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SUMMARY:Workshop: Preparing Your Course and Yourself for Difficult Classroom Discussions & Situations
DESCRIPTION:Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho\n*This event was rescheduled from its original date (Feb. 6). \nDo you have strategies to prepare yourself and your students to handle difficult conversations? This could be when you are having difficult conversations about topics like race\, sexuality\, religion\, politics\, or similar. These situations also could result from a discussion comment that makes a student or group uncomfortable or might even be about grades. In this workshop\, we will discuss how to design (or redesign) your course and prepare yourself to facilitate important or “hot topic” conversations in the classroom.  Background information on how to design the course and prepare for facilitating important conversations in the classroom will be provided.  This workshop is applicable to instructors across all disciplines for facilitating important conversations\, whether or not their designed course topics include socially pressing issues. This workshop is part of a four-part series for Mason faculty to engage in broadly inclusive education across all disciplines. \n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-preparing-your-course-and-yourself-for-difficult-classroom-discussions-situations/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rachel Yoho":MAILTO:ryoho@gmu.edu
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Managing In-Class Activities for Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Crystal Anderson and Stephanie Bluth\n\nDo you want to motivate students to participate during class time? In this workshop\, graduate instructors will learn how to implement active learning strategies into lectures\, the lab and recitations as well as manage discussions in large and small classes. You will also apply your newly acquired knowledge to a case study on fears around mistakes when engaging students. Open to all graduate students\, this workshop is required for the SkillCraft Level 1 Essentials Credential. \n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-managing-in-class-activities-for-engagement/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Bluth":MAILTO:sbluth@gmu.edu
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SUMMARY:Workshop: AI in STEM Education
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitators: Laina Lockett & Carley Fisher-Maltese\n\n \nIn this introductory one-hour workshop\, STEM faculty will explore the various artificial intelligence tools available to design their courses. Participants will learn how to use these tools to align their student learning outcomes\, instructional activities\, and assessments. Participants will have time to practice using these tools and will leave with actionable strategies to implement AI-enhanced instruction in at least one of their courses. This workshop will specifically focus on STEM application including using AI in a laboratory setting and quantitative applications. \n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-ai-in-stem-education/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Laina Lockett":MAILTO:llocket@gmu.edu
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SUMMARY:Workshop: AI Test Kitchen: Interfacing with Students
DESCRIPTION:Register Here | Facilitator: Laina Lockett\nWhether you’re new to AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot or experiences\, explore prompts and discuss the role of AI-Assisted Faculty tasks including interfacing with students. Based on the book Teaching with AI by Bowen and Watson. *Participation in past AI Test Kitchens is not required. This is part of the Teaching with AI Level One Workshop Series. \n*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/workshop-ai-test-kitchen-interfacing-with-students/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laina Lockett":MAILTO:llocket@gmu.edu
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