by browkaa | Oct 30, 2019 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff
The Center for Online Learning & Innovation (COLI) is offering a five-week mini-course for Canisius College faculty that prepares professors to teach online and hybrid courses. This course provides many practical tips for teaching online but more importantly, helps faculty explore new pedagogies for active learning, social presence and community building in courses on the internet. The core of COLI’s approach to online teaching and learning is that the professor is the single most important element in successful student learning. The Online Faculty Development Course (OFDC) helps professors achieve a strong teaching presence within their online and hybrid courses. The OFDC also simulates a quality online course, so participating faculty get a sense of what it’s like to be an online student.
All Canisius College faculty are eligible to participate in the OFDC. Whether you plan to teach an online or hybrid course in the future, aren’t yet sure you’ll teach online or would just like to know more about online courses and coursework, this is an excellent opportunity. The next OFDC begins next week. To enroll, Email coli@canisius.edu.
Submitted by: Mark Gallimore, Center for Online Learning & Innovation
by browkaa | Oct 28, 2019 | Faculty
Students in the physical and health education teacher education (P/HETE) program recently completed a partnership project with Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) #17.
Throughout the semester, P/HETE majors from Dr. Clancy Seymour’s EDU 100: Introduction to Teaching course completed a series of teaching labs that included instruction in fitness education, fundamental movement patterns and manipulative skills. The children from BPS were very excited and the joint venture allowed P/HETE majors to learn about best practices in physical education and pedagogy.
Special thanks to Phil Smith ’13 and Tricia Vezina, physical education teachers at BPS #17, for their help and collaboration.
Submitted by: Clancy Seymour, Assistant Professor/Assistant Director of Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
by browkaa | Oct 28, 2019 | Faculty
A Lunch and Learn Conversation will take place on Thursday, October 31 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. in Old Main 219.
The event will consist of a discussion of three articles on Cura Apostolica, the care for Jesuit institutions, from the fall 2019 Conversations Magazine featuring articles by Stephanie Russell (Cura Apostolica Revisited), Paul Lakeland (Teaching the Mission by Institutional Example) and Patrick Howell (Spiritual Foundations of Jesuit Higher Education).
Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Sarah Signorino, director of mission and identity, at signoris@canisius.edu by Wednesday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m.
Click here for a list of discussion questions for this meeting.
Click here to add this event to your calendar.
Submitted by: Rev. Patrick J. Lynch, professor emeritus, Religious Studies & Theology
by browkaa | Oct 28, 2019 | Faculty
The campus community is invited to celebrate the Jesuit Feast of All Saints” on Tuesday, November 5 when the Jesuit community hosts a screening of “The Mission” in Loyola Hall. Pizza will be served at 6:30 p.m. The movie will start at 6:45 p.m. followed by a discussion. Please RSVP to Rev. Thomas R. Slon, SJ, at slont@canisius.edu
“The Mission” is an 18th century period drama about the experiences of Spanish Jesuits trying to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. The movie stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson.
Submitted by: Rev. Patrick J. Lynch, professor emeritus, Religious Studies & Theology
by browkaa | Oct 28, 2019 | Faculty
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join members of the Jesuit community for Mass every Monday through Friday at 12:05 p.m. in the Loyola Hall Chapel.
Submitted by: Rev. Patrick J. Lynch, professor emeritus, Religious Studies & Theology
