OFD Newsletter: February 22, 2021
Oral Presentations in the Classroom with Dr. Elizabeth Nelson
March 16, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NC State graduates should be strong communicators and presenters; that is why oral communication is a Pack Proficiency. This workshop provides faculty with resources and strategies to integrate presentation tips and best practices for oral communication into their existing assignments. Faculty will leave with tools and resources for promoting oral communication in their courses.
Workshop Objectives:
- Faculty will describe best practices for oral communication, specifically oral presentations.
- Faculty will identify strategies for instructing students on how to integrate best practices in their oral presentations.
- Faculty will identify resources on campus to support the assessment of oral communication for the purpose of identifying students’ strengths and areas for improvement.
To register, visit REPORTER.
Back to Basics: Classroom Assessment Techniques
Many faculty members have never had any formal training in education. For this reason, OFD is offering some simple introductory offerings to get faculty on track with their teaching. The next session in this series will be held next week (Tuesday, March 2).
Classroom Assessment Techniques (Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 2:00-3:00 p.m.), Led by Dr. Diane Chapman, Executive Director, Office of Faculty Development: Just as students benefit from frequent feedback, instructors benefit from frequently checking in with students about their learning. Classroom assessment techniques are quick, effective ways for taking a pulse of the classroom. In this workshop, we will share some simple classroom assessment techniques to increase learner success.
Our other remaining session will be held April 6:
Metacognition to Improve Student Outcomes (Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 2:00-3:00 p.m.), Led by Dr. Melissa Ramirez, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences: How do we make sure that students learn in our courses? We start by giving them ownership of their learning process. In this workshop we will share some simple ways to engage students in metacognition, showing students how they learn, and how to maximize their efforts to master the course content.
To register for either remaining Back to Basics session, visit REPORTER.
Writing Wednesdays: Virtual Faculty Writing Retreats (Next Week)
Do you have a writing task that you’ve been putting off? The Office of Faculty Development offers virtual writing retreats, Writing Wednesdays, designed to support you in getting it done!
Until we return to in-person meetings on campus, the OFD team has designed synchronous 2.5-hour mini-retreats using the Pomodoro method. Our upcoming sessions are scheduled via Zoom on March 3 and April 7.
During these sessions, faculty participants will:
- Work toward a specific writing task in a structured and supportive environment;
- Be able to access resources from campus experts such as the Libraries, and the IRB office; and
- Discover tips for preparing for the retreat and getting your writing done.
Special bonus for Writing Wednesdays: we have pre-recorded child edutainment provided by Arts NC State for your Wolfpack pups ages 3 to 12 years.
Register today and plan to dedicate uninterrupted time to writing your article, grant proposal, book chapter, or dossier materials.
2021 Teaching and Learning Symposium: Registration Closes Wednesday!
There is still time to register to attend the Office of Faculty Development’s annual Teaching and Learning Symposium will be held on Friday, February 26, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Zoom. Register by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (February 22) to attend! During this virtual event, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions led by NC State faculty, watch a keynote lecture, and meet and talk with NC State peers who are interested in teaching and learning. The Teaching and Learning Symposium is free of charge, and you will receive instructions for joining the Zoom event via email after completing your registration.
Our 2021 keynote lecture, Increase Faculty Success by Increasing Student Resilience: Metacognition is the Key!, will be delivered by Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire. Faculty and student success in a new teaching and learning environment requires implementing new strategies. When we teach students new strategies that cause them to experience rapid, extensive academic improvement, they become more engaged in the learning process, demonstrating increased resilience and making faculty more successful.
Dr. McGuire is the Director Emerita of the Center for Academic Success and retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry at Louisiana State University. She has delivered keynote addresses or presented workshops on effective learning strategies at over 400 institutions in 47 states eleven countries. Prior to joining LSU, she spent eleven years at Cornell University, where she received the coveted Clark Distinguished Teaching Award. Her best-selling book, Teach Students How to Learn, was published by Stylus in 2015. The student version, Teach Yourself How to Learn, was released in January 2018.
For complete schedule of events, please visit our website.
Register to attend the Teaching and Learning Symposium
How can white faculty honor Black History Month in the classroom in meaningful and appropriate ways?
Today on Faculty Forum, Dr. Lisa Paciulli (Department of Biological Sciences) outlines some considerations for white faculty who want to honor Black History Month while avoiding being tokenizing or engaging in surface-level performative activism. Read the post here.
Upcoming Events
Friday, February 26
- Faculty Chat Café, 9:00 a.m.
- Teaching and Learning Symposium, 10:00 a.m.
Monday, March 1
- Mindful Mondays, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 2
Wednesday, March 3
Friday, March 5
- Faculty Chat Café, 9:00 a.m.
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