Join Min-Ken Liao and Meghan Slining for a five-week interdisciplinary book club discussing John Greene's Everything is Tuberculosis. This short, accessible book offers insights the history and persistence of one of our deadliest infectious diseases. Learn more about the book at https://everythingistb.com/   As a microbiologist and epidemiologist, Min-Ken and Meghan are excited to explore […]

Deepen your understanding and application of emotional intelligence (EQ) in higher education environments. This interactive session will introduce key components of EQ and explore their impact on agency, relationships, and culture in the workplace. Participants will engage in a guided reflection to assess their own EQ strengths and respond to scenario-based activities to gain practice […]

Source: AWSP. We've all been there—a student comment shifts the classroom atmosphere, and we're suddenly navigating unplanned territory while trying to maintain our learning objectives and a warm (vs. chilly) classroom environment where all who want to contribute engage. Join faculty and staff colleagues to explore evidence-based strategies for responding to these charged moments, using […]

Multimodal assignments—infographics, podcasts, digital stories, data visualizations, and more—are increasingly central to how students communicate ideas. This workshop explores strategies for helping students analyze multimodal genres rhetorically, understand design conventions, and make intentional choices as composers. We’ll look at models from multiple disciplines, discuss scaffolding techniques, and consider how multimodal work can enhance students’ transfer […]

Back by popular demand, the FDC’s AI in Action series features faculty and staff sharing ways they are using AI in their teaching, research, or professional life. To engage fully […]

Generative AI offers new possibilities for how students re-see and reshape their work. In this session, designated for FYW faculty but relevant to anyone teaching writing, we will explore practical […]

Roam & Reflect is back by popular demand! In response to colleague requests for unstructured connection and the evidence that even 10 minutes of daily walking, especially with others, can quell anxiety, reduce inflammation, improve belonging, and bolster creativity and problem-solving, we're continuing "Roam & Reflect." Faculty and academic staff are invited to meet on […]

2023 Peer Coaching Workshop participants The FDC launched our successful peer coaching workshops in January 2023 and our most frequent feedback from participants is “we want more”! In this peer coaching refresher workshop faculty and staff colleagues can refresh their peer coaching skills while also considering ways to level up their coaching practice. Participants will:  […]

This interactive workshop introduces faculty and academic staff to Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD), a method for fostering trust, curiosity, and understanding across differences in the classroom. Participants will experience the RSD model firsthand, explore strategies for designing dialogue-based class sessions, and reflect on how structured conversation can enhance student engagement and inclusion. Open to all, […]

Join the virtual midterm check-in for Spring 2026 Write Now! on Tuesday, February 24, 11:30am-12:30pm The purpose of the Write Now! mid-semester check-in meeting is to assess your accomplishments thus far, celebrate your successes, reevaluate your writing goals, and tweak group meeting structures, if necessary. We hope you will join us to clarify our focus […]

Roam & Reflect is back by popular demand! In response to colleague requests for unstructured connection and the evidence that even 10 minutes of daily walking, especially with others, can quell anxiety, reduce inflammation, improve belonging, and bolster creativity and problem-solving, we're continuing "Roam & Reflect." Faculty and academic staff are invited to meet on […]

Building on the principles of the dialogic classroom, this workshop focuses on identifying and responding to “dialogic moments” — those unplanned opportunities for deeper connection, learning, or perspective-taking that arise in real time. Through case studies, guided reflection, and collaborative exercises, participants will consider how to integrate short, discrete dialogic moments in current or future […]