Innovate Park

Faculty Center for Innovation
Fostering a faculty culture of continuous learning & engagement
Learning Opportunities
Multiple pathways for faculty exchange

The
Deep Dive
1+ Hours
The Deep Dive includes events that allow you to dive deeper on a special topic related to teaching and learning. New programming is available throughout the academic year, and many topics are available on demand for your viewing - to visit those dives, click HERE.
Innovation Exchange
30 Minutes
The monthly forum is
open to all Park faculty. Join on campus, live webinar, or recorded session of Park faculty exchanging innovative teaching practices. Sessions occurs monthly throughout the academic year - to view those exchanges available on-demand click HERE.
2-Minute
Mentor
On Demand
In the 2-Minute Mentor, you can access a learning tip or strategy on demand from a recording and learn from Park University faculty who are using innovative approaches in their courses & programs. To review the library of 2-minute mentors, please visit the gallery HERE.
SIG Learning Communities
Monthly
The SIG Learning communities will be offered and led by FCI Faculty Fellows each month. We encourage all faculty to connect with a SIG of their choosing and interest - join these interdisciplinary teams to learn together! Dates & times for each SIG are posted on the Special Interest Groups page To view, click HERE.
Upcoming & Recent Events
Mark your calendars!

Tools to Enhance Student Retention in the Major
Innovation Exchange
Presented by Linda Bell
February 25th (Monday) from 1:30-2:00pm, CST
Onsite = Norrington Learning Lab
Offsite = https://zoom.us/j/890254447

As the rigor and demands grow in upper-level courses, some students drop out and shop around for another major. Come and learn about a strategy implemented in the accounting curriculum to enhance student retention. These are not unique to accounting; rather, can be implemented across the university.
Shift Happens: Integrating Growth Mindset into Courses and Students
Special Interest Group
Presented by Kathy Jackson
February 26th (Tuesday) from 2:00-3:00pm, CST
Onsite = AP 371
Offsite = https://parkuniversity.zoom.us/j/4395698513

Join me in exploring how growth mindset can inform all that we do
with students in the classroom. It starts with ourselves
understanding how our brains work and how we view learning, our
goals, and mistakes. Learn new language of encouragement for
growth and the Power of Yet.
Course Development and Online Teaching / Library Resources
New Faculty Reconvene
February 27th (Wednesday) from 3:00-4:00pm, CST
Onsite = Norrington Learning Lab
Offsite = https://zoom.us/j/594275756
From Line Breaks to Legal Briefs: Engaging Writing Activities for the Quantitative Classroom
Deep Dive
Presented by Patrick Bahls, University of North Carolina
February 28th (Thursday) from 3:30-4:30pm, CST
Onsite = McCoy Meetin' House
Offsite = https://zoom.us/j/145532472

Many instructors in the quantitative disciplines struggle to find meaningful ways to engage their students with discipline-specific writing. In fields traditionally dominated by numerical information, writing, at least as it’s long been construed, has often taken a second seat. However, every discipline, no matter how number-heavy, has its own writing conventions, and with a few aptly chosen exercises, students can begin to learn those conventions and become skilled writers in their chosen fields.

This presentation will provide instructors with a number of “out-of-the-box” writing activities that are adaptable to a variety of classrooms, including those in quantitative fields. Some of the activities are short, “low-stakes” exercises that students can complete in minutes and others are lengthier, multistage projects that help students develop a deeper understanding of disciplinary writing as a process.

No prior experience with writing in the disciplines will be expected, and faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to join in!
Make it Stick
Special Interest Group
Presented by Linda Bell
March 6th (Wednesday) from 12:00-1:00pm, CST
Onsite = Norrington Learning Lab
Offsite = https://parkuniversity.zoom.us/j/890598163

Explore evidence-based learning strategies that enable students to learn better and remember longer. Transformative power of story will be utilized to help us understand why these principles should replace less effective but widely accepted practices.
Trauma & Resilience
Special Interest Group
Presented by Brant Winn
March 20th (Wednesday) from 12:00-1:00pm, CST
Onsite = Gibson (3rd floor of Thompson Commons)
Offsite = https://parkuniversity.zoom.us/j/716658958

