Good Morning- Next week at DCAL, we have a New Faculty Luncheon and the Faculty Voice Group Series: New Faculty Luncheon, 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Focused on helping new faculty jump start their teaching program, these lunch time sessions will provide opportunities to share concerns and successes and ask questions regarding teaching, student learning and instructional technology. Register for this session at http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=537852 Faculty Voice Group, Thursdays from 4:30pm-6pm starting January 16th The Faculty Voice Group has been helping faculty, new and old, to improve their speaking voice and presence in the classroom, for lecturing and for leading discussions effectively. Relaxation, vocal expressiveness and strength, confidence, and finding the enjoyment in speaking are just some of the areas explored. James Rice (Theater) leads this group; you may contact Professor Rice for additional information. Sessions meet weekly through early March. Register for this series at http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=538522 Other events later in the term to consider: Intergroup Dialogue as Vigorous and Positive Action, 9:00am - 11:00am, Monday, January 27, 2014 Join us for a morning seminar (breakfast provided) with Dr. Kristie A. Ford, Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of Intercultural Studies, and the Director of the Intergroup Relations Program at Skidmore College. Dr. Ford will share research findings that evidence Intergroup Dialogue as a unique and transformative educational method that engages students to explore issues of identity, diversity, and inequity while building skills for and commit to social responsibility and action. Dr. Ford received her B.A. in sociology from Amherst College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research and teaching interests include: race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and social justice education. Register for this breakfast presentation at http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=538157 Autism/Asperger's Syndrome in Higher Education, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Monday, February 10, 2014 Jane Thierfeld Brown, Ed.D. will lead a discussion on autism/Asperger’s Syndrome and higher education to help faculty better prepare for including students with autism/Asperger’s Syndrome in their classes and other activities. Register for this discussion at http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=541646 Have a great day! Elaine Elaine Livingston Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) 102 Baker-Berry Library Hanover, NH 03755 p. 603-646-2655 f. 603-646-6906 e. [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> w. www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal<http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the DCAL-GROUP-LIST list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=DCAL-GROUP-LIST