Faculty Affairs Newsletter6 November 2020 | volume 2 issue 5 | Free Expression and Uncertainty
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We hope you will take a break and enjoy this issue of F.A.N.
-The Faculty Affairs Team
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| Video Message from Provost Lundgren
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| Engaging Students with Questions
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Keeping students engaged without sacrificing rigor or content can be difficult. Here are some ideas of response questions to have at the ready proven to increase student engagement.
- Brain fact: the prefrontal cortex, where our judgment and evaluation of short- and long-term consequences lives, isn't typically fully developed until age 25. To help college students see the bigger picture, ask, “What are the possible outcomes of that?” Or, "Is there a different way to get your desired outcome?”
- Many students are accustomed to seeking answers from others. Asking for help is a positive thing, but if you sense a slippery slope, ask students, “What are your ideas for how to address it?” This allows students to practice critical thinking and show you their problem-solving abilities (and where they may need to improve).
- “Is there anything else?” Show students, you want to be thorough in your teaching and communicate caring. Many students want to ask or share something but cannot link it up to the current discussion.
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| Free Expression Series: Managing In-Class Conflict
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Series: Free Expression and Academic Freedom in the Classroom
As a follow-up to the popular PROFFcourse last August, Sybil Wyatt returns to explore free expression, academic freedom, bias reporting, and how to manage disruptions and in-class conflicts. There will be two discussions on each of two scenarios, 30 minutes in length - attend one or for a slightly different take attend both. Each scenario session will be offered during one week and a panel presentation will wrap up the three-week learning series.
- Managing disruptions and in-class conflicts - Monday 9 November or Thursday 12 November, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
- Concluding panel - Monday 16 November, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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When Working Together Means Screen-to-Screen
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Based on a survey of 4,405 people about working screen-to-screen, The Goodman Center reports our online meetings are both "too much" and "not enough." The U.S. workforce is spending too much time on videoconference, especially when a phone call or email could be just as effective. Most people want an engaging presentation when zooming. Too many reported lack of engagement and technical problems. Because of the distractions people are battling, having a clear structure leads to a feeling of productivity and engagement. The other attribute of a positive experience was interaction. The top three factors that contributed to a negative experience are technical problems, lack of engagement, and too long/no structure. Download the full report for free at The Goodman Center website.
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Goodman, A. (2020). Unmuted: What works, what doesn't, and how we can all do better when working together online. Retrieved 30 October 2020 from https://www.thegoodmancenter.com/resources/#resource1
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Veterans Day Is November 11 - Honor Veterans By Learning About Transition of Student Veterans from Boots to Books
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Join Eric Gormly and student veterans to learn more about teaching student veterans. There are several factors to consider when teaching student veterans and building a supportive learning environment. Eric will share information about how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect student veterans and ways you can support student veterans in your classes. Facilitated by Eric Gormly, Assistant Director for Veteran Student Support Services, who will be joined by a colleague and student veterans.
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A Bit of Levity: You Can Be a.....
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A six-year-old in Tennessee and his father wrote this rap together and perform it wonderfully.
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Integrating STEM + KC is convening a deconstructed conference and a networked improvement community for faculty, researchers, practitioners, and professionals to collaboratively design and implement STEM postsecondary education improvements to prepare a diverse STEM workforce. Different than a virtual "sit and get" conference, Integrating STEM + KC hopes to develop a general ecosystem model focused on the unique academic, social, and cultural factors influencing STEM education research in our region.
You're invited to the launch event, Thursday, 19 November 2020. Attend sessions as interested.
- Title: Integrating STEM + KC and an ecosystem approach
- Date & time: Thursday, 19 November 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
- Format: online synchronous via Zoom
- Highlight: STEM Connect-KC Partners for STEM Talent Pipeline facilitated by Ann Zimmerman, STEM Ecosystem Coordinator, KC STEM Alliance.
- Integrating STEM + KC: Addressing new problems with novel techniques and the tools we have
- Date & time: Thursday, 19 November 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Format: online synchronous via Zoom - Highlight: How building connected learning communities around STEM research and practice helped the College of Engineering at UGA to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (and how they didn’t) presented by Dr. Nicola Sochacka
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