Summer Teaching Intensive

This August, the Summer Teaching Intensive consists of seven modules led by Emory faculty and staff. All faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and staff are welcome. You can come for one module or come for them all. 

2023 Summer Teaching Intensive

Tuesday, August 8, and Wednesday, August 9, 2023

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence is once again hosting our two-day Summer Teaching Intensive. Unless noted otherwise, most sessions will be hybrid (available both in person and on Zoom -- you choose what format works best for you). 

The intensive consists of seven sessions led by Emory faculty and staff. All faculty, graduate students, post docs, and staff are welcome. For hybrid sessions, In person space is limited, and once capacity is met, remaining participants will have to Zoom in. You can come for only one session or you can come for them all. Session descriptions and a schedule are below. You will also find the session descriptions in the registration form. 

REGISTER

Registration closes on August 4 at midnight.

Contact Donna Troka, Director of Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy, for more information. 

SCHEDULE

2023 Summer Teaching Intensive Session Descriptions

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023

Session 1: (9:00-10:30 am)  
Exploring ChatGPT for Teaching (in-person only)  
Cecilia Gómez and Donna Troka  

Are you curious about ChatGPT? Would you like to be guided on how to use it? Join us as we learn together! In this in-person, hands-on workshop we will explore what ChatGPT is, the basics of how it works, and possible applications for teaching and learning. Working in groups, all participants will be able to interact with this AI tool, as well as test some of their own writing prompts, to critically analyze what ChatGPT does with them. Participants will leave the session with a better understanding of this tool and a personal plan on next steps for their own learning. We strongly encourage participants to sign up for their own free, AI/ChatGPT and Bing accounts before the session, to make the most of our time together.   

Please note: we will offer the same interactive session, on Zoom only, on Wednesday, August 9 afternoon.  

 
Session 2: (10:45 am-12:15 pm)  
Incorporating “Reflection on Purpose” into Teaching  
Ira Bedzow  

The value of living a life of purpose is not difficult to appreciate. The difficulty typically comes when attempting to describe the particularities of what constitutes purpose, how individuals can develop their own sense of purpose, and identifying what capabilities individuals can hone to make reflection on and pursuit of purpose more effective. There is also the additional challenge of providing students with opportunities to learn about purpose rather than imposing upon them what purpose they should pursue.  

 
Session 3: (1:15-2:45 pm)  
Managing Student Groups in the Active Learning Classroom 
Cecilia Gómez  

In this interactive session, participants will consider how to effectively structure group work in the active learning classroom and explore strategies for facilitating group activities in ways that are equitable and productive. We will discuss strategies for assigning students to groups, supporting collaborative learning, and monitoring group dynamics.  

 
Session 4: (3:00-4:30 pm)  
What Inclusive Instructors Do  
Donna Troka and Cecilia Gómez  

This session will use Tracie Marcella Addy’s (et al, 2021) book What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles for Excellence in College Teaching as a jump off point for a discussion of what inclusive teaching is and how different people do it. At the center of our discussion will be the question “how do we shift and repurpose structures and frameworks when occupying our current positions within higher education” (Addy, x) or, in other words, how do we pay mind to how power circulates in our classrooms without compromising content or being overwhelmed by the extra labor? This session will both outline the theoretical frameworks and strategies that Addy and her colleagues uncovered through their research as well as crowdsource from session participants about how to create more inclusive spaces on campus.  

  
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2023

Session 5: (9:00-10:30 am)  
Ten Ways to Level Up Your (Canvas) Course  
Matthew Aron  

The landscape of teaching and learning with technology has changed dramatically over the last few years, and there are a lot of powerful features in Canvas and the other centrally-supported instructional tools available to you today, but many of the most useful and helpful of these can be a bit tricky to find. How can we put academic technologies in their place—as tools that enable and enhance teaching, making material creation and course delivery more efficient? The answers lie with several of these underappreciated or obscure capabilities. Join the Teaching & Learning Technologies team's experts who have worked with faculty across all disciplines at Emory as we explore the top 10 ways you can level up your course with the new and hidden features of Canvas and other technologies.  

 
Session 6: (10:45 am-12:15 pm)  
Designing Your Course to Support Well-Being  
Liesl Wuest and Alicia Lane  

Well-being is an increasingly talked about topic in many aspects of life, so why not think about how you can support student well-being in your courses? This active session will explore strategies that can be incorporated into any course to better support students’ engagement, interests, connectedness, and values. The good news is, this will increase their learning as well! Bring your syllabus or course plan and consider in real-time what you are already doing to support student well-being and think about a few other strategies that you could incorporate.    

 
Session 7: (1:15-2:45 pm)  
Exploring ChatGPT for Teaching (Zoom only)  
Cecilia Gómez and Donna Troka  

Are you curious about ChatGPT? Would you like to be guided on how to use it? Join us as we learn together! In this Zoom-only, hands-on workshop we will explore what ChatGPT is, the basics of how it works, and possible applications for teaching and learning. Working in groups, all participants will be able to interact with this AI tool, as well as test some of their own writing prompts, to critically analyze what ChatGPT does with them. Participants will leave the session with a better understanding of this tool and a personal plan on next steps for their own learning. We strongly encourage participants to sign up for their own free, AI/ChatGPT and Bing accounts before the session, to make the most of our time together.   

For information and materials from past Summer Teaching Intensive programs, please visit the CFDE Knowledge Hub Canvas site: https://canvas.emory.edu/courses/29728