OFD Newsletter: August 24, 2020
Webinar: Designing Effective Discussions
Is discussion a vital part of your teaching? Are you wondering how to get the most out of your discussions online? Have you ever struggled with how to frame your in-person discussions?
Join Dr. Paula McAvoy of the NC State College of Education for Designing Effective Discussions. In this online workshop, which is applicable to both face-to face and hybrid classrooms, you will explore the characteristics of good discussions and how to create a climate for effective discussions.
This workshop will be delivered via Zoom on October 2, 2020 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Dr. McAvoy is an assistant professor of social studies education at the NC State College of Education and co-author of The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics in Democratic Education.
Her research focuses on how teachers should bring controversial issues into the classroom, what students learn through discussions of those issues and what ethical dilemmas teachers face when introducing sensitive topics. She was the lead developer of The Discussion Project at UW-Madison, a professional development program for faculty.
Online Lilly Conference Registrations Available
DELTA and the Office of Faculty Development are pleased to announce the purchase of a site license for the ITLC Online Lilly Conference, occurring November 30 – December 4, 2020. The Lilly conference is focused on enhancing online, onsite and hybrid teaching and learning.
Attendees will enjoy five full days of conference programming with both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. Session types include 30- and 60-minute sessions, plenary addresses, roundtable discussions and poster presentations.
Tracks include:
- Assessment classroom technologies, course (re)design, diversity/inclusion, engaging/motivating students, service learning and teaching online.
The Call for Proposals is currently open with a deadline of October 1, 2020.
No Cost For The NC State Community
The NC State site licence provides unlimited free conference registrations for faculty, staff and graduate students using their NC State email addresses. Registration is normally $325 per person.
Registration includes:
- Access to ALL conference presentations
- Synchronous sessions including Q&A with all 10 plenary presenters
- Synchronous sessions including Q&A in select sessions
- Asynchronous sessions and participate in discussion boards
- Poster gallery with audio introductions and discussion boards
- Networking with colleagues on discussion boards
- Conference workbook
- Exhibitor sessions with product discounts
- Raffles
To Register for this Conference:
- Go to https://www.itlclillyonline.com/ (close the pop-up, by “x”ing out).
- In the upper right corner of the website, click Log In
- Enter your first and last name and NC State email address.
- Site membership will be approved manually by ITLC Lilly staff (within 24 hours).
- Once approved, your conference registration is complete.
- One week prior to the conference start, you will receive an email reminder of the event. To access programming (synchronously or asynchronously) log in using this same login button, using email and the password you created.
There is no cost involved in registration. If you have questions about this opportunity or about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), please contact the Office of Faculty Development at faculty_development@ncsu.edu.
Faculty Meet-Up: Teaching in Uncertain Times
Join us over lunch virtually for whole-group discussions facilitated by staff from DELTA, NC State University Libraries, and OFD. Faculty and teaching graduate students are invited to attend. Bring your questions and ideas to share with colleagues about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times. Meet-ups will occur via Zoom every Thursday from 12:00-1:00 pm during the Fall 2020 semester.
Fall 2020 Reading Circles: Registration Ends Today!
Registration is open now through August 24 for OFD’s Fall 2020 Reading Circles. If you have participated in Reading Circles in the past, you will notice that there have been some changes to the program to improve your experience, so please read this announcement closely.
Our Fall 2020 Reading Circle selection is Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes by Flower Darby with James M. Lang (Jossey-Bass, 2019, 288 pages). The concept of small teaching is simple: small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching students online. This book offers small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom. It outlines practical and feasible applications of theoretical principles to help your online students learn. It includes current best practices around educational technologies, strategies to build community and collaboration, and minor changes you can make in your online teaching practice–small but impactful adjustments that result in significant learning gains.
The NC State University Libraries provide unlimited ebook access to Small Teaching Online: https://catalog.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/NCSU4879123. OFD will not be distributing physical copies this semester.
Our Fall 2020 Reading Circles will be fully online and synchronous, with meetings held in Zoom. All meeting dates and times have been preset by OFD; you just need to sign up for the schedule that best suits you.
Upcoming Events
Monday, August 24
Thursday, August 27
- Faculty Meet-Up: Teaching in Uncertain Times, 12:00 p.m.
Friday, August 28
- Fulbright Friday: Book a one-on-one advising appointment with Dr. Maria Almanza
Monday, August 31
- Mindful Mondays, 9:00 a.m.
- Application Deadline for Faculty LEAD Program, 5:00 p.m.
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