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Best Practices |
What are you doing to make learning happen? Share one or more teaching practices or strategies that you use to support academic success. Possible topics include:
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Tech Tools |
How can we integrate technology into our courses to enhance student learning? What ways can we use technology tools to improve our productivity and communication? With the constant evolution of technology these days, learning new, effective ways to improve teaching and learning, as well as daily tasks is more helpful than ever. Possible topics are:
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Digital Wellness |
Technology, especially in the COVID world, is a double-edged sword. We rely on it to stay connected to the world around us, but it can also lead to anxiety and stress. With more time spent online and interactions via social platforms becoming more the norm than before, we must prioritize our digital wellness. Digital wellness includes the proactive measures we take to keep ourselves healthy and balanced. It is not about removing digital devices. It is about simply better managing how we interact with these devices and how we use them. Possible topics include:
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Diversity & Inclusion |
In an American Council on Education blog, Taffye Benson Clayton suggests that DEI work is “mission critical” for higher education. As we continue to examine systems of discrimination and oppression, underrepresented populations, and legal protections on a global scale, one of the ways that we, as educators, have responded is by placing great importance on critical conversations and on what we can do to create more inclusive spaces in our own classrooms. Presentations in this area may highlight:
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Online Teaching |
Creating a quality online learning environment that engages students, encourages collaboration and communication, and includes a strong instructor presence is increasingly valuable in higher education. Pedagogical best practices, implementing new technologies, and maintaining instructor presence are all important elements of great online teaching. Topics may include:
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Trauma-Informed Teaching |
Trauma-informed teaching is an educational approach that seeks to understand and consider the impact that trauma can have on the brain, emotions, behavior, and learning. Trauma can be rooted in physiological, psychological, emotional, or social experiences and can be caused from a one-time event with lasting consequences or from ongoing life circumstances. Instructors who take a trauma-informed approach use practices which promote a safe learning environment, facilitate connection, improve student resilience, and foster empowerment. Presentations in this area may highlight:
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