{"id":4172,"date":"2016-04-06T14:11:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T19:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2016-04-06T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T19:11:54","slug":"summer-faculty-institute-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adams\/2016\/04\/06\/summer-faculty-institute-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Faculty Institute 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4181\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/04\/foodforthought-copy.png\" alt=\"foodforthought copy\" width=\"399\" height=\"364\" \/><br \/>\nGiven the centrality of food in Christian practice and imagination, what might it mean to \u201ceat well\u201d in our teaching, learning, and scholarship? How might eating as a metaphor enlarge our thoughts and shape the ways we organize our classrooms, plan our syllabi, prepare our lessons, write our articles, and live in our academic communities?<br \/>\nWe invite you\u00a0to join us for a <strong>3- day Faculty Institute,\u00a0May 16-18<\/strong>!\u00a0 We&#8217;ll kick off with a keynote from Dr. Susan Felch, Director of the Center for Christian Scholarship at Calvin College &#8212; \u00a0<strong>&#8220;Food for Thought&#8221; \u00a0&#8212; on Monday at\u00a011:30<\/strong>, and then host <strong>two concurrent workshops with four sessions each<\/strong>:<br \/>\nMonday (1:30-3:30)<br \/>\nTuesday\u00a0(9:00-11:00;\u00a01:00-3:00)<br \/>\nWednesday(9:00-11:00).<br \/>\nNo cost for ACU faculty\/adjuncts.<br \/>\nCost for faculty outside the ACU system:<br \/>\nKeynote only $25 per person<br \/>\nFull Summer Faculty Institute $100 per person [<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C20286_ustores\/web\/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=42&amp;CATID=192&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to register<\/a>]<br \/>\nGroup of 20\u00a0or more from one institution $75 per person (call\u00a0for details)<br \/>\nThe workshop descriptions are below.<br \/>\n<strong>Finding your Scholarly Vocation with Dr. Susan Felch<\/strong><br \/>\nThe purpose of this workshop is to develop your self-understanding as a scholar, to understand habits and practices that support continuing scholarly work, and to explore the breadth and benefits of Christian scholarship.\u00a0 Each of the three workshop sessions will include a presentation, discussions, and the opportunity to share ongoing scholarly work. Short articles and other readings will be distributed in advance.<br \/>\n<strong>Creating Flipped Classrooms<\/strong><br \/>\nScores of studies have demonstrated that the flipped classroom structure is beneficial for student learning, especially for first generation and underrepresented students. This hands-on series of workshops will prepare you to deliver one of your classes using the flipped model and try it for yourself.<br \/>\nPlease <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/acu.edu\/forms\/d\/120bqY3ujYpF4FqvMWxST3hvhMQyD_9NAeT43KCr9kpw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP<\/a> by April 29.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the centrality of food in Christian practice and imagination, what might it mean to \u201ceat well\u201d in our teaching, learning, and scholarship? 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