Kimberley Ring, Marketing
Sargent Hall, Room 5600

In this session, I break down how educators can close the loop between theory and application by using talks, tools, and techniques to help students envision how what is learned in the classroom can lead to professional success. Included in the discussion will be tactical ways that educators can use new media embraced by Gen Z, such as podcasts, social media, gaming software, interactive on- and offline challenges, and more, to deliver course curriculum in a fun and exciting way to keep students engaged.

Zhen Zhu, Marketing
Erin Sullivan, Healthcare Administration
Sargent Hall, Room 5250

In this concurrent session, we will share how the SBS Faculty Case Community of Practice (CoP), a faculty-driven learning community, serves as a developmental network and promotes a more inclusive teaching-scholar model. Through a variety of activities, such as Case Writing 101 Workshop, Writer’s Lunch Meeting, a formal 4-session training program, Friday morning Writing Blitzes, and guest talks, our Case CoP facilitated faculty in developing capabilities in case writing or teaching. In turn, faculty’s professional expertise in various disciplines is being transformed into teaching tools that further enrich students’ classroom learning experience.

Kristine Perlmutter, INTO
Sargent Hall, Room 5220

Suffolk University requires all faculty to keep office hours, but is the standard sitting-in-your-office-twiddling-your thumbs-waiting-for-a-student-to-show-up working? And what is the purpose for office hours anyway? Kristine Perlmutter, Instructional & Curriculum Specialist for INTO-Suffolk, will facilitate a discussion about the purpose of office hours, new ideas for modality, and how to make office hours work better for both faculty and students. Please come prepared to share your office hour ideas, methods, and experiences with the group. Participants will leave with outside-of-the-box ideas and a list of resources for further exploration of this very important topic.

Sarah Boonin, Law
Sargent Hall, Room 375

Experiential programs in a range of fields responded to COVID-19 by shifting both teaching and practice online. The presenter co-conducted a national survey of law clinical faculty during the pandemic to better understand this complex transition in the context of law clinics. The authors demonstrate that experiential programs are poised to lead efforts to incorporate technical competency into legal education. The presenter will lead the audience in an exploration of how technology can be deliberately and thoughtfully integrated into experiential pedagogy and practice in their own disciplines and suggest some elements of a programmatic infrastructure to support it.

Learn more: “From Pandemic to Pedagogy: Teaching the Technology of Lawyering in Law Clinics” (forthcoming, Washington University Journal of Law & Policy)

Marilyn Plotkins, Theatre
Sargent Hall, Room 5250

This session will explore strategies for faculty to adapt their course designs when serious social issues arise in class. I will provide examples from three classes I have adapted since the pandemic began. Most recently, I redesigned my Creativity and Innovation class to address the issue of mental health which emerged as a core issue for many of my students in the first weeks of classes.