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457200055880February 202100February 2021left-457200002152650-581025In the Loop00In the Loop-4762518542000249448395097600160134316358002590801280160Adjunct FacultyAcademic CalendarFebruary:2/5Last day to withdraw with 25% refund2/8Last day to complete EVERFLY training for $50 compensationWorkshops:2/9 Protect Sensitive Documents10:30 AMOnline2/18Adobe Spark: Creating Stunning Graphics, Web Pages or Video Stories1:30 PMOnline2/23 & 2/24Helping Students Move Their Tails-Energizing Student MotivationNoon and 5:00 p.m. OnlineFor a complete list of workshops offered for the Fall/Winter Semesters and to register for workshops, please visit svsu.edu/workshops00Adjunct FacultyAcademic CalendarFebruary:2/5Last day to withdraw with 25% refund2/8Last day to complete EVERFLY training for $50 compensationWorkshops:2/9 Protect Sensitive Documents10:30 AMOnline2/18Adobe Spark: Creating Stunning Graphics, Web Pages or Video Stories1:30 PMOnline2/23 & 2/24Helping Students Move Their Tails-Energizing Student MotivationNoon and 5:00 p.m. OnlineFor a complete list of workshops offered for the Fall/Winter Semesters and to register for workshops, please visit svsu.edu/workshops-2558146780984Title IX Training CompensationAll adjunct faculty who have completed the Title IX training will be compensated $50 for their time. If you have not completed the training, you may do so prior to February 8th to receive this compensation. 00Title IX Training CompensationAll adjunct faculty who have completed the Title IX training will be compensated $50 for their time. If you have not completed the training, you may do so prior to February 8th to receive this compensation. 24513704067661Teaching from the Test: Exam WrapsMid-term exams will be here before we know it. Often students concentrate more on the grade and less on their studying practices and responsibilities. Exam Wraps are a great way for your students to do some self-reflection by identifying their areas of strength and weakness to help in guiding future studying practices. There are three questions that students can answer to help them do a better job on their next exam:What did they do to prepare for the exam?Where were the errors on their exam?What can they do to get ready for the next exam?To help your students accomplish this effort, have them reflect on the amount of time they studied. Have them think about whether they studied alone or with others. Have them think about the percent of their time studying was spent on reviewing the text and notes, and discussing the material with others. Find out if they had sufficient sleep the night before the exam. Ask if they ate a nutritional meal and hydrated before the exam. Finally ask them to make a list of new things they might do to better prepare for the next exam. Try this…You might find that the class results on the next exam are improved!00Teaching from the Test: Exam WrapsMid-term exams will be here before we know it. Often students concentrate more on the grade and less on their studying practices and responsibilities. Exam Wraps are a great way for your students to do some self-reflection by identifying their areas of strength and weakness to help in guiding future studying practices. There are three questions that students can answer to help them do a better job on their next exam:What did they do to prepare for the exam?Where were the errors on their exam?What can they do to get ready for the next exam?To help your students accomplish this effort, have them reflect on the amount of time they studied. Have them think about whether they studied alone or with others. Have them think about the percent of their time studying was spent on reviewing the text and notes, and discussing the material with others. Find out if they had sufficient sleep the night before the exam. Ask if they ate a nutritional meal and hydrated before the exam. Finally ask them to make a list of new things they might do to better prepare for the next exam. Try this…You might find that the class results on the next exam are improved!2451371205781The Annual Teaching and Learning SymposiumThe Center for Academic Innovation is hosting their Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium. This year our theme will be "Creating Connections - Building Bridges...Together." We are looking forward to connecting with you during our virtual symposium on Friday, February 19 from 12 am to 3 pm.?Please RSVP by February 6th, 2021 by following this link: boxes will be available to those who register by the deadline. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley at amwehner@svsu.edu.?Join us as we look to increase opportunities to?Build Bridges?across disciplines.00The Annual Teaching and Learning SymposiumThe Center for Academic Innovation is hosting their Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium. This year our theme will be "Creating Connections - Building Bridges...Together." We are looking forward to connecting with you during our virtual symposium on Friday, February 19 from 12 am to 3 pm.?Please RSVP by February 6th, 2021 by following this link: boxes will be available to those who register by the deadline. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley at amwehner@svsu.edu.?Join us as we look to increase opportunities to?Build Bridges?across disciplines.9086850427355-528320863727000104298751278890 00 7960995821055, It's in the Syllabus! Or is it?, It's in the Syllabus! Or is it?911034444418250012265660761238000118103656121400009038590685292000-38100-447675001293956310500left2903Student Engagement and MotivationThe following is an attempt to provide suggestions to instructors for how they can improve student motivation and engagement. In her article, Stephens (2015) explains the problems that faculty have in engaging and motivating their students. She therefore offered these tips. It is our hope that you will find these useful!Ensure the classroom environment is welcoming to students from all cultures. To be engaged, students need to feel that they are in an environment where they are accepted and affirmed. Ensure the classroom is warm and inviting to all.Enhance students’ self-belief. Research