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QEP Events Spring 2021
QEP Speaker Series on Critical Thinking in the Disciplines
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Arts (Talk: March 10th from 4:30-6:00)
Rick Davis, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Professor of Theatre
George Mason University
Talk title: “Everyone’s a Critic(al Thinker): Bringing Artistic Practice to the Gen Ed Classroom”
RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdinVNE0CcTE_w30dUe7w7liM7ccSJ2vhoCZDOMBCDUnpYeQ/viewform
**Dr. Davis previously served as Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education at Mason, where he focused on improving general education at the university, and as Artistic Director for the award-winning Theatre of the First Amendment in Washington, D.C.
Humanities (Talk: March 9th from 4:30-6:00)
Elizabeth Lehfeldt, Ph.D.
Dean of the Mandel Honors College
Mandel Professor of Humanities
Cleveland State University
Talk title: “If Everyone Does It, How Do We Do It Differently?: Critical Thinking in the Humanities Classroom”
RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsk153E19jTWe7KLu9DmrB4fRPDuTF02gwBVEt_Tw33Ptx3A/viewform
**Dr. Lehfeldt is also past Vice President of the Teaching division of the American Historical Association.
Math (Talk: March 12th from 11-12:30)
Oscar Fernandez, Ph.D.
Class of 1966 Associate Professor of Mathematics
Wellesley College
Talk Title: “Is the Earth Flat? Why and How to Teach Critical Thinking in Mathematics and STEM”
RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0K0pK81_073h9B7QBR3aVTwGcQCmhZbnwXZUFgbouYS3xxw/viewform
**Dr. Fernandez is also the Faculty Director of their teaching center and the Faculty Director of their Andrew W. Mellon Grant for Evidence-Based Teaching Innovations. He has also written Everyday Calculus (Princeton UP), The Calculus of Happiness (Princeton UP), and Calculus Simplified (Princeton UP).
Social Sciences (Talk: March 5th from 4:00-5:30)
Stephen Chew, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Samford University
Talk Title: “What Cognitive Research Says (and Doesn’t Say) about Creating Critical Thinkers”
RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKmrflJfeFRysLN0Yk3zaFvvm0m3kK6blrle0X353l2B8AvA/viewform
**Dr. Chew has been honored as both U.S. Professor of the Year and the Alabama Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and he has won both the Robert S. Daniel Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Psychological Association and the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award from the American Psychology Foundation. Finally, he is a Fellow of the Teaching Division of the APA as well.
STEM (CTalk: March 4th from 3:00-4:30)
Dr. Kimberly Tanner
Professor of Biology
San Francisco State University
Talk Title: “Assessing How Individuals Organize Disciplinary Knowledge – Card Sorting, Superheroes, and Moving Towards Measuring Expertise among Undergraduates”
RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDmptAp9i3gzGgC512l9HwKaPj9CdE7zM0Do48OY6PbnZV7A/viewform
**Dr. Tanner is a renowned researcher of science education and is one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the country on evidence-based STEM teaching.
QEP Events Fall 2019
Day-long event – Faculty Approaches to Critical Thinking (FACT) Institute
with Peter Facione and Carol Gittens
Thursday 15 August, Jackson Avenue Center, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Workshop Luncheon – Enhancing Our Students’ Critical Thinking Skills:
What the Research Shows and How to Apply It to Our Classrooms with Josh Eyler
Thursday 5 September, Student Union Ballroom, 11:45 – 1:00
Luncheon – QEP Funding Opportunities for Faculty,
Graduate Students, and Staff with Josh Eyler
Wednesday 11 September, Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom, 11:45 – 1:00
Workshop Luncheon – Designing Courses for Critical Thinking,
Part I: Learning Goals and Course Structure with Josh Eyler
Tuesday 8 October, Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom, 11:45 – 1:00
Workshop Luncheon – Designing Courses for Critical Thinking,
Part II: Activities and Assignments with Josh Eyler
Wednesday 6 November, Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom, 11:45 – 1:00