Faculty Development Workshop held January 19-20, 2003

On January 19 and 20, about 40 faculty members from the School of Dentistry and about 10 from other LLU schools participated in a faculty development workshop sponsored by the School of Dentistry.

This workshop was designed to benefit teachers’ effectiveness in all areas: clinical, pre-clinical, and classroom teaching, and was designed to assist teachers in achieving excellence and progress in their careers.

The first speaker each day was Dr. Laura Alipoon from LLU School of Allied Health Professions. She spoke about humor, laughter, healing, communication, and understanding.

The main speaker was Bill Hendricson, an educational expert from University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio. He is recognized for his experience, insight and knowledge, and he focused on the roles and techniques of clinical and didactic teaching, trends in dental education, and expectations for the future.

Dr. Eric Johnson, a physical therapist from LLU School of Health Professions, led the participants in stress reducing exercises and strategies to deal with the repetitive and closely focused work we do.

The icing on the cake was the several massage school students who practiced their craft to our comfort and delight.

The evaluations of this event have been overwhelmingly positive indicating that the time was well spent and the benefits were substantial. The following SD faculty members participated: Matty Abbate, Tammi Aceres, Stan Appleton, Daniel Armstrong, Leif K. Bakland, Guillermo Bernal, Doyle Nick, Susan Richards, Paul Richardson, Douglass Roberts, Thomas Rogers, Daniel Tan, Wayne Tanaka, Anthony Theodorou, Lane Thomsen, Jose Torres, Bruce Walter, Heidi Christensen, Bonnie Nelson, Ronald Crudo, Ronald Dailey, Sylvia Davis, Matthew Elison, Mark Estey, Ronald Forde, Michael Francis, Gary Golden, Robert Kinzer, Michael Lee, Wu Zhang, William Hooker, Robert Handysides, Bill Loveless, Fred Kasischke, and Kathleen Moore, Kris Wilkins, Rhonda Hamerslough, Marilynn Heyde, Darlene Armstrong, Darlene Cheek-Tarouilly, Shirley Lee, and Shelly Withers.