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I often recommend Sarah Rose Cavanagh's "They Need Us To be Well" article from the Chronicle to instructors who are dealing with overwhelm and burnout. In it, Cavanagh advocates for rest and joy for professors under a premise of it being good for students due to the social contagion that happens in the classroom.

Cavanagh writes: "Their [students] emotional experiences during learning mirror our emotional experiences during teaching."

Self care can feel counterintuitive to productivity or efficiency but education is a human endeavor and humans need to take care of themselves. So, this valentines' edition of the Hub Cap's teaching tips is all about self care for teachers.  

We are excited to announce the launch of our self-paced 6-week GenAI Canvas Course!

Because of the high demand for our cohort based 7-week program, we are happy to share this self-enrolling link for the self-paced version. We built the weekly modules based on the 7-week program but you can feel free to set your own pace as you see fit. 

Self-paced resources are great but you know what they are missing? Community!

The Hub will be hosting in-person and virtual coffee hours to bring this community element into the program. The coffee hours are aligned to the different weekly modules but please feel free to come no matter where you are at in the program.

These gatherings are an opportunity to ask questions, discuss tasks from the self-paced Canvas course, and connect with colleagues. You are of course welcome to self-enroll and complete the course without attending the Coffee Hours. Or feel free to make an appointment with an instructional designer at a time that is convenient for you to talk over any parts of the course. 

The Hub is excited to be organizing a GenAI Faculty Panel at the Retention and Graduation Summit on Friday, Feb. 21st at 2:10 - 2:45pm. You can find out more about the summit on their website. 

The panel will consist of faculty reflecting on how GenAI has impacted teaching and learning here at University of Michigan - Dearborn. The panel will be followed by a Q&A period to answer your questions. 

Oakland University is excited to be offering their Teaching and Learning Symposium Friday, May 16th with the theme of "Imagining Inclusive Futures through Teaching"

The Call for Proposals is now open for sessions that show alignment with symposium theme; innovation in teaching and learning; evidence-based practices; potential for audience engagement; and cross-disciplinary applicability. 

We are happy to meet with you for any teaching concerns, large or small, in any modality, whether it's a one-off meeting or longer-term planning. For issues arising in your classes, PBL, GenAI, or anything else, we're here to help!

Questions or comments about this Hub Cap? Reach out to Autumm Caines acaines@umich.edu

While the HubCap is designed with our faculty as the primary audience, others (campus leaders, directors, student services staff) may also find valuable insights within. Feel free to forward this newsletter on if you know someone who could benefit from this information.

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