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Upcoming Reading Groups

A Pedagogy of Kindness (Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed)

Meets two times this semester (9/25 & 10/9) on Wednesday from 12:00-1:00pm in ZSR 665 (Faculty Commons Classroom inside the Faculty Commons space in ZSR Wilson Wing).

A Pedagogy of Kindness articulates a fresh vision for teaching, one that focuses on ensuring justice, believing people, and believing in people. Offering evidence-based insights and drawing from her own rich experiences as a professor, Denial offers practical tips for reshaping syllabi, assessing student performance, and creating trust and belonging in the classroom. Let’s meet and talk about how we can create bright new spaces, rooted in compassion, in which all engaged in teaching and learning might thrive

We will provide the book for the first 12 registrants. These discussions are very popular so we ask that you register only if you are available to attend all sessions.

Teaching with AI book cover. Authors are Jose Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson

Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning

Meets three times this semester (9/24, 10/22 & 11/19) on Tuesday from 12:30-1:30 in ZSR 665 (Faculty Commons Classroom inside the Faculty Commons space in ZSR Wilson Wing).

In the age of AI, critical thinking skills, information literacy, and a liberal arts education are more important than ever. As AI continues to reshape the nature of work and human thinking, educators can equip students with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. This book serves as a compass, guiding educators through the uncharted territory of AI-powered education and the future of teaching and learning. Let’s meet and discuss how we might integrate AI into our classrooms and teaching practices.

These discussions are very popular so we ask that you register only if you are available to attend all sessions.

Request a copy of Teaching with AI for a Spring Book Discussion

Past Reading Groups

Click on the image to see your selection in the ZSR Library digital collection. Please reach out to Kristi Verbeke at verbekkj@wfu.edu if you have a specific question about past reading groups.

Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Promoting Equity in the Classroom
Minding Bodies
Grading for Growth
Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom
Infusing Critical Thinking into your Course
The Impact of a Sense of Belonging in College
Deep Teaching in College STEM Classrooms
How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education
Cultivating Virtue in the University
Connected Teaching: Relationship, Power, and Mattering in Higher Education
The End of Burnout: Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
Relationship-Rick Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College
Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It
Promoting Inclusive Classroom Dynamics in Higher Education
Small Teaching Online
Online Teaching at its Best
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Teaching with Compassion: An Educator's Oath to Teach from the Heart
Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness
The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux
An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
Discussion in the College Classroom
Teach Students how to Learn
Teaching the Silk Road
Image of the book, Why Students Resist Learning
Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide
Small Teaching
Race, Equity, and the Learning Environment
The Skillful Teacher
Creating Self-Regulated Learners
Specifications Grading
Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning.
Cheating Lessons: Learning From Academic Dishonesty
Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Pracctice
Image of the book, From Brain to Mind: Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education.

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