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  Racism, Sexism, and Authoritarianism in Presidential Elections

  Manabu Saeki

  Manabu Saeki examines racist, sexist and authoritarian dispositions of Trump voters vs. non-Trump voters in the 2016 election, as well as those of Republican voters and non-Republican voters in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 elections.

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  Interprofessional Education: It's about We, Not Me

  Sean Creech, Chris Clark, Allison Newton, and Fawad Shah

  Interprofessional Education promotes teamwork and innovation across disciplines to transform the learning experiences across the University. Explores learning across professional disciplines so that they can take a collaborative, team-based approach to addressing the emerging issues of the 21st century and ensure graduates will be prepared to meet the challenges of leading— locally and globally—communities that can sustain well-being, ensure access to quality health care, and engagement with community stakeholder in diverse and inclusive communities.

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  It Starts with Me! Understanding Microaggressions

  Kimberly Warfield and Stacey Gill

  This session is designed to explore, identify, and obtain an understanding of the impact of microaggressions as well as engage in activities and dialogue to help eliminate bias among faculty and students.

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  Gamification in the Classroom: Mechanics and Free Apps

  David Thornton and Tanya Sasser

  Interested in leveraging the motivational power of games in your course? We'll discuss how to make your course more game-like, then showcase free apps that you can easily incorporate into Canvas.

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  Mastering Creative Commons and OER: How to Develop and Share Engaging Resources for the Hybrid Classroom

  Mark Sciuchetti

  This session focuses on creating and using open/free resources for our hybrid classes. In this session, we discover ways to Creative Commons license your classroom material and how you can adopt Creative Commons licensed material from other instructors. We also examine the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and find ways to utilize them in the hybrid classroom to engage with our students creatively. OERs allow us to reach a greater number of students and increase inclusion in the classroom.

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  Find Your Students an Acre of Happy Land: Using Live Clients to Enhance Student Engagement and Self-Actualization

  Jianping Coco Huang

  Not all students are good at taking tests, so a test result may not reflect students' learning; just like plants, some do better in the shade where some prefer full sun. To solve the problem, you can easily bring local live clients to create a project in your class, get students' feet wet by giving them different tasks, practicing the learn-feel-do model.

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  Deans and Department Heads Meeting with Tenure Track Faculty/Distinguished Professors

  Tim Lindblom

  Tenure-track faculty and those seeking Distinguished Professor meet with the deans and department heads to discuss general portfolio guidelines, followed by a brief Q&A session. After group discussion, faculty meet by college with their respective deans and department heads.

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  Cultural Consciousness

  Erin Rider, Sarah Donley, and Tina Deshotels

  This presentation explores how identity shapes our life chances, everyday choices, behaviors, belief systems, and interaction with others in American society. This information will help us create more inclusive classrooms, better connect to students, and be better teachers.

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  Work Smarter, Not Harder at Your Library

  Kimberly Westbrooks

  Libraries are your lifesavers in an overwhelming world of information! Learn how to use tools that will save precious time and energy. Get support for any lesson. Find resources to energize any classroom.

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  Promotion and Tenure Training with the Provost

  Christie Shelton

  Dr. Christie Shelton, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs gives an overview of the promotion and tenure process, timelines, resources, and more.

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  Opportunities for Faculty Engagement in Honors: Teaching and Mentoring in the Honors Program

  Lori Owens

  This session provides a brief highlight of the Honors Program and introduces faculty to the opportunity to teach 3-hour academic honors classes as well as 1-hour university honors participation classes. An explanation of the faculty benefits of honors by contract is provided as well as the need for faculty-led thematic presentations on-campus and at regional locations. Short-term and long-term plans for faculty to lead study away (domestic) and study abroad are also profiled.

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  Breakout the Escape Game: A BreakoutEDU Kit Tutorial

  Jan Case, Kimberly Westbrooks, and Karlie Johnson

  Did you know that Faculty Commons has escape room kits to create a game for your classes? These kits can be used to teach a lesson, used in place of a test, or even given as a final exam! Find out how to make use of ready-made games and create your own customized escape rooms during this presentation. We will work together to create an escape room experience during this workshop as well. Be sure to join us to see if you can breakout!

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  Grade Smarter, Not Harder: Building Analytic Rubrics for Writing Assignments from Learning Outcomes

  Allegra Smith

  Assessing writing assignments like research papers and reports can be a huge time-suck for faculty and can also fail to provide meaningful feedback for students if the grading is not aligned with course and program learning objectives. In this workshop, Dr. Smith, a published online writing instruction expert, walks faculty through the process of identifying and building learning outcomes for a major writing project, before building detailed analytic rubrics from those outcomes. These rubrics cut down on the time spent grading, standardize assessment across the class, and create transparency for students to understand what they are being graded on and how they can improve.

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  Recruiting and Retaining Students with JSU Admissions

  Lauren Findley and Noelle Stovall

  JSU is growing in enrollment and reputation. Each faculty member at JSU plays an important role in both recruiting and retaining students. You are invited to join this micro-workshop to learn how the Undergraduate Recruitment team connects potential students to their future journeys at JSU. This session covers JSU's approach to recruitment, the application/enrollment process, and how faculty can become better equipped to help recruit new students into their programs.

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  Writing for the Disciplines: Upgrading the Academic Research Paper: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Formal Writing Assignments

  Katelyn Walker

  Teaching a Writing-Intensive course? This workshop is for you! Research has proven that students learn best when given problem-based assignments that promote critical thinking and active engagement. Specifically, student engagement correlates with student writing, demonstrating that deep learning occurs when students are given good written assignments. This workshop defines the parameters for a well-developed, formal written assignment and explores practical ways that faculty may implement formal assignments situated in the specific rhetorical contexts of their discipline.

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  Give Them the Hard Stuff First and What’s Happening in Faculty Senate

  Paul Hathaway

  Dr. Paul Hathaway, Associate Professor of Emergency Management & Public Administration and current Faculty Senate President discusses the benefits of providing students with important/complex concepts early in the semester, allowing them more time to understand the “hard stuff” and to gain a better understanding of all other topics covered during the rest of the semester. He also discusses the importance of Faculty Senate and updated workshop attendees on the Spring 2022 goals and plans for Faculty Senate.