Friday, October 12, 2018

8:45am—1:00pm

Southeast Campus, Building 8

Three Tracks, Three Rooms

Room 8256, 8252, and 8296

October Seminar Series: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Friday, October 12, 2018 from

8:45am to 1:00pm

Southeast Campus, Building 8*

Rooms 8256, 8252, and 8296

*Building 8 - Science and Math – located on the east side of SE campus.

Check-in will take place on the 1st floor hallway by the School of

Science and Mathematics Office

Presentation rooms are located on the 2nd floor

NEW DEVELOPMENT SERIES Including: Public Scholar Series and Teaching & Learning Showcase

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Three tracks.

Drop-in as you’re able.

Stay in one track all day or attend presentations from

separate tracks.

The Engaged Learning Seminar Series aims to meet lots of different

faculty needs—and we hope, a few faculty desires, as well. This

month, whether it’s course and classroom management tips/

insights (“First Amendment in the Classroom and Around

Campus”), effective teaching and learning practices (“Beyond

the Textbook: Integrating Library Resources to Enhance Student

Learning;” “How to Engage Students About the Horrors of Modern

War…”), or the opportunity to get an international perspective on

national and regional educational practices (“A European

Perspective on Early Childhood Education in the US and in

Oklahoma”), your colleagues are eager to help you reach

classroom or personal goals. Don’t forget about the Teaching and

Learning Showcase (in Track 2), as well—an opportunity to hear

TCC adjunct and full-time faculty reflect on different

development experiences over the past year. Please join us.

For more information, please visit the EL Seminar Series website here or contact

the Engaged Learning Division at engagedlearning@tulsacc.edu (or x8045).

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9:00am – 10:00am First Amendment in the Classroom and Around Campus Presented by: Mackenzie Murphy-Wilfong, Esq.

Following a brief overview of the Office of General Counsel and

what services the office provides to the College, Mackenzie will

discuss issues regarding the 1st amendment, facilities use, interesting

recent cases regarding academic freedom, and students use of

social media in the context of 1st amendment protected speech.

10:15am – 11:15am Public Scholar Series Presentation:

How to Engage Students About the Horrors of Modern War,

with Vietnam as a Case Study Presented by: Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov

This presentation will address the topic of war with a particular

emphasis on the ways in which Vietnam veterans cope with its

horrors. Using the research that informed his first book The Myth of

the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs, Dr.

Jeremy Kuzmarov will explore both the experience of veterans and

how educators can best address the topic of war in the classroom.

11:30am – 12:30pm A European Perspective on Early Childhood Education in

the US and in Oklahoma Presented by: Dr. Michel Christian

Early childhood education is a recent concern in human history.

Formal, out-of-family early childhood education is even more recent

and dates back no more than two centuries in Europe and in the

US. Whereas Europe has experienced a lasting trend toward more

formal early childhood education since the 1960s, the reverse has

generally tended to prevail in the US - with the exception of

Oklahoma. There is a hot debate today in the US about expanding

formal, public early childhood education. Having researched

several European countries since 1945 (France and Germany - East

and West), I will turn my attention to addressing the history of formal

early childhood education in the US and especially in the State of

Oklahoma, which has over time developed a preschool system

unlike any other in the nation.

Track 1 – Room 8256

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Track 2 – Room 8252

9:00am – 9:50am Supporting Veterans Toward Academic Success Presented by: Dr. Michael Horton, Executive Director, The Coffee

Bunker, with current TCC student, David Paura

Dr. Horton and Coffee Bunker representatives will speak to the

importance of administrator-, professor-, and peer support roles in

the academic success of student veterans.

10:00am – 10:50am Beyond the Textbook: Integrating Library Resources to

Enhance Student Learning Presented by: Jamie Holmes and Amy Lagers, TCC Library

Course textbooks are important resources for our students. However,

because they tend to cover a broad range of topics, they may not

go as deep as we would like. If you are looking to dive deeper into

parts of your curriculum, come find out how the library can help.

Gale’s “In Context” databases, Films on Demand, and the New York

Times are just a few examples of the electronic resources offered by

the TCC Library. In this session, librarians Jamie Homes and Amy

Lagers will demonstrate how you can integrate these resources into

your courses to engage students and to maximize student learning.

