This month's spotlight is on Dr. Suzanne Buglione, a faculty member in the Educational Leadership Ed.D. program! Dr. Buglione has remained active in the New Faculty Learning Community by contributing to its development and has also attended the sessions where she shares her love and passion for lifelong learning with our new faculty. We were especially lucky to welcome her as a guest speaker where she created a lesson on how we can use reflection as a valuable educational tool not only for the benefit of our students learning, but also for ourselves as reflective practitioners.

Dr. Buglione also worked with Dr. Christopher Westgate to plan for and execute a wonderful panel discussion: Beyond the Looking Glass-Self: A reflection on Equity in Higher Education Today. This discussion was recorded and is shared below.

Thank you, Suzanne, for your commitment to the JWU community and for being a role model for all of us!

Want to find an open educational resource in your course specialty area? Ready to learn more about adopting, adapting, or creating OER material for your classes? Thinking about applying for a library/CTL OER mini grant? This interactive session will walk you along a path for locating useful OER content, determining how to integrate it into your course, and learning the steps for creating your own OER content. By the end of this workshop, you'll walk away with at least one concrete source and a plan for moving forward.

When: Friday, December 1st, 9:00-10:30am

Where: HYBRID, Center for Teaching and Learning Classroom or via Zoom

Facilitated by Lisa Spicola, Interim Director of Library Services

Session 4- Classroom Behavior and Conflict Resolution

While faculty can be proactive in setting up class content, they cannot always prevent the unexpected regarding distressed or disruptive students. This workshop addresses strategies faculty can use during virtual and on-ground setting disruptions while maintaining classroom control. Faculty will also be provided with resources to refer students to, including a review of the CARE Team process, Safety and Security, and Usucceed. The workshop will include real-life scenarios in which faculty must work as a team to address how to handle each situation best, concluding with a debriefing with Community Standards and Conduct.

When: Friday, December 1st, 10:00-11:00am

Where: Center for Teaching & Learning or VIRTUAL

Session will be HYBRID. You may register to attend in person OR virtually.

The REAL Group (Reimagining Experiential and Applied Learning) invites you to join them for an interactive workshop on Friday, December 1st from 12:30-2:30pm.

We’re conducting these sessions on both campuses -

Providence – Center for Teaching & Learning

Charlotte – Innovation Lab

Faculty will walk away from this workshop with –

• Our REAL approach to Experiential Learning
• The wide spectrum of Experiential Learning already happening at JWU
• Ideas on integrating Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model into your classroom
• Interactive tools, techniques and lesson plan examples
• A look at early assessment data from our Davis Grant faculty

All faculty are welcome. Register today for a Providence or Charlotte Session to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Participation in this professional development opportunity can be included in a faculty member’s UCAR dossier.

This workshop will provide attendees with information on open access (OA) and open educational resource (OER) case studies. The differences between OER / OA case materials and their implications for publishing and teaching will be discussed. In addition, attendees will learn about the Open Access Teaching Case Journal (OATCJ), including publication expectations and OATCJ case adoption for the classroom.

When: Friday, December 1st, 12:30-1:30pm

Where: VIRTUAL via Zoom

Facilitators:

John D. Varlaro, PhD, SPHR, GPHR

• Professor, College of Business, Johnson & Wales University

Jane Gravill, PhD, MBA, PMP

• Editor-in-Chief, Open Access Teaching Case Journal (OATCJ)
• Professor, School of Business, Conestoga College ITAL

Kimberlee Carter BEd., MA

• Open Access Teaching Case Journal (OATCJ) Editorial Committee Member
• Open Educational Resource Consultant, Conestoga College ITAL

Based on conversations that have taken place in workshops and among cohort participants at the CTL, many of our JWU faculty and staff have fascinating stories to tell. If you’d like to share your story in a memoir (of any length) but don’t know where to start, or you’ve already drafted a memoir but would like feedback from your colleagues, consider joining the memoir writing circle. We will discuss the characteristics of the memoir genre, share our writing, and provide feedback to each other in a casual, supportive environment.

When: Tuesday, December 12th, 4-5pm

Where: Center for Teaching and Learning or Zoom

RSVP: Email Karen Shea at kshea@jwu.edu

The Teaching and Research cohort has been active with faculty and staff members in attendance, all working on traditional research or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects (SoTL)! All who feel they may benefit from a supportive environment and the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with peers while working on teaching or research projects are encouraged to join us.

Flexible VIRTUAL meeting times are being offered.

Next Session: Wednesday, December 6th, 3:00-4:00pm

Email CTL@jwu.edu to be added to the list of participants and to receive meeting invites.

With the end of the Fall semester approaching, the Center for Teaching & Learning is offering a variety of events focused on the theme of self-care and mindfulness on Thursday, December 7, for both Providence and Charlotte faculty and staff.

