Metamorphosis is published by the Center for Professional Development at Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota. It is intended to serve as a medium for the exchange of ideas about teaching and higher education and to highlight ongoing and upcoming professional development opportunities at BSU.
Spring 2009
Articles:
Introduction to Metamorphosis 2009 (Rosalie
Weaver, Interim Director 2008-2009), page 1
Preservation and Change in Academe (Professor Louise Jackson), page 3
Embracing Change: Strategic Planning Grounded in Appreciative Inquiry Principles
(Professor Shari L. Olson and Professor Margaret Carlson) page 5
Twitter This: Social Networks, Change and Faculty-Student Interaction in the
Modern Classroom (Professor Jeffrey S. Ueland) page 9
Change: Life’s Imperative (Professor Lawrence J. Hanus), page 12
Spring 2008
Articles:
Collaborative Problem-Solving in an Online
World (Professor Chad Schmidt), page 1
The Importance of Supporting Curriculum and Its Development (Dr. Joann
Fredrickson), page 4
Collaboration + Breaking through Education Delivery Systems = Evolving
Curriculum (Jodi Mutansky), page 6
Engaging Liberal Education (Dr. Colleen Greer), page 10
Spring
2007
Articles:
Active Learning in Higher Education: One
Professor's Experience (Dr. Margaret Carlson), page 1
Active Learning: From Middle School to the College Classroom (Dr. Richard
Spindler), page 3
Learning Pluralism through Body Knowledge (Professor Valicia Boudry), page 5
The Senior Thesis Process as Active Learning (Dr. Patrick Donnay), page 7
Barriers to Active Learning (Professor Sharon Gritzmacher), page 9
Spring 2006
Articles:
Strategic Planning.....What's Next? (Dr. Laurie
Desiderato), page 1
The Art of Building a Costume (Dr. Kay Robinson), page
2
From Gutenberg to Craig's List (Dr. Deanna Evans), page
3
To Plan or not to Plan (Dr. Elizabeth Dunn), page 4
Spring 2005
Articles:
The Transition to a New Department Chair (Dr. Russell
Lee), page 1
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative & Professional
Writing (Professor Susan Hauser), page 2
A Satisfied Retiree (Dr. Evan Hazard), page 3
My Last Sabbatical (Dr. Patrick Riley), page 4
Spring 2004
Articles:
Welcome to Metamorphosis (Dr. Patrick Riley), page 1
The FYE Seminar: A Course Influential to Student
Success (Cathie Hatch), page 2
The Honors Program (Professor Ivy Knoshaug), page 3
Teaching Women's Studies at BSU (Dr. Patricia
Rosenbrock), page 4
International Studies at BSU (Dr. Robert Ley), page 4
The Humanities Program at BSU (Dr. Rosalie Weaver),
page 5
The Evolution of the Indian Studies Program (Leon
Cook), page 6
Graduate Studies at BSU (Selected Authors), page 6
A Teaching Technique for Sports (Dr. Muriel Gilman),
page 6
A Teaching Technique for Biology (Dr. Debbie Guelda),
page 7
Teaching Strategies for Online Graduate Students (Dr.
