As we near the end of term (!!!???), we're in a place where everything risks feeling rote. You might think your students are tired of talking about the same subject all semester, because you might be feeling the same way. It's downhill from here, but it's still an exhausting ride, perhaps from just being residually exhausted from the term (or because it gets dark at 5 p.m.). This stretch makes it easy to lose track of what's sustaining you. For this week, I hope you can pause and name one thing you're grateful for, even if it's small or fleeting.
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I'm grateful to the organizers and participants who made the Faculty and Staff Mini-Symposium happen the other week, and grateful to have been able to attend both sessions. Hearing the amazing work people are doing across disciplines and watching those conversations spark connections in real time felt energizing in a way I think I needed. It's easy to fall into disciplinary silos; it's harder, and way more rewarding, to keep coming back to the cross-campus conversations that make this place what it is.
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If you attended, I hope something from those sessions is still echoing for you. (I'll be thinking about horses and amphetamines for a while.) And if not, I hope you have a moment that reminds you good work is happening all around you, and that you're part of it.
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Coming Up in the Faculty Hub
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Tuesday, December 16 to Friday, December 19
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☕ Morning Blend - Last Session on November 19 Has Been Cancelled
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Our DHall breakfast group continues to meet weekly on Fridays at 9 a.m. If you are curious about AI or want to improve your AI literacy, please join us!
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Even though we’re not quite at the end of the semester, this is a great time to start thinking about the kinds of feedback and reflection you want from your students. While course evaluations often get most of the attention, intentionally framing the last day(s) of class around metacognition can go a long way for both you and your students. The Faculty Hub’s Last Day of Class Tipsheet offers practical strategies for helping students revisit key ideas, reflect on their growth, and prepare to give more useful end-of-semester feedback. It includes ideas for reinforcing major takeaways, facilitating individual and collective reflection, affirming student belonging, and setting the stage for more intentional SEIs.
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Faculty Hub Slow Read: The Opposite of Cheating
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This spring, the Faculty Hub is hosting a new biweekly reading group for faculty and staff interested in deepening their thinking about academic integrity in the age of AI. If you’re curious about how generative AI is reshaping conversations around student work, accountability, and trust, consider joining "Faculty Hub Slow Read: The Opposite of Cheating by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger." Our meetings will offer a low-stakes, discussion-based space to explore what teaching and learning look like in today’s classrooms. Registered participants will receive a free copy of the book.
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We are always looking for new and exciting projects and collaborations. Feel free to contact us.
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