Community Builder PD Library

Here, you will find professional development sessions that share best practices and builds skills in the following areas:

1. Faculty foster an equitable and inclusive learning community.
2. Faculty ensure that students' identities are represented, recognized, and valued.
3. Faculty leverage the learning opportunities of social, collaborative, and peer interactions when designing and facilitating learning experiences.

Topic: TEAACH Classroom Implementation

Topic: Asian American Student Voice

Topic: Asian American Student Voice: Using a Middle-elementary Novel

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Topic: Perspectives on Equity-mindedness: Intro to the Work

Topic: Sex, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression

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Special Guest Session

Tia Brown-McNair Keynote: What We Value - From Equity Talk to Equity Walk

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Cristi Ford Keynote: A Year of Return

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Cate Denial Keynote: Pedagogy of Kindness 

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Community Builder

ADA Accessibility & Accommodations in a Remote Learning Environment (59:52 minutes)

Facilitated by: Kaydra Bui and Kendra Syed-Abdul (slides only)

Addressing Social Emotional Needs During a Time of Collective Trauma (24:50 minutes)

Facilitated by: Keisha Rembert (slides only)

Balancing Acts: Tools for Self-care and Resilience (47:37 minutes)

Facilitated by: Leah Horvath and Jon Oelke (Self-Care Deck)

Balancing Acts Part II: Growing from Trauma

Facilitated by: Leah Horvath, Judah Viola, and Jon Oelke (Growing from Trauma Deck)

Creating a Successful Learning Space (33:53)

Facilitated by: Christie McMullen

Creating and Sustaining Learning Communities in Online Context (43:23)

Facilitated by: Angela Elkordy

Creating Faculty Presence in an Online Environment: Teaching with Compassion (31:42 minutes)

Facilitated by: Sarah Leeman and Amy Hall

DEI in the Classroom Keynote Conversation (1 hour 9:10 minutes)

Facilitated by: David Stovall and Keisha Rembert

Department Culture and Acclimating New Faculty (Deck Only)

Facilitated by: Hadea Hummeid 

Earth Day 2022 (50:56 minutes)

Facilitated by: Rob Muller, Dean, NCE & Vito Dipinto, scientist, Associated Professor, NCE

Exemplifying Social Justice Allyship in the Synchronous Classroom Setting (54:04 minutes)

Facilitated by: Caroline Perjessy (slides only)

Future of NLU Roundtable (1 hour 27:53 minutes)

Guest Speaker: Julie Uranis (Lessons Learned Keynote Deck)

Faculty Self-Care Part 2: Growing from Trauma (58:44 minutes)

Facilitated by: Leah Horvath, Jon Oelke, & Judah Viola

Humanizing Online (bring your costumes!) (2 hours 01 minutes)

Facilitated by: Christopher Lilly, Director of NCE Online Programming

Keeping Students Engaged in Online & Remote Learning (1 hour 04:14 minutes)

Facilitated by: Neal Green & Alicia Meno, NCE

Pedagogy of Kindness (54:03 minutes)

Facilitated by: Cate Denial, Bright Distinguished Professor of American History, Knox College

Practicing Radical Love: Breaking Down Instructor-Student Hierarchies (1 hour 24:09 minutes)

Facilitated by: Fabiola Torres (@iLearnNow) (presentation website; slides only)

Recognizing Unconscious Bias in the Classroom (12:51 minutes)

Facilitated by: Deb Popely (Recognizing Bias Deck)

Stress and Burnout from a Faculty and Student Perspective (1 hour)

Facilitated by: Neal Green & Kimberlee Hendricks

Student Engagement 101 (1 hour 4:10 minutes)

Facilitated by: Erin Neubert

Teaching Academic Honesty: A Collective Responsibility (59:16 minutes)

Facilitated by: Sara Leeman & Amy Hall, University Library

Using Culturally Relevant Questions to Drive Engagement (55:00 minutes)

Facilitated by: Antonio Tovar, Assistant Professor, UGC

Using LinkedIn to Engage with Students Beyond the Classroom (54:51 minutes)

Facilitated by: Uzoma F. Obidike, Assistant Professor, Career Development, UGC

Using Trauma-Informed Practice in Your Teaching and Work (57:03 minutes)

Facilitated by: Judy Kent, Suzette Fromm-Reed, Claudia Pitts, Wytress Richardson (Trauma Informed Teaching Deck)