As educators, we have many rich experiences that will help us connect to the 21st-century student in ways we may not have seen. Students have needs that we don’t understand. We have to realize that we, too, have to learn something new every day to help us understand the needs of those we teach. This course will hopefully help us reveal teaching tools we never thought we had. This course will offer insight into how professors can tap into their lives outside of the academic environment to glean information about how to work with the 21st-century student during this COVID-19 long-distance learning period that confronts us. Ideas about reaching students can come from raising children or taking care of elderly parents, or growing a garden, or singing in the church choir, for example. Connect with what engages you to find ways to engage students.

Event Details

Presenter: Michael Blake

Academic Unit: Conservatory

Bio: https://conservatory.umkc.edu/profiles/faculty-directory/michael-blake.html

Session 1 of 3: Please note: this faculty learning community meets three times: July 6, July 13, and July 20, from 9:00 – 10:00 am

Event format descriptions are available at UMKC PROFFCourses.

Registration Link

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