Would you like to continue the conversation with your colleagues? The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence would like to support your inquiry by setting up FBC groups addressing some of the topics from Faculty Development Day. If you are interested in furthering the discussion, please complete the FBC Interest Form attached to the bottom of this page to let us know the group in which you’re interested.
Possible book titles (groups), depending on faculty interest, include:
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Clear, 2018)
- Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom (Hogan & Sathy, 2022)
- Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It (Lang, 2020)
- Other (fill in a topic on the FBC Interest Form)
Suggested Structure for Groups:
- Meet 3-4 times fall semester.
- 60-minute meetings held virtually.
- Groups set their own reading and discussion schedule.
- Each member shares something at each meeting (insights, strategies, resources, etc.).
- Repeat each month, possibly trying something a colleague shared.
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will support the groups by:
- Setting up a Microsoft Team as a place to share documents, communicate, video conference
- Providing a volunteer faculty facilitator for each group
- Providing opportunities to present at Spring Faculty Development Day
What’s in it for the faculty member?
Opportunities:
- To enhance your practice
- To share knowledge
- To engage in collaborative problem solving
- To present at Faculty Development Day for spring
- To write a blog post for our center website
- For scholarship (manuscripts, presentations, etc.)
- Leaderboard points 😊
Sign-up for the group you would like to join via the FBC Interest Form
Would you like to continue the conversation with your colleagues? The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence would like to support your inquiry by setting up Faculty Book Clubs addressing some of the topics from Faculty Development Day.
Possible book titles (groups), depending on faculty interest, include:
- Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes (Darby & Lang, 2019)
- Equity by Design: Delivering on the Power and Promise of UDL (Chardin & Novak, 2020)
- Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College (Felten & Lambert, 2020)
Suggested Structure for Groups:
- Meet 3-4 times fall semester.
- 60-minute meetings held virtually.
- Groups set their own reading and discussion schedules.
- Each member shares something at each meeting (insights, strategies, resources, etc.).
- Repeat each month, possibly trying something a colleague shared.
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will support the groups by:
- Setting up a Microsoft Team as a place to share documents, communicate, video conference
- Providing a volunteer faculty facilitator for each group
- Providing opportunities to present at Spring Faculty Development Day
What’s in it for the faculty member?
Opportunities:
- To enhance your practice
- To share knowledge
- To engage in collaborative problem solving
- To present at Faculty Development Day for spring
- To write a blog post for our center website
- For scholarship (manuscripts, presentations, etc.)
- Leaderboard points 😊
Sign-up for the group you would like to join via the TLC/Faculty Book Club Interest Form
