September 2016

Call for Applications: Brown Innovation Fellows

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The Brown Center for Faculty Innovation & Excellence is pleased to announce the third annual Brown Innovation Fellows Program.The program celebrates teacher-scholars as learners by offering dedicated time for reflection on learning and strategies to facilitate deep student learning anchored in Stetson’s mission of preparing students to lead lives steeped in personal growth, intellectual development, and global […]

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Taking the writing circle into a creative collaboration

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Submit your proposal for a scholarly and creative inquiry circle by October 1. What results when a digital musician, poet, digital animation artist, and a new media artist come together in a writing circle?  A collaborative performance!  Terri Witek, Denge Chen, Matt Roberts and Amadine Pras recently performed the fruits of their collaboration: an interactive performance

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Faculty Resource Network National Symposium: Teaching a New Generation of Students (register by Oct 27)

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Did you know that Stetson University belongs to a national consortium that provides faculty development opportunities to you?  Our membership in this consortium covers all expenses of these opportunities except for travel.   The 2016 Faculty Resource Network National Symposium, held in Atlanta, GA on November 18-19, provides a wealth of sessions examining how faculty members and their

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Campus Conversations – 28 Sep 2016 at 11:30 am in the Faculty Lounge

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Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings & Academic Freedom Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings & Academic Freedom facilitated by Drs. Jelena Petrovic, Pamela Cappas-Toro and Chris Ferguson Venue: Faculty Lounge Date: 28 Sep 2016 Time:  11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Suggested Readings: Inside the Safe Space Debate: We mustn’t let the safe space debate lead us to view free speech

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Seeking Circle Members

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2016-2017  Inquiry Circles: Seeking Members Global Citizenship Collaboratory Members of this circle will become part of a growing collaboratory designed to investigate the essence of Global Citizenship at Stetson University and identify pathways for deepening global learning by all members of our community.  Faculty, staff, and students are welcome!  Indicate your interest in joining this

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G.I.F.T. ~ Fostering Cross-Cultural Experience through Virtual Exchanges

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Great Ideas for Teaching (G.I.F.T.) is an occasional series featuring Stetson faculty. To submit your G.I.F.T., contact the center staff.  by Patrick Guibaud Thinking about an innovative way to foster greater cross-cultural experience in your classroom? Please allow me to suggest an International Virtual Student Exchange. Picture the following scenario. Three students are intensely engaged in a group

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Stetson’s Online Faculty Resource Center announces Collaborate Ultra

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Dear Faculty, I am pleased to announce the availability of a new interface for Collaborate called the Ultra Experience. Let me first assure you that the current Blackboard Collaborate is still available and will function as always. You now have the option to explore and use the new Collaborate Ultra Experience. This interface functions just like

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Summer Grant and Sabbatical Informational Sessions today and tomorrow

Faculty Excellence /

The Professional Development Committee will host two open informational meetings to discuss summer grant and sabbatical leave procedures as well as answer questions from potential applicants.  We encourage all potential applicants to attend and to invite those who will evaluate their applications (department chairs, associate deans) to come along. September 21 at 4:00 PM in the Hand

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TRPP Associates Announces Innovation Award for 2017

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Do you have an innovative approach to teaching/advising students new to college ? TRPP and associates is seeking innovative developmental educators and learning assistance professionals to apply for the 2017 TRPP Innovation Award.  $1000 will be awarded to an individual or team of individuals who are engaged in the practice of developmental education/learning assistance and want to explore how to integrate

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