Rethinking the Return to “Normal” √ § Ͼ

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:30:23 -0400

On Tuesday, October 19th from Noon to 1:00 PM, The Faculty Development Center is hosting a virtual discussion regarding the inquiries, implications, and insecurities of a "return to normal" and would like to invite graduate students to attend. Below is a snippet of the content of the discussion:

Reposted from Faculty Development Center:

Do you cringe at the thought of “returning to normal” this year? Even if not,

is it surprising to learn that several students are bracing themselves for, or currently struggling with, what it means to “return to normal?” Let’s dig deeper into this phenomenon unearthed by the ongoing pandemic; flexibility and accessibility allowed for a more inclusive learning environment, yet now these privileges may be disappearing. This session in the Diverse Classroom Series asks participants to reflect on the ways the “normal” college classroom in 2019 may have oppressed our diverse student body. Participants will gain perspective on how the sudden universal need for remote learning “evened the playing field” for some learners, especially those with intersectional identities. Finally, this session will encourage participants to be cognizant of how they can challenge the meaning of returning to normal, for their classroom(s).

Prior to attending, please explore one or more of these resources:

Read this opinion piece by an instructor, this article about college students, or this scholarly article about vaccine hesitancy, or...

Watch this opinion piece by working adults, or...

Listen to this podcast by Marketplace

Please click “Going Virtually” below to reserve your seat for this session, and we will send you a Google calendar invitation with a WebEx link one hour before the session. If you register less than an hour before the session, you will receive the WebEx link when you register. Please email fdc@umbc.edu if you have any questions. If you have registered and find that you can no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may attend.

If you would like to attend this event, registration and further information for this event can be accessed here.

Note: Registration is required to receive the session link.

√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate
Ͼ CIRTL graduate students are invited to attend and counts towards CIRTL certification