Past Programs

Michelle Boyd's Unstuck: How to Uncover Your Process & Become the Writer You Already Are

Michelle Boyd's Unstuck: How to Uncover Your Process & Become the Writer You Already Are

"The Gertude B. Lemle Center for Teaching and Scholarship is extending an invitation to interested faculty and staff to attend a Writing Workshop conducted by Dr. Michelle Boyd of Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats and author of Become the Writer You Already Are (Sage Publications, 2022). For those interested in building motivation, learning transferable skills, making meaningful progress and building community, Dr. Boyd's in person facilitation will provide, "new insights and research-based skills that dramatically boost writing motivation and productivity." Please contact Charles Peterson at cpeterso@oberlin.edu if you have any questions.

Friday, January 26, 2024 9am to 12pm

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Accommodations 101 - Flexibility Edition

Join Assistant Dean and Director of the Office for Disability & Access (ODA), Bec Smith, for an overview of ADA accommodations and the legal framework behind standard accommodations and ODA policies and procedures. This session will focus on Course Flexibility Accommodation Policies and Procedures. 

Please complete this Accommodations 101 RSVP Form to hold your seat! 

Lunch will be provided.

 Tuesday, January 30, 2024 12:30pm to 2pm

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Understanding When and Why Coursework Causes Anxiety

The Faculty Mental Health Initiative will present a panel discussion on when and why coursework causes anxiety. The panel will consist of several current students who have navigated anxiety around academics. Students will share their first-hand experiences with anxiety and coursework, reflecting on how these conditions impact their academic performance and what instruction strategies contribute to or reduce that impact. It happens Wednesday, February 7, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in StudiOC. A light lunch will be provided starting at noon.

This event is organized by Jan Miyake and Angie Roles as part of the 2023-34 Faculty Mental Health Initiative, supported by the Lemle Center and the Office of the President.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:15pm to 1:15pm

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Laughing and Commiserating Together Community building and learning event

Community building and learning event. Festive snacks provided

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:15pm to 1:15pm

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Social Sciences DAC book celebration

In the spirit of community and celebration, the Social Sciences DAC is having a book party for Social Sciences DAC faculty. We hope that you will attend!

 Thursday, May 2, 2024 4:30pm to 6pm

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Mental Health and Classroom Climate: Approaches and Ideas

Reports of mental health challenges among college students have significantly increased in recent years, particularly in terms of depression and anxiety.  Join us over lunch for a discussion led by Angie Roles, Associate Professor of Biology, and Jan Miyake, Professor of Music Theory, on designing classroom environments that help students manage these challenges and enhance their learning capacity.

Monday, September 9, 2024 12pm to 1:10pm

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Working with the Media: A How-To for Faculty, with Essayist Heather Radke

In this luchtime session, sponsored by the Jesse B. Mack Lecture Series and the Gertrude B. Lemle Center for Teaching an Scholarship, essayist, journalist, and Radiolab reporter Heather Radke will lead a conversation between faculty about the generative possibilities of a more direct conversation between media outlets, public venues, and academic scholarship. Some of the questions that will guide the session are: Why should scholars talk to mainstream media? What does scholarly expertise entail in that context? How to position the long-term research projects scholars dedicate themselves to within the fast moving environment of public-facing intellectual and cultural production?

Heather Radke is a contributing editor and reporter at Radiolab, and writes essays, criticism, and reported pieces for The Paris Review Daily, The Believer, Guernica, Topic, Longreads, The White Review, and others. Radke is the author of Butts: A Backstory (2022).

 Thursday, September 26, 2024 12:30pm to 1:20pm

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Active Learning: Approaches and Ideas

Join us for a lunchtime event focused on incorporating active learning techniques into your teaching practices. This session is perfect for college professors eager to make their classrooms more dynamic and engaging.

The conversation will be led by History professors Annemarie Sammartino (Oberlin College) and Eli Rubin (Western Michigan U), authors of "Stepping into the Past: Activities for the Western Civilization Classroom, 1450-present" (2024).

