This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. To learn more and register, CLICK HERE.
GrackleDocs is a set of add-on tools available in Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets as part of the University's Google Suite. It makes the creation and curation of digitally accessible documents easy to learn and adopt. This orientation will introduce you to this tool and demonstrate how you can use it to build your inclusive practice […]
This group will be discussing The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion by Sarah Rose Cavanagh. For more information and to register, click HERE.
Providing effective feedback to students has been shown to improve learning and motivate students more than grades. It is also a more inclusive and equitable strategy for learning. Yet often students fail to engage in the feedback process. We will discuss some basic characteristics of good feedback, and ways to deliver feedback, ending with a […]
Topic - Transparency for your students (optional) The Digital Equity & E-Inclusion Community of Practice (DECoP) will bring together faculty interested in supporting, exploring, and cultivating a digital equity practice. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 12:00-1:00pm in Fernald Hall or via Zoom. Learn More and Register Here
This group will be discussing The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion by Sarah Rose Cavanagh. For more information and to register, click HERE.
Open to all instructors at UMaine or UMaine Machias, these 30-minutes meetings will focus on “Plus One Strategies” you can adopt to proactively design courses that meet the varied needs […]
This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. To learn more and register, CLICK HERE.
Topic - Feedback and iteration The Digital Equity & E-Inclusion Community of Practice (DECoP) will bring together faculty interested in supporting, exploring, and cultivating a digital equity practice. Meets alternate Wednesdays at 12:00-1:00pm in Fernald Hall or via Zoom. Learn More and Register Here
The TTT is a learning community where you will learn teaching tips and techniques to support your teaching as well as form relationships with other first time TAs. Learn more here
Final Reflection & Self-Evaluation The Digital Equity & E-Inclusion Community of Practice (DECoP) will bring together faculty interested in supporting, exploring, and cultivating a digital equity practice. (This event is also open to other interested faculty) REGISTER HERE
COVID-19 was hard, and continues to present challenges. In this informal discussion, we reflect on lessons learned, strategies adopted, and new approaches to teaching that have emerged as a result of the unique circumstances influencing teaching and learning during the COVID pandemic. This is a virtual workshop. Unfortunately, we were not able to fill the […]
