CTL December Newsletter The CTL Newsletter is distributed electronically every month during the academic year. Highlights from our December issue include: Academic Planning Committee Update page 2 Technology, Community and Writing: Who’s Afraid page 3 of Social Networking? by Kristin Prevallet Faculty News page 4 Conversations on Teaching page 5 Write To Cleanse the Mind and Cleanse the Mind To Write page 6 by Flora Keshishian Research Month page 7 Faculty Growth Grant Program page 7 Faculty News If you would like to send an entry to “Faculty News,” the deadline for the January issue is January 8. We prefer that you email the information to CTL@stjohns.edu . Please have your entries follow the style presented in “Faculty News.” Remember: The best place to look for faculty-related information is http://www.stjohns.edu/ctl . Dates to Note!! Tuesday, January 12 Conversations on Teaching 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bent Hall 277B Wednesday, January 20 First Day of Classes Thursday, January 21 How to Use the Podium Classrooms 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Marillac 137 Thursday, January 21 Adjunct Faculty Colloquium 4:30 to 6 p.m. Bent Hall Room 277B Tuesday, February 9 Ken Bain Author of the book, What the Best College Teachers Do 4:40 p.m. Location TBA For more information: www.t3portal.org Thursday, April 8 Faculty Research Forum 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To RSVP phone us at ext. 1859 or email us at CTL@stjohns.edu. Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter December 2009 Vol. 15, No 4