They will be joined by Hispanic Studies Professor Ana María Díaz Burgos, who regularly employs a variety of problem-based learning strategies in her classes, and earned Oberlin’s 2021-2022 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Thursday, October 17, 2024 12pm to 1:10pm

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How to Teach the Day After Elections

Join us for "How to Teach After Elections," a dynamic conversation with seasoned college faculty who have navigated the challenges of post-election classrooms. This event will delve into their personal experiences, offering valuable lessons learned and practical insights on addressing the complex political landscapes that often follow elections. Our panelists will share strategies for fostering constructive dialogue, managing diverse perspectives, and maintaining an inclusive learning environment. 

 Wednesday, October 30, 2024 12:15pm to 1:10pm

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Engaging Learning: Designing Research-Intensive and Community-Based Learning Courses

Join fellow Oberlin faculty for an interactive panel discussion on crafting courses that center research and community engagement. The panel will explore high impact practices, challenges faculty have encountered in course design, implementation, and assessment, among other topics. Attendees will learn how to design courses to meet the CBL (community-based learning) and URI (Undergraduate Research Intensive) designation criteria. 

This Engaged Learning Lab event is co-hosted by the Lemle Center for Teaching and Scholarship, the Bonner Center for Community Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research, and Oberlin Undergraduate Research. A Bonner Center initiative, the Engaged Learning Lab is the Center for Engaged Liberal Arts’ laboratory that provides a framework for supporting radical experiments in transformative approaches to teaching and learning. 

Friday, November 15, 2024 12pm to 1:15pm

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Talking about SETs with a Writer and a Neuroscientist

Appraisals of the benefits and uses of student evaluations, or SETs (Student Experience of Teaching Surveys), vary. But whatever our own views, SETs remain one of the standardized and widespread institutional approaches to measure a course's perceived effectiveness at the precise moment of evaluation. They can also provide productive feedback for a faculty member thinking of revising a course, an approach, or an activity. For this reasons and many more, we should pay attention to how to set-up the day of evaluation.

Join us for a titillating lunch-time conversation with faculty members Tom Hopkins (Creative Writing) and Chris Howard (Neuroscience) to talk about how they set-up and frame SETs for students so that they too see them as more than a bureaucratic hurdle. Both Tom H. and Chris H. have very high student feedback response rates, how do they do it? I don't know yet! Come and find out their secrets (and share yours, please).

 

Thursday, November 21, 2024

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What Do School Classrooms Teach Us About College?

Oberlin College and Conservatory faculty and students have been teaching in and learning from the Oberlin schools for at least the last two decades through a variety of programs.

The Spanish in the Elementary Schools (SITES) program, led by Kim Faber from Hispanic Studies, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Writers in the Schools (WITS), led by Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, has been running in one form or another for over 15 years. Philosophy in the Schools (PHITS), directed by Katherine Thomson-Jones from the Philosophy department, turns 8. Through these programs, Faber, Rogers, and Thomson-Jones not only train students to teach, but also engage in thoughtful reflections on pedagogy for both future educators and younger audiences. In this lunchtime session, they will share stories and insights from their ongoing collaboration and experimentation with community-based teaching.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 12:20pm to 1:10pm

ADA Accommodations 101: Classroom Accommodations and Faculty Responsibilities

ADA Accommodations 101: Classroom Accommodations and Faculty Responsibilities - Testing Center Edition

Join Assistant Dean and Director of the Office for Disability & Access (ODA), Bec Smith, for an overview of standard ADA accommodations, how to implement them, and the legal framework behind standard accommodations and ODA policies and procedures. The ODA will open an accommodated testing center in Spring 2024, and this session will provide all the details. 

Lunch will be provided.

