Spring Semester 2021
If you require accommodations for equal access to any of the events below, please contact the Office of Accessibility Services via email at access@geneseo.edu, or call 585-245-5112 at least one week prior to this event.
- April 16, 2021 More than 'Standard' English: A Roundtable on Teaching and Curriculum,12:30pm – 1:45pm
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Who: Sasha Allgayer (COMN), Gillian Paku (ENGL), Jennifer Guzman (ANTH), Katherine Menec (SoE), Lytton Smith (ENGL), Sasha Eloi-Evans (Multicultural Programs), Atsushi Tajima (COMN)
Description: An open discussion about getting beyond "standard" English as we explore two questions:
- How do we or can we affirm and integrate linguistic varieties in writing-intensive contexts?
- How can we work towards, and how are we already working towards, processes of grading and assessment writing that are anti-racist?
Faculty, staff, and students including Sasha Allgayer, Sasha Eloi-Evans, Jennifer Guzmán, Gillian Paku, Katherine Menec, Sydney Schmidt, and Atsushi Tajima will share brief prepared remarks before a discussion open to all to join.
This event is part of the TLC/CIL's new "Roundtables on Teaching and Curriculum" series which aims to help share what we're doing in our classrooms and academic programs and collaborate to build from that.
- April 29, 2021 Recognizing and Connecting with Students in Distress, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Facilitators: D
ave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center) and Emma Wolford (Health and Counseling) Desc
ription: In this period of increased stress and trauma, how do we ensure our students are learning? How do we balance and promote our own mental health and well being? How do we support positive mental health and well being for our students? Zoom Link Information and Add to Your Google Calendar
Now more than ever, faculty are one of the main (and perhaps, sometimes, only) touch points for our students, and teaching & supporting them in a remote environment presents additional challenges. Are you worried about a student? Members of faculty and staff at SUNY Geneseo are in an ideal position to recognize when students are struggling emotionally and may need help. However, sometimes it's hard to know what to do when faced with a tough situation.
Kogni
to At-Risk for Faculty & Staff is an online simulation that lets you practice conversations with virtual students so you'll know what to say in real life. The simulation has been designed to help you learn to notice signs of distress, use techniques to discuss your concerns, and refer students to appropriate resources when necessary. Over 90% of users say they would recommend the Kognito simulation to their peers. Kognito is also listed in the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry.
We are offering two TLC sessions this spring using Kognito [Friday, April 9 2:30-4:00pm; Thursday, April 29 1:00-2:30pm] to practice (or re-familiarize) faculty/staff with the online simulation to recognize students in distress and translate the skills to remote learning situations. Following the Kognito simulation, a member of the Health & Counseling staff will join for a facilitated debriefing and discussion to offer context to the experience and discuss real-life situations you've encountered.
- May 7, 2021 Activism: A Roundtable on Teaching & Curriculum, 11:30am – 12:45pm
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Who: Dan DeZarn (Sustainability), Lytton Smith (ENGL), Alla Myzelev (ARTH), Amanda Roth (PHIL), Cathy Adams (HIST), Bruno Renero-Hannan (ANTH)
Description: An open discussion on the ways activism intersects with curriculum at SUNY Geneseo. We invite all to attend and participate, whether by sharing or listening. We will begin with these two questions and end with some ideas for action.
- How do the principles and practices of activism enter into our classrooms and our teaching?
- What opportunities do we imagine for helping students learn through activist work in future?
Zoom Link Information and Add to Your Google Calendar
This event is part of the TLC/CIL's new "Roundtables on Teaching and Curriculum" series which aims to help share what we're doing in our classrooms and academic programs and collaborate to build from that.
- May 7, 2021 Teach For Tomorrow, 2:30 – 3:30pm
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Who: YOU! We want you to be able to share the teaching you're excited about - and to be able to do so in an efficient way, for time is precious. Hence, "Teaching for Tomorrow," a new collaboration between TLC, CDL, and CIL: a monthly 60-minute get-together allowing anyone teaching a class at SUNY Geneseo to share via Zoom a specific approach, activity, practice, class element, or any other aspect of the way you teach.
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on: Each presentation will last 6 minutes, followed by 4 minutes of comments and questions. We’ll record, categorize, and archive presentations so those who can’t attend synchronously can benefit. These sessions and that archive will help us all quickly access new tips and tricks for our classes and identify ways we can collaborate on pedagogical projects. - May 11, 2021 Teaching Reflection: COVID19 and Beyond 2:30-3:30pm
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Who: Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: this workshop is designed to help individual faculty process both their impressions of what has happened since spring 2020 and how they feel about those events. The end goal is to encourage participants to begin to integrate their 2020-2021 teaching experiences into a longer and larger narrative arc of their careers and callings.
