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Explore the purpose of education, faculty initiatives, grievances, and an extra credit opportunity in group seating settings. Join us to enhance your teaching excellence!
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Group Seating Chart – Module 4 6 7 11 1 13 3 17 5 10 9 14 18 20 16 8 15 12 2 19 Stage 4
“..the purpose of education is to teach students to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves” -Robert Hutchins Know How Knowledge
Class Agenda • Announcements • Martha Diede • Next Class
TA APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TODAY, 10/23, BY 8:00pm https://paf101.expressions.syr.edu/tas/ Email to Renee Verdi at rnverdi@syr.edu Late applications will NOT be accepted
Competition Points Winners Losers As of 10/23/19
Director for Syracuse University’s Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Oversees: the design and execution of teaching support initiatives mentoring programs and coaching for faculty attention to diversity and equity, and inclusion of marginalized populations the creation of a faculty professional development plan that enhances and supports teaching excellence Focus: EDUCATION Martha Diede
Our Grievances • 75% of income from undergraduate tuition; how much is spent on them? • Cluster hiring program which is supported by the big increase in tuition ignores undergraduates • Liberal Arts Core needs improvements • Large class sizes for 300 and above courses • Closed out of courses during registration • Low quality teaching • Communication issues between faculty and TA's and their students
Renee Captor • Defense Attorney from 1983 – 2001 • Executive Director OCBA Assigned Counsel Program, Inc. 2001 – 2016 • Teaches PAF 431: Criminal Justice (Spring) • Attorney Advisor, Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review 2018-date
Extra Credit Opportunity • Bring in a typed question for Renee Captor Next class • If everyone in your group brings in a question you will get 1 point • If one person forgets then your group will not receive the extra point but your group won’t be hurt • Everything to gain and nothing to lose, so DO IT!
For Next Class • Bring typed question for Renee Captor for Friday • Speaker Survey due by Friday @ 12:45 or lose 5 points • Speaker Survey: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06gu4gDPjEfURaB • Module 4 due 11/6