Friday, December 8, 2023 12pm to 1:15pm

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Workshop: Creating Flexibility in Course Policies and Structure

Discuss how providing some student agency can assist in reducing anxiety. Light lunch provided by Lemle Center.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 12pm to 1:30pm

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Workshop: Discussion Strategies for Reducing Anxiety

Experiment with various structured discussion strategies that contrast with typical discussion formats. These strategies help reduce students’ anxiety. Light lunch provided by Lemle Center.  Organized by Jan Miyake and Angie Roles as part of the 2023-34 Faculty Mental Health Initiative.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 12pm to 1:30pm

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Panel Discussion: How Anxiety and Depression Impact Learning

Panel comprises staff from the counseling center and students. Attendees will learn firsthand how instructor choices can increase student anxiety and decrease student performance. Light lunch provided by the Lemle Center.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 12pm to 1:30pm

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Check in with New Faculty at StudiOC

Week 3 - Check in with New Faculty

Informal time to regather and check in about mental health issues in the classrooms.Light lunch provided by the Lemle Center. 

Friday, September 22, 2023 5:30pm to 7pm

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BIPOC Faculty & Staff @ Oberlin Reception

Want to connect with other Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) faculty and staff colleagues across Oberlin? Please join us at our first mixer for BIPOC employees at Oberlin. All new and returning staff and faculty are welcome to attend. The reception will be held at Studio OC  on Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 4:30-6:30PM. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served. 

Thursday, September 14, 2023 4:30pm to 6:30pm

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Thursday, April 27, 2023 12:15 -1:45p.m. StudioC

Incorporating Inclusive Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning into Your Classroom and Curriculum

Learn practical strategies for making your classroom an inclusive environment for all students. Apply the techniques learned to your course planning for the Fall 2023 semester. 

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Friday, March 31, 2023 4:30-6:30pm StudioC

Lemle Center Presentation: Author Michelle Boyd

Michelle Boyd, Ph.D. is the founder of Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats and will speak about the origins and larger aims of her new book and conclude with a reflective exercise that faculty could use to explore aspects of their writing process.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023, 12:00-1:30 pm

Incorporating Inclusive Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning into Your Classroom and
Curriculum.

Learn practical strategies for making your classroom an inclusive environment for all students.
Two additional workshop dates will follow this session to allow working time to apply the
techniques learned to your courses for the Fall 2023 semester.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023, 12:00-1:30 pm

DEI(A?): Including Disability/Accessibility in campus Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Disability as an identity is often an overlooked or misunderstood facet of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion discussions. Join Bec Smith, Assistant Dean/Director of the Office for Disability &
Access, in a presentation on the basics of disability as identity and inclusion.

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Thursday, February 9, 2023, 12:00-1:30 pm

GBT Chat

A presentation on the AI document generator program Chat GBT, conducted by Albert Borroni

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Tuesday,  February 07, 2023, Zoom

Oberlin College Grants Panel

Info session on internal grants at Oberlin, hosted by the Gertrude B. Lemle Center and the Grants Office.

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Monday, January 23, 2023 12:00-1:30p.m.

Reflections on Semesters Past Class Experience Discussion

An informal discussion on challenges and pest practices in the classroom 

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 12:00-1:30p.m.

Big Read Event: Yaa Gyasi’s Home Going

The Gertrude B. Lemle Teaching Center and Oberlin’s Big Read project are pleased to announce a faculty/staff reading group of Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” The Big Read is a community-reading initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts. Oberlin’s selected Big Read book is “Homegoing,” which tells the story of half-sisters born in different villages in 18th-century Ghana. Spanning 300 years, it follows one branch of the family caught up in centuries of warfare against British colonists in Africa while the other was enslaved in the American South. The themes presented in the book relate closely to Oberlin’s historic role in the abolition movement and fight for freedom, and present-day activism for social justice and equality.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00-1:15p.m.

