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Jcctl Mailer – February 7, 2022, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on February 7, 2022.

• Chavella Pittman and Thomas Tobin: Inclusive Pedagogy
• Café Symposium
• Defining Success: Creating Fffective Moodle Gradebooks With Kelli Murphy
• Spring 2022 JCCTL Grants
• Mellon Travel Grant 2021-2022 Application

Jcctl Mailer – January 7, 2022, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on January 7, 2022.

• Resource guide: skills in online teaching

• Kelly Murphy: Effective and Efficient Moodle Course Design Strategies

• First Day of Class Resource Guide

• Resource Guide: Finding Balance while Supporting Mental Health Needs

• Grant Opportunities: Mellon Travel Grants

• Spring 2022 Grants

The Primarily Undergraduate Nanomaterials Cooperative: A New Model For Supporting Collaborative Research At Small Institutions On A National Scale, Steven M. Huges, Mark P. Hendricks, Katherine M. Mullaugh, Mary E. Anderson, Anne K. Bently, Justin G. Clar, Clyde A. Daly Jr., Mark D. Ellison, Z. Vivian Feng, Natalia I. Gonzalex-Pech, Leslie S. Hamachi, Christine L. Heinecke, Joseph D. Keene, Adam M. Maley, Andrea M. Munro, Peter N. Njoki, Jacob H. Olshansky, Katherine E. Plass, Kathryn R. Riley, Matthew D. Sonntag, Sarah K. St. Angelo, Lucas B. Thompson, Emily J. Tollefson, Lauren E. Toote, Korin E. Wheeler

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The Primarily Undergraduate Nanomaterials Cooperative (PUNC) is an organization for research-active faculty studying nanomaterials at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), where undergraduate teaching and research go hand-in-hand. In this perspective, we outline the differences in maintaining an active research group at a PUI compared to an R1 institution. We also discuss the work of PUNC, which focuses on community building, instrument sharing, and facilitating new collaborations. Currently consisting of 37 members from across the United States, PUNC has created an online community consisting of its Web site (nanocooperative.org), a weekly online summer group meeting program for faculty and students, …

From Bankers To Farmers: Finding A Sustainable Model For An Undergraduate Summer Dh Program, R.C. Miessler, Kevin Moore

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Librarians R.C. Miessler and Kevin Moore provide an overview of how summer Digital Humanities programs at Musselman Library entered their last year of grant funding with an eye toward securing a commitment of institutional support. The presenters will reflect upon the overall sustainability of Musselman Library’s Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship program and share their plans for ongoing management of the program.

Jcctl Mailer – September 28, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 28, 2021.

• Finding Balance while Supporting Student Mental Health Needs, by Becky Colgan and Michele Montenegro

• Resource: How to Publish Your First Book

• Campus Working Group Grant

• Mellon Travel Grants

• Online resource: Help Your ADHD Learners Land the Plane, Karen Costa

Jcctl Mailer – August 25, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 25, 2021

• Updates on JCCTL Teaching and Mentoring resource page
• Brent Talbot and Josh Eyler's talks
• About "Teaching Square"

Jcctl Mailer – July 12, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on July 12, 2021

• JCCTL Teaching and Mentoring resources page
• Featured resource guide from Josh Eyler's talk
• Data Visualization for Social Justice: The Case of Torn Apart/Separados, Dr. Roopika Risam, Associate Professor of Secondary and higher Education and English at Salem State University
• Jennifer Gonzalez interview with Peter Brown, author of "Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning"

All Your Basecamp Are Belong To Us: Managing Undergraduates To Create A Dh Toolkit, R.C. Miessler, Kevin Moore

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Adapting Digital Humanities instruction to meet the needs of students and faculty members working remotely became a priority as COVID-19 canceled plans for on-campus, in-person classes at our small, liberal arts college. The eventual solution was to develop an online resource to provide asynchronous DH support or to flip synchronous DH instruction. This project, the DH Toolkit, is a collection of tutorials and documentation open to anyone working on digital projects. Specifically, it covers how to use key digital tools, develop accessible user experiences, and navigate copyright concerns.

