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JCCTL Mailer - July 10, 2020
Get PDFUpdates on training and support and useful pedagogical resources compiled and sent by the JCCTL on July 10th, 2020.
Contents:
Announcements Teaching and Learning Online JPI Planning Timeline Basic Moodle Training
Upcoming Events Assignment Tool in Moodle Introduction to Ensemble Video Screencast-O-Matic Training Advanced Grading in Moodle Camera/document camera equipped classroom demonstration The Gradebook Moodle Microsoft Teams demonstratio
JCCTL Mailer – September 7, 2020
Get PDFUpdates 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, Monique Gore International Student Support Do’s and Don’ts, Brad Lancaster and Kelly Whitcom
Following the Newark, NJ Drinking Water Lead Crisis
Get PDFIn the summer of 2018, after it was revealed that there were dangerous levels of lead in the drinking water in Newark, New Jersey, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the New Jersey Education Workers Caucus filed a lawsuit against the City of Newark. They claimed the city did not comply with statues in the Safe Drinking Water Act, Lead and Copper Rule, and New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act. This case follows the nationally recognized case in Flint, MI, and both cases present undertones of systemic racism through the inaction of local governments. While the jury is still out on whether the city of Newark will be held responsible, this paper analyzes the case, relevant legislation and stakeholders strategies
Empowered Women Empower Women
Get PDFGood afternoon and thank you for your determination to hold this important event today regardless of the weather. When Jenny said that we would go forward rain, sleet, or snow, I did not anticipate that we would have all three in the same day!
Maybe your determination derives from the residual spirit of a group of women who gathered here 100 years ago, also determined, but that time they were determined to ensure that their community acknowledged their right to vote. They were empowered, excited, and ready to act because, five years prior, in 1915, Katherine Wentworth of the Pennsylvania Women’s Suffrage Association, commissioned the Justice Bell, also known as the Women’s Liberty Bell or the Suffrage Bell. Once it was done, they loaded in the back of a flatbed truck and drove it to all 67 Pennsylvania counties. But they chained the clapper so it would not ring to symbolize the silence imposed upon women through the denial of the right to vote.
When the 19th Amendment finally was ratified in 1920, Wentworth and her fellow suffragists gathered in Philadelphia to ring the bell 48 times to honor the 48 states of the Union at the time. All courthouses and churches in Pennsylvania were supposed to join in a statewide ringing at 4 pm that afternoon. The women of Gettysburg were gathered here, anxiously awaiting 4 pm. It came and passed. 4:01. 4:02. Then, as the Gettysburg Times reported “they decided that action would have to be taken by themselves.” They rushed the courthouse and proceeded to ring the bell “several minutes,” which, as the Times also reported, “the women thoroughly enjoyed . . . until officials arrived and relieved them.” Sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands if you want to make a difference in your community. [excerpt
Open Textbooks: Access, Affordability, and Academic Success (2020)
Get PDFConcerned about the high cost of commercial textbooks? Open textbooks are full, real textbooks, used by many faculty across the country, and licensed to be freely used, edited, reproduced, and distributed. Adopting an open textbook ensures that all students have immediate access to a zero-cost book and provides faculty 100% control over their learning materials. Attend this workshop to learn more about why open textbook adoption is on the rise, and hear from Gettysburg professors who made the switch after last year’s workshop.
After the workshop, participants will be invited to write a short review of an open textbook they might assign in a course (please note: open textbooks are not available for all subjects). Your review will be shared in the Open Textbook Library so it may benefit other faculty considering open textbooks. Eligible workshop participants who write a review will receive a $200.00 stipend, payable upon receipt of the review.
This workshop is generously supported by the Johnson Center for Creative Teaching & Learning, the Associate Provost for Faculty Development, and Friends of Musselman Library
04. Mongo Give Good E-Mail
Get PDFThe first time I met Richard C. Richards (whom I later learned was also known as Mongo) we were at the 2013 LPS conference on the west coast of Florida. He was wearing a T-shirt that said something about having attended his own funeral, so I figured that he, like me, had a penchant for gallows humor. Later, during an author-meets-critics session focusing on his at-the-time-new book (A Philosopher Looks at The Sense of Humor), I was as eager to learn more about his work as I was delighted by the friendly banter between him and the other attendees. Although this was the first time I had been to this conference or met members of the society, it was immediately clear that this was a man who was both loved and respected. So, because I was determined to get a piece of him myself, I bought his book, read it, then reached out to him via email. Thus began one of my most cherished online relationships. Actually, that’s an easy hurdle to clear as I don’t, as a rule, have online relationships and consider the term itself a bit oxymoronic. No, we didn’t become “FaceSpace” friends or start “sexting” one another—in fact, I suspect that he would be as uninterested as I am in such 21st century distractions. Of course, I can only speak for myself, but I hope it will suffice to say that I avoid social media as much as I do angry fire ants or artisanal pizza, and not necessarily in that order. [excerpt
Narrative Policy Analysis
Get PDFThis review explores the book All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagons View on Climate Change, written by Micheal Klare, highlighting how the US national security offices are viewing and responding to the ominous looming threats posed by climate change
Exposing Racisms Part III: Institutional Racism
No full textThis is the third in a four-part series, Exposing Racisms, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Engagement at Gettysburg College. Samuel Knight ’06 and Alvincent Hudson ’05 present on Institutional Racism
APPC Minutes - Feburary 4, 2020
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, Feburary 4th, 2020