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Dear Colleagues,
I hope that you’ve been able to practice self-care during the winter break. As President Whitfield noted, the process of recovery from last month’s tragedy will be different for each of us, and each of our students. It will also be an on-going, evolving experience. As part of the Rebel Recovery Program and to support you with the added emotional labor you may face in the classroom this semester, we’ll be organizing in-person sessions and adding to the teaching after trauma resource shell on a regular basis.
We’ll continue to offer traditional teaching and learning programming. With BEH closed for the semester, in-person events will be scheduled in various locations throughout campus. Details will be provided in this weekly newsletter.
The first day of class this semester presents challenges and opportunities many have never experienced. Join us on Wednesday, January 10, at 11:00 a.m., in MAB 101 (and online) as Professor Kaitlin Clinnin and other trauma-informed teaching experts discuss what they’re taking into consideration as they plan their first day of class. Ideas for multiple classroom situations will be shared (e.g., large lectures, labs, in-person classes, and online classes).
In partnership with the Office of Information Technology, the Teaching and Learning Commons (formally the Faculty Center), and the Office of Online Education, we have created open lab support to support teaching needs in Spring 2024. Available hours are as follows:
Wednesday & Thursdays (1/10, 1/11, 1/17 and 1/18)
Friday & Saturdays (1/12, 1/13, 1/19 and 1/20)
Wishing you a healthy and healing semester,
Beth Barrie
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Innovation
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