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Sheridan Newsletter
June 2024
Summer Programs
Summer English Language Program for Incoming International Graduate Students
August 5-16 (Application deadline: June 1)
The Summer English Language Program (ELP) is a two-week pre-orientation that aims to equip incoming international graduate students for whom English is not a primary language with the necessary language and intercultural communicative skills to navigate their academic contexts with confidence and success.
The 2024 program will be held in person (9:00 am-12:00 pm EDT) with optional afternoon activities and office hours, Monday-Friday, August 5-16. Master’s and Ph.D. students in any discipline who are beginning on-campus academic programs in Summer or Fall 2024 can use this Google Form to apply by 11:59 pm EDT, June 1. Please contact Dr. Joy Shuyuan Liu, Assistant Director of English Language Support, at joy_s_liu@brown.edu with any questions.
CIRTL: Moving Forward Together: The Interdependence of Instructor and Student Motivation
June 11
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Explore trauma-informed strategies that motivate learning and teaching, and reflect on the interdependence of student and teacher well-being in this one-part online workshop. This session is offered by Columbia University as part of the CIRTL Network, and it is designed for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars. No cap; please register here.
Summer Dissertation and Thesis Retreat
July 22-26
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
SciLi 520
This week-long in-person writing retreat will provide dissertation and thesis writers with intentional structure and supportive community for productive writing. Brief information sessions will provide writers with strategies and resources for productive writing habits. A light breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea will be served each day.
The retreat is co-sponsored by the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning and the Graduate School. Please direct questions to graduate_writing@brown.edu. Graduate students must apply by July 1 to participate.
Join the 14-Day Graduate Writing Challenge!
July 29-August 11
Are you a graduate student hoping to make progress on a writing project? Join the 14-Day Writing Challenge! Hosted by Sheridan’s Writing Center, the Summer challenge runs from July 29-August 11. Participation is asynchronous with optional in-person gatherings. The challenge helps writers meet their writing goals by providing community support and accountability. Participants will be asked to share their writing goals with each other, do their best to write for at least 30 minutes/day during the challenge, post their progress at the end of each daily writing session (participants pick their own writing session times), and cheer on other participants as they try to meet their writing goals. Please direct questions to graduate_writing@brown.edu.
Space is limited; register by July 15.
Fall Programs: Call for Registrations
Last Call! Sheridan Teaching Consultants
A small number of spots remain in the Fall 2024 Sheridan Teaching Consultant Program. The TC Program is a semester-long learning community for graduate students and postdocs where participants develop skills in workshop facilitation, online teaching, and providing feedback. Please submit your application no later than June 20th, 2024.
The Sheridan Teaching Seminar
The Fall 2024 Sheridan Teaching Seminar is now open for registration. In the Sheridan Teaching Seminar, participants engage in an interdisciplinary community of teachers at Brown with the goal of improving their skills as instructors and their students’ learning. For program dates and to register, see the Sheridan Teaching Seminar website. Individuals will be registered for the program as space allows.
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows
Applications for the Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows Program are now open. We welcome Lecturers and Assistant Professors to join this learning community centered around evidence-based pedagogy in higher education. To learn more and submit an application, visit the Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows website. Applications for the 2024-2025 program year must be received no later than August 26.
Last call for funding!
Remote-Accessible Teaching (REM) Grants
In collaboration with the Office of the Provost, the Sheridan Center is pleased to announce course development funds to support the development of REM courses in the undergraduate curriculum. A faculty member is eligible to receive a $2,000 research award to support this innovation. The application deadline is June 17, 2024, and all funds must be disbursed before June 30, 2024.
Ongoing Programs
Sign Up for a Problem Solving Fellow Consultation!
Do you plan to work on your course over the summer? Interested in an undergraduate perspective as you do so? Sign up for a Problem Solving Fellow (PSF) Teaching Consultation! PSFs are undergraduate students trained to give feedback on any and all elements of teaching or assisting in teaching a course. If you are looking to increase the effectiveness of your assignments, lecturing, or general teaching strategies, consider reaching out! Each consultation is confidential, personalized, and led from a student-based perspective! Please fill out our interest form to get started.
Asynchronous Programs
On May 1, the Sheridan Center hosted the university’s annual teaching awards ceremony for faculty and graduate student instructors. Congratulations to all of the awardees!
The recording is available here.
Other recorded presentations available upon request for the Brown community include:
- Fostering Student Mental Wellness
- AI and Teaching (Brown faculty panel)
- The New Landscape in Higher Education
- Relationship-Rich Education
- A Call to Innovation: Hope, Joy, and Risk
- Towards Anti-Racist Pedagogy
To view these recordings, please complete this brief request form.
Creating a Teaching Portfolio
This online, self-paced Canvas workshop from the Sheridan Center guides participants through the process of writing a teaching statement and creating a teaching portfolio. For more information and to register, see the Sheridan website.
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Designing and Teaching for Online
This online self-paced Canvas tutorial guides Brown instructors through the design or redesign of an online or hybrid course. There are three pathways (Developing an Online Course, Structuring an Online Course in Canvas, and Teaching an Online Course) that allow instructors to work through the sections at their own pace based on their own needs and interests. The tutorial can be accessed anytime with this direct link (you must be logged into your Brown Canvas account): Designing and Teaching for Online.
Planning Resource: Sheridan Calendars
Interested in knowing when Sheridan Center programs typically run during the year? Please see the calendars below.