Recharge and Connect

As the semester comes to an end, we encourage you to take some time for yourself, revisit what you are passionate about, and recharge. When you feel ready, take the opportunity to participate in professional development programs to grow and enhance your skills during the summer months. Consider attending a workshop, a book study, or joining a community of peers for insightful conversations.

Professional development isn't only about skill improvement, but also about the renewal of commitment and motivation in professional aspirations. With that in mind, remember that the Faculty Center will be open all summer long to provide support and services to our Georgia Southern faculty. We hope to see you at our scheduled summer programs!

The Faculty Center is excited to announce two new spaces that we prepared for our faculty to build community, collaborate, and work. Along with our already announced Writing Room, we are opening our Library and Resource Room, and a Faculty Conference Center both on the Statesboro campus. These are spaces available for meetings or quiet work, and also for face-to-face training and workshops. Due to spacial availability, Savannah campus will utilize a common area that supports meetings and collaborations, and has zoom and site sync capabilities.

Coffee and Conversations

Launching these new spaces is the summer program Coffee and Conversations, consisting of scheduled meetings in which participants and presenters explore and discuss diverse topics over complimentary coffee. The first session, The Balance Act: Balancing Professional and Personal Demands will be held on May 16, 2023 from 9:30am - 10:30am in Cone Hall 2029, Statesboro, with Site Sync to Solms 207, Savannah.

Summer Writing Bootcamp

Another summer event we are excited about is the return of the Writing Bootcamp. We're offering three different sessions with varying time extensions, the first running for a full week from June 5 - 9, from 9am to 12pm. Participants will meet in the Faculty Center's Writing Room, Cone Hall 2030 Statesboro campus with site sync to Solms 207 in Savannah, for structured writing and accountability. Interested participants may sign up for multiple sessions, and/or come in on their own schedule for some writing time.

The Faculty Center's 2023 calendar has exciting new training opportunities. Here we highlight the book study "How Learning Works" on May 11, from 10-11am. This is a synchronous zoom meeting, and is a book study that was done in the past to rave reviews and high applicability. If you haven't had the chance to complete this workshop, sign up now and make the most of this opportunity.

Our partners from Learning Technology Support (LTS) have identified new features for the detection of AI generated material. For more information, please visit their website through the link below.

Feedback is a crucial component of Effective Teaching and student success. Here are a few tips to minimize your time providing feedback to students. So, let's talk rubrics.

1. Did you know that in Folio you can attach a rubric to assignments (Dropbox) and discussions? You can even attach multiple rubrics. Some instructors use two rubrics for an assignment, one being an Analytic Rubric (used for grading) and the other a Holistic Rubric (used for feedback and in-depth guidance).
2. Did you know that when you create rubrics in Folio, you can leave a generic feedback response based on its criteria and levels? Then, if you need to add additional comments you can do so in the Overall Feedback area.
3. Did you know that you can use audio and/or video recording of yourself giving feedback to students instead? Recognize when written instructional feedback is necessary and opt for different feedback modalities for broader communication.

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