Opportunities in Pedagogy: Connecting Classroom and Community

In collaboration with the Lemle Center and the Bonner Center at Oberlin College & Conservatory, Oberlin faculty from a broad range of disciplines will discuss the ways that they have been able to connect their classrooms to various communities, locally and globally. New and long-standing faculty will be on hand to discuss how they've incorporated "community-based learning and research" into their own teaching and scholarship, and to discuss the ways they have explored new projects through these community-based, mutually beneficial relationships with community partners. 

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 12-1:15p.m.

Society of Fellows Luncheon

A gathering of the Mellon Post Doctoral Fellows at Oberlin College.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022, StudioC

FYSP Committee Reception

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Thursday, November 10, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Accessibility Student Panel

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a student with a disability at Oberlin College &
Conservatory or what disabled students find helpful in classes and professors? Come find out!
Join GLTC and ODA for a student panel moderated by the Associate Dean, Associate Professor, and Acting Chair of German, Elizabeth Hamilton.

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Thursday, October 27, 2022 12:00-1:30p.m.

Gertrude B. Lemle Disability & Access Workshop Series*

ADA Accommodations 101: Classroom Accommodations and Faculty Responsibilities
Join Assistant Dean and Director of the Office for Disability & Access (ODA), Bec Smith, for an
overview of standard ADA accommodations, how to implement them, and the legal framework
behind standard accommodations and ODA policies and procedures.

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Thursday, September 29, 2022, 12:00-1:00p.m.

ADA Accommodations 101: Classroom Accommodations and Faculty Responsibilities

Join Assistant Dean and Director of the Office for Disability & Access (ODA), Bec Smith, for an overview of standard ADA accommodations, how to implement them, and the legal framework behind standard accommodations and ODA policies and procedures.

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Thursday, September 15, 2022, 12:00-1:15p.m.

Oberlin College Grants Panel

 

Info session on internal grants at Oberlin, hosted by the Gertrude B. Lemle Center and the Grants Office.

Hosted by Pam Snyder and Lizzie Edgar

Workshops

• September 24, 5–6:30 p.m.: How Does White Language Supremacy Influence What We Really Value in Student Writing?
• October 1, 5–6:30 p.m.: Designing and Using Labor-Based Grading Contracts for Antiracist Classrooms
• October 8, 12:20–1:20 p.m.: Hybrid Pedagogy Check-in                                          Please join us this Thursday from 12:20-1:20 for a discussion/check in about teaching hybrid courses. We are eager to hear how faculty and students are adopting and adapting to this instructional mode and to provide an opportunity to share ideas and troubleshoot.
• October 22, 12:20–1:20 p.m.: Post-Election Pedagogy Roundtable                      The weeks leading up to and following the 2020 presidential election will likely be emotionally-fraught for students. The Gertrude B. Lemle Teaching Center is hosting a roundtable discussion about teaching in the context of political turmoil. Faculty and staff presenters will share ideas for supporting students and student learning during election season and offer reflections on their classroom experience in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. We hope you will join us for this timely discussion. 
• November 12, 12:30–1:15 p.m.: Virtual Computer Lab                                              As computer labs have been shut down it has become a struggle for students to access software.  In response to the closing of the labs, CIT has moved towards providing 'virtual lab' environments. This session will go over how to access those virtual environments and what is available through them. We can also share the roadblocks/successes you've encountered when trying to provide your students with access to software and applications. Please bring your questions and concerns. This session will be led by Albert Borroni and Kyle Hartzell.
• January 14, 4:30 p.m.:Homegrown Best Practices for Antiracism                 The Multicultural Resource Center and Gertrude Lemle Teaching Center have partnered to host "Homegrown Practices for Antiracism."
  • The panel will feature Oberlin staff and faculty who have effectively developed, implemented, and sustained antiracist practices within their role. All faculty and staff interested in gaining new approaches to their antiracist work are encouraged to attend.
  • Panelists include Cortney Smith, visiting assistant professor of rhetoric and composition; Ray Appenheimer, director of track and field and cross country; Stephany Dunmyer, head women's basketball coach; Matthew Francis Rarey, assistant professor of art history; and Jan Miyake, associate professor of music theory.   Watch Zoom recording here.
• March 3, 4:30 p.m.: Responding to Racism and Microaggressions in the Classroom                                                                                                                                  Please join us for a discussion on how to address issues of racism and discrimination that may manifest in the classroom in various ways: via the syllabus, class discussions etc. This session allows us to do important work during a time in society when it matters the most: during a pandemic, post-George Floyd, post Breonna Taylor. Four of your colleagues will lead this discussion and help give insight on how to effectively handle and combat discrimination in the classroom. We do not claim to know all the answers, but we look forward to a robust conversation that can help us all to learn and grow in how we continue to do this important work. This discussion is hosted by the Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Gertrude B. Lemle Teaching Center. We look forward to seeing you on zoom!       
• April 22, 4:30 p.m.: Mental Health In The Classroom                                          Selected faculty members and their students will discuss how they have incorporated an increased awareness of mental health into their classroom instruction.

