August Programming
Description
At the end of each summer, the FDC holds programming that helps prepare us all for the upcoming semester.
For more information on each program, please visit their webpages linked below!
The Welcoming Syllabus: A Tool to Begin Connecting With Your Students - August 5th (Recording Available)
Guided by insights from the Persisting Together Learning Community, this workshop focused on practical strategies for transforming your syllabus from a formal requirement into a genuine connection tool. We explored how to weave warmth into policy language, introduce yourself authentically, and design course information that makes students feel seen and supported from day one.
Universal Design for Learning - August 7th (Recording Available)
This session focused on the core principles of UDL, and how we can adopt some of those principles this upcoming semester.
Developing a Gen AI Policy for Your Classes - August 12th (Recording Available)
This session allowed the opportunity to hear from faculty experienced in this area about how they set their course policies concerning Generative AI. We learned about how they have thought through these issues, the language they use in their syllabus, and how they explain it to their classes.
Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing - August 13 Expand dropdownThis session with Oscar Alcaine, the Interim Director of CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) and Ron Flowers and Kati Lebioda (co-leaders of EMU’s Culture of Caring initiative) focused on the best ways we can support our students, in whatever role we play on campus.
Drop-In Syllabus Feedback Sessions - August 14th & 15th Expand dropdownFacilitated by Alivia Overbee and Riley Coffee, both recent EMU graduates, current master’s students and members of the Persisting Together learning community, these sessions allowed you to receive direct student feedback on your syllabus draft.