Cookies & Refreshments:

Providence campus faculty and staff are invited to stop by the CTL anytime, 9am-3pm for coffee, cookies, and mocktails.

Charlotte campus faculty and staff are invited to stop by the Executive Board Room, Academic Center anytime, 10am-3pm for cookies, hot cocoa, and mulled cider.

Stress Management Activities:

The Center for Teaching & Learning will also have the following events throughout the day. Stop in anytime! Are you working from home or located on the Charlotte campus? Register here to join us via Zoom! All are welcome!

9-9:30am - Yoga for Beginners

9:30-10am - Tea & Conversations

11-11:30am - Stress Management Workshop

11:30-12pm - Guided Meditation & Discussion

Click on the flyer below to view the JWULink Event. Would you like to join in on the Providence campus location events? Join us via Zoom!

Please join the New Faculty Learning Community for snacks and conversation at their final 2023 session! All are welcome- please bring a snack or a dish to share!

When: Monday, December 11th, 6:30-7:30pm

Where: Center for Teaching and Learning

We’ve all heard the excuses or had students beg to turn in assignments weeks after the deadline has passed. Granting these student requests often doesn’t result in quality assignments and creates more work for faculty. There has to be a better way. In this session, we will review some research on how we can use late policies to support student success in our classes. I will then share two different late policies built upon this research that I have used successfully in my own teaching. Finally, we will open it up for discussion—what is your late work policy? Is it working? How might you revise your late policy for the next term?

Facilitated by: Erin Kalish, M.A. Instructional Designer & Adjunct Faculty, Instructional Design & Technology (IDT)

When: Thursday, January 4, 2024, 10am

Where: VIRTUAL (session will be recorded)

Are you interested in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) but wish you had a better understanding of the frameworks and how you can incorporate them into your practice? The US Department of Education has teamed up with the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to develop FREE modules for all educators. Check it out!

ICYMI: Beyond the Looking-Glass Self: A Reflection on Equity in Higher Education, a conversation on how social identities are glimpsed through the lens of equity for college students took place in November with panelists from Johnson & Wales, Tufts University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The full panel discussion can be viewed on Youtube! Click on the flyer above or scan the QR code below to view the recording! The recording is also available on our JWULink Resources tab.

The University Scholarship & Best Practices Expo committee is looking for volunteers! We have almost doubled in size since last year's expo, and as a result, we need faculty, staff, and student volunteers to help with directing traffic, monitoring AV, set-up, and breakdown. Even if you are only available for a small amount of time, we would greatly appreciate the support! Please click on the button below to sign-up.

When: Friday, April 12, 2024, 9am-5pm

Providence Location: Friedman Center, 2nd floor and additional locations, Harborside Campus

Charlotte Location: University Events Center (UEC), Academic Center

JWU's annual Student Research, Design & Innovation Symposium has opened its call for student projects! We invite undergraduate, graduate, and recently graduated JWU students to submit abstracts of research, scholarship or other creative work by February 1, 2024.

Click here to learn more information about submitting a proposal. Please share with your students!

The symposium will occur simultaneously at the Downcity (John J. Bowen Center) and Charlotte (University Events Center) campuses.

All employees are invited to join President Bernardo-Sousa for open and informal discussions on JWU’s culture of inclusion and belonging. Each session will be centered around a theme based on feedback received over the past year, including from the employee IDEA Survey. Discussions during the fall semester focused on experiences around disability addressing diversity in recruiting and hiring, and employee wellbeing. Each session will provide information and resources followed by facilitated conversation around a specific theme. Please view the spring semester discussion topics and sign up by clicking here. Refreshments will be provided!

When: Tuesday, January 30th, 1pm & Wednesday, March 13th, 1pm

Where: Center for Teaching & Learning

There will also be a session at the Wildcat Center Lounge, Harborside on February 12th, 11am.

When: Friday, March 15th, 2024

Presented by: Rosanne J. Westgate, Ph.D., CBIS

This presentation will offer insights into neurodiversity and research-based strategies for ensuring academic, social, and emotional success among neurodiverse students at JWU. While support services are readily available for K-12 students, college students are expected to navigate a more independent path and advocate for themselves. This presentation contends that everyone is a neurodiverse learner with unique learning styles.

In this presentation, Dr. Westgate delves into neurodiversity, addressing categories such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, executive functioning issues, ADHD, and Learning Disabilities like dyslexia. College-bound students, driven by their desire to be at JWU, seek an environment where they can thrive. Supporting these students involves a comprehensive approach, starting with a review of their assessments and collaboration with accessibility services to create and adhere to a 504 Accommodation Plan. The subsequent steps include developing an inclusive plan that caters to each student's needs without compromising the curriculum's integrity.

Dr. Westgate has over 50 years of experience as a special educator, principal, director of special education, and college professor. In this presentation, she will highlight the importance of a foundation in research-based strategies for specially designed instruction, based on federal guidelines.

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