Dear faculty,
I know I mentioned in my last Tuesday Tip that you might be tired of opportunities for professional development and that you might prefer a nap at this stage, but….
We do have a great series of summer programs available and I want to make sure you know where to find them and how to apply. Below, you will find information about three different opportunities that we hope you will consider!
2 Ps in 2 Days: Increasing Student Engagement (Hosted by: Office of Civic Engagement)
May 27-28, 2021
Faculty will develop plans to increase students’ engagement through assignments that highlight a sense of place and community partnerships. Learn how you can tweak a single course to better align your assignments with the 2 Ps, or work with a group of interdisciplinary faculty on university-community partnerships. Campus and community presenters will share their experience and expertise. Participants will be provided blocks of time to work with a more experienced colleague to apply the 2 Ps in ways that are meaningful for their discipline and deepen student learning.
Contact Ann Schulte for more information or questions.
Institute on Active & Experiential Learning (Hosted by the Office of Faculty Development)
June 8-10, 14-15
The Office of Faculty Development will be offering an Institute on Active & Experiential Learning in Summer 2021 (June 8-15). The Institute is designed to offer faculty practical tools, resources, and ideas to use in the classroom to facilitate and promote more active methods of learning. The institute will be offered virtually, via Zoom.
The Institute will provide faculty the opportunity to work in cohorts and explore best pedagogical practices that promote:
- student research;
- innovative use of classroom space;
- civic and global engagement;
- application of learning to professional fields
- collaborations with local institutions and businesses.
The institute will also offer resources in relation to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and faculty will have a chance to explore successful examples of SoTL.
Faculty development is looking for both faculty participants and faculty that can facilitate workshops in the areas listed above.
Application for Workshop Facilitators
Contact Chiara Ferrari for questions.
GoFlex Summer Institute (Hosted by: TLP, FDEV, and CST)
Session #1 – June 22, 23, 24, 29, and 30; approx 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Session #2 – July 27, 28, 29, August 3 and 4; approx 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
In fall 2021, there will be over 100 classrooms equipped with new tracking cameras and microphones installed in the ceilings that allow students online in Zoom to communicate with the faculty and students in-person in the classroom. These classrooms are called hyflex classrooms.
ChicoFlex is the Mode of Instruction (MOI) we created that gives students flexibility in attending their classes in-person and/or online. ChicoFlex classes are noted in the Class Schedule and are taught in hyflex classrooms. More information on hyflex classrooms and ChicoFlex modes of instruction can be found here.
For faculty to prepare to teach in hyflex classrooms in fall 2021 or spring 2022, we are offering a GoFlex Summer Institute. This call for applications is for faculty participants and mentors. Faculty participants will learn about how to manage the classroom equipment, the features and configurations to engage in-person and online students at the same time. Faculty mentors will lead and facilitate a cohort of up to 15 faculty. GoFlex will support faculty in leveraging tools (e.g. Poll Everywhere for polling students both online and in-person at the same time), sharing templates for student activities and best practices for classroom rules of engagement in this new environment.
Contact Kathy Fernandes or Chiara Ferrari for questions.
