Jess found these readings when she was working on the CPLC syllabus, and they look like provocative and thoughtful commentaries on student agency and learner-centered pedagogy. Read one or the other, skim them, whatever: just come and chat with us! Readings: Enacting Student Partnership as Though We Really Mean It: Some Freirean Principles for a […]
This student-led artistic workshop will discuss and explore the emerging concept of ungrading. In modern academia, the idea of student evaluations based solely on ability in a subject is being reconsidered. It is becoming clear that grading systems based on progress and improvement are often far more effective than those founded in student rankings and […]
A conversation about disciplinarity, collaboration, and the pedagogy of patience, hosted by Profs. Abby Goode & John Krueckeberg.
An Open University: A Commons-Oriented Approach to Clusters: Join your colleagues from the Lamson Learning Commons (Library, IT in the Commons, Writing Center, Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative) as we explore the possibilities for knowledge, communication, and learning in a collaborative university and a connected world. Bring Your Own Lunch, and we will have cookies […]
Did you teach or supervise teacher candidates this spring? Could you benefit from shared thinking about the fall? Participants in this session will share experiences with remote learning and consider how those experiences will shape the fall. Contact psu-open@plymouth.edu for the Zoom link.
We will be discussing Ibram Kendi's book "How to be an Antiracist." Please read some or all of it in advance of the meeting (note that it is available as an eBook if you have trouble locating a paper copy, since it is sold out in many bookstore right now). All members of the PSU […]
Join the Open CoLab for a public discussion of this article by Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang. Access the article (and add annotations using Hypothesis if you want) here: "Decolonization is not a metaphor." For Zoom joining info, please email psu-open@plymouth.edu with your full name and reason for joining. All are welcome!
Inspired by Benjamin Balthaser and Bill V. Mullen's essay "The Necroliberal University:COVID-19, racial violence, and the management of death", this event offers us an opportunity to discuss current practices and ideologies of higher education. Necroliberal melds neoliberal with necropolitical, resulting in a word that suggests the management and administration of death within an environment celebrating […]
Join other academics in an informal discussion of the article, "Clinical depression as the sports injury of academia." Bring your opinions, thoughts, feelings. All welcome. Request Meeting Link Request Meeting Link × Name* First Last Email* From your email address, it looks like you may not be affiliated with Plymouth State University. Please tell us […]
Join experts and academics as they discuss and take questions about New Hampshire's recently passed "divisive concepts" legislation in this virtual roundtable. New Hampshire's Republican lawmakers have inserted, and the governor has signed, a state budget that prohibits the teaching of so-called "divisive concepts" related to race and gender by public schools, state agencies and […]
Join us for a presentation and discussion about what it means to forefront self-care in the design of our courses. How can we build learning and teaching experiences that not only care for our students but also care for ourselves? This event will be held in a hybrid format. You may register below to receive […]
Join CoLab faculty and staff for an informal discussion of the article "White Supremacy Culture" by Teman Okun. A short 7 pages, the article is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. Give it a read/skim, grab a snack and a drink, and Zoom in to discuss with […]
Join us for a discussion of the labor of teaching: what does the work of teaching look like, how does it reflect our values, and how does our labor translate into successful experiences for students? We're interested in talking through these questions and identifying what we can do when the answers don't necessarily align. Request […]
Provost Nate Bowditch, sabbatical committee chair Laura Dykstra, and PSU-AAUP president Matt Cheney will share information about the sabbatical application process and answer questions. This session is especially appropriate for tenure-track faculty who are now applying for sabbaticals.
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Fall 2024
Monday – Thursday: 8:30-4:30, in-person or virtual
Wednesday: Additional in-person hours from 4:30-6:00
Friday: 8:30-4:30, virtual
