Summer 2023 FLC offerings
Interested in gathering with an intimate group of fellow instructors a few times a semester to talk about your teaching? Want to stay up-to-date on conversations in teaching and learning? If so, we welcome you to join our faculty learning community (FLC) program! All faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students with an interest in teaching are welcome to join us.
I am so pleased there is tremendous interest in the summer FLCs, and apologize for those who were not able to sign up. Please consider facilitating a group during a future semester.
Contact the FLC Coordinator, Kate Bunton, with any questions or needs.
Sign up here.
Summer Schedule (please note dates and number of meetings vary by group):
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How can we make changes in our teaching to better support our students’ mental health? This is the key question Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh explores in Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge. In this five-week FLC, we will discuss the ideas in this book and how they might be applied to our own teaching practices. Whether or not you read the book, please join for the discussion. https://arizona.zoom.us/j/81846593232 Facilitator: Erin Galyen (she/her) |
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Academic Outsider by Victoria Reyes. This FLC will focus on about navigating academia as a person from a traditionally marginalized group. https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33375 Facilitator: Celeste Atkins |
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Teaching and Learning with Branching Activities (Branching Scenarios): Learn the mechanics of scripting compelling branching activities that enhance student decision-making and problem-solving skills and practice building branching activities in D2L, popular applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint/Google Slides and Google Forms, as well as open-source tools such as H5P. Facilitators: Cheryl Neal and Spencer Willis |
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Thursdays 10:00-11:00am June 8-Aug 10 Zoom |
Equity-Minded Teaching Praxis: In this FLC, we will read and discuss the Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching (2023), carefully considering the application of scholarship in our teaching praxis. The book is available free online. Facilitator: Mascha Gemein |
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Teaching Writing with AI: Are you curious about AI and writing? Are you thinking about redesigning your Fall assignments with AI in mind? Want to strategize some AI how-tos? Come join our 4 week FLC on using AI in your classroom! We will focus on communicating expectations to students, (re)designing assignments and low-stakes assessments with AI, and increasing students’ information literacy. Facilitators: Emily Jo Schwaller, Gretchen Gibbs, and Aimee Mapes |
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Thursdays 12:00-1:00 pm Zoom June 8 – Aug 10 |
In “The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness”, Professor Rhonda V. Magee defines justice as “love in action for the alleviation of suffering”. Using this book as a guiding text, we will co-create this FLC experience together to cultivate our capacities for healing and for justice. We will decide to meet either weekly or bi-weekly on our first day. Whether or not you read the book, please join for the discussion. https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87652737173 Facilitator: Erin Galyen (she/her) |
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Generative AI and Teaching and Learning: How can instructors use Generative AI such as ChatCGT, Bard, Dall-E 2, and Synthesia help students learn? In this FLC we will explore how to integrat GenAI tools into coursework and assignments to help students with creative expression, in-depth learning about new topics, brainstorming, and audit and improve their own work (e.g., code checking). We will also exchange ideas about how to help students understand the limits of AI and lead discussions about AI work, ethics, and intellectual property rights. Facilitator: Kathleen J. Kennedy |
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Outdoor Experiential Learning: Most of us (including our students) would rather not spend all our time in a classroom. We’ll examine teaching in outdoor settings and using outdoor methods in the classroom. Facilitator: Chris Hilliard |
Sign up here.
FAQs
Our learning communities are open to anyone who is interested in teaching and learning in the UArizona community! We encourage all faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students to participate.
Click the REGISTER button at the top of the page. You will be taken to a Qualtrics survey to fill out. Once you register, you are registered for the entire semester.
Participants can register for more than one group; however, sessions are capped at 10 in order to facilitate intimate, meaningful conversation. To register for more than one session, you will need to fill out the registration form twice.
Yes! Active participation is expected from all community members, so please plan to contribute your ideas, questions, examples, and curiosities at each session.
Yes! Participants who attend at least 4 of the 5 sessions will receive a certificate to demonstrate their continuing professional development in Edge Learning.
This summer, all FLCs will be on Zoom. However, note that we do not offer asynchronous learning communities at this time.
Please contact Lisa Elfring (elfring@arizona.edu) and Kristin Winet (kwinet@arizona.edu) to discuss any accessibility needs you may have.