Each group will meet 4-7x over the semester. Explore them below and complete our short survey, linked in each section, to share your availability.
Faculty As Writers
In addition to teaching, instructors often have writing projects they are trying to squeeze in. This group will explore ways to find time for writing projects, balance workloads, and maintain motivation amidst all of your other responsibilities. We'll tap into resources such as Jolie Jensen's Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics and share tips, experiences, and knowledge group members have discovered along the way. This group meets for one-hour plus optional writing time prior to the discussion 4-7 times during the semester. Hybrid.
Teaching in the Age of AI: Faculty Learning Community
In this learning community, we'll investigate the connections between AI and human thought and imagination, meaningful assignments and course goals, and the role of technology in learning. This group invites instructors with varying attitudes toward AI to connect and reflect on their teaching. Whether you are just beginning to explore AI or are already using it for yourself or with your students, you are welcome. We'll access a variety of resources including John Warner's More than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI. Hybrid.
Teaching in Turbulent Times Faculty Cohort
International tensions, climate change, and a polarized and dynamic US political context mean that teaching and learning will be happening in unpredictable and tense times. This group provides space for instructors to process and share the experience of teaching amid turbulence. We’ll explore how we’re focusing on our own course goals, how we support students and set boundaries, and how we manage our own needs. Whether you’re teaching courses that directly engage challenging topics, or whether you’re wondering how world events might affect you and your students in the classroom, this group can help form community and create knowledge. (A collaboration with our friends at The Center for Teaching and Learning.) Virtual via Teams.