Textbook Remix: An Introduction To Libretexts For Oer Editing, Mary Elmquist, Alice M. Brawley Newlin

All Musselman Library Staff Works

So, you’ve found an open textbook that you really like, but it’s not quite right for your class? LibreTexts might be the answer! Join us for this informal webinar to learn a little more about this online platform designed for customizing and distributing open textbooks. From Gettysburg College, Scholarly Communications Librarian Mary Elmquist will provide an introduction to the platform, its structure and features, and Dr. Alice Brawley Newlin, Assistant Professor of Management, will speak on her ongoing experiences using LibreTexts to edit and implement an open textbook for a Statistical Methods course.

This session should provide insight for both …

Inequitable Impacts Of Textbook Costs At A Small, Private College: Results From A Textbook Survey At Gettysburg College, Sarah Appedu, Mary Elmquist, Janelle Wertzberger, Sharon K. Birch

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Recognizing that higher education settings vary considerably, librarians at Gettysburg College sought to better understand textbook spending behaviors and the effects of costs on our students. We adapted the Florida Virtual Campus 2016 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey to suit the context of our small, private, liberal arts college. Most students spent $300 in Fall 2019. Financial aid awards did not cover the cost of required books and course materials for most students receiving aid. Negative effects were more pronounced for first-generation students and Pell Grant recipients, who were more likely to not purchase required books, to not register …

Faculty And Student Perspectives On Open Education At Gettysburg College, Mary R. Elmquist, Janelle Wertzberger, Alice M. Brawley Newlin, Natasha J. Gownaris, Christopher C. Oechler, Ryan E. Nedrow

Friday Forum

Commercially available textbooks and course materials are often expensive for students and sometimes don’t cover topics in exactly the way you might prefer to teach. Freely available and completely adaptable open educational resources (OER) have risen in popularity in recent years, both nationwide and locally, as a way to address both issues. Join us to hear from Alice Brawley Newlin (Management), Tasha Gownaris (Environmental Studies), Chris Oechler (Spanish), and Ryan Nedrow ’22 to hear about their experiences with OER in the classroom. Panelists will talk honestly about the benefits, drawbacks, challenges, and successes associated with open course materials in order …

Developing Community-Based Learning In An Action Model Framework: Faculty Reflect On Their Development As Teachers And Scholars, Kathleen M. Cain, Amy Dailey, Kim Davidson, Gretchen Natter, Megan Adamson Sijapati, Divonna M. Stebick

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Faculty reflect on their participation in a Community-Based Learning (CBL) Fellowship designed to create a community of teachers and scholars immersed in an integrated model of academic-community engagement at a small liberal arts college. The program created a space to grapple with CBL principles together, provided accountability and encouragement, and became a source of support through isolation and tensions. Traditional philosophies of teaching and scholarship were challenged and faculty embraced their roles as partners in advancing social justice.

Jcctl Mailer – February 26, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on February 26, 2021.

Contents:

Moodle-related PSA: Formatting PDF files in Apple Preview

Readings & Resources

• Three things that the workload dilemma might really be about
• How to use student feedback to improve your online course
• Teaching and mentoring resources from the JCCTL

Upcoming Events:

• Friday Forum: Faculty and Student Perspectives on Open Education at Gettysburg College

Grants and other Funding Opportunities

• Johnson Creative Teaching Summer Grant
• Johnson Teaching Grant
• Digital Literacy Assignment Grant
• The Johnson Center Teaching with Special Collections Grant
• Mellon Grant Opportunity …

Peer Research Mentors At Gettysburg College, Meggan D. Smith, Mallory R. Jallas, Clinton K. Baugess, Janelle Wertzberger

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Musselman Library at Gettysburg College developed a Peer Research Mentor (PRM) program to expand the library’s formal research and instruction program. Designed and coordinated by a group of research and instruction librarians, the PRM program is built around a cohort of eight undergraduate students from a variety of class years and disciplines. Each PRM has a librarian supervisor. The PRMs participate in intensive training, provide reference service alongside professional librarians at the Research Help Desk, and develop outreach projects to better connect student patrons with library collections and services. [excerpt]

Jcctl Mailer – January 28, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on January 28, 2021.

Contents:

Upcoming Events:

• An effective first day of class

Readings & Resources

• Are we assigning too much work to our students?
• Resource guides: Rethinking the syllabus and "derailment prevention"

Grants and other Funding Opportunities

• Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants
• Faculty-Created Working Group

Jcctl Mailer – January 19, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on January 19, 2021.

