{"id":1737,"date":"2020-12-09T18:23:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T18:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?page_id=1737"},"modified":"2021-01-22T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T14:03:22","slug":"spring-2020-furmanflex-and-online-learning-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/remote-learning-digital-collaboration\/spring-2020-furmanflex-and-online-learning-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2021 FurmanFlex &amp; Online Learning Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #800080\">Week of Feb. 1-5<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Wednesday, February 3rd &#8211; 2-3:00 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Future of the Academic Enterprise <\/strong><\/em>(register <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.chronicle.com\/2021TheFutureoftheAcademicEnterprise.html?cid=CHE_EM1_MKTO_AcademicEnterprise_AWS_A\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div>Covid-19 has upended higher education, but has it truly changed everything? With vaccines being rolled out, colleges look ahead to a potentially more normal-looking fall semester. In this virtual forum, a\u00a0<em>Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>\u00a0assistant managing editor, Ian Wilhelm, joins the futurist Bryan Alexander and a panel of higher-ed thinkers for a wide-ranging discussion\u00a0to examine the challenges and realities that may lie ahead and to look broadly at how the academic enterprise \u2014 teaching, research, service \u2014 will change due to the pandemic.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080\">Week of Jan 25-29<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Monday, January 25 &#8211; 10:15-11:15 a.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Talking Teaching: Socially Connected While Physically Distant <\/strong><\/em>(register <a href=\"https:\/\/furman.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d0wfeTvzBn1aAEl\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the past our teaching interactions have involved physical proximity \u2013 but can we maintain the social connections critical for learning when physical distance is required for safety? This discussion will focus on approaches to build community while adhering to distance constraints.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This conversation is appropriate for colleagues teaching both\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FurmanFlex<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Online courses. To register for this event,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/furman.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d0wfeTvzBn1aAEl\">please click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080\">Week of Jan 4 -8<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Tuesday, January 5th &#8211; 1:30-3:30 p.m. or Wednesday, January 6th &#8211; 10 a.m. &#8211; Noon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Spring 2021 Design with Flex in Mind Reflection Debrief <\/strong><\/em>(register <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.chronicle.com\/StudentCaregivers.html?cid=CHE_Web_CHE_StudentCaregiving_E\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Are you teaching new courses in the spring semester, redesigning a course for a hybrid-flexible environment, or returning after a sabbatical? Whether you are completing the FDC&#8217;s self-paced course redesign planning process (Design with Flex in Mind) or you are looking for opportunities to reflect and consider the unique challenges and opportunities your spring instruction might bring, we invite you to join us for a reflective and collaborative conversation about spring course design on one of the two dates above. If you aren&#8217;t already participating in our Design with Flex in Mind course, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/furman.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1M8hYQxCLVfTHut\">sign up to join a reflection session here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week of Feb. 1-5 &nbsp; Wednesday, February 3rd &#8211; 2-3:00 p.m.\u00a0 The Future of the Academic Enterprise (register here) Covid-19 has upended higher education, but has it truly changed everything? 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