Lunch Breakthrough

Winter Term Pedagogies

Learn about different models for on-campus winter term group projects. How can you engage students in your research while cultivating their capacity to work on independent projects? Learn about guild models and communities of practice and making an on-campus winter term project benefit both your research/artistic production and student learning. Panelists will include Josh Sperling (cinema studies), Wendy Kozol (comparative American studies) and Tania Boster (Bonner Center; GLTC)

Thursday, September 19, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Best Practices for Peer-to-Peer Instruction

Experienced Writing Associates will share best practices for peer to peer instruction. This event is open to students and faculty.

Thursday, September 26, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Effective Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research

Interested in collaborating with colleagues on an exhibition, a StudiOC learning community, a winter term project, a conference panel? Your colleagues will share tips on how to design, and sustain meaningful collaboration in various permutations. This lunch is also an opportunity to meet other faculty who are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration. Panelists will include: Cindy Chapman (religion); Stiliana Milkova (comparative literature); Taylor Allen (biology).

Thursday, October 10, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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(Co)-curricular Mentoring

Faculty and staff mentors will discuss how they help students bridge the curricular and cocurricular divide across a number of cohorts/contexts including Posse Scholars, Bonner Scholars, Undergraduate Research, and peer mentoring programs. In addition to short presentations from faculty and staff mentors, we will brainstorm ideas about how the Gertrude B. Lemle Teaching Center (GLTC) can support faculty and staff in their roles as mentors. Adrian Bautista, Assistant Vice President in Student Life, will moderate a panel of Oberlin staff and faculty mentors.

Thursday, October 17, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Teaching Center Open House

Thursday, October 31, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Private Readings: To Do or Not to Do? How to do?

Under what circumstances should you agree to do a private reading? What are the benefits of a private reading for students? How can we articulate learning goals for private readings? How can private readings be structured in such a way that is manageable for faculty? Faculty Teaching Fellow, Mike Parkin (politics) will lead this discussion.

Thursday, November 7, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Engaging the Public with your Scholarship and/or Artistic Work

Join us for a discussion about ways to engage the public with your research and/or arts practice. In addition to discussing rhetorical and communication strategies for reaching a broader audience, the conversation will address media platforms that are conducive for extending ideas and work beyond academia. Panelists will include Fredara Hadley (ethnomusicology) and Tamika Nunley (history).

Thursday, November 21, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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What are you Working On?

Please join us for lunchtime conversation about your current scholarship and your scholarship/research-related goals for the semester. The first week of classes is both the worst and the best time for such a conversation: the worst, for obvious reasons; the best, because it may help you plan your research/writing agenda for the semester.
We would also like to hear your ideas about ways the GLTC can expand provide support for scholarship.

Thursday, February  6, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Zoom: real-time learning across distance

Videoconferencing technology holds great potential for teaching and learning across distance. When, how, and why might you consider using Zoom in your courses? Join Abe Reshad, Director of Language Technology and Academic Support, along with Ed McKelvey (economics), Maia Solovieva (Russian), and Elizabeth Hamilton (A&S Dean’s Office, German, FYSP), for a conversation about distance learning and demonstrations of pedagogy with Zoom.

