MAKE THE BREAK YOU NEED: WOMEN TO WOMEN DISCUSSION GROUP
Join us for a one-hour conversation focused on creating a winter break that truly supports your goals and well-being. We'll explore strategies for balancing rest and productivity and prioritizing what matters most. Share ideas, gain inspiration, and leave with a vision for the winter break you deserve. Join Pam Tracy and Sarah Tanner-Anderson, Institutional Representatives for the Virginia Network, for a professional planning power hour on November 13, 2024!
We are offering two opportunities to connect with other women leaders for an informal professional planning session on December 4, at the following times:
9:00 AM and 11:00 PM in Allen 310.
Register here to join us! For more information, contact Sarah Tanner-Anderson at tannerandersonsl@longwood.edu.
DESIGNING INTERSESSION AND SPRING COURSES
When: Wednesday, December 11 from 9:00-10:30 am via ZOOM
Registration: https://forms.gle/ns13cZkJjrPddvKaA
This interactive workshop focuses on using backward design to build effective and well-organized courses. Whether you’re preparing for a short intersession course or getting a head start on your spring semester, this session will help you unpack learning goals, align assessments and activities, and (re)design a course syllabus. With dedicated work time, you’ll leave with practical progress and a clear path forward for your course.
FOCUSED PRODUCTIVITY SESSIONS
Join CAFE for Pomodoro sessions again this semester. All faculty and staff are welcome. The sessions use a focused cycle: set a goal, work towards it for 25 minutes, and then take a five-minute break. You will repeat the cycle three times. Choose the session that fits your needs:
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Work Session with Renee Gutiérrez |
Mondays @ 1:00-2:30 |
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Research Writing Session with Renee Gutiérrez |
Wednesdays @ 1:00-2:30 |
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Wonderful Women @ Work (for women in leadership positions) with Pam Tracy |
Mondays @ 8:30-10:00 https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/j/94607303015
Thursday @ 1:00-2:30 |
MEDITATION
Dates: Tuesday/Thursday
Time: 11:30 am-12:00 pm
Location: Zoom https://shorturl.at/5WIIr
Research shows that since COVID, instructors and staff are experiencing burnout at higher than average rates. One way to combat the exhaustion is to try mindfulness techniques. Join Renee Gutiérrez to create a pause in your day. All are welcome for a brief, guided meditation; no previous experience is required.
NAVIGATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
SAVE THE DATE
January 6-7, 2025 via Zoom |
January 8, 2025 @ the SEED Innovation Hub
Registration information coming soon!
In collaboration with the SEED Innovation Hub and the Digital Education Collaborative, CAFE’s January Pre-Semester Pedagogy Series offers faculty a chance to explore teaching, learning, and emerging technologies. Acknowledging the complex concerns, intellectual challenges, and opportunities these tools bring, participants will explore the intersection of these technologies with key pedagogical questions such as:
- How can we design learning experiences that promote the development of foundational skills, like critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration?
- How can we encourage students to engage deeply with complex ideas, explore multiple perspectives, and develop nuanced thinking skills?
- What instructional strategies support learners in making mistakes, struggling with difficult concepts, and achieving a deep understanding of the material?
- What role do emerging technologies play in all of this?
Through hands-on workshops and discussions, participants will build AI literacy, explore strategies to design a course that balances responsible AI use with thoughtful decisions about when and how students should engage with these technologies, create AI-integrated assignments that promote creativity and critical thinking, and integrate technologies to create immersive educational experiences. The series concludes on January 8 at the SEED Hub with interactive sessions where faculty can "play" with these tools and design practical course applications. Faculty are encouraged to focus on one course and tailor their participation to align with their or their program’s interests and teaching goals.
SEED INNOVATION HUB FACULTY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIPS: TEACHING WITH AI CAFE FACULTY FELLOW POSITION
The SEED Innovation Hub is excited to announce the call for the first round of Longwood Faculty Innovation Fellowships. There will be up to 5 fellowships with one position connected to CAFE to focus on the integration of teaching and learning with AI. For more information on the CAFE position and specific outcomes go to Teaching with AI Faculty Fellow position. For application information go to https://businesslongwood.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_czNz5HYZpOOIyb4
The Faculty Innovation Fellows is funded by an NSF EPIICS award. This grant will provide faculty with $5000.00 stipends to advance innovation and entrepreneurship at Longwood University.
7 HABITS @ LONGWOOD FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY
Faculty lives are filled with what seem to be competing needs. How can we
- shift our thinking to a both/and framework?
- navigate the many tugs on our time and energy AND prioritize our well-being?
- build trust in our relationships AND set boundaries?
- honor our own experiences AND the diverse perspectives that spark innovation?
All instructional faculty are invited to participate in Franklin Covey's 7 Habits @ Longwood for Faculty--the complete Signature Program led by CAFE’s Covey-certified facilitators. You’ll learn to answer these questions and more using effective habits, principles, and strategies for a more effective and meaningful life.
We have heard from many faculty that the traditional two-day program doesn’t work with teaching schedules. We created an option that we hope will provide an opportunity for faculty to participate. The program is offered in person on the following dates:
- Kick Off: Saturday, February 8th, 2025 from 9:00a-5:00p
- Four 90-minute sessions: Friday, February 21 and 28th; March 7th and 21st, from 1:00-3:00
Participants will need to attend all of the sessions to earn the Signature certificate.:
Free for all Longwood faculty, you can see more information and register @ https://forms.gle/dSbFLxgmDQdzXVTT7 to reserve a seat.
If you are interested in 7 Habits but are unable to participate in this program, send an email to gutierrezar@longwood.edu. If we have enough interest, we can explore other options.
Co-sponsored with Longwood’s SNVC Institute for Leadership and Innovation