Tidbit – Catch our Breath

With our scheduled no-class days this week, it is not only an opportunity for our students to catch their breaths, but for us as well. This Chronicle piece by James Lang gives us three resources with strategies to consider to help us refresh and refocus:

  • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
  • In Praise of Walking
  • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy.

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Tidbit – Teaching about Race and Racism

This week the New York Times published a collection of resources for teaching about race and racism with The New York Times. The post offers a list of more than 75 writing prompts, lesson plans, graphs, short films and more, to help teachers explore these important topics with students. It also includes suggestions and strategies by four educators on how to facilitate these critical, yet sometimes challenging, conversations.

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Tidbit – ’tis the Season of Recommendations

Tidbit 1 – ’tis the season of recommendations

Have students been asking for letters of recommendations? The Lisska Center has created this video to provide you with suggestions on writing letters of recommendation, including things to focus on and what to ask of students. To ensure you have the full picture, consider this recommendation letter check list which you can share with students.

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Tidbit – Camera on or Off?

If you are using Zoom for your classes this semester, you may be struggling with the same question I am: cameras on or off? I know there have been a number of studies and reports that argue it is more equitable to not require cameras on. Students may be Zooming from non-ideal situations – crowded apartment, a bathroom because its quiet, or even a parking lot to access wi-fi.

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Tidbit – Schedule Your Class Visit Now

Enhance your courses with hands-on learning from cultural and art objects.

    • Integrate works from the permanent collection or current exhibition into lectures and discussions that link directly to your course
    • Discuss visual literacy or object-based learning opportunities and pedagogies
    • Work with the museum to create a semester long academic exhibition.

In-person – Hybrid – Virtual class visit options are available.

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Tidbit – Join the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

Do you want to have a deeper understanding of racial equity? Are you ready for change? Take your first step — join the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge starting Monday, February 8 through February 28.

The Denison University 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge is an educational tool to advance a deeper understanding of the intersections of race, power, privilege and oppression.

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