Fall 2024

Learning Circles are small communities of faculty and staff who meet on a regular basis during a single semester. Each community reads a particular book or set of articles on learning and teaching or profession development. Participants discusses the book during their sessions. There six sessions. Participants need to attend at least three sessions.  All participants receive a Certificate of Participation for their Faculty Portfolio. Books are provided to each participant. Starting the first week of the semester, August for fall 2024, books can be picked up outside from FL 416 between 9am - 4:30pm for the first three weeks of the semester. To join the Learning Circle, select the "Join Teams". Once you join the Teams, you will see instructions on how to add each session to your calendar. Participation is voluntary.  Contact Trevor Morris at [email protected] with any questions. 

Click on the book images below for date, time, and registration! Click on the book title for the Amazon description.

Teaching with AI
 

Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning

Monday 12pm-1pm on the following dates: 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2

Livestream on Teams

Facilitated by Aicha Rochdi and Trevor Morris

FULL

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".
Pedagogy and legacy
 

Pedagogy and Legacy of Carter G. Woodson

Monday @ 1pm-2pm on the following dates: 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2

Livestream on Teams

Facilitated by Trevor Warburton, Stevie Munz, Brock Jones, Acacia Overono, and Rachel Arocho

Join Teams

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".

 

Seeing Patients
 

Seeing Patients

Monday @ 2pm-3pm on the following dates: 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2

Livestream on Teams

Facilitated by Dianne McAdams-Jones

Join Teams

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".
Selma
 

Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity 

Tuesdays @ 1pm-2pm on the following dates: 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3

Facilitated by Meaghan McKasy, Jeremy Boden, and Trevor Morris

 Join Teams

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".
Big Potential
 

Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

Tuesday @ 2pm-3pm on the following dates: 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3

Facilitated by Ursula Sorensen

Join Teams

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".
Grading for Growth
 

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Wednesdays @ 1:30pm - 2:30pm on the following dates: 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4

IN PERSON Room: SC 214 (Student Center)

Facilitated by Weihong Wang and Kat Brown

Join Teams

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".
Motivation Mythbusters
 

Motivation Myth Busters: Science-Based Strategies to Boost Motivation in Yourself and Others

Thursdays @ 1pm-2pm: 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5

Livestream on Teams

Facilitated by Jen Shubert and Trevor Morris

FULL

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".
The Craft of Community Engaged Teaching
 

The Craft of Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning: A Guide for Faculty Development

Thursdays @ 2pm-3pm: 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5

Livestream on Teams

Facilitated by Jon Westover and Janel Mitchel

Join Teams

Once added to the Team, do this to add meeting to Outlook calendar: 

  1. Go to the meeting and select "More Options", the three dots on the right of the meeting and then "View meeting details."
  2. Then select "Add to calendar".