SPU’s School of Education sponsored a forum this past November 2012 with Dr. Robert Marzano as a part of exploring some of the best models for evaluating today’s educators.
A Conversation with Faculty and Students – Morning Session
A Conversation with School Leaders – Afternoon Session
Unpacking Teacher Evaluation Models: A Conversation About Teacher Evaluation Research – Evening Session
D. Christopher Brooks, Ph.D., joined our campus for a conversation on learning spaces. Brooks is a Research Fellow in Educational Technology Services at the University of Minnesota where he conducts empirical research on the impact of educational technologies on teaching practices and learning outcomes. Watch and listen as he shares his findings on the relationship between active learning spaces and student learning outcomes, instructor and student behavior, and student perceptions of the learning experience. Brooks also shares findings on the relationship between the type of pedagogical approach and student learning outcomes and student perceptions of the learning experience.
Pedagogy and Space: Empirical Research On New Learning Environments – December 10, 2012
Space Matters: The Impact of Active Learning Classrooms – December 11, 2012
SPU’s Department of Political Science & Geography hosted Changing What We Tax: Prospects for a Free-Enterprise Solution to Energy Security and Climate Change on November 14, 2012. The Washington Policy Center and the Energy and Enterprise Initiative presented: Todd Myers, Director of the Center for the Environment at the WPC; Bob Inglis, Former U.S. Representative and Director of the EEI; Mike Wallace, Professor of Atmospheric Science, UW.
Join us in congratulating Jeff Van Duzer, Dean of SPU’s School of Business and Economics, in being named SPU Provost. Here are a few iTunes U highlights from various events at which he has shared over the past several years.
Christians in the Marketplace October 1995
The Purpose of Business April 2005
God’s Vision for Business December 2006
How Business Contributes to Human Flourishing January 2009
The School of Theology and Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development regularly present teaching workshops for faculty. Watch and listen as Professor Vincent Tinto, Distinguished University Professor at Syracuse University, speaks to SPU faculty about how “Student Success Does Not Arise By Chance”. Recorded June 6, 2012.
Ramona Holmes, Mary Sherhart, Michele Anciaux Aoki, and Nedim Hamzic present “A Common Song: Musical Reconciliation in the Balkans.” Watch and listen to the various musical selections from Bosnia, Herzegovina and Macedonia presented at the 2012 Day of Common Learning.
Amy Mezulis, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, discusses the Sleep-Stress Paradox and shares five steps to sleeping better. [Audio & Video]
Join Dr. Reed Davis, Professor of Political Science, for a series on “The Christian Politic” in which he discusses the historical impact of Christianity on politics and how that affects modern politically-minded Christians. Recorded January 2008.
Render Unto Caesar What Is His
Not sure what to major in? The Center for Career and Calling and SPU community discuss how to choose a major and what you can do with a Liberal Arts or Social Sciences degree.
Matthew A. Thomas, bishop of the Free Methodist Church, North America, spoke at the 10th annual School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference, Awards Luncheon, and Lecture on the Integration of Faith and Professional Practice. His lecture entitled “The Burdens of the Church in Pursuing the Unachievable” evaluates how pursuing the unachievable is perhaps one of the greatest faith challenges church leaders face. He states that we are pursuing something with vigor that will likely never be achieved in this part of life. For example, the mandate of Jesus was to “make disciples of all nations,” while the admission of Jesus was that persecution will always be with us. Another mandate of Jesus was to serve the poor and provide justice, while the admission of Jesus was “the poor you will always have with you.” How, then, do we go forward?
