CFE Newsletter
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Sections:
What Your Students Want You to Know About BelongingTuesday, February 22 || 10:00am - 11:00am || Via WebEx REGISTER HERE The link will be sent to you via email. Please join us for a WebEx panel of MSU professionals discussing what faculty can implement in their classrooms, labs and studios to better help students find a sense of belonging at MSU. Alternative Authentic Assessments for Deeper More Meaningful LearningWednesday, February 23 || 12pm to 1:30pm|| SUB 235 and via WebEx REGISTER HERE and add a note if you would like to attend via WebEx so that we can send you the link Lunch will be provided. Using alternative assessment assignments in your teaching can provide students with multiple ways to learn, move students to deeper learning with open-ended tasks, stimulate creativity, and enhance engagement by adding an element of realism to the assignment. NSF CAREER Grant Panel SessionThursday, February 24 || 10:00 – 11:30 am || SUB 233 or Webex REGISTER HERE Add a note in the comments if you would like to join via Webex and we will send a link. Facilitated by Nika Stoop, Program Lead – Scholarship & Research CFE Co-sponsored by the Office of Research Development The NSF CAREER Award is a prestigious grant that integrates education and research. Find out the key elements of the current solicitation and what should be included in these proposals from past reviewers and awardees at MSU. Series on Implementing Inclusive Practices in the Classroom, Research, and OutreachMonday, February 28 - Friday, March 4 || 12:00pm - 1:00pm || Via Webex Join us for a series of online 1-hour sessions with three presenters each day to learn about how faculty and staff at MSU are changing the culture through their inclusive practices in advising, teaching, mentoring, podcasting, writing workshops and more… Learn more about the series here Thursday, April 7 || 3:00 pm – 4:00pm || SUB Ballroom C Dr. Thomas Tobin is a founding member of the Center for Teaching, Learning, & Mentoring
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as an internationally recognized scholar,
author, and speaker on technology-mediated education.
Registration will be capped at 20 people to keep the discussion manageable. Those
attending will need to have read the book prior to the discussion. Also, please come
with at least one discussion question or insight of your own to pose to the group. The
electronic version of the book is available through the MSU library. Please let us know if you would like a hard copy of the book by contacting CFE Instructional
Designer Dr. Shihua Brazill at shihuabrazill@montana.edu.
Visit the CFE website for the most up-to-date listing and links for registration. For a full archive of past workshops, visit the Recorded Workshop library
Workshop: Sharing Panopto videos in D2L/BrightspaceTuesday, February 22 || 2:00pm - 2:30pm || Online via WebEx Film Screening: Black Art in the Absence of LightThursday, February 24 || 6 - 8:30p.m || Hagar Auditorium Inspired by the late David Driskell’s landmark 1976 exhibition, “Two Centuries of Black American Art,” the documentary Black Art: In the Absence of Light offers an illuminating introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today. After the film screening, join in a panel discussion to continue this important and timely conversation of Black equity in the arts. MSU's first TEDxMSUSaturday, February 26th ||9am-1:30pm||Reynolds Recital Hall MSU's first TEDxMSU event will be held on February 26. The TEDx event features talks from MSU students, faculty, staff, and community members. You can find the schedule and speakers on the TEDxMSU webpage. Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Your Work and Your LifeMarch 1 and 2 for multiple workshops in-person or via Webex (https://montana.webex.com/meet/h47t816). We are excited to host Colene Elridge, otherwise known as Coach Colene, at MSU for 2 days of trainings. She is an HR professional who is passionate about transforming workplaces through leadership, communication, and engagement. Mentoring Graduate Student Writers Discussion SessionsTuesday, March 22, 29 and April 5 || 12:00 - 1:00 pm || Writing Center Wilson Hall 1-114 The MSU Writing Center invites all interested faculty to join a discussion group based on selected articles that identify practices to help build successful writing mentorship relationships with the intended outcome of increased publication submissions and a less stressful doctoral writing and revising process for all parties. XLi Extended Learning InstituteTeaching the Whole Student through Intentional Design April 7 & 8th in-person at Montana Tech or online. MSU Outreach & Engagement Council accepting proposals for Seed Grant Program through April 11Engagement is a critical component of the MSU Strategic Plan, Choosing Promise. The program goal is to promote engagement activities that involve faculty, students and staff in partnership with local and regional constituents to address the needs of citizens in Montana and beyond. Help a friend/student/colleague in a mental health crisis: Take the Kognito ChallengeFrom February 22nd to March 4th the entire campus is participating in the Kognito Challenge. Learn how to help a friend/student/colleague find the support and resources they need in a mental health crisis. Kognito is a 45 minute virtual training that walks you through the steps of recognizing mental health distress and referring to the appropriate resources.
This online resource is available to the MSU community free of charge. Learn more about how to register.
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