Join us as we explore together to find answers to the following questions: What is trauma? What is resilience? How does trauma and resilience impact learning? Who is resilient and what makes them so? How can resilience be fostered in the wake of trauma? What can we learn from highly resilient individuals that will help inform our work with students?
Active Learning with Pirate Patch
Innovation Exchange
Presented by Erica Jansen
March 25th (Monday) from 1:30-2:00pm, CST
Offsite = https://zoom.us/j/890254447
Simulated & Active Learning Strategies
Special Interest Group
Presented by Tami Radohl
March 26th (Tuesday) from 12:00-1:00pm, CST
Onsite = Norrington Learning Lab
Offsite = https://parkuniversity.zoom.us/j/992306328

Simulated and active learning strategies demonstrate knowledge
attainment in safe, controlled academic environments. These
approaches showcase higher-order thinking, increase student
engagement, and bolster confidence in knowledge. Join us in
exploring ways to replicate the real world in our face-to-face and
online classrooms.
Spark Tank Application Q&A
Deep Dive
Presented by FCI Team
March 27th (Wednesday) from 12:00-1:00pm, CST
Onsite = Norrington Learning Lab
Offsite = https://zoom.us/j/112606114

Join the Faculty Center for Innovation (FCI) and colleagues for an opportunity to get together to discuss your potential ideas and find collaborators. This is a chance for you and your team to win up to $5,000 to fund your teaching and learning project! For more information on Spark Tank, visit http://www.innovatepark.org/spark-tank.
Academic Advising
New Faculty Reconvene
February 27th (Wednesday) from 3:00-4:00pm, CST
Onsite = Norrington Learning Lab
Offsite = https://zoom.us/j/594275756
FCI Calendar
Keep track of your events using the FCI calendar
Innovation Amplifiers
Meet the 2018-2019 Faculty Fellows (below)
Linda Bell
Lecturer, Accounting
Make it Stick
Kathy Jackson
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Shift Happens: Integrating Growth Mindset into Courses and Students
Erica Jansen
Adjunct Faculty, English
Active Learning with Pirate Patch
Tami Radohl
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Simulated & Active Learning
Brant Winn
Assistant Professor, Education
Trauma & Resilience
Create Together
Please share your ideas, accomplishments, or tips that might be of interest to the Park community!
You + us = awesome.
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Faculty Center for Innovation

Fostering a faculty culture of continuous learning & engagement

Learning Opportunities

Multiple pathways for faculty exchange

TheDeep Dive

1+ Hours

Innovation Exchange

30 Minutes

2-MinuteMentor

On Demand

SIG Learning Communities

Monthly

Upcoming & Recent Events

Mark your calendars!

Tools to Enhance Student Retention in the Major

Shift Happens: Integrating Growth Mindset into Courses and Students

Course Development and Online Teaching / Library Resources

From Line Breaks to Legal Briefs: Engaging Writing Activities for the Quantitative Classroom

Make it Stick

Trauma & Resilience

Active Learning with Pirate Patch

Simulated & Active Learning Strategies

Spark Tank Application Q&A

Academic Advising

FCI Calendar

Keep track of your events using the FCI calendar

Innovation Amplifiers

Meet the 2018-2019 Faculty Fellows (below)

Linda Bell

Lecturer, AccountingMake it Stick

Kathy Jackson

Assistant Professor, NursingShift Happens: Integrating Growth Mindset into Courses and Students

Erica Jansen

Adjunct Faculty, EnglishActive Learning with Pirate Patch

Tami Radohl

Assistant Professor, Social WorkSimulated & Active Learning

Brant Winn

Assistant Professor, EducationTrauma & Resilience

Create Together

Please share your ideas, accomplishments, or tips that might be of interest to the Park community!You + us = awesome.

Let's Connect

Join the Conversation!

The
Deep Dive

2-Minute
Mentor

Lecturer, Accounting
Make it Stick

Assistant Professor, Nursing
Shift Happens: Integrating Growth Mindset into Courses and Students

Adjunct Faculty, English
Active Learning with Pirate Patch

Assistant Professor, Social Work
Simulated & Active Learning

Assistant Professor, Education
Trauma & Resilience

Please share your ideas, accomplishments, or tips that might be of interest to the Park community!
You + us = awesome.