Faculty development takes many forms. I've planned and presented numerous training workshops, both in-person and virtually, to small and large groups. Visit the presentations page to view a sample of my slides. Below are additional ways I've connected with faculty. 

Beyond presentations, my favorite form of faculty development is hosting a reading group!

Audience: faculty, instructors, lecturers, adjuncts, graduate students, teaching assistants

Structure: Over a semester time-frame, we meet once per month, to discuss a book that is relevant to teaching and learning in higher education. I organize the reading group by using a Google Form to collect RSVPs to determine which day/time is best for the group, and then I send a calendar invite that lists the dates and chapters to read by the time we meet.

Books we read:

• Distracted

• Make It Stick

• Small Teaching

• Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher

In the summertime, we read articles from the scholarship of teaching and learning, and met to discuss. I wrote these blog posts which outlined what we did in the summer of 2020 and 2021:

• Socially Construct Your Teaching Practice

• Pause for Professional Development: Reflective Journal Article Reading to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Sample of invitation wording:

Join the discussion either in-person at the TIC Offices LSC L1-54 or on Zoom

Book: The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion

To prepare for each discussion, our goal is to read the following by the date we meet*:

August 27: Preface and Introduction (pages xiii-12)

September 24: Chapter 1-2 (pages 15-57)

October 22: Chapter 3-4 (pages 61-143)

November 19: Chapter 5- Conclusion (pages 144-215)

Each discussion will include:

Breakout rooms (if we are a large group), 30 minutes

Whole group: share key takeaways or questions, 30 minutes

*We practice pandemic patience, with ourselves and each other. It is okay if you miss a discussion! It is also okay if you don’t read everything before each discussion. No judgments here! We hope you are compassionate with yourself and know you are always welcome.

We look forward to the reading journey with you!