OVERSEAS SEMINAR PD
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) offers fully-funded overseas seminars that help faculty and administrators at US community colleges and minority-serving institutions gain international experience with the aim of developing and improving international courses, curricula, and teaching materials at their home institutions. CAORC faculty development seminars are run in partnership with participating Overseas Research Centers (ORCs). Awarded participants for these seminars will receive round-trip travel, accommodations, and meals for the duration of the two-week seminar. 2024 Seminar locations include cities in Mexico, India, Cambodia, Mongolia and Palestine. You can learn more about this opportunity on their site .
Teach & Learn Series Teach & Learn Sessions are primarily hosted virtually around lunchtime on Fridays. Feel free to munch while you watch! But if you can’t join, then keep an eye out for some summary emails with recordings and resources. Interested in hosting a Teach & Learn session of your own? Fill out an interest form here !
September 8th Friday @ 12p Jeff Paschke-Johannes
Utilizing Microsoft Macros for Grading Jeff introduced a Microsoft Word tool, called “Macros” – here, macros are a series of commands and instructions that you can group together as a single command to accomplish a multi-step task quickly and efficiently. You can obtain and provide stock feedback on student assignments and essays, saving yourself from spending hours typing the same thing while grading.
October 27th Friday @ 12:30p Gerald Maki
Critical Peace Education and Internationalizing the Curriculum This talk will provide an overview of Dr. Monisha Bajaj’s “Critical Peace Education” and discuss strategies for internationalizing one’s courses.
November 10th Friday @ 12p Kissler
Scared + Confused: What I Learned about Teaching Traveling Abroad Alone This talk will discuss Kissler’s experience traveling abroad. If traveling abroad to teach – or even just traveling abroad – is something you’re interested in, then be sure to tune in!
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