Embodied Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Thursday, April 13, 2017

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Online Learning Lab (10/1102)

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Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, and other aspects of presence can impact teaching and learning for both instructors and students. For nontenured professors, these elements can impact teaching evaluations. Come to this workshop to learn about best practices related to embodiment, and to share and learn about strategies from your peers.  

This session will be presented by Dr. Brandi Denison, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Faculty Enhancement.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Online Learning Lab (10/1102)

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Interactive Teaching Strategies: Engaging All Students

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
12:00-1:00 pm
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This webinar will present a variety of teaching methods and strategies designed to engage students in the learning process. From "the onion ball" to "mission possible," participants will be introduced to up to 10 different strategies that can be modified and adapted to meet the needs of diverse content areas ranging from math to history, science to psychology, and beyond. Such strategies will help the content come alive and become meaningful to students as they participate in active learning.

This session is presented by Dr. Elissa Barr, Professor, Public Health, a faculty fellow in the Office of Faculty Enhancement.

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For connection questions, contact Erin Kendrick, erin.kendrick@unf.edu, OFE Events Coordinator

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
12:00-1:00 pm
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Embodied Teaching in the Sciences

Thursday, March 30, 2017
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Online Learning Lab,Building 10, Room 1102

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Accents, gender, race, ethnicity, and other aspects of presence can impact teaching and learning for both instructors and students. For nontenured professors, these elements can impact teaching evaluations. Come to this workshop to learn about best practices related to embodiment, and to share and learn about strategies from your peers.  

This session will be presented by Dr. Brandi Denison, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Faculty Enhancement.

Thursday, March 30, 2017
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Online Learning Lab,Building 10, Room 1102

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Interactive Teaching Strategies: Engaging All Students

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
12:00-1:00 p.m.

Online Learning Lab,Building 10, Room 1102

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This interactive session will present a variety of teaching methods and strategies designed to engage students in the learning process. From "the onion ball," to "mission possible," participants will be actively involved in learning and practicing up to 10 different strategies that can be modified and adapted to meet the needs of diverse content areas ranging from math to history, and science to psychology. Such strategies will help the content come alive and become meaningful to students as they participate in active learning.

This session is presented by Dr. Elissa Barr, Professor of Public Health and Faculty Fellow with the Office of Faculty Enhancement

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
12:00-1:00 p.m.

Online Learning Lab,Building 10, Room 1102

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IARSLCE Call for Proposals - Community Engagement

For faculty interested in community-based learning, the International Association for Research in Service-Learning and Community-Engagement (IARSLCE) will be hosting a conference for research on service-learning in November 2013. The deadline for proposals is April 12th. Please see the announcement below. 

IARSLCE conference proposals due April 12, 2013

Dot the I's and cross the T's on those proposals for the 2013 IARSCLE Conference in Omaha, November 6-8, 2013! The deadline is April 12, 2013. The theme of this year's conference is Reinvigorating our Process of Discovery: Research Informing Practice in Service-Learning and Community Engagement. For more information about the 2013 conference, to view the call, or to submit a proposal, please visit www.researchslce.org/conferences.

Conference planning is underway and the Omaha committee is looking forward to sharing updates and exciting news about the conference very soon. Be on the lookout for these updates and for registration to open on May 1, 2013.  

Course Redesign for Effective Learning

Have you ever thought about reconstructing a course that has become stale, ineffective, or just plain obsolete? How about reducing the amount of class time devoted to lecture while increasing the time devoted to active learning and discussion? While many faculty members express an interest in redesigning one or several courses, they usually indicate that they are unable to combine the block of time and necessary resources to conduct a comprehensive course redesign. The CREL workshop is intended to address this need.

The Office of Faculty Enhancement (OFE) invites full-time faculty to participate in a week-long CREL workshop. The purpose of this extended workshop is to provide faculty with the time, resources, information, and collaborative support needed to revise and redesign a selected Fall 2013 or Spring 2014 course (or design a new course) in ways that will maximize student engagement and learning. The UNF faculty selected to participate in the CREL and who produce a redesigned product will receive a $1000 stipend.

Preparing the CREL Project Proposal Application

Interested faculty should complete the online application at:

http://unf.us2.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_20hhetE0jojoRkV

The deadline for applications is March  1st

The applicant will need to address the following questions:

• What courses do you typically teach?
• Provide the title of the course that you would like to redesign and briefly describe the course (as it exists currently): 150 words max
• Reflect on the course you intend to redesign and identify its strengths: 200 words max
• Reflect on the course you intend to redesign and identify the weaknesses. 200 words max
• Describe the specific areas that are most important for you to improve and how you propose to implement these improvements. 300 words max
• How will you know if the redesign is successful? How will you evaluate the impact of the redesigned aspects of the course? 250 words max
• When would you be implementing this course (semester/year)?
• Have you ever participated in a CREL/BUILD workshop at UNF before?

For examples of previous redesign efforts, see the CREL participants webpage at: http://www.unf.edu/ofe/services/Faculty_Learning_Communities.aspx

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Richard at drichard@unf.edu or 620-1446.

Campus Community Partnerships for Health Award

Please see the announcement below from Campus Community Partnerships for Health (CCPH). The award would apply to community partnerships that address many areas of community action, social justice, and community health and wellness.

