Are you interested in incorporating more open access materials into your courses, but you’re not sure where to start? This brief Learning by Design (LBD) Studio provides an overview of Open Access, Creative Commons, Open Educational Resources, and describes resources available through the Furman Libraries. All LBD Studios are available on-demand through the FDC Commons […]
The Faculty Development Center invites all faculty and academic staff to share your stories, strategies, and lessons learned over the past year about teaching and mentoring; scholarship and practice; and professional development during our 2022 Furman Learning Exchange. The Exchange will include two portions – a brief asynchronous exploration of webinars, workshops, and promising practices curated from the past year followed by a […]
Specifications, or “specs” grading is based on clearly defined learning outcomes and self-selected course bundles, satisfactory-unsatisfactory grading with no partial credit, and multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate proficiency. This Learning by Design (LBD) studio provides a basic overview of specs grading pedagogy and practice. All LBD Studios are available on-demand through the FDC Commons […]
FYW seminars provide faculty the opportunity to teach to their passions, but the prospect of teaching a writing course can feel daunting. Join us for this Lunch & Learn to explore the goals of the FYW program and how you can design a course that speaks to your passions and the interests of our students. […]
Although The End of Burnout tells the tale of a professor in academia, it’s central arguments about the ways we theorize and internalize our work—and ways to disrupt the deleterious effects of “productivity”– are applicable to all colleagues in higher education, including staff and faculty. This book interrogates the gap between our vocation and our work […]
Drawing from the most proven ideas in biology, psychology, and neuroscience for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible, Atomic Habits is a comprehensive and practical guide on how to create good habits, break bad ones, and get 1 percent better every day. Whether you want to cultivate new habits of your own or […]
Drawing from the most proven ideas in biology, psychology, and neuroscience for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible, Atomic Habits is a comprehensive and practical guide on how to create good habits, break bad ones, and get 1 percent better every day. Whether you want to cultivate new habits of your own or […]
Talking Teaching conversations provide an opportunity to build community and reflect on links between our teaching practice and student learning experiences. Join colleagues from a range of disciplines to discuss ideas about both long-standing and emerging pedagogical challenges. These open and informal conversations focus on emergent teaching and learning issues in an informal, discussion-based format. […]
Contemplative Pedagogy is an approach to teaching and learning that harnesses the present moment to achieve greater focus, purpose, reflection, and attention in the classroom. Regardless of discipline and educational context, contemplative practices can cultivate a more engaged and connected learning environment to transform the way students learn, process, and share information. Join us for […]
Life coaching is a thriving discipline focused on empathetic listening to help clients grow in various areas of their life. Although life coaching is quite different from typical advising and mentoring relationships with students, coaching tools may supplement and support these activities. This Lunch & Learn provides some background information about life coaching and how […]
Understanding that all learners are cultural beings, culturally relevant/responsive pedagogy is an asset-based approach to teaching that harnesses students’ cultural identities and lived experiences as tools for student-centered instruction. This Learning by Design (LBD) studio introduces the premise of culturally responsive pedagogy, briefly reviews a case study where the practice guided the selection of material […]
Talking Teaching conversations provide an opportunity to build community and reflect on links between our teaching practice and student learning experiences. Join colleagues from a range of disciplines to discuss ideas about both long-standing and emerging pedagogical challenges. These open and informal conversations focus on emergent teaching and learning issues in an informal, discussion-based format. […]
