CUAA Fall Faculty Book Group
Three meetings, all in SCI 102: Wednesday September 27, 3:30-4:30; Thursday October 26, 4:00-5:00; Wednesday November 15, 3:30-4:40

Join colleagues for discussion of the book The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another by Rebecca D. Cox. Book group facilitated by Robert Hill.

About the book: Rebecca D. Cox draws on five years of interviews and observations at community colleges. She shows how students and their instructors misunderstand and ultimately fail one another, despite good intentions. Most memorably, she describes how easily students can feel defeated―by their real-world responsibilities and by the demands of college―and come to conclude that they just don’t belong there after all.

“The College Fear Factor” reveals how the traditional college culture can actually pose obstacles to students’ success, and suggests strategies for effectively explaining academic expectations.

Thursday September 14, 3:45-4:45 in SCI 102
Managing Difficult Conversations in the Classroom
Led by Jeff Schwehm and Glenda Waterman

This is a continuation of the successful session that took place during the May 2017 Faculty Institute.

Tuesday October 3, 4:00-5:00 in SCI 102
Wiki-Working: A Partial, Palatable Flip for the Conventional, Lecture-Based Classroom
Led by Dr. Matt Schumann

Wednesday November 29, 3:30-4:30 in SCI 102
Fall 2017: The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat

This is a roundtable faculty discussion of what worked—and didn’t—in the classroom. Facilitated by Robert Hill.