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Friday, April 19
11 am
TBR HIPs Monthly Connection Calls:
First Year Experience: Purpose & Relevance: Active Learning Strategies
Led by: Jessica Rabb and Parish Akin, TBR HIP Ambassadors
Teams
Friday, April 19
12 pm
Assessment Beyond Exams: Creative Approaches to Evaluating Student Learning (L, E, A, D, S, CRTP, ACUE)
Panel Discussion
Join colleagues for a panel discussion focused on assessment and creative approaches to evaluating student learning. A Q&A session will occur after the panel discussion, if time is available.
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Zoom
Thursday, April 25
10 am
Adobe Digital Literacy Café Webinar Series: Student Showcase: Resume-Worthy Generative AI Projects
Four student exemplars from across the curriculum showcase their inspiring work as they reflect on the “essential skills” and “student learning outcomes” that they developed as a result.
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Thursday, April 25
12 pm
TBR HIPs Monthly Connection Calls:
Global Cultural Awareness: Exploring Global Cultural Awareness
Led by: Winona Christiansen and Stuart Lenig, TBR HIP Ambassadors
Zoom
Friday, April 26
9 am
What’d we learn? Reflecting over 2023-2024
Open Forum
What’d we learn? Join colleagues for an open forum to share what we learned during this academic year 2023-2024. We will share wins and challenges, and we will reflect on how to emulate the wins and overcome the challenges in the future.
Moderator: Amy Bryant
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Zoom
Friday, April 26, 2024
11 am – 11:50 am
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Professional Learning Community
Join us for the final session on our journey through Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. In this final session of the PLC, we will discuss the fourth chapter of Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Please read chapter 4, pages 125-183, prior to the PLC meeting. PLC Sessions will be held throughout the spring semester, and a limited number of books are available for participants.
Moderators: Dr. Michael Sundblad, Dean, School of Arts and Humanities, and Amy Bryant, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, and Director, The Teaching Center
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Zoom
Wednesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 2
ATD’s Equity and Justice Institute
ATD’s virtual Equity and Justice Institute will explore the intersection of equity and justice within higher education, spotlighting the vital role community colleges play in social and economic mobility for the diverse communities they serve, including those who are minoritized, marginalized, and justice impacted. Join us to examine the connection between justice work and equity work and how community colleges can help individuals impacted by the justice system.
ATD is excited to announce that as the result of a generous gift from our sponsor Ascendium and our desire to expand the reach of the institute, we will now be offering it at no cost to attendees.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this summit, attendees will be able to:
- Enhance their existing knowledge of how to promote equity within their own organizations
- Understand how federal policies influence justice-impacted students and higher education within prisons
- Gain familiarity with how current HEP (higher education in prison) programs are structured to better support justice-impacted students
- Identify strategies to build and navigate partnerships within the community to enhance the college experience of marginalized, minoritized, and justice-impacted students
- Engage in peer discussions and share strategies for navigating diversity, equity, and inclusion restrictions in order to support community college students
Schedule
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Tuesday, May 14
11 am
TBR’s Monthly Lunch and Learn Series:
Tech Talk Tuesday: Bridging Minds and Machines – A Conversation on AI
TBR’s Tech Talk Tuesday’s will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of each month beginning at 11 a.m. CST. The purpose of Tech Talk Tuesdays is to continue collaboration by providing an intentional platform to share what we are learning. If you are interested in participating, please complete the Tech Talk Tuesday Registration Form. Registration will be open until 1 hour before each session. Participants will be sent the Teams Meeting invite after registration. If you register and are unable to join, TBR will send a recording of the session to you. As a reminder, the focus is on collaborative learning; these sessions will not focus on limiting AI or policy development.
Tech Talk Tuesday Registration Form.
June 20 – 21, 2024
11 am – 2 pm
CourseHero Education Summit: Teaching for Tomorrow, Today: Shaping the Future of Pedagogy and Ourselves
Overview of Summit:
- Discover strategies to ensure that, even in an AI-driven world, education remains deeply rooted in human connections.
- Learn how to translate theory into practice for a more compassionate and effective teaching approach.
- Explore pedagogical methods that go beyond traditional models, embracing creativity and adaptability to meet the evolving needs of learners.
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