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The Bright Institute 2023 Pedagogy Sessions
Welcome!
I’m Jessamyn Neuhaus and I appreciate the opportunity to work with you this week at the Bright Institute. For more information about me, click the button directly below.
Goals and Schedule
Our goals this week are to reduce teaching and learning snafus, inspire new teaching strategies, and strengthen this pedagogical community of practice. To see a detailed schedule of our sessions, click the button directly below.
Stay in touch!
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Wednesday, August 2
What causes the biggest snafus in teaching and learning? How can we solicit feedback from students about teaching without exacerbating inequitable teaching conditions? What specific course design and classroom strategies increase equity, inclusion, and student learning?
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Link to the slides for Jessamyn’s presentation “Snafu Edu”
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Link to the slides for Jessamyn’s short interactive talk titled “Student Feedback on Teaching: Considering Inequitable Teaching Conditions”
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Link to the slides for Jessamyn’s workshop “Five Ways to Increase Inclusivity and Student Learning”
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Please take a moment to reflect on your work, give a shoutout to another member of our learning community, and give me a little feedback about our activities today: August 2 Reflection and Feedback
Thursday, August 3
What is an “unessay” and how can this type of assignment help students better connect to our course content? How can we rethink and implement high-impact course policies like attendance and phone/device use in class to increase trust in our classroom communities?
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Link to slides for Jessamyn’s workshop “Using Unessays to Help Student Connect to Content”
Bibliography and additional resources about the unessay
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Links to Jessamyn’s slides for her workshop “Trust Issues: Class Attendance”
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Link to slides for Jessamyn’s workshop “Trust Issues: Classroom Phone and Device Policies”
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Please take a moment to reflect on your work, give a shoutout to another member of our learning community, and give me a little feedback about our activities today: August 3 Reflection and Feedback
Friday, August 4
What kinds of grading and assessment strategies can we use to increase student success while also reducing our own stress? What is “ungrading” and how can it increase learning and success? What things will you take away from our work together this week and apply in your own teaching context?
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Links to the slides for Jessamyn’s workshop “Assessment Strategies for Reducing Stress and Increasing Success”
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Links to slides for Jessamyn’s workshop “Using Ungrading to Increase Student Learning and Success”
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Add your takeaways and read what your colleagues are taking from this week on our shared Google doc: Teaching Takeaways
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Please take a moment to reflect on your work, give a shoutout to another member of our learning community, and give me a little feedback about our activities today: August 4 Reflection and Feedback