Greetings! Here are a few events happening at DCAL this week and next: Teaching Science Seminar, Thursday January 8th, 12-1:30pm Kevin Shea, a Professor of Chemistry at Smith College, will talk about his use of pre-class videos and second-generation audience response technologies in his Organic Chemistry classes. Professor Shea will also share how students respond to these classroom experiments, and how these approaches affect student learning. Register for this session: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=882164 Faculty Voice Group, Thursdays, 4:15 to 6pm starting January 15th 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 Mid-March. Register for this series: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=872845 The Implications of Ferguson for Teaching, Friday January 16th, 12-2pm Reverend Starsky Wilson (president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, St Louis, MO) will talk about Ferguson and his work in St Louis, and then lead a discussion with faculty. Rev. Wilson was recently selected by Missouri Governor, Jeremiah Nixon, to co-chair the Ferguson Commission, created to study and make specific recommendations for how to make progress on the issues raised by events in Ferguson. Carolyn Dever (Provost) and Bruce Duthu (native American Studies) will co-facilitate. Co-sponsored by DCAL and The Tucker Foundation. Register for this session: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=884761 Lunch will be provided at all midday sessions. Cheers! 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