Please rsvp for any event by e-mailing tlc@geneseo.edu.
**Note: rsvp's are requested for attendance purposes only so we can ensure enough space and snacks for everyone (once we're able to provide snacks again). If you find that you are able to attend, but have not rsvp'd, you are more than welcome to do so.
Past and Completed Programs & Recordings
Spring Semester 2021
- April 9, 2021 Recognizing and Connecting with Students in Distress
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Facilitators: D
ave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center) and Beth Cholette (Health and Counseling) Desc
ription: In this period of increased stress and trauma, how do we ensure our students are learning? How do we balance and promote our own mental health and well being? How do we support positive mental health and well being for our students? Now more than ever, faculty are one of the main (and perhaps, sometimes, only) touch points for our students, and teaching & supporting them in a remote environment presents additional challenges. Are you worried about a student? Members of faculty and staff at SUNY Geneseo are in an ideal position to recognize when students are struggling emotionally and may need help. However, sometimes it's hard to know what to do when faced with a tough situation.
Kogni
to At-Risk for Faculty & Staff is an online simulation that lets you practice conversations with virtual students so you'll know what to say in real life. The simulation has been designed to help you learn to notice signs of distress, use techniques to discuss your concerns, and refer students to appropriate resources when necessary. Over 90% of users say they would recommend the Kognito simulation to their peers. Kognito is also listed in the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry.
- April 9, 2021 SUNY Virtual Diversity Equity and Inclusion Discussion Forum
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All SUNY staff (especially those who interact often with students) and faculty are invited to participate in the "SUNY Virtual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Discussion Forum.”
The goal of the program is give SUNY staff an opportunity to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in higher education in a supportive environment to help them create the inclusive mindset they need to learn the competencies necessary to serve a diverse population of students and others on their campus.The program features a mix of asynchronous (not in real time) online discussions in Workplace as well as meetings in Zoom. If you have any questions, contact Chris Price, Academic Programs Manager, SUNY Center for Professional Development (chris.price@suny.edu).
- March 29, 2021 Q&A on Common Accommodations
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Who: Dr. Amy Fisk, Assistant Dean for Accessibility
Annika Mounts, Student Accessibility Advocate
Kelleigh Larsson, Office of Accessibility Services Intern Descripti
on: This webinar will provide an overview of common accommodations approved for students connected with the Office of Accessibility Services, including, but not limited to, Extended Time on Assessments, Audio Recording, Captioning/Tran scripts, and Modified Attendance/Flex ible Due Dates. Participants will learn more about Universal Design tools and strategies that can help reduce the need to provide individual accommodations. The webinar will include opportunities for Q&A throughout. - March 26, 2021 Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now: Toward Healing & Recovery
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Who Mays Imad, Ph.D, Professor - Department of Life and Physical Science, Coordina
tor - The Teaching and Learning Center, Pima Community College On March 26 of last year, I held the first of a series of webinars on trauma-informed teaching & learning. I invited the teaching and learning community to join me so we may begin to process the abrupt disruption and uncertainties … and the trauma. As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, I continued to reflect on the question: What critical opportunity does this story of tragic suffering and loss present me as an educator?
On Friday, March 26, I will hold a free webinar for educators and to discuss how we may leverage the neuroscience of now to move toward healing & recovery. You are cordially invited to join me and the teaching & learning community to reflect together and interrogate our collective relationship with hope.
- March 26, 2021 Engaging Remote Students - Matthea Marquart, Columbia [via SUNY CPD]
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Description: How do you know whether your students are engaged in learning during your synchronous online classes? Can you tell from their cameras? When your students leave their cameras off, does this make it difficult to feel connected to them? Do you wonder why your students leave their cameras off? In this workshop, we’ll examine why students may be unwilling or unable to use a web camera during your classes and discuss alternative ways of maintaining active engagement with your students.
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a Marquart is the Assistant Dean of Online Education and an adjunct Lecturer at Columbia University’s School of Social Work (CSSW). She has worked with CSSW’s Online Campus since 2014, including creating CSSW’s award-winning 5-week Institute on Pedagogy and Technology for Online Courses, and she has worked in online training and education since 2008. Matthea is passionate about examining and discussing the ins and outs of effective online education. She has collaborated on publishing 20+ related articles and presenting 100+ related sessions, including focusing on webcam use in a recent article for EDUCAUSEand a recent roundtable for the Teacher’s College Winter Roundtable. She welcomes connections via LinkedInor Twitter @MattheaMarquar
t, and links to her past publications and presentation materials can be found on her website. For more information, go to Engaging Remote Students.
