Reflective Practice Group 
1995-1996 Executive Summary

Co-Directors:    Mary Ann Cessna, Dir. Center for Teaching Excellence, Marie Twal, Nursing and Allied Health Professions, and Lorraine Wilson, Music

  • 59  Faculty members           

  • 6 Academic Colleges

11 Cross-Disciplinary Small Groups

  • Teaching Portfolio

  • Student Portfolio

  • Course Portfolio (CP 101)

  • Course Portfolio (CP 102)

  • Computer Technology & Multimedia Instruction

  • Classroom Assessment

  • Cooperative Learning

  • Learning Styles

  • Stimulating Student Discussion

  • Developing Critical Thinking

  • Case Studies in Teaching                     

Workshops

20 October 1995
Conversations about Learning Communities
By Dr. Roberta Matthews  

21 October 1995               32 participants
Creating Learning Communities and Cooperative Learning:  Toward a Definition of Teaching Excellence at IUP
By Dr. Roberta Matthews

3 February 1996               43 participants
Developing Course Portfolios to Improve Evaluation of Teaching
By Brenda Manning, University of Pittsburgh

2 May 1996
Reflective Practice Recognition Dinner

7-9 March 1996         
Fifth Annual Conference on Advancing Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures at State College, PA