Friday Morning Forum

January 17, 2020

Center for Teaching nd Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting "Friday Morning Forum: Roundtable Conversations on Classroom Practices and Teaching Trends,” Friday, January 17th from 8:30 am – 12 pm. Instead of presentations, these will be breakout discussions centered on questions, topics, and issues handpicked by faculty and staff members. Topics such as neurodiversity, digital distractions, and ungrading will be open for dialogue, discussion, and debate. Each conversation will be connected to a short article, video or audio clip that participants will be invited to access beforehand so that each dialogue will benefit from a common, and informed, foundation. All staff and faculty are welcome to attend. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Tickets will be offered at each session with a lunch-time raffle of various prizes.

Clash of Perspectives: What are Factors to Consider When Addressing Matters of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Classroom?

Room 2303

Clash of Perspectives: A Case Study

by Dr. Sim J. Covington Jr.

Facilitated by

Dr. Sim J. Covington, Jr

Chief Diversity Officer

A Third of Your Freshmen Disappear. How Can You Keep Them?

Room 2309

A Third of Your Freshmen Disappear. How Can You Keep Them?

by Kelly Field

Note: This article is available free from any FLCC computer or FLCC WiFi connected device. To access i t off campus requires a Chronicle of Higher Ed subscription.

Facilitated by

Jennifer Carney

Professor, Natural Sciences

How do we reconcile disruptive technology in the classroom?

Room 2310

Excerpts from The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World

by Adam Gazzaley and Larry Rosen

Facilitated by

Dave Ghidiu Assistant Professor, Computing Sciences & Jeff Dugan Instructional Designer

How do OER impact student success? Can we implement OER this week?

Room 2303

Free Digital Textbooks vs. Purchased Commercial Textbooks: Open educational resources have saved students millions of dollars, but can they also improve students’ grades?

by Lindsay McKenzie

Facilitated by

April Broughton

Electronic Resources & Online Instruction Librarian

Research suggests that grades can hinder learning. Is 'ungrading' a viable alternative?

Room 2309

How to Ungrade

by Jesse Stommel

Facilitated by

Curt Nehring Bliss

Professor, Humanities

... and if you want to read more on the topic, check out

Grades Can Hinder Learning. What Should Professors Use Instead?

by Susan Blum

Note: This article is available free from any FLCC computer or FLCC WiFi connected device. To access i t off campus requires a Chronicle of Higher Ed subscription.

...and if you want to hear a recent conversation on this topic with a professor from Geneseo, check out Discussing "ungrading" in college classrooms. on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson

How can we make our classroom practices and language inclusive?

Room 2310

Why We Need Universal Design

TEDx Talk by by Michael Nesmith

Facilitated by

Dr. Sim J. Covington, Jr Chief Diversity Officer & Margaret Newland Adjunct instructor, Phys Ed & Integ. Health Care