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of the Center for Teaching Ex-
cellence, got the idea to start an
in-house conference at a national
conference on faculty develop-
ment which she attends every
year. Eanes says that the first
Teach-In was the most- difficult
because she had a hard time get-
ting people to present workshops.
Faculty response has been so
overwhelming since the first year,
though, that she already has half
of next year’s Teach-In lined up.
Eanes says that in-house
conferences are fairly common
in universities all over the coun-
try. Such conferences at smaller,
teacher-oriented institutions usu-
ally have a better response than
at large, research-oriented uni-
versities. For example, the Uni-
versity of Texas has been having
in-house conferences for years,
Eanes says, hut their attendance
is usually about 10% of their
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If you’ve ever thought that
all your teachers are involved in
a conspiracy, you’re probably
right. But they aren’t having
midnight meetings about how to
drive you crazy; they are sharing
information on the teaching pro-
fession to improve their enthusi-
asm and performance. The an-
nual “Teach-In,” an in-house
conference on teaching which is
sponsored by the Center for
Teaching Excellence, gives St.
Edward’s faculty a chance to
share experiences and ideas
about teaching, leam about new
teaching techniques, and get in-
troduced to ideas which can take
St. Edward’s into the 21st cen-
tury.
Dr. Robin Eanes, Director
Edward’s faculty to talk to each
other, share ideas, and introduce
each other to innovations in the
teaching profession elevates fac-
ulty morale and concern for the
quality of teaching to a higher
level.
At this year’s Teach-In, last
year’s Teaching Excellence
Award winners gave the keynote
presentation. Each teacher talked
about a difficult experience they
had had, and how they dealt with
it, or his/her teaching philoso-
phy. Subjects included making
the most of time, accommodat-
ing different learning styles, and
staying fresh and exciting in the
classroom year after year. The
workshops offered included past
workshops, as well as: comput-
ing on campus, e-mail, multime-
dia resources, the computerized
gradebook, direct experience
learning, Macintosh operating,
and Cultural Foundations.
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faculty. At this year’s Teach-In,
only the third such conference
here, 75% of our contracted fac-
ulty attended, along with a few
adjunct teachers.
“The Teach-Ins benefit
teachers in many ways,” Eanes
said. First of all, they get ex-
posed to new ideas. The idea of
having students put together port-
folios in classes was introduced
by Anna Skinner at the first
Teach-In. Cooperative learning,
internships and direct experience
learning, using e-mail, advising
by computer, computerizing
gradebooks, and other innova-
tions have all been introduced at
Teach-Ins.
A second benefit to teachers
is that the Teach-In boosts mo-
rale. “The beginning of spring
semester is a hard time...it’s hard
to get enthusiastic,” says Eanes.
The Teach-In provides an oppor-
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It was January 27, 1995, a great day to celebrate
the commencement exercises at the College of St.
Rose in Albany, New York. The graduating class
members weren’t the only ones being honored on this
day. It was St. Edward’s University’s President Dr.
Patricia Hayes who would share the limelight.
An honorary Doctor of Humane Letters was con-
ferred upon Dr. Hayes “in recognition of her contribu-
tions to the colleges academic mission and heritage
and her leadership in Catholic higher education.”
While Dr. Hayes is no stranger to receiving awards
and giving speeches at commencement exercises, there
were a couple of things quite different on this occasion.
Dr. Hayes was a bit nervous and a bit more rewarded
than one might expect.
Her nervousness before the delivery had nothing
to do with the content of the speech, which focused on
the direction of education in the next 25 years, but
instead came from her plane being delayed in Chicago.
By the time she had arrived in Albany the commence-
ment had already begun. Her ride from the airport
rushed her to the school where she “quietly slipped on
to stage” moments before she was to be honored.
This award was more special to Hayes because it
came from the very school where she developed her
individual values and spirituality. It was the College of
St. Rose which laid the foundation for Dr. Hayes to be
successful in the administrative and educational roles
she has taken on since college. When asked how
receiving this award made her feel Dr. Hayes re-
sponded, “There is something extremely rewarding
about being applauded by the very faculty and staff to
which you are so indebted.”
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things. Teachers also enjoy talk-
ing to each other about the pro-
fession: “Feedback is always
overwhelmingly positive,” Eanes
says. “They learn a lot, they have
fun...they talk to other faculty
about teaching.”
Finally, the Teach-In makes
teachers feel like professionals.
In elementary and secondary
schools across the country, teach-
ers are not seen as professionals;
in many schools, they don’t get
to network, they don’t get to set
standards foreducation, and their
input is not seen as valuable.
Eanes says that college teachers
generally don’t get a lot of re-
spect in the community unless
they’re well-known researchers
who publish a lot, although col-
lege teachers do get more respect
than elementary and secondary
educators. Allowing St.
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Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1995, newspaper, February 23, 1995; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1523191/m1/4/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.