FUN Final Fridays
FUN Final Fridays
For those that were not able to join last year, or who might be new to FUN, these Final Friday meetups are intended to be informal gatherings to learn about, or remind ourselves of, strong pedagogical tools and to provide fun collegial support.
We heard your request to have more informal time to chat with FUN friends, so we will plan to open each session at 3:45 (EDT) and place participants in a breakout room just to visit until the presenters are ready to go at 4 pm – so, please, come early and chat with friends.
In addition, as a FUN member you can find all of last year’s recordings by clicking the link at the bottom of this FUN webpage and, after logging in, you will see the video links.
We welcome you to all or as many as you can attend.
Schedule 2024-2025
All meetings will take place on Friday, be one hour in length, and will begin at 4 pm (EST), unless otherwise indicated in the schedule. Here is our schedule:
THIS MONTH
Aug 2 (Noon) – Getting students to read, teaching tips from a panel of FUN members
A panel of FUN members will present best practices for getting students to read and come to class (better) prepared. As we discuss implementation of these strategies, we’d also like to hear your practices – so please come ready to share.
Please note the different time for this session!
Aug 30 (4 pm ET) - Assessment and AI: An Ongoing Inquiry into Best Practices​ with Lew Ludwig (Denison University)
Are you concerned about assessment in the age of AI? If so, please join us Friday, August 30 at 4 pm (ET) for a conversation with Dr. Lew Ludwig of Denison University. We will discuss the ongoing nature of developing best practices in assessment as we, and the AI, continue to learn. Please bring your ideas, your plans, your questions, and your open mind so that we can help each other imagine successful assessments and opportunities as we move away from frustration (hopefully).
Please complete this survey so Lew knows your level of AI experience:
Register here for the August 30th conversation.
If you would like a larger view of AI use in the classroom, join Lew and colleagues on Wednesday, Aug 16 at 12:15 (ET) for a discussion on No Robot Left Behind: AI and Your Fall Classes sponsored by the Great Lakes College Association Consortium for Teaching and Learning.
FUTURE MONTHS
Sept 27 (4 pm ET) – Building a successful undergraduate research lab – discussion of Ten Simple Rules paper
Register here for the September 27th conversation.
Oct 25 (4 pm ET) – Get involved in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning session
Register here for the October 25th conversation.
Nov 29 - NO MEETING
Dec 6 (4 pm ET) - Alternative Grading strategies – with Katie Mattaini (Tufts University) and Drew Lewis (Education consultant)
Register here for the December 6th conversation.
Jan 31 (4 pm ET) - Finding Funding for undergrad summer research
Register here for the January 31st conversation.
Past Schedules and Resources
Information and resources from previous FUN Final Fridays
Questions? - Contact webmaster@funfaculty.org