Monday, February 25, 2013

02/27 - Athenaeum at 1pm - The Exploitation of Disability in Dramatic Works: From Shakespeare to Seinfeld

Please join us at 1:00pm on Wednesday, February 27, for "The Exploitation of Disability in Dramatic Works: From Shakespeare to Seinfeld" presented by Daniel S. Skoglund, a graduate student in the Department of English.

The topic of Disability Studies has garnered recent attention from numerous academic fields. In the study of English literature, with a particular focus on dramatic works, critics have attempted to assess the way in which dramatists have employed disability within these texts. Generally, disability is only utilized as a character-making trope that is intended to elicit humor, pity, and fear. This discussion attempts to assess how such works manage to induce these emotions as well as trace their presence from the medieval and early modern dramatic works of writers like Shakespeare, to their presence in postmodern works like Seinfeld.

The Library Athenaeum is free and open to the public. The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side. For more information about the fall Athenaeum events please visit: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Thursday, February 14, 2013

02/20 - Athenaeum at 1pm - The Flipped WSU Classroom

Please join us at 1:00pm on Wednesday, February 20, for "The Flipped WSU Classroom" presented by Amy Hermodson and Chad Kjorlien.

This presentation/flipped experience is designed to use the flipped instructional strategy during the Athenaeum time. A video presentation will be sent out as an introduction to the experience. The approximately fifty minute video presentation will describe in detail the flipped classroom strategy and different ways it can be used within the classroom curriculum. 

The designated Athenaeum time will be spent applying and using the strategies presented in the video to further the audience understanding and knowledge of  the flipped classroom experience. Participants in this experience will self-select into different interactive learning experiences that are designed to model the role a student would play in the flipped classroom. These experiences will then be captured and summarized so that they can be shared with the larger group.

To receive the video presentation prior to the Athenaeum presentation and to help the presenters design activities for the presentation, please R.S.V.P either using this form or contact the presenters: Amy Hermodson or Chad Kjorlien.

Please encourage your students and colleagues to attend.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side. For more information about the fall Athenaeum events please visit: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Sunday, February 10, 2013

02/13 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Building and Supporting a Diverse WSU

 
Please join us on Wednesday, February 13 at 1pm for the Athenaeum titled Building and Supporting a Diverse WSU, presented  by Connie Gores, Tamara Berg, Joan Francioni, Barbara Oertel, and Josh Brandon.

Winona State held its first all-university Diversity Summit in October 2012. Over 200 students, staff, and faculty members attended the event and participated in discussions on to build and support a more diverse community at WSU.

The consensus from the Summit was that building and supporting a more diverse population and environment at WSU is important and beneficial to the university and the entire community.

Panelists will present the findings of the Diversity Summit, report on actions that have since been taken to address some diversity concerns, and discuss a number of strategies proposed for going forward. This will be an interactive session with time allotted for open discussion.
 
The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library. For more information and our schedule please see our Website:  http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/ 
 
More information on this week's presenters:
Connie Gores, Vice President, Student Life & Development
Tamara Berg, Associate Professor, WAGS, Director of Women's Studies Program
Joan Francioni, Professor, Computer Science
Barbara Oertel, Director, Warrior Success Center
Josh Brandon, Student


Saturday, February 2, 2013

02/06 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Integrating Tablets into Teaching and Learning – A Panel Discussion

Please join us on Wednesday, February 6th at 1:00pm for our Athenaeum presentation titled: Integrating Tablets into Teaching and Learning – A Panel Discussion.

The panelists/instructors, listed below, taught courses in which all of their students were provided with an iPad and course-specific apps for the entire semester. The instructors will discuss how they integrated the tablets into their courses, selected apps, and leveraged the tablet device to support teaching and learning. TLT staff will discuss how these instructors were supported, the results of data collected during the fall, and progress on the spring pilot projects.

The panelists TLT staff and the instructors involved in the 2012 Fall iPad pilot at WSU:
Ken Graetz, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Services
Norb Thomes, TLT Learning Systems and Services Coordinator
Jim Reineke, Associate Professor, Education
Jim Bowey, Assistant Professor, Mass Communication
Linda Smith, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Toby Dogwiler, Professor, Geoscience
Chun Lok Mah, Assistant Professor, Art
Tim Gegg-Harrison, Professor, Computer Science
Nicole Anderson, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information on our spring 2013 schedule, please visit http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/