Weekly Emails
2024
- Apr-10: Free Speech recording; last call for Equity in Practice Symposium (pdf)
- Mar-28: "Work plan" and many new items (pdf)
- Mar-20: Before Spring Break (pdf)
- Mar-12: Free speech in the classroom (pdf)
- Feb-29: The value of small practices (pdf)
- Feb-22: Gathering mid-semester early student feedback (pdf)
- Feb-14: Student success early alert; the value of NCFDD membership (pdf)
- Feb-7: Student participation; just-in-time reminders (pdf)
- Jan-30: Grades in Canvas and many programs & resources! (pdf)
- Jan-23: Four useful notes including why not to suggest to students to withdraw (pdf)
2023
- Dec-13: AI use at the end of the semester (pdf)
- Dec-6: A productivity hack for Week 15 & Finals (pdf)
- Nov-30: A concept-integration activity, "Save the Date" and more (pdf)
- Nov-21: Happy Thanksgiving holiday and two paid opportunities (pdf)
- Nov-15: Talking to students about grades (pdf)
- Nov-9: Student evaluations, resources & programs (pdf)
- Nov-1: Lots of ideas from fellow faculty! (pdf)
- Oct-24: Last call for registering for the Nov. 3 AI Symposium! (pdf)
- Oct-19: Resources if you need help; last call for Campus Symposium on AI (pdf)
- Oct-10: Gradescope, Wall of COOL, Fearless Classroom, and an "unconference" (pdf)
- Oct-5: Update your CPP 411 Directory info, lots of upcoming programs & resources (pdf)
- Sep-26: A growth-focused activity, Technology Tuesday, & Wall of COOL! (pdf)
- Sep-20: Early-mid-semester feedback; individual consultations (pdf)
- Sep-13: Progress reports for students; lots of new scholarly and career resources (pdf)
- Sep-7: "Power Hour"; Registration open for the AI symposium! (pdf)
- Sep-1: A valuable professional asset (pdf)
- Aug-24: Useful first day activity, Canvas reminder, and LOTS of cool opportunities (pdf)
- Aug-14: Syllabus language for AI; news from IT, Instant Access, and Canvas (pdf)
- May-4: Four useful notes including why not to suggest to students to withdraw (pdf)
- Apr-25: Faculty Day 2.0, ideas for student evaluations (pdf)
- Apr-18: Responding to AI-generated work; upcoming events & programs (pdf)
- Apr-11: Two special events and a helpful action (pdf)
- Mar-16: A discussion strategy; CAFE's Summer Institute 2023 (pdf)
- Feb-27: CPP Care Center, another Canvas tip (pdf)
- Feb-21: Canvas tips for midterm, new programs and resources (pdf)
- Jan-31: Resource for holding good discussions; upcoming programs & resources (pdf)
- Jan-23: Just-in-time reminders for getting started (pdf)
- Jan-19: Two great ideas as you finalize spring plans (pdf)
- Jan-9: Spring Syllabus, ChatGPT, the end of Blackboard, and more (pdf)
2022
- Dec-20: End of semester, end of year notes (pdf)
- Dec-13: Thoughts on final grades; uploading grades to Canvas gradebook (pdf)
- Dec-6: The END of Blackboard approaches! plus, update on grade information (pdf)
- Nov-30: WU's vs F's vs I's; end-of-semester checklist, and a couple of new things! (pdf)
- Nov-16: Strategies to get high completion rates for student evaluations (pdf)
- Nov-9: Waking up knowledge from early on; upcoming events & programs (pdf)
- Oct-24: "Must do, should do, could do" and an early special event announcement (pdf)
- Oct-17: The "Active learning library" and "Solo Success" workshop (pdf)
- Oct-13: "Colleging" support; correction from last week; Wall of COOL (pdf)
- Sep-29: Checking in with students; "Increase Your Writing Productivity," and first call for 2023 Wall of COOL nominations (pdf)
- Sep-21: Mid-term feedback, last call for "peer to peer coaching" program (pdf)
- Sep-14: Supporting students with covid; upcoming programs and resources (pdf)
- Sep-7: Teaching microtip, upcoming programs, and "Everybody's Mentor" (pdf)
- Aug-31: Teaching microtip; upcoming programs (pdf)
- Aug-25: Idea for first day, Canvas news, and program highlights! (pdf)