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
Jan 31 (4 pm ET) - Finding Funding for undergrad summer research
Join us on January 31, 2025 (4 pm, ET) when we discuss a variety of ways to Support and Facilitate Undergraduate Research.
The FUN Final Friday (FFF) team welcomes you back to the new year with a discussion-based session to consider our options for encouraging student inquiry when funding is limited. Though we probably all wish for a blank check to facilitate research at the undergraduate level, we also probably all know that is not the reality.
In this session, we will discuss options for using open data as the basis for student projects, we will consider the pros and cons of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and think about ways to use place-based learning as a way to engage students in the process of research. The goal of this conversation is to help plan for summer research projects and/or course-embedded projects for next fall. Come with your questions and ideas, we look forward to seeing you Friday!
Register here for the January 31st conversation.
FUTURE MONTHS
Feb 28 (4 pm ET) - For those interested in creating engaging, active, classroom learning opportunities, join us on February 28 (4 pm, ET) when Aparna Shah guides us creating escape room experiences.
Register here for the February 28th conversation.
Apr 25 (4 pm ET) - Want to support your undergrads as they prepare for and present at a scientific research conference? Join us April 25 (4 pm, ET) when Liz Leninger provides guidance and suggestions for success.
Register here for the April 25th conversation.
Past Schedules and Resources
Information and resources from previous FUN Final Fridays
Questions? - Contact webmaster@funfaculty.org