shows that students engage when they act as their own learning agents working to achieve goals important to them. They must believe they can learn and know how to deal with failures and learn from those experiences. Incorporate problem-solving activities and provide discussions when failures occur. Allow students control over learning. This helps them develop confidence and commitment to learning.Survey students to obtain information about their likes and dislikes. Understanding what students like and dislike will provide suggested areas in which teachers can connect with the student (e.g., favorite books, movies, video games). Information collected from the survey can be utilized as a motivator for academic and behavioral engagement or as a means of building rapport with the student (e.g., a topic for conversing).Allow students to work autonomously, enjoy learning relationships with peers, and feel they are competent to reach their goals. Allowing students to work autonomously and with others, developing their sense of competence, results in increased student motivation. This focuses on the cultivation of intrinsic motivation, which fosters self-determination that leads to engagement.Create learning opportunities that are active, collaborative, and promote learning relationships.? Active learning in groups, peer relationships, and social skills are key components to engagement and motivation.Create educational experiences for students that are challenging and enriching and that extend their academic abilities. Easy learning activities and assignments are not as effective at engaging students as activities and assignments that challenge them. When students are reflecting, questioning, conjecturing, evaluating, and making connections between ideas, they are engaged. Teachers must create rich educational experiences that challenge students’ ideas and stretch them as far as they can go.Recognize that teaching and teachers are central to student engagement. Keeping up with the educational research through involvement in professional development activities (reading journals, attending workshops or webinars, etc.) is key for teachers to remain current in the field using effective, research-based strategies, and techniques.If you would like to learn more about motivation and engagement, we invite you to join our workshop, titled, Helping Students Move Their Tails- Energizing Student Motivation being held on February 23rd at Noon or February 24th at 5:00 p.m. Of course, adjunct faculty are compensated $30.00 for every workshop attended up to five per semester.Reference:Stephens, T.L. (2015, August 21). Encouraging Positive Student Engagement and Motivation: Tips for Teachers. Accessed from: Replete.00Student Engagement and MotivationThe following is an attempt to provide suggestions to instructors for how they can improve student motivation and engagement. In her article, Stephens (2015) explains the problems that faculty have in engaging and motivating their students. She therefore offered these tips. It is our hope that you will find these useful!Ensure the classroom environment is welcoming to students from all cultures. To be engaged, students need to feel that they are in an environment where they are accepted and affirmed. Ensure the classroom is warm and inviting to all.Enhance students’ self-belief. Research shows that students engage when they act as their own learning agents working to achieve goals important to them. They must believe they can learn and know how to deal with failures and learn from those experiences. Incorporate problem-solving activities and provide discussions when failures occur. Allow students control over learning. This helps them develop confidence and commitment to learning.Survey students to obtain information about their likes and dislikes. Understanding what students like and dislike will provide suggested areas in which teachers can connect with the student (e.g., favorite books, movies, video games). Information collected from the survey can be utilized as a motivator for academic and behavioral engagement or as a means of building rapport with the student (e.g., a topic for conversing).Allow students to work autonomously, enjoy learning relationships with peers, and feel they are competent to reach their goals. Allowing students to work autonomously and with others, developing their sense of competence, results in increased student motivation. This focuses on the cultivation of intrinsic motivation, which fosters self-determination that leads to engagement.Create learning opportunities that are active, collaborative, and promote learning relationships.? Active learning in groups, peer relationships, and social skills are key components to engagement and motivation.Create educational experiences for students that are challenging and enriching and that extend their academic abilities. Easy learning activities and assignments are not as effective at engaging students as activities and assignments that challenge them. When students are reflecting, questioning, conjecturing, evaluating, and making connections between ideas, they are engaged. Teachers must create rich educational experiences that challenge students’ ideas and stretch them as far as they can go.Recognize that teaching and teachers are central to student engagement. Keeping up with the educational research through involvement in professional development activities (reading journals, attending workshops or webinars, etc.) is key for teachers to remain current in the field using effective, research-based strategies, and techniques.If you would like to learn more about motivation and engagement, we invite you to join our workshop, titled, Helping Students Move Their Tails- Energizing Student Motivation being held on February 23rd at Noon or February 24th at 5:00 p.m. Of course, adjunct faculty are compensated $30.00 for every workshop attended up to five per semester.Reference:Stephens, T.L. (2015, August 21). Encouraging Positive Student Engagement and Motivation: Tips for Teachers. Accessed from: Replete.1397966195248013779522161500959993054305200-3533775365823600 ................
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