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Tag: Inclusive Teaching

Workshop: ChatGPT, AI Text Generator Tools, and…Inclusive Teaching?

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Access to artificial intelligence (AI) text generators has upended education – and many other sectors – as much or more than past technology advancements and innovations. Join us in this workshop as we discuss how we continue teaching with impact and to support all students in this new reality. We explore instructional approaches, considerations, and methods to help us teach with less stress and more strategy. 

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: Preparing Your Course and Yourself for Difficult Classroom Discussions and Situations

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Do 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. 

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: Supporting First Generation College Students

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Did you know that 20-30% of Mason students are considered first generation college students?  These students come from a variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.  Supporting first generation college students in the classroom is a way to create more inclusive learning spaces and broaden participation – and retention – in higher education.  Integrating these strategies is also an impactful way to support all students, even if they are not the specific audience of being the first generation to college.  In this workshop, we will define what it means to be “first gen,” discuss some common obstacles to success in higher education, explore approaches that can be used in the classroom and overall course design, and identify one or more applicable strategies that we might apply in our own teaching.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Workshop: Fostering Engagement and Belonging with Inclusive Classroom Techniques

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Are you ready to integrate inclusive teaching throughout your instructional spaces? Would you like to explore techniques and build tangible plans for your classes? This is where that journey begins. In this workshop, we will explore some of the definitions and terms often found in conversations about creating more inclusive classrooms. We will work together to advance our individual abilities in broadly inclusive teaching and learning to support all students. At the end of the workshop, we will have developed familiarity with concepts and terminology, explored deliberately inclusive classroom activities, and set one or two manageable goals for our classes. 

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Accelerated AIEM-Teach Level 1 (Part 2)

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Would you like to earn the AIEM-Teach Level 1 credential?  Is it difficult to find time in your schedule and keep track of different workshops?  Consider joining this accelerated session, where participants engage with the full suite to earn the Level 1 credential in a shortened timeframe.  Come build community and earn a recognized teaching professional development credential!

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Deadline: Register for the Campus Champions Program AY25-26

Register here.| Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Campus Champions group members will participate in workshops, review resources, and provide feedback on content developed for broadly inclusive teaching and learning practices that support all students and faculty.
The group will also engage with each other through community building and campus leadership development opportunities. Please see our website for more information.

Deadline: Register for First Year Five Program AY25-26

Register here.| Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Join the First Year Five program in your first year (or couple of years) at Mason. Participants engage in five hours of professional development of their choice around programming that supports all students and faculty. Flexible options, community building, and recognition highlight this unique opportunity! Learn more here.

Workshop: ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence Text Generator Tools, and… Inclusive Teaching?

Register here. | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Access to artificial intelligence (AI) text generators has upended education – and many other sectors – as much or more than past technology advancements and innovations. Join us in this workshop as we discuss how we continue teaching with impact and to support all students in this new reality. We explore instructional approaches, considerations, and methods to help us teach with less stress and more strategy.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Accelerated AIEM-Teach Level 1 (Part 1)

Register here | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Would you like to earn the AIEM-Teach Level 1 credential?  Is it difficult to find time in your schedule and keep track of different workshops?  Consider joining this accelerated session, where participants engage with the full suite to earn the Level 1 credential in a shortened timeframe.  Come build community and earn a recognized teaching professional development credential!

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.

Preparing Your Course and Yourself for Difficult Classroom Discussions and Situations POSTPONED

Register here. POSTPONED | Facilitator: Rachel Yoho

Do 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.

*Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.