- March 24, 2021 STOP and SLOW DOWN: Rejuvenate with Everyday Mindfulness
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Title: STOP and SLOW DOWN: Rejuvenate with Everyday Mindfulness
Who:
Beth Cholette, PhD, RYT (she/her/hers) Assistant Director of Counseling Services Descrip
tion: This program will focus on finding ways to slow down in the midst of our fast-paced everyday lives. Through use of simple mindfulness skills, Beth will teach ways to interrupt our auto-pilot response. This experiential program will incorporate short, skills-based practices plus an optional longer (approximately 10 muided - March 24, 2021 Dr. Rae André "Teaching Climate Leadership"
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Dr. Rae André will facilitate a virtual faculty-develop
ment session on "Teaching Climate Leadership." The workshop will equip instructors to promote integrative learning in courses on strong sustainability. Dr. Rae André is the author of Lead for the Planet: Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change. Lead for the Planet shifts the focus to how we, the members of Team Humanity, are going to organize to solve the twin issues of climate change and energy evolution. The book channels a broad range of social science perspectives, from anthropology to psychology to economics, to help decision-makers explore how Team Humanity can get this thing done.
An organizational psychologist, André is professor emeritus of leadership and sustainability and instructor in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston. Her courses promote systemic thinking on climate change and energy evolution. Aimed at high level undergraduates, MBAs, and professionals, they include sustainability for organizations ("weak" sustainability) along with sustainability for the planet ("strong" sustainability)
. Her work has reached students in a variety of disciplines from management to engineering to liberal arts. André received a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in film studies from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a B.A. (cum laude) in English from Cornell University. - March 23, 2021 Dr. Rae André "Lead for the Planet: Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change" (COPLAC),
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Description
Georgia College, in partnership with the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) and the Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS), will host a national forum with Dr. Rae André, professor emeritus at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
André will present and facilitate a public forum on Tuesday, March 23rd from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Part of Georgia College’s Inspire! series on leadership, André will lead a discussion on sustainability leadership. “Growth is finite, natural capital is priceless, and human progress must be measured in terms of both economics and the quality of life,” says André. The forum will be hosted virtually and will be open to the public.
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. Rae André is the author of Lead for the Planet: Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change. Lead for the Planet shifts the focus to how we, the members of Team Humanity, are going to organize to solve the twin issues of climate change and energy evolution. The book channels a broad range of social science perspectives, from anthropology to psychology to economics, to help decision-makers explore how Team Humanity can get this thing done. An organizational psychologist, André is professor emeritus of leadership and sustainability and instructor in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston. Her courses promote systemic thinking on climate change and energy evolution. Aimed at high level undergraduates, MBAs, and professionals, they include sustainability for organizations ("weak" sustainability) along with sustainability for the planet ("strong" sustainability)
. Her work has reached students in a variety of disciplines from management to engineering to liberal arts. André received a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in film studies from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a B.A. (cum laude) in English from Cornell University. - March 22, 2021 Building (and Keeping) Teams and Communities in our Departments
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Who:
Corey Ha, Director of Milne Library Kurt Fletcher, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Laurie Fox, Director of Educational Technology
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iption: Last fall, the TLC held a session with UUP Professionals where much discussion centered on how to build teams and communities within our departments (especially as we work remotely). This informal panel discussion will share ideas/strategie s from three different departments. We encourage people to attend, participate, and add to the conversation so we can all learn from each other. - March 18, 2021 A Conversation on Student Workload in Online Courses
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The Center for Digital Learning in partnership with the Student Association discussed the perceptions, expectations, and challenges surrounding student workload in online courses at Geneseo. A summary of the program can be found on the CDL Blog.
- March 3, 2021 Leveraging Your Institutional Repository for Open Education
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SUNY Geneseo's institutional repository, KnightScholar (https://knight
scholar.geneseo .edu), highlights scholarship and creative works from the Geneseo community. Since 2018, we have added works across several SUNY Geneseo academic departments, and of several different types. Most of the material in KnightScholar are results of research or creative endeavors, though we also include educational materials that are freely available to the public.
In this workshop, we will discuss some of the steps for creating open lesson plans and sustaining open access by depositing those plans into KnightScholar. - March 4, 2021 Introduction to Pressbooks for Publishing OER
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Title: Introduction to Pressbooks for Publishing OER
Presented by Allison Brown, Digital Publishing Services Manager
Description: Are you interested in creating or editing an OER but don't know where to start? Milne Publishing offers the Geneseo community access to Pressbooks, an online book production software. Come get an overview of the tools available to you and see examples of how others have used it. This virtual workshop is being offered in support of Open Education Week.
