Faculty Book Club (Hammond)
Book Author: Sam Kean Book Description (Summary by Wendy St. Jean, Book Club Facilitator): “The book is full of stories about our connections to the physical world, and it is interdisciplinary, so faculty from many fields will find golden nuggets in it to bring back and share with their students. Each chapter is characterized as a theme: money, […]
Teaching Online in Brightspace Workshop 1: Getting Started Designing and Building your Course
Faculty who are teaching this summer are invited to attend this workshop to learn more about how to structure an online course and build it in Brightspace.
Teaching Online in Brightspace Workshop 2: Grading and Giving Feedback
Faculty who are teaching this summer are invited to attend this workshop to learn more about explaining student assignments clearly, assessing student learning and providing effective feedback using the tools available in Brightspace.
Teaching Online in Brightspace Workshop 3: Communication and Engagement
Faculty who are teaching this summer are invited to attend this workshop to learn more about best practices for engaging students in learning in the online environment and how to use Brightspace tools for communication and engagement.
Faculty Meet-Up
Now that we’re a few weeks into the Fall semester, you’re invited to join your colleagues to discuss how classes are going.
Faculty Meet-Up
Now that we’re a few weeks into the Fall semester, you’re invited to join your colleagues to discuss how classes are going.
Faculty Forum – Studio Classes
Instructors from drawing, painting, architectural design, ceramics, photography, and other studio-based disciplines will have the opportunity to discuss challenges, and think broadly about achieving student learning outcomes in studio spaces and instruction that require close contact and ongoing feedback on student work.
LEAP Indiana Digital Coffee Hour – Increasing Empathy Utilizing Learner Experience Design
Learn about how you can design your courses to increase empathy, which is critical with the instructional shifts required for COVID.
Faculty Forum – Language Classes
Instructors who teach language courses will gather to discuss the challenges of learning another language in hybrid and online environments.
Faculty Forum – Laboratory Classes
Disciplines that offer laboratory experiences will gather to discuss specific challenges in Science courses such as (but not limited to) chemistry, physics, geology, and biology that complement student learning with a structured, applied experience in the lab. Accomplishing this in a virtual setting is a unique challenge.