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If you are puzzled about some of your students' reactions, responses, engagement (or lack thereof) the simplest way to find out what's going on is to just ask them. Our students are thoughtful. Many of them would like to help and therefore are willing to share their feedback. They might be nervous and wouldn't just reach out to you but if you can create the right platform for their feedback, it will only strengthen the class.

The Open Education Committee is inviting you to attend a faculty panel discussion about incorporating Open Education Resources (OER) in your class. Join us to learn more about the benefits of teaching with freely accessible resources (beyond cost savings for students) and the type of grants available to faculty/instructors. 

Wed Sep 24, 12pm-1pm

Zoom link

Panelists:

We're back and ready to kick off our first DigPed meeting of the Fall semester on 

Friday Sep 26th 11am-12pm

We know folks tend to have a lot on their minds at the start of the semester, with digital accessibility among them. I will be there to answer questions about two programs with funding for faculty: Hub Department Liaisons Program: Faculty Conversations about Engaging Online Instruction and Faculty-Led Learning Communities on Digital Accessibility

Join Zoom Meeting using the button below

Meeting ID: 922 1000 9581 

Passcode: 394904

Call for Topics/Facilitators

Got an idea for a future DigPed discussion or, better yet, want to lead a discussion? Please let us know

Here is a new resource for the 25-26 year: the Teaching with Braiding Sweetgrass website. Faculty and staff on campus who are excited to support this year's Community Read met over the summer and collected suggestions about how this book might connect to various disciplines and classes.

Community Read is a program of the Faculty Senate's First Year Experience Committee (co-chairs Michael MacDonald and Anne Dempsey Moussa), similar to NEA's Big Read, to consider vital topics across disciplines.

The campus Community Read selection for the 2025-2026 academic year is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Braiding Sweetgrass celebrates the more-than-human communities of care of which we are all part. Kimmerer, a botanist and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, explores how Indigenous ways of knowing can transform our relationships to the land, from gardening to parenting or scientific practice. 

Curious? Read more about what your colleagues are doing with the Teaching with Braiding Sweetgrass website. Have more suggestions or ideas for the website? Feel free to reach out to Jessica and share them!

What are Hub Rounds? 

The Hub is trying to meet you where you are we will be popping in to various buildings on campus and walking through the faculty offices.

These are perfect for quick questions about course design, technology troubleshooting, or scheduling a longer meeting to dive deeper into a project. While we can't do a full course redesign during a brief hallway chat, we can absolutely point you in the right direction, brainstorm initial ideas for that assignment you've been thinking about, and we might even be able to help with the occasional Canvas issue.

Remember that the Hub is always available to you for regular virtual consultations, at times that work for you, through our First Available Instructional Designer scheduler.

The next Hub Round will be:

Belen Garcia - Tuesday, September 23rd 

ELB from 12:30 - 2pm

Email beleng@umich.edu if you would like her to stop by.

Questions or comments? Carla Vecchiola, cvecchio@umich.edu

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