Faculty meetings for UWG 1101 instructors are held approximately twice a month, onThursdays at 3:00 p.m. in Geography 12.

Dates and topics for Fall 2007 meetings:

August 9 - Available Resources; Details about Transitions Orientation

August 30 - Using West Georgia GPS in UWG 1101: Presentation by GoalQuest

September 13 - Critical Thinking: A Primer: Presentation by Jay Alberg, Philosophy Department

September 27 - Status Report: The good, bad, and ugly in your classes

October 25 - Honest Discussions about Honesty with Your Students

November 8 - Share your best class idea or class meeting

November 29 - Data and Assessment: Do First-Year Programs Work?

Transitions Orientation:

August 13, 12:00 noon (location TBA) - Training session: Facilitating discussion at Transitions Orientation

August 14, 4:15-5:05 p.m. (locations TBA) - Small Group Sessions for UWG 1101 students and instructors

Note: Transitions Orientation begins at 3:00 p.m. with a welcome session and ends with dinner and fireworks in Love Valley. UWG 1101 instructors are invited to attend (dinner provided).

Click here for a link to the Transitions Orientation schedule

Other Important Dates for Fall 2007:

August 8-21: Add/Drop Period

October 8: Last day for students to withdraw with a grade of W

November 28: Last day of Wednesday-only classes
November 29: Last day of Thursday-only classes
November 30: Last day of Friday-only classes
December 3: Last day of Monday-only and MW classes
December 4: Last day of Tuesday-only and TR classes

December 17: Final Grades Due

Presentations and Classroom Resources :

These resources originate from a variety of sources on campus. Resources are grouped by topic.

2007-2008 Custom Text
Cover Art, PDF file
Textbook, PDF file

2007-2008 First-Year Planner/Calendar
Facilitator's Guide, PDF file

GoalQuest Information
Article release dates, Word document
Suggestions for Classroom use, Word document

Sample Syllabi: UWG 1101

Geiger, 2006
Putney, Morris, and Gaytan, 2006
Bartley and McClellan, 2005

Learning Styles

PowerPoint Presentation, contributed by Cheryl Rice
Self-test, MS Word format, contributed by Cheryl Rice
Guide to Learning Styles, MS Word format, contributed by Cheryl Rice

Critical Thinking

PowerPoint Presentation, by Jay Alberg
Summary of Dr. Alberg's Critical Thinking Model, MS Word format

Using Choosing Civility in the Classroom

Curriculum Guide, MS Word format, by Dr. Jane Hill

Active Reading

PowerPoint Presentation, contributed by Dr. Julie Bartley

Academic Honesty

PowerPoint Presentation by Julie Bartley 10/25/07

Other Potentially Useful Resources

Library Hunt exercise (from 2005), MS Word format
List of Student Activities Events 2007-2008, MS Word format

Classroom Visit Programs

Many departments in Student Services will visit your classroom and make presentations to your classes. Some offices use staff members for presentations; others have peer educators who speak to your students. Click here to view a list of offices and the presentations they offer to UWG 1101 classes.

Links [under construction - not all work yet]

Student Services Website
EXCEL Center
Instructor Resources - First-Year Planner
GoalQuest: West Georgia GPS - student view
GoalQuest: West Georgia GPS - instructor content access

Faculty Development/Information

Assessment:

UWG 1101 Pre-Test
WebCT Vista version of Pre-Test (ZIP file - don't unzip it on your computer)
Instructions for using WebCT version of Pre-Test (Word Document)
Pre-Assessment for Learning Communities
UWG 1101 Post-Test
Post-Assessment for Learning Communities
UWG 1101 end-of-term survey

Information for Instructors

Agenda - Spring/Summer 2007 instructor orientation
PowerPoint Presentation - Spring/Summer 2007 instructor orientation