Patricia Rogers), page 7
Questions and Answers from the Promotion and Tenure
Workshop, page 7
Spring
2003
Articles:
Administrative
Support for Faculty Development (Dr. Russell Lee), page 1
From the
Office of Student and Academic Affairs (VP Joann Fredrickson), page 2
Meeting
the Challenge (Mr. Bob Griggs), page 3
What is
Faculty Development? (Dr. Patrick Riley), page 5
Spring
2002
Articles:
This One's For Mom (Louise Mengelkoch),
page 1
Using Technology in the Classroom
(Laurie Desiderato), page 4
Instruction for Technology-Enhanced
Learning (Patricia Rogers), page 5
Featured Artist (Jenea Rewertz),
page 6
Fall
2001
Articles:
Talking Tech: Four
Faculty Points of View (Mark Lawrence), page 1
"E-Learning at
BSU: Quality Through Collaboration" (Robert Griggs), page
4
Ideas on Teaching
Technology: An Interview with Rod Witt, page 6
Featured Artist (Natalia
Himirska), page 7
"When Teaching
Technology Fails...Then What?" (Dann Siems), page 8
Spring 2001
Articles:
"Other Professionals, Professional
Other" (Dr. Carol Richards), page 1
"Learning in All Directions"
(Elaine Hoffman), page 4
"Reflections on Adjunct Status"
(Tracy Sadek), page 5
Featured Artist (Phil Wyken), page
5
Winter 2000
Articles:
Using Teaching Evaluation
Techniques
Assessment: Going Beyond
What we Need to do for NCA
Upcoming Events
Winter 1999
Articles:
Kay Robinson Fulfils Career Goal
What's New in the Library
CPD Staffer's Conference Reports
Activities/Reminders/UTAP Update
Spring, 1998
Articles:
Faculty discussion of Lib Ed experiences
Review of two Spring CPD
workshops
Reflections: Kaul, Johnson,
and Swenson
Lib Ed reorganized
Spring, 1997
Articles:
Most Distinguished Teacher
of 1996 Highlights His Career, Lyle Lauber, Professor of
Social Work
Endings and Expectations
,Mark Christensen, Associate Professor of English
Journalism for Democracy:
Community Newspapers are Leading the Way , Louise Mengelkoch,
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Spring, 1996
Articles:
Reiteration of the Charge
to Academia, Dr. Kirt Dreyer, Professor of Chemistry
Misconceptions About Student
Evaluations of Faculty, Dr. Russ Lee, Professor of Psychology
Resource Review: The
Manufactured Crisis
Berliner Slated for BSU
Visit
CPD Goes On-Line
Spring, 1995
Articles:
"Perpetual Dilemmas
of General Education.", Michael Field, Professor of English
"Bush and BSU:
A recap
of six years of Bush Grant activities"
"CPD Resources Review"
:
Winter, 1995
Articles:
"Cellist foils robber!
in Chicago's historic loop." (reflections on the sabbatical), Patrick Riley,
Professor of Music
"Faculty awarded
Ford Foundation
cultural diversity grants."
"Visions for BSU
to
be explored in retreat."
"CPD Resources Review":
new videos.
Fall, 1994
Articles:
"A new vision for
BSU." (interview with BSU President M. James Bensen)
"CPD Resources Review":
Gender Issues in Education." Grossman, H. and Grossman,
S. H., 1994. (review)
"What your colleagues
are saying... about technology and teaching." Ivy
Knoshaug, recipient of BSU's 1994 Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Spring, 1994
Articles:
"Advisory Committee
sets goals."
"BSU faculty awarded Ford grants."
"What your colleagues
are saying... about collegiality," Mark Christensen,
Associate Professor of English
Winter, 1994
Articles:
"Toward an English
curriculum for American Indian students," Mark Christensen,
Asociate Professor of English
"Student attitudes
toward syllabi surveyed." (results of campus-wide survey)
"CPD Resources Review":
New Videos.
"BSU to host disciplinary
conferences."
"What your colleagues
are saying... about team teaching," Evan Hazard,
Professor
of Biology
Fall, 1993
Articles:
"Working the margins," Marlin Kaul, 1993 recipient of BSU's Award for Distinguished
Teaching
"Study assesses student attitudes
toward curriculum and teaching." (results of campus-wide study)
"Ford Foundation funds
cultural diversity project"
"What your colleagues are
saying... about the changing profile of the classroom community." Kay Robinson,
Professor of Speech Communications and Theatre
Spring, 1993
Articles:
"Those first fifty
minutes: The first class period often sets the tone for the
entire quarter."
"Bush faculty development grants
awarded."
"Disciplinary conferences
scheduled."
"CPD Resources Review:
How College Affects Students." Pascarella, Ernest
T. and Terenzini, Patrick T. 1991. (review)
Winter, 1993
Articles:
"Renewed Bush funding
offers faculty development opportunities." (Description of
new Bush Foundation grant project)
"CPD Resources Review."
(highlighting selected titles available from the CPD Resource
Library)
Fall, 1992
Articles:
"Beyond classroom
walls: Mix of teaching, research rewards faculty and students."
(feature on faculty-research collaboration conducted by Dr. Russell
Bennett and Dr. James Rafferty, BSU professors of psychology.)
"Interacting with students:
To challenge, encourage, and teach," James Rafferty, recipient
of BSU's 1992 Distinguished Teaching Award.