- March 9, 2021 Mindful Multiple Choice - Self-Care Strategies for Faculty
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Title: Mindful Multiple Choice - Self-Care Strategies for Faculty
Who: Beth Cholette, PhD, RYT (she/her/hers) Assistant Director of Counseling Services
Description: This program will focus on finding ways to be mindful in the midst of a pandemic. Beth will teach simple strategies that can be incorporated into daily life. There will be short practices throughout the program plus an optional longer (approximately 10 minute) guided visualization at the end.
Beth Cholette is a clinical psychologist and certified yoga instructor who teaches yoga and mindfulness-based meditation on campus and in the community. Beth is able to adapt yoga/meditation for classroom settings, and she is happy to work with faculty/staff to create specific sessions to meet pedagogical needs.
- February 2021 Black History Month Event Series
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Throughout the month of February we have scheduled a series of Black History Month events in support of our ongoing effort to become an antiracist college. Details, dates, and recordings can all be found on this separate dedicated webpage.
- January 25 & 26, 2021 ASSESStivus
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Schedule and recordings from virtual ASSESStivus presentations held at the end of January 2021. Keynote address: "Telling Our Stories in a Post-Covid World" by Dr. Kevin Gannon, Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. author of Radical Hope.
Fall Semester 2020
- December 11, 2020 Teaching for Tomorrow
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Title: Teaching for Tomorrow
Who: YOU! We want you to be able to share the teaching you're excited about - and to be able to do so in an efficient way, for time is precious. Hence, "Teaching for Tomorrow," a new collaboration between TLC, CDL, and CIL: a monthly 60-minute get-together allowing anyone teaching a class at SUNY Geneseo to share via Zoom a specific approach, activity, practice, class element, or any other aspect of the way you teach.
Description: Each presentation will last 6 minutes, followed by 4 minutes of comments and questions. We’ll record, categorize, and archive presentations so those who can’t attend synchronously can benefit. These sessions and that archive will help us all quickly access new tips and tricks for our classes and identify ways we can collaborate on pedagogical projects.
Please submit via this Google Form.
Presentations can be on any topic and in any subject area. Given the current priorities of the college, we particularly welcome presentations that: showcase online learning and/or virtual alternatives to in-person activities; engage students as researchers; demonstrate anti-racist teaching practices; and/or enable partnerships with community organizations. This list is not meant to be definitive; we encourage any teaching-related activity you are excited about sharing.
- December 8, 2020 Self-Care Strategies for Faculty
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Title: Mindful Multiple Choice - Self-Care Strategies for Faculty
Who: Beth Cholette, PhD, RYT (she/her/hers) Assistant Director of Counseling Services
Description: This program will focus on finding ways to be mindful in the midst of a pandemic. Beth will teach simple strategies that can be incorporated into daily life. There will be short practices throughout the program plus an optional longer (approximately 10 minute) guided visualization at the end.
Beth Cholette is a clinical psychologist and certified yoga instructor who teaches yoga and mindfulness-based meditation on campus and in the community. Beth is able to adapt yoga/meditation for classroom settings, and she is happy to work with faculty/staff to create specific sessions to meet pedagogical needs.
- December 4, 2020 Using Online Teaching for Online Learning
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Title: Using Online Teaching for Online Learning
Who: Bob Boyd, School of Business
Description: In this presentation, School of Business faculty member Bob Boyd will use his many years of experience with online classes to discuss the importance of approaching teaching online from the perspective of how learning happens in an online space. He'll share some concrete examples of effective online learning that others can adopt and adapt. Participants will also have a chance to ask questions and share their own effective practices.
- December 3, 2020 Academic Coaches Learning Community
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Title: Academic Coaches Learning Community, Session 4
Who: Heather Wilhelm Routenberg (Academic Planning and Advising) and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: This Academic Coaching Learning Community is a series of professional development sessions held on the first Thursday of the month to assist you in serving your advisees as well as the broader student community. This time will offer the opportunity to explore concrete activities and strategies you can apply with your advisees to foster their growth.
- November 19, 2020 Teaching for Tomorrow
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Title: Teaching for Tomorrow
Who: YOU! We want you to be able to share the teaching you're excited about - and to be able to do so in an efficient way, for time is precious. Hence, "Teaching for Tomorrow," a new collaboration between TLC, CDL, and CIL: a monthly 60-minute get-together allowing anyone teaching a class at SUNY Geneseo to share via Zoom a specific approach, activity, practice, class element, or any other aspect of the way you teach.
