Workshops and Events
The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence is dedicated to cultivating a culture of lifelong learning, faculty development, and integrative teaching. As part of this effort, the CFDE provides workshop opportunities and events that enable faculty members to improve teaching and pedagogy approaches.
Pedagogy Jam: Teaching Students to Re-Contextualize Disinformation
Convener: Gregory Palermo, Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Program
November, 11, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
In person session co-sponsored by CFDE and Writing Across Emory, First Year Writing
How can faculty across disciplines encourage critical engagement with social media? In this presentation, Dr. Palermo will share a class activity where students author both bad-faith X posts and Community Notes about them. Community Notes are intended by X for contributing users to add context to potentially misleading information. Dr. Palermo will discuss fact-checking and reflect on some of the challenges students might encounter when navigating the platform’s constraints. Attendees will discuss how these insights might inform their use of social media in class activities and assignments.
Gregory Palermo (he/they) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Emory University Writing Program. He specializes in the rhetorics of data, algorithms, and disciplinary formation. His teaching and research bridge the fields of writing, rhetoric, and digital humanities, focusing on data trans- formation and visualization as rhetorical practices.
Lunch will be provided.
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CFDE Open House: Teaching and Learning in a Global Context
November 18, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
In-person event
This year, the CFDE will be joining campus efforts to celebrate International Education Week (IEW) at Emory from November 18-22, 2024. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. The theme of 2024 International Education Week at Emory is "Local to Global: Celebrating International Education Week at Emory." Emory University prides itself on its diverse and inclusive community, where local perspectives and global insights merge to create a rich educational experience.
We believe that this is also a great opportunity for us at the CFDE to showcase the variety of programming and funding that has supported teaching and learning in global contexts, including working locally here in Atlanta with some of our partners. Come join our CFDE Open House event, following the theme of Teaching and Learning in a Global Context, on Monday, November 18, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Come explore what our faculty partners have done and have gleaned from their experiences working in glocal (i.e., local and global) contexts. This will be an informal conversation between CFDE Open House faculty partners and participants (e.g., faculty, staff); we plan to set up tables around the Jones Room to feature different programs and different types of programming.
We’re also planning to offer an “international tea time” during the event, featuring pastries and sweets from around the world. We look forward to seeing you!