Apply by March 4 for the CCPH Annual Award! The award was established in 2002 to highlight the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for health equity and social justice. The 2013 award will be presented at the CU Expo international conference on community-university partnerships in Newfoundland, Canada. For application instructions and info on past awardees and honorable mentions, click here.

For guidelines for submitting an application for the award, visit this website:

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/Award13guidelines.pdf

International Conference on College Teaching and Learning

The National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA) and the Mobile and Social Learning Conference will sponsor the 24th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. The conference will be held on April 8th - 12th, 2013, at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.


For more information about the conference, visit the conference website at
www.teachlearn.org

The deadline for proposal submission is February 22nd, 2013.
Conference organizers will provide a "Best Paper" award of $1000.
Proposals must be submitted online. For more information, visit the website.
http://www.teachlearn.org/callforpapers.html

For more information, contact Jeana Davis at jmdavis@fscj.edu.

Interdisciplinary Conference for Teachers of Undergraduates

Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA, will be hosting the Eleventh Annual Interdisciplinary Conference for Teachers of Undergraduates on March 22nd-23rd, on the Gordon State College campus. The theme for this year's conference is "Teaching Matters: Making Connections."

The deadline for proposals is February 14, 2013.

"this year's conference focuses on theories and evidence-based practices that create learning spaces and foster collaboration among teachers, learners, ...communities. Presenters can focus on specific classroom practices, discipline approaches, theoretical perspectives  as well as research projects."



For more information, see the conference website at:
http://www.gordonstate.edu/teachingmatters
or contact
Dr. Elizabeth Watts Warren
teachingmatters@gordonstate.edu
Conference Coordinator
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA 30204

FLOWHE February Leadership Panel

The Florida Office of Women in Higher Education (FLOWHE) will be hosting a FLOWHE Leadership Panel on Monday, February 25^th, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM at UNF; Student Union West – Building 58, Room 3703A.  This should be an exciting session with UNF leaders, Shari Shuman, Pamela Chally, Karen Patterson, and Barbara Hetrick.


This is a Brown Bag Lunch event so bring your lunch and your questions for our panelists.

 Parking Information:
You must obtain a daily parking pass for $3/day or you will certainly get a parking ticket. With the parking pass, you may park in Garage 38 (2nd floor and above) conveniently located next to the UNF Student Union (Building 58 see map of campus).  However, parking is very limited by lunchtime.  Visitors may also purchase a Daily Parking Permit for $3 from a Parking Permit Dispenser located in Lots 18 and 53 and take the Osprey Connector shuttle to campus.  The Campus Route starts at UNF Hall/Lot 53, stops at three location in the campus core, then two stops at Lot 18 and back to the campus core for four stops before returning to UNF Hall/ Lot 53. For more information about shuttle schedules, visit http://www.unf.edu/shuttle/


For more information on FLOWHE, please contact the FLOWHE Institutional representatives:
Florida State College at Jacksonville:  Karen Arlington, karen.arlington@fscj.edu or 646-2257 or
University of North Florida:  Tina Holland, cholland@unf.edu or 620-3823

OFE has MOVED!!

Office of Faculty Enhancement (OFE) has MOVED!! The new location is in the Osprey Commons (Building 16, the updated dining facility behind Building 14, alongside Candy Cane Lake).
http://www.unf.edu/map/?lat=30.268825039471&lng=-81.50637649924629&zoom=17&markers=016

The location is not as far as you think (less than one Bob Marley song away -- I tried it!).

To find us, take the elevator to the 3^rd floor, then go all the way down the hall to Room 3111.

We are excited about the new opportunities provided by these new facilities. Please stop by and say hello if you have a chance (you will need to excuse the boxes for now as we are still unpacking). 

Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics

Please see the Call for Papers below to the
17th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics to be held in Orlando, Florida on July 9th-15th, 2013.

Proposals are due by November 16th, 2012.
For more information, see the website:
http://www.iiis-summer13.org/wmsci/

From the website:

What is WMSCI 2013?
WMSCI 2013 is an international forum for scientists and engineers, researchers and consultants, theoreticians and practitioners in the fields of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics. The forum focuses into specific disciplinary research, and also in multi, inter, and trans-disciplinary studies and projects. One of its aims is to relate disciplines, fostering analogical thinking and, hence, producing input to the logical thinking.

The purpose of WMSCI 2013 is to promote discussions and interactions between researchers and practitioners focused on disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary issues, ideas, concepts, theories, methodologies and applications. We are particularly interested in fostering the exchange of concepts, prototypes, research ideas, and other results which could contribute to the academic arena and also benefit business, and the industrial community.

http://www.iiis-summer13.org/wmsci/

Conference’s Major Themes
Information Systems, Technologies and Applications.
Ethics, Cybernetics and Informatics
Free/Open Source Software, Technologies and Content
Optical Systems, Technologies and Applications
Human Information Systems
Computer Science and Engineering
Communication and Network Systems, Technologies and Applications
Control Systems, Technologies and Applications
Image, Acoustic, Speech and Signal Processing
Applications of Informatics and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering (MEI 2013) Systemics
Concepts, Principles, Methodologies and Applications of Cybernetics