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Given 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?<\/p>\n
We invite you\u00a0to join us for a 3- day Faculty Institute,\u00a0May 16-18<\/strong>!\u00a0 We’ll kick off with a keynote from Dr. Susan Felch, Director of the Center for Christian Scholarship at Calvin College — \u00a0“Food for Thought” \u00a0— on Monday at\u00a011:30<\/strong>, and then host two concurrent workshops with four sessions each<\/strong>: No cost for ACU faculty\/adjuncts.<\/p>\n Cost for faculty outside the ACU system: The workshop descriptions are below.<\/p>\n Finding your Scholarly Vocation with Dr. Susan Felch<\/strong> Creating Flipped Classrooms<\/strong>
\nMonday (1:30-3:30)
\nTuesday\u00a0(9:00-11:00;\u00a01:00-3:00)
\nWednesday(9:00-11:00).<\/p>\n
\nKeynote only $25 per person
\nFull Summer Faculty Institute $100 per person [Click here to register<\/a>]
\nGroup of 20\u00a0or more from one institution $75 per person (call\u00a0for details)<\/p>\n
\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.<\/p>\n
\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.<\/p>\n