Faculty Commons at Jacksonville State University

Happy Tuesday! Online@JSU shared important reminders about virtual meetings and Canvas for today’s remote learning day.

Stay safe and warm!

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Faculty Development Opportunity!

Today, April 13th, five faculty members will be presenting "Interprofessional Education: It's about We, not Me." This workshop promotes teamwork and innovation across disciplines to transform the learning experiences across the University.

Faculty Development Opportunity!

This Thursday, April 7th, Dr. Kimberly Warfield and Dr. Stacey Gill will be presenting "It Starts with Me! Understanding Microaggressions." This workshop 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.

Check out our Faculty Fun Facts about Ms. Tanya Sasser, one of our presenters in Faculty Commons this week!

Check out our Faculty Fun Facts about Dr. David Thornton, one of our presenters in Faculty Commons this week!

Faculty Development Opportunity!

This Wednesday, March 30th, Dr. David Thornton and Ms. Tanya Sasser will be presenting "Gamification in the Classroom: Mechanics and Free Apps." This workshop will showcase free apps that you can easily incorporate into Canvas, so you can make your course more game-like.

Register Here:
https://www.jsu.edu/.../Facu.../workshop%20registration.html

Faculty Development Opportunity!

Today, March 17th, Dr. Mark J. Sciuchetti, Jr. will be presenting "Mastering Creative Commons and OER: How to Develop and Share Engaging Resources for the Hybrid Classroom." This workshop will examine the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and discuss ways to utilize them in the hybrid classroom to engage with students creatively.

Register Here:
https://www.jsu.edu/faculty-commons/Faculty%20Development%20Opportunities/workshop%20registration.html

Faculty Development Opportunity!

Today, March 16, Dr. Jianping Coco Huang will present "Find Your Students an Acre of Happy Land: Using Live Clients to Enhance Student Engagement and Self-Actualization." This workshop will be held at 2:30 in 208 Self Hall.

Register Here:
https://www.jsu.edu/faculty-commons/Faculty%20Development%20Opportunities/workshop%20registration.html

Last week, JSU held a Women's History Month Awards Ceremony to recognize powerful women in the community, on campus, and in our state. At the event, Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones served as the keynote speaker.

During the award ceremony, two faculty members were recognized. Dr. Oye Akisanya was awarded Professional Woman of the Year, and Emrys Donaldson was awarded Professional Gender Advocate of the Year.