11:00am – 1:00pm Teaching and Learning Showcase Presented by: May 2018 Design Institute Participants

11:00am—11:15am

Using an Action Research Model to Guide Group Inquiry Presented by: Debbie Deibert, Associate Professor, Child

Development

Students in a blended course are using an action research model

to guide their group project during out of the classroom time. The

groups use in class time to connect, compare information, and

present the information to other students in the class.

11:15am—11:30am

Designing Student-Friendly Math Courses

Presented by: Tracy Jackson, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Discussion on how to make your math course more student-friendly

and engaging using some simple strategies.

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11:30am—11:45am

Image is Everything! Presented by: Melinda Smith, Associate Professor, Economics

Who is the professor behind the screen of an online class? What are

the assignments in the class and when are the assignments due?

This abbreviated presentation will focus on composing a more

personable professor introduction and creating and branding a

course agenda.

11:45am—12:15pm (Panel Presentation)

How We Have Implemented the Ways of Designing a Class Presented by: Susan Kamphaus, Dr. Heekyong Park, and Jerilyn

Schultz, TCC Professors, Psychology

A panel presentation including the report of psychology faculty

who attended the Design Institute and learned how to make

changes to make the accessible class and the user-friendly

presentation of learning materials. We will discuss how we have

experimented, implemented, and revised learning/teaching

methods and the ways of interacting with students.

12:15pm—12:30pm

New Syllabus Presented by: Janine Jensen, Associate Professor, Health/Physical

Education

An engaged syllabus that welcomes students.

12:30pm—12:45pm

Breaking Down Barriers: Service Learning Translation Project Presented by: Rhoda Smietanski, Assistant Professor, American Sign

Language Education

Developing competencies in interpretation requires extensive

practice to which learners bring their unique schema of the

construct of practice. Learners benefit from engaging in

meaningful practice, but this requires motivation which can be a

barrier. Another barrier in Interpreting 1 is students’ developing

fluency in their B language. In response to these barriers, through

TCC's Design Institute, I created this service learning translation

project. This is a holistic experiential learning activity addresses

course learning outcomes.

Track 2 – Room 8252

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Track 3 – Room 8296

Developing the High-Impact Practice of

Undergraduate Research in Your Classroom Presented by: Dr. Diana Spencer, GKFF Endowed Chair of

Undergraduate Research

Join Dr. Diana Spencer for a 3-part discussion on

integrating undergraduate research in your

classroom.

(Post-lunch presentations to guests from Amarillo CC also open to the public.)

9:00am – 10:00am Introduction to TCC Research: Tools of Undergraduate

Research - What? Why? Dr. Spencer will share steps TCC has taken in institutionalizing

undergraduate research. She will also share STEM activities,

interdisciplinary work, and information about the NCUR and CCURI

organizations.

10:00am – 12:00pm Nuts and Bolts of Embedded Research Projects and Posters

Within a Semester Dr. Spencer will discuss why we do undergraduate research, how

we define the research, what tools are available on the TCC

webpage, best practices from leaders in undergraduate research,

and professor decisions to be made. You’ll finish with a tour of

student research posters; participants will fill an empty template with

provided pieces of research.

1:00pm – 2:00pm Interdisciplinary Development & Collaborations After a discussion of this topic, participants will brainstorm potential

partners and collaborators.

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Track 3 – Room 8296

Track 3 General Schedule Breakdown

Time Room Title

9-10am 8296 Introduction to TCC Research: Tools of Undergraduate Research: What? Why?

10-noon 8296 and 8146

Nuts and Bolts of Embedded Research Projects and Posters Within a Semester

noon-1 Lunch on our own

1-2pm 8264 Interdisciplinary Development & Collaborations

2-3pm 8264 Student and Faculty Panels

3-4pm 8264 Amarillo brainstorming and topic-specific plans

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Presenter Bios

Jeremy Kuzmarov, PhD, TCC Adjunct Faculty

Jeremy Kuzmarov is author of three books on U.S. foreign policy

including The Myth of the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the

Modern War on Drugs (Massachusetts, 2009) and The Russians

are Coming, Again, with John Marciano. He has been a blogger

with the Huffington Post, and political commentator on various

news programs and written for various online and print media

outlets.

Michel Christian, PhD, Visiting Scholar

Dr. Michel Christian, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of

Geneva, wrote his PhD dissertation on the social history of

communist party grassroots in East Germany and Czechoslovakia.

