FD Communities of Practice

Professional Development Communities of Practice

Communities of practice offer faculty the opportunity to spend time with colleagues who share their interest in a specific teaching, scholarly, or personal/professional growth topic. CoP members come together on a regular basis to share ideas, build support, and discuss their experiences implementing methods.

 

Alternative Grading

Facilitated by Janet Stramel and Linda Feldstein (Teacher Education), and Robyn Hartman (Forsyth Library)

Alternative grading methods can range from completely ungraded classes to self- and peer-evaluation, portfolios and authentic assessments, minimal grading rubrics, contract and specification grading, and/or complete/incomplete designations. Join us as we discuss how you can implement alternative grading methods in your classes!

Grants and Other Funding

Facilitated by the Office of Research

Join us to learn more about the grant proposal process and policies, the services and resources provided by FHSU’s Office of Research, and the support you can expect from the external grants consultants we contract with. You’ll also hear from successful FHSU grant winners and have an opportunity to ask questions and build relationships with your fellow scholars.

Multilingual Learners

 Do you have international students who frequently misunderstand you or your instructions? Are they reluctant to work in groups or give presentations? Do they rely on electronic translators or their peers to know what they should be doing? Would you like some support? Join our Community of Practice and connect with your colleagues, exchange ideas, troubleshoot challenges, and co-create solutions tailored to multilingual learners’ needs. 

WAC: Meaningful Writing

Facilitated by Cheryl Duffy (Goss Distinguished Professor of Writing) and the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Committee

Students engage more and learn more (and are probably less inclined to resort to unethical use of AI) when they find their writing projects to be meaningful. Join us as we look at research from the Meaningful Writing Project, which asked students to identify meaningful undergraduate writing projects and explain what made those projects meaningful. Of course, our focus will be on ways we might design our own meaningful writing projects for our students. Note: One of the co-authors of the study, Michele Eodice, will be on campus for a WAC-TILT Mini-Conference on Meaningful Writing in March 2026.