Spring 2020 FDD Livestream Sessions
Are you interested in being part of FDD from a distance? We will be livestreaming the follow sessions on Thursday, January 23. You may access the sessions with your desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Please use the links and phone numbers provided below to tune into a session.
Session Track: Learning Curves: Hands-On Skills to Enhance Faculty Life
10-11am: Writing Letters of Recommendation for Graduate/Medical/Law Schools
Presenters: Elizabeth Broccoli & Edgardo Sanabría-Valentín
Abstract: Writing a strong recommendation letter for a great, deserving student can be one of the best parts of working in Academia, and is part of our duty as educators and mentors. It gives us the chance to pass along the torch and help our students and mentees continue their academic path and become experts in their disciplines. In this talk, we will discuss best practices of writing a strong and fair letter of recommendation and the particularities of letters of recommendation for different disciplines. We aim to discuss what constitutes a strong letter of recommendation, what information will be most useful to admission committees, and how to determine if you are the right person to write a letter of recommendation for a particular student.
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/663623172
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+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
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Meeting ID: 663 623 172
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abC87dGXde
11:15am-12:15pm: Making the Most of Smart Classrooms
Presenters: Adam Wandt & Joseph Mahmud
Abstract: Smart classrooms are equipped with a variety of technologies to support innovative, interactive teaching. Many of us, however, use these rooms more traditionally, using presentation slides and whiteboards as static equipment to support our lesson plans. In this session, you will see the smart classroom at its best, from basic uses to more advanced demonstrations. Come prepared with your smartphones to take part in this interactive presentation!
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/869546538
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Meeting ID: 869 546 538
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2:30-2:30pm: How to Marie Kondo Your Desk(top): Dropbox, Google Drive, PDF Annotators, and other Miracles
Presenters: Marta Bladek & Karen Okamoto
Abstract: In this session, we will share a few favorite tools that support our own (forever aspirational) goal to organize and order our research projects. The session does not intend to clutter shame. Instead, we want the participants to learn about and consider resources that they may find useful when working with large amounts of information and data. We will demonstrate how select library tools, as well as commercial products (Dropbox, Google Scholar, Google Drive, Outlook and PDF annotators) can be optimized to best serve the needs of researchers.
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/451720465
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Meeting ID: 451 720 465
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1:15-2:15 pm: Empowering & Engaging Students in Participatory Democracy (College-wide Discussion)
Panelists: Mindy Bockstein, Gina Rae Foster, Euxhenia Hodo, Susan Kang, Alexandra Moffet-Bateau, Fidel Osorio, Andrew Sidman, Erin Thompson
Abstract: 2020 brings multiple opportunities for political discussions and engagement. As a college associated with justice in many forms, and as a faculty teaching and mentoring students who are the emerging generation of voters and activists, we have much to consider about the conversations that lie ahead for our academic community. Comprised of faculty, students, and staff, the college-wide discussion panelists will share their expertise and advice for empowering and engaging students in participatory democracy. Questions solicited prior to the discussion will be explored with responses given from multiple perspectives.
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/170368955?pwd=eFhhK09ORVZQSXhsVlJMMk5XYk1OUT09
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Meeting ID: 170 368 955
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abC87dGXde