He is able to discuss social democracy, socialism, and

communism in Europe. He is currently working on researching

international organizations during the Cold War. Michel is also

interested in early childhood education, specifically comparative

history of policies in Europe and the US. Specific to the United

States is the partly federal, partly state authority in producing early

childhood policies. Oklahoma - which is the focus of Michel's study

- is in itself exceptional because of its unique preschool system

that reaches over 60% of two-year-olds.

Mackenzie Wilfong, JD, TCC General Counsel

Wilfong was named TCC’s General Counsel approximately 17

months ago. Most recently, Wilfong served as Associate General

Counsel for the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents and Oklahoma

State University. Prior to that, she was Assistant University Counsel

and Director of Equal Opportunity, Title IX Coordinator and ADA

Coordinator for Oklahoma State University. Wilfong has a Juris

Doctorate from the SMU School of Law and a Bachelor’s Degree

in Public Affairs and Administration from University of Oklahoma.

She is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma. Wilfong is a certified

Title IX investigator, Title IX coordinator and trauma-informed

interviewer from ATIXA and the National Center for Campus Public

Safety. Wilfong is responsible for handling grievances, policy

development and contract review for TCC. In addition, she assists

TCC in navigating higher education’s regulatory environment.

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Presenter Bios

Michael Horton, EdD, TCC Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Horton (USAF) is Executive Director of the Coffee Bunker, and

Vice President of the Board of Directors. He was previously a

partner with Blue Brook Consulting, specializing in training

interventions and performance coaching. He teaches

organizational and educational psychology, and guides doctoral

dissertation research. Dr. Horton is a member of the Association

for Talent Development, Toastmasters International, The Society

for Teaching Psychology, and the American Association for

Marriage and Family Therapy. He serves as a Watch D.O.G. for

Northwood Elementary in Piedmont, OK, and is a mentor for the

Tulsa Veterans Treatment Court. With a group from the Tulsa

Community Services Council, he researches the issue of moral/

soul injury, and how to help veterans and their families address

the injury.

Jamie Holmes, TCC Librarian

Jamie Holmes is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the

Southeast Campus. Prior to starting her career in academic

librarianship, Jamie taught both middle school and high school

English. While the subject matter and setting are a bit different,

she successfully uses many of the same skills and strategies when

teaching information literacy and other critical thinking skills in a

college setting. She strives to consistently incorporate hands-on

activities and “big picture” thinking into her library sessions to

ensure students emerge with not only the technical abilities to

conduct research, but also a greater understanding of our

increasingly complex information landscape.

Amy Lagers, TCC Librarian Amy Lagers is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Metro

Campus. Amy previously worked for Tulsa Public Schools as a

classroom teacher and school librarian. She also worked as a

fellow for Oklahoma A+ Schools, where she taught professional

development and helped with curriculum planning for schools

across Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. As an instructor, her goal

is to create learning experiences that will help the learner make

lasting connections with content, developing their skills to fulfill

their own information needs.

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Diana Spencer, PhD, GKFF Endowed Chair of

Research

Dr. Spencer is an Associate Professor of Biotechnology and the

George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair of Research at

Tulsa Community College. She has served as a principal

investigator (PI) for the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Advanced Technology Education grant, “Stimulating Enthusiasm,

Exploration and Discovery Through Biotechnology

Education” (SEEDBEd), as Project Director for the National Institutes

of Health grant, “Medicines, Explorations, and Discoveries in

Biotechnology Education” (MEDBEd), and as a PI for an

Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education economic

development grant. Diana serves as the NIH Oklahoma INBRE

Community College Lead Coordinator, and as a Co-PI on the

Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI)

NSF IUSE program. Diana works to increase awareness and

participation in multiple research activities for both students and

faculty locally, regionally, and nationally. Dr. Spencer received

her doctorate in Biosciences from Oklahoma State University. She

also has a Master in Science in Science/Math Education from the

University of Tulsa.

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November Seminar Series: Outcomes-Based Education

Friday, November 16, 2018

8:45am - 12:00pm

Northeast Campus, Academic Building

Seminar Center and Large Auditorium

NEW DEVELOPMENT SERIES Including: Public Scholar Series and Teaching & Learning Showcase

For more information, please visit the EL Seminar Series website here

or contact the Engaged Learning Division at

engagedlearning@tulsacc.edu (or x8045).