Description: Each presentation will last 6 minutes, followed by 4 minutes of comments and questions. We’ll record, categorize, and archive presentations so those who can’t attend synchronously can benefit. These sessions and that archive will help us all quickly access new tips and tricks for our classes and identify ways we can collaborate on pedagogical projects.
Please submit via this Google Form.
Presentations can be on any topic and in any subject area. Given the current priorities of the college, we particularly welcome presentations that: showcase online learning and/or virtual alternatives to in-person activities; engage students as researchers; demonstrate anti-racist teaching practices; and/or enable partnerships with community organizations. This list is not meant to be definitive; we encourage any teaching-related activity you are excited about sharing.
- November 18, 2020 ACCC Lite: Power, Privilege, and Systemic Racism
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Title: ACCC Lite - Power, Privilege, and Systemic Racism
Who: Sarah Frank (Residence Life), Monica Schneider (Psychology), and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: An introduction to some of the concepts covered in the Advancing Cultural Competency Program (ACCC).
- November 16, 2020 Inquiry Journals
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Title: Inquiry Journals Who: Claire Gravelin, Tina Merrilees, and Brad Taber-Thomas (Psychology)
Description: Join three Psychology faculty members as they discuss their innovative reflective "Inquiry Journal" assignment, which provides students the opportunity to make connections and meaning across multiple courses during these challenging times. Hear about the work students have produced in this pilot semester and learn how you can adopt the assignment in your course.
- November 16, 2020 Faculty Well-Being and Career Paths
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Title: Faculty Well-Being and Career Paths: What Campus Leaders Need to Know
Who: Hosted by Liz McMillen, Executive Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education and Panelists Include
- Sian Beilock, President, Barnard College
- Jonathan Holloway, President, Rutgers University
- Kiernan Mathews, Executive Director of the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, Harvard's Graduate School of Education.
- Katherine Rowe, President, William & MaryDescription: Faculty are stressed out, overworked, and fatigued. A Chronicle survey of more than 1,000 professors and instructors nationwide found a struggling group, with 70 percent of tenured faculty saying their work-life balance has deteriorated in 2020, and 86 percent of female tenured professors saying that their workload has increased. What can college leaders do to support them?
In a virtual forum hosted by Liz McMillen, executive editor at The Chronicle, we will gather a panel of higher-ed leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities of helping faculty in their jobs and lives. The session will share results from the exclusive survey and offer ideas for what faculty are looking for.
- November 10, 2020 ACCC Lite: Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
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Title: ACCC Lite - Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
Who: Mallory Giambra (CAS), Megan Kennerknecht (Financial Aid), and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: An introduction to some of the core concepts covered in the Advancing Cultural Competency Program (ACCC).
- November 9-13, 2020 National Distance Learning Week (NDLW)
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Title: SUNY Online Celebrates National Distance Learning Week
Who: SUNY Online Team
Description: SUNY Online is pleased to host and showcase the following presentations in celebration of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) 2020. For detailed descriptions on each webinar and access/recording links, visit the SUNY Online Teaching Hub. Registration is not required for these free webinars. Webinar slides and recordings will be listed below each session.
- November 5, 2020 Academic Coaches Learning Community
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Title: Academic Coaches Learning Community, Support Services for Your Students
Who: Emma Wolford (Director of Counseling Services), Marcus Foster (Title IX Coordinator), Sarah Covell (Alcohol and Other Drugs Coordinator), Heather Wilhelm Routenberg (Academic Planning and Advising) and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: Please join us for November's professional development session focused on campus support services available to assist your students with managing emotional wellness and healthy habits outside of the classroom. Together we'll discuss what techniques you can use to support your students in navigating challenging issues, how to spot distress or concerning behavior, and how to make appropriate referrals.
- November 5, 2020 Inclusive by Design: Universal Design for Learning and the World Language Classroom,
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Title: Inclusive by Design: Universal Design for Learning and the World Language Classroom
Description: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework for designing instruction to be more accessible to all learners. By following the principles and guidelines of the UDL framework, instructors can design a more inclusive learning environment that will provide an improved experience for all students.
This talk will provide both a theoretical introduction to the UDL framework and practical suggestions for applying it to the language classroom. First, a brief introduction to UDL and information on learner variability (i.e., the diversity in how everyone learns) will be provided. Next, results of research that has investigated the effects of an annual UDL training for faculty, staff, and administrators will be briefly shared. Finally, the main focus of the presentation will be on specific strategies that faculty can employ as they seek to universally design their language instruction. Given the current global health crisis and the importance of including all learners when teaching a language at a distance, specific strategies for synchronous and asynchronous online language instruction will be provided.
