Text Box: Sean E. Mulholland
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Stonehill College
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Teaching Innovation Program (TIP) Phase 2 (Experiments and Discussions), May 2006 – May 2007

Experiments Mentor: Denise Hazlett, Whitman College

Discussions Mentor: Michael Salemi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

                 Phase One is participation in a three day seminar introducing instructors to interactive learning strategies for undergraduate instruction.                  Participants develop plans for implementing these strategies in their classes.

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Phase Two of TIP is participation in two on-line modules on active teaching. This phase includes mentoring and advice from faculty experts in economics, as instructors prepare learning exercises for their own courses and teach using their newly created materials.

Teaching Innovation Program (TIP) Phase 1, May 2006, Chicago Illinois

“Multidisciplinarity: Educational Eddies on the Path to Multidimensional Innovation,” in Defining and Promoting Multidisciplinarity: Comparing and Integrating Differing Prospectives.

Defining and Promoting Multidisciplinarity: Comparing and Integrating Differing Prospectives, May 2006, Moravian College (Contributor and Participant)

Semester course designed to increase graduate students instructional effectiveness and improve their understanding of various teaching methodologies. Topics include: course design, syllabi, learning styles, teaching styles, effective lecturing, student assessment, student feedback, and evaluating and documenting teaching effectiveness.

Economics Teaching Methodology, Fall 2002, Clemson University

Giving and Receiving Formative Feedback on Teaching, September 2002, Clemson University

Research Effectiveness and Innovation Classes, Workshops, & Seminars:

How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal: The 'Secrets' of Review Criteria, September 2003, Clemson University

Workshop discussed strategies on how to persuade grant reviewers and strategies to increase the probability of funding. Discussed proposal development from the reviewers’ point of view.

Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation Classes, Workshops, & Seminars:

Professional Development