New Series

What Stands Between Us: Difference

The Johnson Center for Creative Teaching and Learning, in conjunction with the Diversity Commission, is pleased to offer a series of discussions and events devoted to Gettysburg College’s commitment to diversity.  The date and title for these sessions are on the schedule in blue text.

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Fall 2012


Friday, August 31

"So How Was Your First Week?”
“In the Classroom” Discussion
Elizabeth Richardson Viti, JCCTL Director and Professor
of French;  Steve Gimbel, Associate Professor of
Philosophy and Edwin T. Johnson and Cynthia Shearer
Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities
3:30PM—4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 209

Friday, September 21

What Is Plan B? Horror Stories And How To Avoid Them
“In the Classroom” Discussion 
Faculty Panel 
3:30PM-4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 209 

Wednesday, October 3

The Difficult Discussion Of Difference
Luncheon
Faculty Panel
12:00PM—1:00PM
CUB260

Friday, October 5

FASH—JCCTL Finally Has A Home!
Please join us as we celebrate our new office.
4:30PM—6:30PM
Breidenbaugh Hall, Lower Lobby

Monday, October 8

Digital Humanities
Co-Sponsored with Instructional Technology
Laura McGrath, Haverford College
Time and Location TBA

Friday, November 2

Using Skype In The Classroom
“In the Classroom” Discussion
Yasemin Akbaba, Associate Professor of Political Science
and Luther W. and Bernice L. Thompson Distinguished
Teaching Award recipient
3:30PM-4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 209

Friday, November 16

Critical Thinking Exercises: Increasing Student
Intellectual Engagement
"In the Classroom” Discussion
Faculty Panel
3:30PM—4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 209

Friday, December 7

Assessment: Summer Assessment
Coordinators Report Their Findings, Part II
“In the Classroom” Discussion
Faculty Panel
3:30PM—4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 209


Spring 2013


Friday, January 25

Evaluating Teaching
“In the Classroom” Discussion
Elizabeth Richardson Viti and Steve Gimbel 
3:30PM—4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 311

Friday, February 8

FYS/FYE: Enriching The First Year Experience
"In The Classroom” Discussion 
Faculty Panel 
3:30PM-4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 112 

Thursday, February 21

Case Conference: Q and A About Classroom Dilemmas
Luncheon
12:00PM—1:00PM
Kathy Bradley, Executive Director of Health and
Counseling and Associate Dean
Penn Hall Lyceum

Friday, March 1

Academic Honesty
“In the Classroom” Discussion
Faculty Panel
3:30PM—4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 112 

Monday, March 25

If These Halls Could Talk
Film by Lee Mun Wah
7:00PM - 9:00PM
McCreary 115, Bowen Auditorium

Tuesday, March 26

If These Halls Could Talk, Film Discussion
Luncheon
12:00PM - 1:00PM
CUB260

Friday, April 10

Gender Dynamics In The Professor-Student Relationship
Luncheon
Faculty Panel
12:00PM—1:00PM
Penn Hall Lyceum

Friday, April 26

JCCTL Fellowship And Grant Presentations
“In the Classroom” Discussion
Faculty Panel
3:30PM—4:30PM
Breidenbaugh 112

Wednesday, May 15

Spring Workshop
9:00AM—4:00PM
CUB260