- November 2, 2020 Election Anxiety Panel Discussion
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Title: 2020 Election Anxiety Panel Discussion
Who: Wes Kennison (English), Jeff Koch (Political Science and International Relations), Nick Palumbo (Leadership & Service), Chris Prusak (University Police Department), robbie routenberg (Chief Diversity Officer), and Emma Wolford (Counseling Services)
Description: Regardless of political affiliation, over 2/3 of American adults indicate the 2020 Presidential Election is a significant source of stress and anxiety according to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association. In this panel discussion, SUNY Geneseo faculty and staff will offer tips and resources for how to cope with 2020 election anxiety as well as how to help our students manage stress related to the election.
- October 26, 2020 What is Antiracist Pedagogy? (recording and materials)
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Title: What is Antiracist Pedagogy?
Who: Crystal Simmons (School of Education) and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: This session led by Dr. Crystal Simmons, an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, will discuss the importance and need for Antiracist pedagogy. She will present strategies and resources that can be incorporated in our coursework and teaching. Questions that will be addressed during the presentation include:
- What is Antiracist Pedagogy?
- How can I implement this in my coursework?
- What does it mean to be an antiracist educator?
Links:
- October 21, 2020 A Community Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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Title: A Community Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Who: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is one of the country's leading antiracist voices. He is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, a #1 New York Times best-selling author, and the youngest-ever winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction. He is also a 2020–2021 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, where he will continue work on his next historical monograph, Bones of Inequity: A Narrative History of Racist Policies in America.
Description: The Friends of the Central Library, in partnership with the Syracuse University Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Hendricks Chapel, and the Lender Center for Social Justice, present A Community Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, sponsored by The Central New York Community Foundation, The Gifford Foundation, and WCNY. Join us for a free discussion on Zoom about antiracism and critical social issues that affect us all. In the coming weeks, you will receive an email with instructions and a link to the Zoom webinar for the event.
Kendi's 2019 book How to be an Antiracist was described by the New York Times as “the most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.” His latest book published October 6, 2020, Be Antiracist: A Guided Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action, is available now.
- October 19 - 23, 2020 SUNY Faculty Development Virtual Conference
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Title: SUNY Faculty Development Virtual Conference - Teaching & Learning for Student Success
Who: The SUNY Faculty Development Conference is sponsored by the SUNY Faculty Development Community of Practice which brings together educational professional development staff and faculty throughout SUNY, with a particular emphasis on teaching and learning. This group creates opportunities for staff and faculty to learn about available SUNY resources to support teaching and learning and strengthen our professional networks. The audience for the conference includes those working in faculty development roles as well as faculty.
Description: "Teaching and Learning for Student Success” defined broadly to include:
Achieving course and program learning outcomes Engaging in curricular and co-curricular activities Student access, retention, and completion strategies Using technology in both face-to-face and online courses to improve learning
Sessions will focus on professional development programs implemented on campuses, teaching and learning strategies, or research in one of these areas. These engaging sessions will address ways we can meet the needs of all students, staff, and faculty and thereby strengthen our institutions and communities.
Register for this FREE Virtual Conference
- Supporting, learning from, and including diverse populations on our campuses. Diverse populations include but are not limited to nontraditional and first-generation students, students with disabilities, students of color, students from underrepresented groups, international students, LGBTQ+ students, religion, socioeconomic status, and gender.
- Implementing innovative pedagogical strategies to move beyond remediation and help students overcome bottlenecks or threshold concepts in their coursework
- October 16, 2020 Information Session: Creating a Microcredential (materials)
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Title: Information Session: Creating a Microcredential
Who: Center for Integrative Learning, Teaching Learning Center, and the Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment
Description: An information session to help faculty interested in developing Microcredentials, which comprise a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credits of academic course work with at least one high impact/applied learning/integrative learning experience and a culminating experience with a self-reflective component.
Whether you're entirely new to Microcredentials or are already working on plans. The session will cover:
- the criteria for Microcredentials as passed by College Senate
- the process and timeline for submitting Microcredentials
- examples of potential Microcredentials (
those already engaged in creating something are invited to share and discuss ideas) - chances to discuss how microcredentials might enhance existing teaching, research, and student learning
For those who cannot make the session, we will be holding future events on Microcredentials and we are also happy to conduct 1:1 consultations - please contact us if you'd like to talk further.
- October 15, 2020 Science, Race, and Power
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Title: Science, Race and Power
Who: Angela Saini, an award-winning science journalist whose print and broadcast work has appeared on the BBC and in the Guardian, New Scientist, Wired, the Economist, and Science. A former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, she won the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Kavli Science Journalism gold award in 2015. Saini has a master’s in engineering from Oxford University, and she is the author of Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story and Geek Nation: How Indian Science Is Taking Over the World.
