A reading list is a tricky thing. You want to assign enough for students to get a better understanding of the topic, but how much is too much? Checkout the Course Workload Estimator at Rice University. In this Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, co-creator Dr. Betsy Barre explains why she created the estimator and how it is used.
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Something that may be of interest
Tidbit – How a Pandemic can Inform our Syllabi
As I write, the Delta variant is still spreading and health protocols are in flux. But there are several things we have learned from the pandemic with regard to teaching. Prior to the pandemic, I was little aware of the trauma our students and colleagues experience. This has made me rethink how I approach and interact with both.
Tidbit – What do I do while stirring the pot for dinner?
Dr. Julie Mujic, visiting assistant professor in the global commerce program and coordinator for faculty partnerships with the Knowlton Center, has a recent opinion piece for Inside Higher Ed, How academic parents and others can make the best use of brief in-between moments. Julie gives five practical tips on taking advantage of those brief in-between times to stay intellectually active.
Tidbit – Navigating Difficult Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justice
Looking to add to your summer reading list? The American Psychological Association has created a new text: Navigating Difficult Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justice. The book comprises 18 stand-alone chapters which help “educators tackle common and challenging dilemmas that arise in today’s classroom—such as diversity, privilege, and intersectionality.” Please let us know if interested in exploring in a group.
Tidbit – A Return to Better
As we look to the fall and the promise of vaccinations, herd immunity, and decreased disease prevalence, it is tempting to leave behind the challenging lessons of the last 16 months. However, we have learned too much to just “snapback to normal” as Josuoa Kim argues in his IHE piece, Avoiding the “snapback.”
As Arundhati Roy notes:
Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew.
Tidbit – Screen Time Getting to Your Neck?
Try out these six 30-second exercises shared By Dr. Andrea Lourie, Psychology. Three minutes a day to a healthier neck.
Tidbit – Dr. Mays Imad-Trauma Informed Pedagogy
In August, Dr. Mays Imad hosted a webinar for Denison where she shared her work on trauma informed pedagogy. In late March, she hosted a national webinar: Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now: Toward Healing & Recovery.
If you missed this event, Mays has shared the recorded webinar link. This worked is based on Why hope still matters, Mays’ article in the Chronicle.
Tidbit – Inclusive Teaching Resources
The Association of College and University Educators has a nice resource for supporting inclusive learning with ten helpful practices. As their website points out:
A classroom, whether physical or virtual, is a reflection of the world in which we live. Research has shown that students from underrepresented groups often face additional challenges. By implementing inclusive teaching practices, faculty create learning environments where all students feel they belong and have the opportunity to achieve at high levels.
Tidbit – Venture Aims To ‘Resurrect And Reimagine’ Anti-Slavery Newspaper For The 21st Century
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, is partnering with the Boston Globe to launch The Emancipator , “a resurrection of an early 19th-century abolitionist newspaper with a hope to reframe the national conversation in an effort to hasten racial justice.” In the fall the center conducted a reading group using Kendi’s book How to be an antiracist.
Tidbit – Toward Healing & Recovery
In August, Dr. Mays Imad hosted a webinar for Denison where she shared her work on trauma informed pedagogy. As we look forward and what a fall return will look like, Mays will host the webinar:
Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now: Toward Healing & Recovery
Friday, March 26, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT)
Register: https://pima.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsce-orzMpGt2DsqhxvQnJPvErr3kz1Yvo