Spring 2018
The Wednesday Faculty Discussion Series
3-4 p.m. • E-202
Jan. 31 // Lori Hughes (English) and Panel
Sunny Zhao (Speech Communication, LSC-Montgomery)
Latoya Lewis (Dir. of Academic Initiatives & Partnerships, Instructor, Instructional Technologies, LSC-Tomball)
Ericka Landry (Dir. of Fac. Development, LSC-System Office)
3-4:30 p.m.
“Keeping Up in the 21st Century: Facilitating Learning with Instructional Technologies”
Presentation Documents: Adobe Spark Job Aid (pdf) , Getting Started with NearPod (YouTube)
Feb. 7 // Natalie Foreman (Education)
“What are Our Biases as Educators, and How Do TheyAffect Our Students?”
Feb. 14 // Mark Whitten (Philosophy) and Panel
Karen Buckman (Psychology)
Sarah Chapman (Criminal Justice)
“The Culture of Narcissism: What is Happening in America?”
Feb. 21 // Patrick Barton
(Speech Communication, LSC-Tomball) “Make Mistakes Work for You”
Feb. 28 // Sarah Chapman
(Criminal Justice) “Inmate-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment: Exploring the Gender-Specific Experience of Female Correction Officers”
Mar. 7 // Laurie Boyd (Workforce Advising)
“How Faculty Made Me a Better Advisor”
Mar. 21 // Bill Dunn (Mathematics)
“The World’s Most Dangerous Book: The Battle to Publish James Joyce’s Novel, Ulysses”
Presentation Documents: The Most Dangerous Book(publishing Ulysses) (pptx)
Mar. 28 // James Fons (English)
“Education Through Metaphor: The Paradox of Learning by Device”
Apr. 4 // Tony Fuller (Speech Communication)
“Houston to Mumbai and Back: Business on the Sub-Continent”
Apr. 11 // Ashley Sheffield (Art History)
“Born from Oil, Living as an Art Collector: How Dominique de Menil put Houston on the Map of the Art World”
Apr. 18 // Missy Dennis (English)
“Civic Engagement and Real-World Writing: An English 1301 Project”
Apr. 25 // Angela Colmenares (Library)
“Appreciating Cyberpunk: Why You (Did Not) Like Blade Runner”
For information about the Annual CAC Student Presentation Conference, LSC-Montgomery information contact Roy Turner (English), Roy.D.Turner@lonestar.edu org. committee chair. To access the nomination form visit www.montgomerycac.wordpress.com.
For information about The WAC Journal and to access submission and release forms contact Martina Kusi-Mensah (English), Martina.S.Kusi-Mensah@lonestar.edu co-editor. To access the forms visit www.montgomerycac.wordpress.com/faculty-forms.
For information and to make proposals for the Wednesday CAC Faculty/Staff Discussion Series contact Ron Heckelman (English), ronh@lonestar.edu or Habib Far (Math), habibollah.y.far@lonestar.edu.
