About the NVCC-Loudoun Center

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05700840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>VCCS Center for Teaching Excellence</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="main.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VCCS Center for Teaching Excellence"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the VCCS Northern Virginia Regiona"><U>About the VCCS Northern Virginia Regional Center</U></A><B>   |   </B><B>About the NVCC-Loudoun Center</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview of Past Seminars and Colloquies"><U>Overview of Past Seminars and Colloquies</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Seminars"><U>Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Seminars</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 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width="180" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I><B>Loudoun Campus</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Northern Virginia Community College</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Sterling, Virginia 20165</B></I></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>About the NVCC-Loudoun Center</B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="05da7b20.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Mission Statement</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div>      <B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Arial" ><B>PURPOSE</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div>       <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Edwardian Script ITC" ><B>"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>To explore together the art and practice of teaching</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> in order to enhance student learning."</B></I></div> <div> <B>       </B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Arial" ><B>      </B></FONT><B>OBJECTIVES</B>    </div> <div>       </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Strengthening the commitment to learning by establishing a partnership between </B></div> <div> <B>the teacher and student.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Investigating the challenges and opportunities in teaching a diverse student </B></div> <div> <B>population (e .g., culture, learning styles, age, gender, educational preparation, and so on).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fostering an open dialogue about teaching among the faculty at large.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Identifying the pertinent resources and experts within the community.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Encouraging possibilities for sharing such as mentoring and exchange, </B></div> <div> <B>advanced study and sabbaticals.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Providing a forum for faculty to share experiences and insights gained from travel, </B></div> <div> <B>advanced study, conferences, and the like.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899336600.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Broadening our knowledge of trends and developments in the areas of education</B></div> <div> <B> and learning, including inviting experts or specialists in the field of teaching and learning.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Dr. Rosalyn King</B></div> <div>  <I>Professor of Psychology</I></div> <div> <I>Chair, VCCS Regional Center for Teaching Excellence</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> </I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>