1. Mary Ann Shea, Director MaryAnn.Shea@colorado.edu President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative (PTLC)

2. What is the PTLC? –A program to facilitate classroom research by University of Colorado faculty –Projects focus on studying student learning in your own classroom What are the benefits of the PTLC? –An assigned coach/mentor who will help guide you –Regular meetings with your cohort of faculty researchers –$800 to hire a student research associate How can I find out more and/or apply? –http://www.colorado.edu/ptsp/ptlc/http://www.colorado.edu/ptsp/ptlc/ Information about successful past projects are on the following slides About the PTLC

3. Elaine Cheesman: echeesma@uccs.edu Research question: Can teacher candidates with relatively poor initial skills achieve levels commensurate with their higher-achieving peers? Key results: Significant gains are possible within the context of teacher education classes (with explicit, direct practice) Dissemination: presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Dyslexia Association in November 2009.

4. Deborah J. Haynes: deborah.haynes@Colorado.edu Research question: What is the impact of teaching mindfulness practices to first-year students? Publication record: Conference presentation, April 2009, Amherst College about my research; and one journal article published, ARTS Journal, Fall 2009. Key lesson to the PTLC community: Conducting research with first-year students holds unique challenges related to their relative maturity, study habits, and the like.

5. Alan Mickelson: mickel@schof.colorado.edu Research question: How does a service learning course prepare students to derive the most from a trip to the working area? Key results: still gathering data for qualitative analysis Dissemination: a blogsite with trip reports http://ecee.colorado.edu/wpmu/naponet/

6. Mary Jane Rapport: maryjane.rapport@ucdenver.edu Research question: Is the Community Volunteer Program (CVP) meeting its intended objectives from the perspective of the participating students? Key results: Survey results were positive and indicated that the CVP was meeting program objectives and contributing to students’ professional growth. Publication record: Manuscript submitted to Journal of Physical Therapy Education Key lesson to the PTLC community: Believe in your work as a contribution to the scholarship of teaching and learning.