Concurrent Session C

Noon - 12:45 p.m.

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C1 Exploring Research and Scholarship in the Humanities Through Consortium Projects

The Cleveland Humanities Collaborative (CHC) is a grant-funded program intended to promote education and career efficacy in the humanities between Tri-C and Case Western Reserve University. This session is about one of the facets of the grant: consortium projects. These projects are joint ventures between students and faculty members at Tri-C and other Northeast Ohio institutions of higher education where students and faculty engage in research and scholarship together. In this session the presenters will provide an overview of the consortium project process, some examples and benefits for both students and faculty.

Andy Sokolich, Program Manager, Online AA and Adjunct Faculty, General Studies, Cuyahoga Community College

Alexandria Romanovich, Assistant to the Executive Vice President, Access Learning & Success, Cuyahoga Community College

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe the benefits of completing a consortium project with a student

2. Identify possible research topics for a consortium project with a student

3. Apply what was learned in this session to engage in a consortium project with a student

C2 Growth Mindset: A Key Component to Confidence in Learning

Addressing the effective domain for community college students is critically important for traditionally underserved student populations. These students often arrive with a fixed mindset developed throughout their K-12 schooling, crippling their sense of autonomy and agency, as well as their ability to think and act for themselves. Participants will learn how implementing a growth mindset approach has been proven to reshape students’ perceptions of the learning process and their abilities as learners to emerge as stronger scholars.

Sarah Szweda, Adjunct Faculty, Media and Journalism Studies, Cuyahoga Community College

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Better understand and communicate the types of challenges faced by students from traditionally marginalized populations

2. Define the differences between fixed and growth mindsets and explain how students acquire these different mindsets over the course of their educational experiences

3. Identify strategies and interventions that they can implement in their courses to help their students develop a growth mindset

C3 Restoring Fun and Interest to the Teaching and Learning Landscape

For instructors who find themselves caught in a teaching rut, doing the same thing semester after semester, this session will introduce creative ways to improve their teaching strategies, better connect with students and enhance student engagement. Acquired knowledge about effective teaching and learning strategies through years of instruction inside Ohio correctional facilities will be shared to help reinvigorate and reinspire participants. We continually learn creative ways to navigate the teaching landscape without the benefits of student access to the Internet and other technological conveniences. During this session we will share strategies that make teaching and learning interesting and fun. We will discuss how to incorporate handson activities, real-life experiences, role-playing, reversed classroom exercises, peer reviews and other methods to enhance teaching and learning.

Micah Dorsey, Adjunct Faculty, Leadership, Marion Technical College

Maryjo Mundey, Adjunct Faculty, Human Resources Management, Marion Technical College

Rhea Edmonds, Correctional Education Program Director, Marion Technical College

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Overcome obstacles to effective teaching in conventional and nonconventional settings

2. Facilitate engaging classroom and online discussions

3. Feel reenergized and reinspired about teaching and learning

C4 Renewed Confidence With Teaching and Learning: Learning to Refill My Bucket

Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel. In this interactive session, participants will be encouraged to schedule daily renewal. And, the presenters will share the dipper and bucket metaphor which can be used to increase focus on joyous moments in work and life while reducing focus on the negative.

Patrice Gillespie, Associate Professor, Business and Economics, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash

Cindy Jones, Adjunct Faculty, Business and Economics, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Utilize the understanding of the bucket theory to tap into their own “bucket” and identify what rest and care would benefit them

2. Utilize the tools learned to contribute to the care ethic of their learning community by supporting others in refilling their buckets

3. Identify early warning signs of feeling depleted and needing one’s bucket refilled