Thursday, February 13, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served. No RSVP necessary.

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Overview of Internal and External Grant Opportunities

Please join us for a conversation with Pam Snyder, Executive Director, Office of Foundation and Corporate Grants. Pam will provide a brief overview of internal and external grant opportunities and field questions.

Thursday, February 27, 12:20–1:20 StudiOC, lunch will be served. No RSVP necessary. Please feel free to come even if you cannot stay the whole time.

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Best Practices for Peer-to-Peer Instruction II

Building on the success of Fall ’19 workshop led by the Writing Associates, peer tutors in STEM (OWLS) will share best practices for peer to peer instruction. This event is open to students and faculty.

Thursday, March 5, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Mentoring First-Gen Students - Cancelled

What makes the difference between success and failure for first-gen students? What does current research say about first-gen STEM students? How does the current state of politics impact first-gen student day-to-day campus experience? 

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, one of their most-read newsletters in 2019 focused on the challenges facing first-generation students in the classroom and how faculty can better support them. As a follow-up to a November Lunch Breakthrough focusing on mentoring, we will hear from faculty and staff working with first-gen cohort programs including Posse, Bonner Scholars, and the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. We will also share feedback from the 2020 PossePlus Retreat (held March 6-8) with its theme “The State of Politics.”

Thursday, April 2, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Workshop

Winter Term Project Sponsor Workshop via Zoom

Join panelists: Deanna Bergdorf, Lisa Ryno, Jill Greenwood, Charles McGuire, and Mike Rainaldi for a presentation and discussion about winter term group projects. Panelists will offer insights into different ways to design Winter Term group projects, including how to do so in ways suitable for remote instruction.

Thursday, April 30, 12:20 p.m.

Lunch Breakthrough

Spring Semester

Creative Final Assignments

Curious about alternatives to final exams or final essays? Please join us for a discussion of unusual and effective cumulative final projects. Mary Garvin (Biology) will talk about biology students writing a children’s book. Elizabeth Hamilton (FYSP) and Jody Kerchner (PACE) will discuss a final assignment involving a river journey. Lunch will be served.

Thursday, February 14, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Podcasting: The How & The Why

Kyle Hartzell  (Cinema Studies; CIT) and Albert Borroni (OCTET) will present on the technical aspects and pedagogical value of incorporating podcasting as a student assignment. The how to portion of the presentation will also include information about resources on campus for podcast creation.

Thursday, March 21, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Speaking in the Disciplines

What is the emphasis placed on speaking in your discipline? How does this inform speaking assignments in the classroom? Please join us for a discussion about the weight that different disciplines place on speaking and how this is incorporated pedagogically. Chris Marx (Mathematics), T.S. McMillin (English), Kantara Souffrant ’08 (Art History), and Chris Trinacty (Classics) will discuss their various approaches to speaking in the classroom.

Thursday, May 2, 12:20–1:20 p.m., StudiOC, lunch will be served.

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Fall Semester

• October 18:  “Career Preparation within the Academic Department” with Nancy Darling (professor of psychology); Bob Geitz (associate professor computer science); T.S. McMillen (professor of English)
• November 8: “Audio Feedback” with Laurie McMillin and Jan Cooper
• December 6:  “Makerspacers and Liberal Arts” with Abby Aresty (technical director and lecturer, TIMARA)

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Workshops

• August 20, 10:30 a.m. to noon: NFO Syllabus Workshop
• October 9, 4:30–6:30 p.m.: Liberal Arts and Future of Work
• October 10, 4:30–6:30 p.m.: Mentoring in Collaboration with HHMI
• November 6, 4:30–6:30 p.m.: Navigating Student Mental Health
• November 13, 4:30–6 p.m.: Committee on Writing Collaboration