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Welcome to The Chicago Area Faculty Development Network

FALL 2009

We invite you to join us for our second event of the fall semester. Please email your RSVP to Edmund Hansen

This semester's theme looks at how we assess ourselves:

"Practices for Assessing Faculty Development Activities and Offices"

The meeting takes place this Friday, November 6, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. At the Chicago School of Professional Psychology 325 N. Wells, Room 720, Chicago, IL
For directions, see: www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/visit_the_chicago_school

We will have 3 presenters describing the assessment activities of their offices and related issues:

  • Mary Ann McDermott, Loyola University
  • Kristine Christensen, Moraine Valley Community College
  • Anthony Nappi, Loyola University

  • And an additional presentation reporting on regional/national best practices:

  • Michael Sukowski (Concordia Uni.) and Jodi Cressman (Dominican Uni.).

  • CAFDN is a non-profit consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to promoting the improvement of college teaching by providing a convenient and affordable way for professionals to exchange information and best practices in the field.

    CAFDN has been in existence since 1996. Our membership includes faculty development professionals from all types of schools throughout our area, covering the full range from community colleges to research universities. We have found it most helpful to learn from each other not just despite, but also because of, the differences of our institutions. The diverse requirements of our home campuses have allowed us to look at issues from new perspectives and develop a profound sense of collegiality.

    Over the years we have debated every important topic that faculty and institutions of higher learning are facing: From effective grading practices to interdisciplinary teaching, from active learning to the role of part-time instructors, and from faculty evaluation to learning communities.

    If you want to participate in our activities and meetings, please contact:

    Edmund J. Hansen, Ph.D.
    CAFDN President
    Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
    Northeastern Illinois University
    e-hansen@neiu.edu
    Tel.: 773-442-4467




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