{"id":5914,"date":"2016-04-07T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/faculty-engagement\/?p=5914"},"modified":"2019-02-17T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T18:15:15","slug":"global-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/brown-center\/2016\/04\/5914\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging minds while teaching and learning innovation | Stetson Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence\u00a0<\/a>sponsors the annual Colloquium on Teaching & Learning Innovation. See below how Stetson faculty and staff are considering a definition of global learning that advances inclusion and academic excellence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In her welcoming remarks at Stetson\u2019s \u201cBeyond Engagement<\/em>\u201d Colloquium on Teaching and Learning Innovation<\/a>, Stetson Executive Vice President and Provost Beth Paul<\/strong>, said, \u201cThis is our day to celebrate learning at Stetson. It\u2019s such a treat to gather together as a community to focus on the heart of what we do. Our goal of inspiring students to be lifelong learners is more important in this fast-paced knowledge age. In today\u2019s society we need to \u2018turbo-charge\u2019 life-long learning! The effect of an inclusive learning community is powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Held in early April, the second annual colloquium showcased passion for all aspects of learning. It opened with an interactive workshop led by Hilary Landorf, Ph.D<\/strong>., and Stephanie Doscher, Ed.D.<\/strong> from the Office of Global Learning Initiatives at Florida International University.<\/p>\n

Together, Landorf and Doscher presented the keynote workshop in which attendees broke into small groups. Group members were challenged to look at a serious problem through not only their perspective, but through the \u2018lens\u2019 of others. Attendees were further challenged to see the interconnectivity of individuals, noting how inclusive education and dialogue is paramount to address today\u2019s most pressing problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cGlobal learning is the key to inclusive excellence,\u201d said Landorf.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that doesn\u2019t mean we need to necessarily leave the classroom. Integrative learning can take place anywhere. You just need to make meaningful connections,\u201d added Doscher. \u201cExamine how you can bring global learning and integrative learning to create meaning for your students. We need to learn what we don\u2019t<\/em> know in order to achieve Global Equity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The morning session continued with plenary speaker Kirsten Shippert Brown<\/strong>, director of Stetson University\u2019s Community School of Music.<\/p>\n

Brown said the best example they have of integrative and service learning in the School of Music occurs in private lessons in which a Stetson student becomes the teacher to others from the community at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow in the role of a teacher, student-teachers become aware and naturally observe themselves as they observe their students. Our students learn firsthand that the better you get at teaching, the better you get at playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The colloquium\u2019s afternoon portion consisted of round-table discussions, interactive presentations and poster sessions.<\/p>\n

Brown Innovation Fellow Michele Randall<\/strong>, visiting assistant professor of English at Stetson, was an attendee as well as co-presenter of a poster session titled, \u201cBuffy Belongs in College: What Popular Culture adds to the University Classroom.\u201d She notes that by integrating popular culture into the material, student motivation and course interest increases.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more interesting you make the material for the students with pop culture stories, the more they can connect to the material. The students are increasingly invested and then we can pack everything in that approach. Students come in to class ready to learn when they are engaged and excited,\u201d said Randall. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve learned is that if I\u2019m passionate about teaching it, the students, in turn, become passionate about learning. I\u2019m having a lot of fun with this style of teaching and am excited to be sharing my experience and learning from others today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to expanding from a half day event, the most important change I\u2019ve observed in 2016 is engaging learners from even more institutions,\u201d said Rosalie Richards<\/strong>, associate provost for Faculty Development and Colloquium Chair. \u201cLast year, members from Daytona State College and Bethune-Cookman University joined in the discussion, and this year we hosted those institutions as well as colleagues from Saint Leo University, Georgia College and Florida International University. Next year, we envision it to be a hub for all aspects of engagement \u2013 including K \u2013 12, not-for-profits, government and more. As a collective, we can enhance or\u00a0reimagine how we work together in the service of learning by all,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more opportunity we have to engage with each other, then the higher likelihood we are to have inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary innovations,\u201d Richards continued. \u201cThat kind of engagement is the type of learning we must model for Stetson University students so they are equipped to address complex challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stetson University\u2019s annual colloquium is supported by Stetson University\u2019s Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence, thanks to the pioneering vision of trustees and longstanding Stetson supporters Hyatt and Cici Brown.<\/p>\n

By: Trish Wieland<\/p>\n

This article was reprinted from\u00a0Stetson Today<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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