Contents:

Upcoming Events:

• What you say and how you say it: The Syllabus as a guiding document
• Derailment prevention: Course design strategies for fostering respectful dialogue
• Understanding our students’ lives outside the classroom
• An effective first day of class

Readings & Resources

• 8 Strategies to Prevent Teaching Burnout, Flower Darby
• What do we do and say on the all-important first day of class

Grants and other Funding Opportunities

• Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants
• Faculty-Created Working Group

Jcctl Mailer – January 14, 2021, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on January 14, 2021.

Contents:

Upcoming Events:

• What you say and how you say it: The Syllabus as a guiding document
• Derailment prevention: Course design strategies for fostering respectful dialogue

Grant and other Funding Opportunities

• Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants
• Faculty-Created Working Group

Other Recommended Resources

• How to Teach a Good First Day of Class, James M. Lang
• First Day of Class, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
• Leading Lines podcast
• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, Spring Webinar Schedule

Gettysburg: Our College's Magazine Winter 2021, Communications & Marketing

Gettysburg: Our College’s Magazine

UPFRONT: Majestic Theater

Table of Contents

President's Letter, Bob Iuliano

Noteworthy: Alumni Gifts Elevate Two Of Gettysburg's Strongest Majors by Mike Baker (David Brennan ’75 P’00, Daria Lo Presti Wallach ’76)

Conversations: Letters to the Editor by Bryan R. Meyer ’01 and Richard Uhl ’71 (Prof. Junjie Luo, Prof. Don Jameson, Prof. Bill Parker, Prof. Alex Rowland, Prof. Bruce Bugbee)

Social Media (Sheryl Stokes Perzel ’73, Linda Bellizia Hagen P’20, Darrien Davenport, Keith Gotti ’92, Joe Lynch ’85, Linda Sullivan Shea P’21, Jocelyn Swigger, Leslie Sanderson Sacks '84, Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams, Ashley Marciszyn ’03)

In The Media (Prof. Jim …

The Unfinished Sermon: A Tribute To Rev. John Vannorsdall, Devin Mckinney

Gettysburg College Faculty Books

This volume is collected tribute to Reverend John Vannorsdall, who served as chaplain for Gettysburg College, 1962-1976. It includes excerpts of Vannorsdall's writings and interviews, as well as reflections from students, colleagues, and family.

Jcctl Mailer – November 17, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on November 17, 2020.

Contents:

Recommended Resources:

• Pedagogies of Care
• Leading Lines (Podcast)

Upcoming Events

• Promoting academic integrity in remote learning environments

Jcctl Mailer – October 7, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on October 7, 2020.

Contents:

Recommended Readings:

• The Science of Learning vs. Proctoring Software, Joshua R. Eyler ’00
• 7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating, Flower Darby,

Upcoming Events and Due Dates

• Intentional Planning for Advising First Year and Sophomore Students
• Hypothes.is Demo
• Information Literacy Grant
• Resources from recent JCCTL programming
• Virtual Faculty Development Group Chat and Office Hour

Upcoming Friday Forums

• The future of Innovation and Creativity at Gettysburg College, Josh Wagner

Diversity & Inclusion Update - Fall 2020, Office Of Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion Update

This Fall 2020 newsletter discusses ongoing campus initiatives to facilitate diversity and inclusion efforts on campus. Topics discussed include programming that occurred during the Fall 2020 semester, updates on continuing work such as the IDI and Campus Climate Surveys, and welcoming Dr. Charmaine T. Cruise as the new Dean of Academic Advising and Student Support Services.

Jcctl Mailer – September 29, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 29, 2020.

Contents:

Recommended Readings:

• What Students Want Their Professors to Know, Beth McMurtrie
• Note-taking Frameworks

Upcoming JCCTL Events

• 30 minutes with Charmaine T. Cruise and Sahana Mukherjee: Engaging in proactive advising during the new normal.
• Johnson Teaching Grant

Resources from Transition Week (“JPI Booster”) Events

• International Student Support Do’s and Don’ts
• Mindful Learning in a Digital Space
• Discussion Forums
• Building Better Breakout Rooms
• Tool Time (Effective Tools and Apps)
• Creating Effective Video Content
• Assessment in remote learning environments
• Supporting Student Mental Health …

Jcctl Mailer – September 22, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 22, 2020.

