While directed at faculty who teach or may teach a Junior Seminar, all faculty are welcome to attend the JSEM Faculty Development Series. Save the date for the workshop events.
Exploring the Core of the JSEM: Developing Personal and Social Responsibility
Date: February 6 (Friday)
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: TBA
Refreshments: Yes
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Facilitators: Greg Sapp, Kevin Winchell, Josh Rust
Description: The very first sentence of the catalog description of the JSEM courses reads: “These courses invite students to consider complex questions that foster the development of personal or social responsibility by working within a discipline but incorporating perspectives outside that discipline.” Join us as we discuss the various ways each of us helps our students develop a sense of personal and social responsibility in our JSEMs. Come share what has worked and what has not worked for you in your JSEM course. If you have not taught a JSEM course, come steal the ideas and methods of others as you work to develop your own JSEM.
Facing the Challenges of Teaching Inclusively
Date: March 27 (Friday)
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: TBA
Refreshments: Yes
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Facilitators: Kimberly Flint-Hamilton, Josh Rust
Description: Many of us strive to prepare students to become interculturally competent professionals by integrating diversity content into our syllabi. While some of our students welcome such investigations, others respond with indifference, skepticism, or even hostility. In this workshop, we will consider pedagogical strategies for incorporating these various responses into pedagogically productive learning experiences.
Beyond Books: Experiential Learning
Date: April 17 (Friday)
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: TBA
Refreshments: Yes
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Facilitators: Stuart Michelson, Maria Rickling, Josh Rust
Description: Experiential learning represents a scholarship of engagement that moves away from the traditional teacher-center model of pedagogy. Active Experiential Learning enhances student outcomes, defined broadly in cognitive, affective, and ethical terms. We invite you to participate in this workshop to experience how professors have fostered a more active and significant approach to student learning.