Short(er) Reads

How to capture the power of impostor syndrome – Academia Made Easier
“It is classic impostor syndrome. I used to try to stuff it down by channelling my inner Stuart Smalley (“I’m smart enough, I’m good enough, and doggone it, people like me!”). But since that approach didn’t do much for me, I decided to turn my impostor feelings into a source of power. I do this by applying what I will call the Triple-A Model. It has three parts: Acknowledge, Ask, and Advance.”

The case for using universal design for learning at your institution – THE Campus
Universal design for learning can be the answer when searching for true equity in higher education. Jacqui Whittle and Caroline Pike outline the how and why in this practical article. Interested in Universal design for learning? Register now for the Spring Reading Seminar: Reach Everyone Teach Everyone!

When the Cat Destroys Your Sweater, Knit Something New – Teaching
For more than two years, professors have tried to get back to pre-pandemic teaching. Maybe that’s why students and professors are feeling so frustrated. Panelists from the Keep on Teaching Webinar offer suggestions on how to mend the destruction that the pandemic wrought on our instructional practices.

At COD

What We Learned from the Psychedelic Renaissance (PDH available)
Thursday, Feb. 2, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Therapist, Associate Professor, and addiction counselor Bruce Sewick LCPC, CADC will talk about how psychedelic drug research is changing how we treat PTSD, trauma, depression, and other conditions. Zoom URL: https://cod.zoom.us/j/83954252751

Shut Up & Write! 
Commit to writing with others for an hour a week and find the accountability, focus, and structure you need to get your writing done! Shut Up & Write sessions are 90 minutes – 15 minutes for introductions, 60 minutes of focused writing time, and 15 minutes to check in at the end. This spring, COD employees can choose from two Shut Up & Write communities – online and in-person. Learn more at https://fpdatcod.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/shut-up-write/ 

Events

AI Tools for Student Engagement webinar – Chronicle of Higher Education
Tuesday, January 31, 1:00 p.m. Central
Artificial Intelligence already has a wide range of uses, including self-driving cars, smart assistants, and marketing chatbots. But as it makes its way into higher education, how can it be used as a student-centered tool? In the upcoming Virtual Forum, hosted by The Chronicle and University Innovation Alliance, a panel of experts in education, research, and technology will discuss how higher ed institutions can benefit from AI.
Can’t attend? A recording of the forum will be emailed to registrants after the event.

McHenry County College Third Teaching & Learning Conference
Friday, February 3, 8:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. (Zoom or in-person)
On February 3, 2023, MCC will hold its third Teaching and Learning Conference! All faculty are invited! Come to engage in a conversation with your colleagues on instructional approaches and strategies that you can incorporate into your classrooms. This conference will feature nine presentations from ten faculty members, and there will be fun activities during each break. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore issues centered around teaching and learning and gain some innovative teaching tips that benefit your classrooms!
Registration is required. We need to know whether you are coming on campus or joining via Zoom to better plan this event.   We appreciate your help!

Growing Online Learning 2023: Creating Meaningful Interactions in the Online Classroombr>Tuesday, February 7th – Thursday, February 9th, 2023
FREE web-based conference for Illinois community colleges – Register at http://ilcco.net/ILCCO/?p=edu&a=events&id=gol

Call for Proposals

2023 College Changes Everything Conference – DEIA: The Work We Need to Do
Proposals Due March, 3
We hope you will join us for the 13th annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference live and in person on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Tinley Park Convention Center, Tinley Park, Illinois. The annual conference is the state’s preeminent college access and success and career readiness event. Diverse stakeholders work together and learn from each other to help Illinois reach its Goal 2025 – to increase the proportion of adults in Illinois with high-quality degrees and postsecondary credentials to 60% by the year 2025.

Since the first CCE conference, equity has been an underlying tenet of this annual convening, as it brings together caring professionals who want to ensure all students have opportunities for college access and success and are career ready. As we continue to emerge from the global pandemic that disrupted the lives of our students and the way in which we support and serve them, it’s vital we take this opportunity to examine and assess how we are doing in our collective work around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) – e.g., what has been working and why; what hasn’t worked and why not; what changes did the pandemic bring that we want to keep. Why wait for another global event to push our DEIA work forward? Conference participants will have the opportunity for collaborative engagement where we draw upon each other’s expertise, experience, and wisdom to contribute to a peer-to-peer learning environment.

Podcasts

Ungrading: The Misconceptions, the Research, and the Strategies – Faculty Focus Live (13 min)
In this episode, we’ll cover what ungrading actually is, some of the research behind it, and how it can be brought to any classroom by having an honest conversation with your students. And then we’ll take a few minutes to dispel some misconceptions about ungrading, because ungrading doesn’t mean you have to completely eliminate grades in all forms from your classroom. Lastly, we’ll cover a few ungrading assessment strategies that you can implement into your own course.

Resources

AI transformers like ChatGPT are here, so what next? – THE Campus
Few topics in higher education have been hotter in recent weeks than ChatGPT and the implications of such AI writers for the sector. From issues of academic integrity to the future of critical thinking, there is little doubt that this technology has the potential to disrupt the university experience immeasurably. This week, we bring you a collection of Campus resources and views on the rise of ChatGPT – from predictions that it will change little to predictions that it will change everything, as well as what AI-generated lesson plans might mean for educators and eight ways to engage with the new technology.