College of Notre
Dame
July 22-27, 2007
Beginning in 1990, the Society for Values in Higher
Education (SVHE) began to offer an annual week-long teaching workshop for
university and college faculty in conjunction with the Society’s annual
meeting/conference.
Originally designed for individuals in their first or second
year of teaching, the workshop has evolved so that it now addresses fundamental
pedagogical and values issues for faculty members at any point in their
careers.
One special feature of the workshop, designed for 15-21
participants, is that teams of several faculty from each institution are
encouraged to view teaching problems and opportunities within an institutional
context. Thus reflection and practice in
syllabus design, teaching philosophies, microteaching assessment, and course
structure are viewed also within the framework of institutional policies and
values.
Such broader perspectives are further encouraged because the
workshop is held in conjunction with SVHE’s annual meeting/conference (July
23-27), enabling participants to attend key sessions on the critical overall
theme of religion and public life.
During its 16 years, SWCT participants evaluate quite
positively their workshop experience – appreciation for comments by peer
consultants, emphasis on values and ethical concerns in teaching, and
effectiveness of workshop leaders.
Costs for the workshop are normally borne by the
institutions for each participant:
$600 toward
registration, room and board
This distinctive workshop explicitly focuses on the very
notion of values itself, along with particular values such as diversity and
gender issues in the classroom, the development of classroom community,
self-assessment of the teacher forging a praxis, critical thinking, courage,
character, civil engagement, ambiguity and education vs. indoctrination.
Inquiries welcome. Application deadline is March 31, 2008.
David Stewart,
Director SVHE 2008 SWCT
562/985-1697
dstewar2@csulb.edu
Bob Spivey, SVHE Associate Executive Director
850/850/644-0767
bspivey@foundation.fsu.edu
