Adversity, Trauma, and Microaggressions: Learn to Boost Your Students’ (and Your!) Emotional and Cognitive Bandwidth
Several national studies (Frazier, 2016; Smyth, 2008; Winterman, 2017) reveal that the majority of college students (66%) have exposure to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and exposure to at least one major traumatic event (89%). Increasingly, students report...
Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF)
Small group instructional feedback, or SGIF, has arrived at Harper, and faculty and students are recommending that YOU try it! This 3-minute video gives an overview of what SGIF is and how it can help you and your students: https://youtu.be/q0eJh-ayvqc Pioneered at...
Conducting Peer Observations of Teaching for Professional Development
We all have blind spots in our work. For instructors, one way to shed light on these blind spots is to invite a colleague into our classroom for a collaborative peer observation. This non-evaluative, non-judgmental approach creates shared ownership of the challenges...
Choosing Technology Without Losing Your Mind
In the ever-expanding EdTech market, how do you choose from all of the cool, new tools without feeling overwhelmed? This session will focus on the thoughtful application of easy-to-use tech tools that can be used to complement your teaching practice and increase...
Why go Full Tilt in 2020?
Full TILT: Transparency in Learning and Teaching to Increase Student, Faculty, and Institutional Success More students are making it to college than ever, but underrepresented, first generation, and low income students are half as likely to complete college in four...
Spring 2020 GEC Line-Up
Check out the line-up of Graduate Equivalency Courses (GECs) being offered for Spring 2020! Equity Pedagogies and Practices Instructor: Joseph Flynn, Associate Director, Center for Black Studies at NIU Details: Blended, Mondays, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., March 30 - May 4...