CETL has officially opened the CETL Center — a place for all faculty to gather, join, meet others and concentrate on their craft. The CETL center is about supporting faculty and pedagogy! Stop by any time — We’re on the Annandale Campus, CS 218. During fall, 2011, finals week, we kicked back our heels and celebrated both the opening of the Center and the end of final’s week with an open house. Here’s the pictures! Click on ‘slide show’ and Enjoy:
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| 2011 CETL Open House |
(Note: CETL Faculty Advocates will be posting regularly on interesting research in the education field. This is the first installment.)
What is “Teacher Immediacy”?
“Immediacy is a perception of physical or psychological closeness” (Richmond, 2002, p. 65). It is a concept originated by Mehrabian (1969, 1981), who initially focused on nonverbal communication; today it has been expanded to include verbal communication. Effective use of these behaviors can “bridge the psychological distance between two persons” (Allen, Witt, & Wheeless, 2006, p. 21). These behaviors are also linked to significant learning outcomes. Let’s start by looking at some key findings from the research, and then we will outline a few key behaviors you can begin to implement in your classroom.
1. These behaviors can help us get students to do what we want them to do—provided they are genuine and we use them throughout the course. This is a positive form of behavior control, as opposed to coercive or antisocial strategies. To that end, students tend to comply with requests from teachers whom they like, respect, and admire. Continue reading
CETL’s founder Nan Peck will step away to return to teaching in the spring semester. Nan has been offering new faculty orientation since 2003 and worked with many NOVA faculty to establish CETL in 2008.
Nan is an associate professor of communication studies in the Liberal Arts Division on the Annandale Campus.
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) welcomes you to an open house featuring its new CETL Center, located on the Annandale Campus in CG 218 . It is the pleasure of the CETL staff, led by Nan Peck, to welcome you between 1 and 3 pm on December 13, 14 and/or 15th for cider, goodies and some end of the semester relaxation activities. While the CETL center is open to all faculty at all times, this is a special event so you can see the new CETL center and get to know it while you take a break from the semester-end demands. See you there! 