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Visiting SoTL Scholar and Inspirational Teacher - Maryellen Weimer
Schedule of Events for October 18 - 20, 2011
Learner-Centered Teaching Institute
Tuesday, October 18
11:00-2:00 pm
East Campus Library, Room 3311
*Lunch will be served
Leadership and Faculty Development: A Conversation with Academic Unit Heads
Tuesday, October 18
3:30-5:00 pm
East Campus Library, Room 5211
Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn: Evening reception and conversation with graduate students
Tuesday, October 18
7:00-8:30 pm
East Campus Library, Room 5211
*Hors d'oeurvres will be served
Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning: A faculty roundtable
Wednesday, October 19
9:00-10:30 am
East Campus Library, Room 3311
*Coffee and continental breakfast will be served
Maintaining Instructional Vitality
Wednesday, October 19
12:00-1:00 pm
East Campus Library, Room 3311
*Lunch will be served
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Thursday, October 20
8:00-9:00 am
Taylor, Room 404
*Coffee and continental breakfast will be served
Finding Full-Time Inspiration in a Part-Time World: A Conversation with Part-Time Faculty
Wednesday, October 19
3:00-4:30 pm
East Campus Library, Room 3311
Resources
- Assumptions that Grow College Teachers
- Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice
- Pedagogical Scholarship
- Reflections Reading List
Biographical Sketch
In 2007 MARYELLEN WEIMER retired from Penn State as a Professor Emeritus of Teaching and Learning. For the last 13 years of her career at Penn State she taught communication courses, first year seminars and other courses business students at one of Penn State's regional campus colleges. In 2005 she won Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower award for distinguished teaching.
Before returning to full time teaching, Dr. Weimer was the Associate Director of the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, a five year, $5.9 million, U. S. Department of Education research and development center. The Center, a consortium of six universities, was part of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Penn State University where Dr. Weimer was a senior research associate.
Read Maryellen's full biography here.
