher education research.  With guest presentations and discussions with Dr. John Yopp, we will critique the process of internationalization in higher education in the US and abroad.  Finally, we will examine the field of education abroad as an area of professional practice and as an important element of global education for today's post-secondary students.  Assignments will include comparative investigations, policy papers, and assessment of programmatic and learning objectives.  Graduate students from across the university are welcome to participate. For more information contact Dr. Jane Jensen: jjensen@uky.edu

Thinking about Web 2.0

The students in EPE674:Theories of Student Development did a little online sleuthing for ideas, articles, and commentary on the new world of Web 2.0 for recent class discussion of how the new technology might affect student development.  Here’s what we found:

For a discussion of the overall effects of social media/technology in higher education from a United Kingdom perspective: http://staff.blog.ui.ac.id/harrybs/files/2008/10/web-2-for-content-for-learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education.pdf.  And then more on whether or not this is a good thing (for higher education): http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2008/10/Web-20-Good-for-Education.aspx?Page=1.  And whether this changes the way we read…http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Too-Much-Reading-Try/8996/.

We hear from professors using technology in the classroom and the dangers of letting students take control: http://chronicle.com/article/Teaching-With-Twitter-Not-for/49230/.  There is also news on teaching practices, including the use of clickers… http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/dec/01/device-helps-instructors-measure-understanding/, and engaging in history… http://chronicle.com/article/Teaching-Matters-Creating/49211/.  And finally, can students and faculty really be friends?  http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Course-Requirement-Friend/8827/.

We all know that the internet has changed how we access research, but now you don’t even need a computer…http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_b1fe01a0-dd72-11de-a697-001cc4c002e0.html.  And technology is changing how we might do research as well: http://chronicle.com/article/Text-Messaging-Shows-Promis/48674/.

Students can learn on-line but now they can also get help there too…http://www.utexas.edu/news/2009/11/18/online_community_college/ however, they may still need librarians… http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html?q=link:webology.ir/

And try a three hour tour to a new kind of island (unlike Gilligan and the Professor, you can come back anytime)...http://ukisland.wordpress.com/

Congratulations to our Newest Graduates!

It's been a busy couple of weeks for some EPEers...Kudos to masters students Mel Lesch, Kacie Powell, Kate Pieratt, Jim Breslin, and Farrah Dicken on successfully finishing their scholarly papers and sitting their exams.  Abstracts of these students' work and current dissertation projects etc. are coming soon to the department website:  education.uky.edu/EPE.

Good time to head to Pazzo's tomorrow evening to celebrate!