Contents:

Upcoming JCCTL Events:

• 30 minutes with… Charmaine T. Cruise and Sahana Mukherjee: Engaging in proactive advising during the new normal.
• Student Targeted Messaging

Resources from Transition Week

• International Student Support Do’s and Don’ts
• Mindful Learning in a Digital Space
• Discussion Forum Check-in
• Building Better Breakout Rooms
• Tool Time
• Creating Effective Video Content
• Assessment in remote learning environments'
• Supporting Student Mental Health at Gettysburg College
• Supporting first-year students during a de-densified semester

Other Events

• Virtual Faculty Development Group Chat and Office …

Jcctl Mailer – September 7, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 7, 2020.

Contents:

Discussion on the Decision to De-densify Campus

Zoom Meetings

• Supporting First-year Students During a De-densified Semester, Kathy Cain (Psychology) and Ian Isherwood (War and Memory Studies)

• Supporting Student Mental Health at Gettysburg, Kathy Bradley

• Assessment in Remote Learning Environments, Sharon Birch and Josef Brandauer

• Creating Effective Video Content, Carrie Szarko
  
• Tool Time, Kevin Moore and Melissa Forbes
• Building Better Breakout Rooms, Kevin Moore and Melissa Forbes
• Discussion Forum Check-in, Kevin Moore and Melissa Forbes
• Mindful Learning in a Digital Space, …

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Jcctl Mailer – September 4, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on September 4, 2020.

Contents:

Zoom with us!

• June Pedagogy Institute Team is hosting ‘Zoom-in’ hours
• Dr. Kathy Bradley, Director of Counseling Services will be the next featured guest in the "30 min with..." series.

Other Pedagogy Resources

• Mussleman Library Information Literacy Concepts and Skills
• Effective Student Outreach
• Podcast: How to Create Social SPaces in your Courses, Dr. Melissa Wehler.
• Universal Design of Learning (UDL Resources)
• Williams College Strategies and Tips for Teaching Hybrid and Remote Courses

Grant Opportunities

• Faculty Created working Groups
• Resilient …

Jcctl Mailer – August 19, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 19, 2020.

Contents:

Suggested Readings

• Party Like Your Life Depends On It
• Online Tools for Student Collaboration
• Avoid Zoom Fatigue

Other Resources

• Effective Anti-Racist Teaching
• Diversity and Inclusion Syllabus Statements
• Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
• Anti-Racism and Allyship in the Classroom

Jcctl Mailer – August 10, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 10, 2020.

Contents:

Reading and other suggestions

• Scientific Spotlight
• Cynthia J Brame's article on Team-Based Learning
• Seven Strategies to Promote Community in Online Courses
• Perusall.com

Upcoming Events

• IT will be running training sessions in various classrooms this week

Jcctl Mailer – August 3, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on August 3, 2020.

Contents:

Weekly Updates

• Slides on trauma-informed teaching strategies
• JCCTL Resilient Pedagogy Grant
• Creating inclusive curricula

Reading Suggestions

• Siena College report on physically distanced classroom
• Karen Costa's post on trauma-informed teaching
• Comprehensive guide on trauma-informed practices in post-secondary education

Upcoming Events

• Exploring Research-Based, Inclusive Curricula for the Online or In-Person Classroom
• IT classroom training sessions
• Microsoft Team training
• Introductory Zoom training
• Ensemble Video Training
• Frustrated with Forums?

Other Announcements

• Teaching and Learning Online
• Basic Moodle training

Jcctl Mailer – July 24, 2020, Josef Brandauer

JCCTL Mailers

Updates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on July 24, 2020.

Contents:

Reading Suggestions

• Small teaching online
• Tips on active learning while we are physically distanced
• Increase the effectiveness of instructional videos
• Syllabus review guide

Upcoming events

• Trauma-Informed Approaches in Teaching
• Exploring Research-Based, Inclusive Curricula for the Online or In-Person Classroom
• Zoom Training
• Camera/document camera equipped classroom demonstration
• Microsoft Teams demonstration
• Using Office 365 for grading and group work

Announcements

• Teaching and Learning Online
• Basic Moodle training