Buffalo State's Jozef Bajus, associate professor, Design Department, is leading two art workshops at the Burchfield Penney this spring: one for kids and one for kids at heart.

Saturday, May 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Class: Zig-zags Entwined: Playful Paper Sculptures
$32 for members, $48 for not yet members
Children will paint, fold, cut, staple, collage, and weave an array of paper products to form eye-catching, three-dimensional sculptures. Twisting, threading, lacing, splicing—the possibilities are endless—and the techniques learned from Bajus can easily be continued at home with the overabundance of paper that awaits children in their household recycling bins. Bring your own lunch.

Saturday, June 4, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Fluctuations of Form and Precision in Paper (Adults and Teens)
$32 members; $48 for not yet members.
In this class, participants will be entangled in the medium of paper sculpture, first learning the details of basic paper weaving, then further exploring the intricacies of more complex techniques. Meandering strips of paper will be juxtaposed in fluctuating forms and placed in precise patterns, making the process itself, as esthetically enticing as the paper sculptures that result. All skill levels are welcomed.

For info or to register, call Katie at ext. 3216 or e-mail kellymc@buffalostate.edu.

Litter can adversely impact air quality, water resources, and visual esthetics. The Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Office, as part of its periodic review and assessment of campus environmental pollution prevention policies and procedures, is making available a litter prevention and control policy. This policy, along with other environmental health and worker safety policies and procedures, are accessible from the EH&S Policies and Procedures website or by contacting the EH&S Office at ext. 4038.      

EOP celebrates the exemplary academic performance of its outstanding students at the annual Honors Convocation in Rockwell Hall Auditorium, Thursday, May 5, at 3:30 p.m. This year's theme is "Imagine, Believe, Achieve: Striving Toward Excellence.” The program will start with a DVD presentation of testimonials of graduating seniors about their experiences with Buffalo State and EOP. Highlights of the program include the presentation of special awards to students, staff, and faculty.

A Distinguished Alumnus Award will be presented to Robert Baxter, '94, '03. Baxter was the recipient of the  prestigious 2010 Milken National Educator Award. Recognition will be given to students who have obtained a 3.0 semester and/or cumulative GPA during the 2010 calendar year. A book signing will be held by EOP student Christina Foster for Restoration: In the Words of a True Lyricist. A 50/50 raffle will be held to support the Japanese International Relief Fund along with other activities.  The campus community is invited to attend the program and catered reception to follow.

Are you interested in developing an online course, but are unsure where to start? This workshop will focus on the basics of online course development and effective principles for online teaching. Additionally, we will review a variety of elements that can be incorporated into existing, traditional courses to help prepare for the development of a quality, online course for a future semester. Presented by Meghan Pereira, Tuesday, May 24, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in E. H. Butler Library 316. This workshop is part of the 2011 Pedagogical Institute.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2490

Explore some more advanced features of TurningPoint clickers and examine pedagogical research and its implications for improving student learning. Learn how to expedite the creation of your class participant list.  See how one instructor saves student response information in Excel and uses it for grading purposes. Explore the possibilities of gathering demographic information from students and then sorting their responses by demographics. Discuss the potential of multiple choice items allowing more than one response. Reflect on the implications of research with regard to various implementations of clicker-based peer learning. If you have not used clickers, you should attend the Introduction to Clickers workshop prior to this session. Presented by Tim Sager, Wende Mix, and Sue McMillen on Monday, May 23, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2491

This session will focus on using TurningPoint clickers, both traditional and mobile, as an engaging and effective teaching tool on campus. TurningPoint has been selected as the college’s supported student response system. See how to create questions for classroom use. Learn how to borrow clickers to try them with your classes. Presented by Tim Sager on Monday, May 23, 8:30–9:30 a.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2487

This workshop is designed for SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) users who want to perform statistical analyses. Tasks covered will include the following: generate descriptive statistics and explore data with graphs, perform analysis of variance, perform linear regression and assess the assumptions, use diagnostic statistics to identify potential outliers in multiple regression, use chi-square statistics to detect associations among categorical variables, and fit a multiple logistic regression model. If time permits, tasks performing multivariate procedures will be discussed and illustrated with EG. Presented by Tom Bohannon from SAS, Thursday, May 19, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316. Lunch will be provided

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2458

The SUNY Learning Network’s Alexandra M. Pickett and Rob Piorkowski explore effective uses of “cloud” web 2.0 to enhance online teaching and learning. How can you use web 2.0 to present engaging online content? How can you use web 2.0 to facilitate engaging online collaboration and enhance interaction? How can you use web 2.0 to enhance online student feedback and assessment? Have you thought about using blogs in your course so that your students can reflect or make their thinking visible to you? How would you assess and give them feedback? Have you thought about podcasting or screencasting to provide engaging online student feedback? Could video enhance how you present your content?

Find out what happens when several web 2.0 technologies (twitter, voicethread, diigo, edublogs, jing, seesmic, youtube, podomatic, audacity) are stitched together into one fully online course and how the students reacted. On Wednesday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in E. H. Butler Library 318, you can explore selected tools for yourself and find out how to share what you know with others in the SLN/SUNY online teaching and learning community.

This workshop is open only to faculty who have taught an online/hybrid course and are looking for new ways to present engaging online content, incorporate online collaboration, enhance interaction, and provide effective online feedback and assessments for students. 

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2472

Teaching larger classes provides some unique challenges. Participants will explore and share a variety of strategies and helpful suggestions for effectively managing and teaching larger classes. Active learning techniques can help address the challenge of engaging students in larger classes. Come and experience strategies that have proven to successfully engage students in classes of several hundred. Presented by Sue McMillen, Tuesday, May 17, 9:00 a.m.–noon in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.  This workshop is part of the 2011 Pedagogical institute.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2493
 

Lynn Sorenson, Brigham Young University, will explore the preeminent place of course design within the array of tasks involved in teaching. Faculty will employ the key components of the model of Integrated Course Design to their own teaching. This workshop is interactive—and practical! Participants will work on their own courses, enhancing both their own effectiveness in teaching and their students’ effectiveness as learners. Come prepared to be engaged! This is the Pedagogical Institute Showcase Event and will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2492