Description: Racial categories feel tangible, but as we know from genetics, they are no more rooted in biology than they were hundreds of years ago when they were arbitrarily invented by European scientists who were affected by the politics of their time. Yet scientific myths about human difference live on today in disturbing ways. As ethnic nationalism rises around the world, race science is experiencing a revival on the far-right, fuelled by the abuse of data and facts by politically-motivated groups. Even well-intentioned scientists, through their lazy use of old-fashioned categories, inappropriately imply that race has some innate basis. We forget to our cost that race was never about biology but always about power.
- October 14, 2020 TLC Conversation: Building Our Community, Supporting Each Other
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Title: Building Our Community, Supporting Each Other
Who: Facilitated by Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: An open discussion with SUNY Geneseo faculty and staff to share your classroom successes and challenges in this semester as well as community brainstorming for ways to support each other. This is a chance to connect with your Geneseo colleagues and engage in a conversation on effective teaching practices, work/life balance, and addressing the wants and needs of our community.
- October 13, 2020 Reading Group Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility" #2
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Title: Virtual Reading Group Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility" #2
Who: Laura Matthews (Director of Jewish Student Life), Sasha Eloi-Evans (Director of Multicultural Programs and Services), and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: After our first discussion of Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility," there was a great desire by those in attendance to continue the conversation. Therefore, we have scheduled a second discussion on Tuesday, October 13 from 10:30-11:30am via Zoom. Link to join can be found below. No matter how far you got in DiAngelo's book, or whether you were able to join our first session, all are welcome to join the discussion. We plan on gathering the entire group in a Zoom room for an opening discussion, and then dividing into breakout rooms for smaller group discussions. Based on initial feedback from when the books were distributed, we want to ensure everyone has the space they need for a fruitful discussion. Therefore, we will have breakout rooms solely for our BIPOC and White colleagues as well as breakout rooms for those comfortable in engaging in the discussions together. This session is part of our continuing "Becoming and Antiracist Campus" project.
- October 9, 2020 Preparing an Inclusive Online Course (recording)
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Title: Preparing an Inclusive Online Course
Who: ACUE (Association of College and University Educators)
Description: The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), American Council on Education (ACE), The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), The National Association of System Heads (NASH), Every Learner Everywhere, Strong Start to Finish and The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) invite leaders, faculty and staff across higher education for focused and practical discussion on: Preparing an Inclusive Online Course. Panelists will share their thoughts and practices for approaching your online teaching with an inclusive mindset, ensuring your course reflects a diverse society and world. Learn inclusive strategies you can put into practice even before the first day of your online course to set the stage for creating a more equitable online learning environment. Moderated by Kevin Kelly, ACUE Academic Director, this panel will feature a brief keynote from Farrah Ward, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Elizabeth City State University.
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- October 5, 2020 Supporting Faculty and Staff Mental Health (recording)
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Title: Supporting Faculty and Staff Mental Health
Who: The Chronicle of Higher Education - Sian Beilock President @Barnard College, Shawnté Elbert Associate Dean of Health & Wellness @Central Washington University, Anthony Ocampo Faculty Coach @National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Description: COVID-19 and social unrest have placed a strain on the mental well-being of people everywhere. While there has been considerable concern for students, college leaders are also focusing on the well-being of faculty and staff on their campuses. How can college leaders support them and provide access to the tools and resources necessary for them to care for their own mental health?
Join The Chronicle for a virtual forum that examines the policies and plans that college leaders and senior administrators can put in place to ease the mental strain of this unprecedented semester.
- How do they prevent potential burnout or the isolation of working and teaching remotely?
- How do they best serve staff and faculty of color who are affected by the dual crises of Covid-19 and systematic racism?
- How do they ensure that staff are treating each other with compassion and care when everyone feels on edge?
Find out as campus leaders, faculty, and mental-health experts bring their varying perspectives to the table for a frank and enlightening discussion.
The archived version is available here.
- October 2, 2020 Creating an Inclusive Online Learning Environment (recording)
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Title: Creating an Inclusive Online Learning Environment
Who: ACUE (Association of College and University Educators)
Description: The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), American Council on Education (ACE), The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), The National Association of System Heads (NASH), Every Learner Everywhere, Strong Start to Finish and The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) invite leaders, faculty and staff across higher education for a focused and practical discussion on: Creating an Inclusive Online Learning Environment Panelists will share practices they have found helpful to effectively set expectations for valuing diverse viewpoints, facilitating respectful conversations, and engaging students in inclusive active learning exercises. The teaching practices discussed in this webinar can be utilized in a variety of disciplines and course sizes to promote equity and inclusion. Moderated by Charity Peak, Regional Director of Academic Programs at ACUE, this panel will feature a brief keynote from Michael Benitez Jr., Vice President for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Metropolitan State University, Denver.
