Services & Events for Faculty
Resources from our first Faculty Writing Retreat are here.
Next Guilt-Free Writing Community events:
- Online Pomodoro Sessions: Join our TEAM in TEAMS to be added to the CGU Guilt-Free Writing Community Calendar
- In-Person and Online writing retreats:
- Summer 2024: July 31 and August 1
- Fall 2024, Friday morning writing retreats, in person and online
- September 20th, 9-12
- October 18th, 9-12
- November 1st, 9-12
Dear Faculty,
During the Fall 2024 semester, the Center for Academic & Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will offer an asynchronous self paced Teaching with AI in Higher Education faculty training course. Eight asynchronous modules will be offered by Auburn University’s Teaching with AI. We invite faculty to enroll in this 8-module asynchronous course at no cost.
Engagement with this course will empower you to stay abreast of developments in AI and its potential impact on your courses. The activities in the course encourage you to explore AI, play with AI tools, and articulate your thoughts on the implications of your teaching. In addition to learning about AI, you will have the opportunity to experiment with AI tools and redesign assignments to incorporate AI into your teaching. You can also engage in online discussions within the course, allowing you to refine your use of AI tools and techniques.
This course is free for all CGU faculty. To request the course fill out this Qualtrics form or email Shelby.Lamar@cgu.edu.
After requesting the course, you will receive an email from Canvas notifications with a “Get Started” link to Auburn University’s Canvas. Please bookmark the Canvas site as you won’t see the course in your normal CGU Canvas course list.
Sincerely,
Michelle Bligh
Executive Vice President & Provost
Claremont Graduate University
This July set aside some time for reflection, writing and planning at the beautiful Drucker Institute.
Course Redesign Retreat July 9 – July 12 at the Drucker Insitute
Writing Retreat July 31 and August 1 (online option also available)
The Drucker Institute is located next to the Burkle Building: 1021 N Dartmouth Ave, Claremont, CA 91711
The CGU Faculty Course Redesign Retreat is a component of the SUMMER COURSE (RE)DESIGN INSTITUTE (CRDI) that will take place from Tuesday July 9 to Friday July 12 on campus from 10.00 to 4.00 pm
To accommodate personal and care-giving responsibilities our soft start will be at 9.00 am. Coffee will be served so participants have time to arrive without time pressure, share with others, get the day ready, check email.
The first group activity of the day of the CRDI will be at 10.00 am.
You can come any day of the CRDI, and stay as long as you can. You can join CRDI activities or work on your own planned agenda for the day. In order to plan for coffee and lunch, please answer the survey to let us know which days you plan to attend. RSVP here!
The CGU Faculty Writing Retreat will take place on Wednesday July 31 and Thursday August 1st at the Drucker Institute from 10.00 to 4.00 pm and online on our TEAMS team room.
We will use the Pomodoro technique to focus on 25 min. writing periods followed by 5 min. breaks (https://pomofocus.io/)
In order to plan for coffee and lunch, please answer the survey to let us know which days you plan to attend in person. RSVP here!
This summer the CRDI will take place July 9 – July 12.
Suggested Guidelines for Conversations on Coursework and Program Deadlines
These guidelines provide information for holding conversations when students share concerns about their capacity to complete their coursework and discuss expectations and support to manage it.
Who can benefit from these guidelines?
Class instructors, academic and research advisors, administrative staff, and chairs of academic units and areas.
What are students told?
During present and future challenging times students are told to:
- Approach your professor and share concerns about completing your coursework and discuss expectations and support options.
- Approach your academic and/or research advisor to discuss expectations and accommodations related to other departmental or program deadlines.
- Contact the Dean of Students at students@cgu.edu for further information and support.
How should I respond to students’ requests for conversations, expectations, and flexibility?
- When requested or expected by the student, set up a synchronous conversation instead of email communication. Establish rapport, communicate trust, acknowledge their experience, and seek to understand their situation.
- Listen to the situation and hold questions until the person has finished explaining.
- Ask questions to clarify what the student is currently working on, and what their needs and expectations are in terms of support for their academic work.
- Engage in a conversation to understand better the student’s needs, instead of simply extending the deadline for missed work.
- Consider flexible and creative expectations and arrangements that consider the individualized needs of the student. Examples include:
- Extend deadlines until the end of the semester.
- Flexibility and accountability: send reminders of deadlines but understand that they may require an extension.
- Provide personalized arrangements such as individual assignments instead of team assignments.
- Discuss with the student registrar official options such as the last day to drop and incomplete grade options.
- Evaluate if you need to provide students with student resources (g., 7C Mental Health) and ‘Share a Concern’ with the Dean of Students using the iCare Form.
More Resources and Inspiration
Veletsianos, G., Houlden, S. Radical Flexibility and Relationality as Responses to Education in Times of Crisis. Postdigit Sci Educ 2, 849–862 (2020). https://doi-org.ccl.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00196-3
Hills, Melissa, and Kim Peacock. 2022. “Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Implementing Flexible Deadlines to Improve Student Learning Experiences”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 10 (July). https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.26
Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn, Emily T Cripe, Brooke Foucault Welles, Shannon C McGregor, Katy E Pearce, Nikki Usher, Jessica Vitak, Academic Caregivers on Organizational and Community Resilience in Academia, Communication, Culture and Critique, Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2021, Pages 301–305, https://doi-org.ccl.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/ccc/tcab027
A Guide for Decision-Making and Professional Development Planning During Times Of Crisis from the Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative at Plymouth State University at https://colab.plymouthcreate.net/ace/ace-practice/flexible-deadlines/