Inservice Schedule – Fall 2020

August 12, 2020

  • Racial & Historical Trauma: Using Trauma-Informed Practices to Create an Anti-Racist Learning Community
    • The purpose of this workshop is to provide a foundational understanding of the connection between historical trauma, racial trauma and America’s higher education system. This workshop will also provide educators and administrators with the tools to address historical and racial trauma within the context of contemporary learning environments.
    • Presenter: Ingrid Cockhren, M.Ed.
    • August 12, 2020
    • No recording available

August 17, 2020

  • Transparency in Learning & Teaching (TILT) Assignments
    • Recent research indicates that transparent assignment design significantly enhances students’ success, with even greater gains for historically underserved students. This presentation will cover the key principles underlying the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework and provide evidence for its efficacy. Participants will discuss examples of what transparent teaching and learning looks like in practice and will discuss how to scale this approach across the disciplines. 
    • Presenters: Neely Ann Sheucraft, Valerie Belew, Robert Ladd – The Teaching Center
    • 9:00 – 10:00 am
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.
  • How to Use Zoom as a Virtual Lab, Classroom, or Office Hour
    • The purpose of this training is to help prepare us to deliver quality education during the pandemic, so we ensure physical distancing, but we promote social connections between faculty and students. While teaching virtually this summer, we have had the opportunity to explore the different features of Zoom that allow us to replicate and translate our on-ground classroom, lab and office hours to Zoom.
    • Presenters: Jessica Rabb & Marla Perry
    • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.
  • The Plagues of Nashville – The Silver Lining
    • Presenter: Michele Buc
    • 1:00 – 2:00 pm
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.

August 18, 2020

  • Online Learning/Access Center Accessibility Basics in Microsoft Word Q&A
    • Presenter: Katrina Dubree
    • 9:00 – 10:00 am
  • Building Community in Online Environments
    • Presenter: Amy Bryant, The Teaching Center
    • 10:00 – 11:00 am
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.
  • Equity Inquiry
    • Presenter: Mia Sneed
    • 11:00 – 11:30 am
  • Online Learning/Access Center Accessibility Basics in Microsoft Word Q&A
  • Presenter: Katrina Dubree
  • 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
  • Online Engagement Tools for Any Course Delivery Mode
    • Presenters: Jessica Rabb, Emily Bush, Katherine Sorenson, & Kurstin Bush
    • 1:00 – 2:00 pm
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.

August 19, 2020

  • Introduction to Kaltura Captioning for Videos
    • Presenter: Heather Rippetoe
    • 9:00 – 10:00 am
  • Looking Back and Forward: How TILTing Assignments Impacted Our Classes and Future Plans for TILT
  • Presenters: Valerie Belew, Piper Sesnan, & Amy Bryant
  • 10:00 – 11:00 am
  • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.
  • Cleaning and Safety Procedures
    • Presenters: Mary Poston and Chris Saunders
    • 11:00 – 11:30 am
  • Introduction to Kaltura Captioning for Videos
    • Presenter: Heather Rippetoe
    • 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
  • Handing Over the Keys: Transparent Grading to Support a Growth Mindset
    • Presenters: Robert Ladd, The Teaching Center Fellow
    • 1:00 – 2:00 pm
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.

August 20, 2020

  • Financial Aid Update
    • Presenter: Jennifer Byrd
    • 9:00 – 9:30 am
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy Revisited
    • Presenters: Patricia Armstrong, Dean, EHCT
    • 10:00 – 11:00 am
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.
  • Equity Inquiry
    • Presenter: Mia Sneed
    • 12:00 noon – 12:30 pm
  • Inclusive Pedagogy: A Look at Using Associative Pathways
    • Presenters: Robert Ladd, The Teaching Center Fellow
    • 1:00 – 2:00 pm
    • This CRTP workshop counts as one professional development hour toward the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Certificate.

August 21, 2020

  • Cleaning and Safety Procedures
    • Mary Poston and Chris Saunders
    • 11:00 – 11:30 am