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- October 1, 2020 Academic Coaches Learning Community
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Title: Academic Coaches Learning Community, Session 2
Who: Heather Wilhelm Routenberg (Academic Planning and Advising) and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: This Academic Coaching Learning Community is a series of professional development sessions held on the first Thursday of the month to assist you in serving your advisees as well as the broader student community. This time will offer the opportunity to explore concrete activities and strategies you can apply with your advisees to foster their growth.
- September 17, 2020 Race, Class, and Academic Life (recording)
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Title: Race, Class, and Academic Life
Who: The Chronicle of Higher Education - panel, led by co-hosts Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, and Sarah Brown, Chronicle senior reporter, included:
- Fred A. Bonner II, professor of educational leadership and counseling at Prairie View A&M University
- Marcia Chatelain, professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University
- Darrick Hamilton, professor of economics and urban policy and director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification, and Political Economy at The New School
- Tracey E. Hucks, provost and dean of the faculty at Colgate University
- Randall Kennedy, professor of law at Harvard Law School
Description: What does the national reckoning over systemic racism mean for academic life? Some faculty members have called for specific, immediate actions from their institutions. Scholars across the country have shared personal experiences with the hashtag #Blackintheivory, raising consciousness among colleagues. And college leaders are talking more about diversity, equity, and inclusion. What do Black academics believe needs to change — and how?
The archived version is available here.
- September 16, 2020 Reading Group Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility"
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Title: Virtual Reading Group Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility"
Who: Laura Matthews (Director of Jewish Student Life), Sasha Eloi-Evans (Director of Multicultural Programs and Services), Jennifer Guzman (Assistant Professor Anthropology), and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: Join a facilitated discussion of Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility." We plan on gathering the entire group in a Zoom room for an opening discussion, and then dividing into breakout rooms for smaller group discussions. Based on initial feedback from when the books were distributed, we want to ensure everyone has the space they need for a fruitful discussion. Therefore, we will have breakout rooms solely for our BIPOC and White colleagues as well as breakout rooms for those comfortable in engaging in the discussions together. This session is part of our continuing "Becoming and Antiracist Campus" project.
- September 10, 2020 Academic Coaches Learning Community
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Title: Academic Coaches Learning Community, Session 1
Who: Heather Wilhelm Routenberg (Academic Planning and Advising) and Dave Parfitt (Teaching and Learning Center)
Description: This Academic Coaching Learning Community is a series of professional development sessions held on the first Thursday of the month to assist you in serving your advisees as well as the broader student community. This time will offer the opportunity to explore concrete activities and strategies you can apply with your advisees to foster their growth. This initial meeting will engage new coaches in a review of the academic recovery contract and expectations for student participants, a discussion about our program’s philosophy and approach, and a broad review of resources grounded in promising metacognitive strategies for academic growth and development. If you are new to the program, we hope that you’ll be able to join us for this event. Further details are forthcoming.
- September 2, 2020 The Shift from Grading to Ungrading (recording)
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Title: The Shift from Grading to Ungrading
Who: Michael Leroy Obery, Distinguished Professor, History
Description: A growing number of American college professors are changing the way they grade students. Some are engaging an evaluation method referred to as "ungrading." Last Fall semester, Michael Oberg decided to stop scoring papers, opting instead to write lengthy comments and meet individually with students. During Finals Week, students handed in their final work, and told him what they thought they deserved as their grade. Michael Oberg will share what he learned during this experiment with "ungrading," and discuss changing the faculty/student power dynamic and ineffective grading methods.
To prepare for this session, please read Michael Oberg's short blog posts On Student Retention and My Experiment with Ungrading. In addition, WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson interviewed Michael Oberg and Dr. Cate Denial, director of the Bright Institute at Knox College, about this evaluation method, and you can listen to that discussion prior to the presentation.
Video recording of the presentation
- September 1, 2020 Collaborative Online International Learning Partnering Fair & Bulletin
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Title: Collaborative Online International Learning Partnering Fair
Who: SUNY Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Description: If you are looking for new COIL teaching partners (for the Spring 2021 semester and beyond), come to the Virtual Partnering Fair on September 1. The COIL Partnering Bulletin and Fair are for all professors who are seeking a new COIL teaching partner. The Virtual Partnering Fair will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET. The Fair is open to all professors or coordinators and will feature opportunities to discuss partnering interests/needs.