Spring 2018 Book Group & D2L Brightspace Course
A Professional Development
Opportunity for All Faculty and Staff
What: Statewide opportunity to read, discuss, interact, share and learn with
a book on a topic of interest and relevance for our work. The topic is
immigration and learning about our immigrant students and communities. Created by: Rebecca
March and Cheryl Neudauer, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
The book is Enrique’s Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to
Reunite with His Mother.
This is a true story from award-winning
journalist Sonia Nazario recounting the odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves
hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158277.Enrique_s_Journey
Who: All faculty
and staff from any Minnesota State college or university are invited to
participate. We also encourage campuses
to:
·
have conversations/meetings on your
campus to complement our work together
·
use a buddy system to move through any
of the book group activities with a colleague
·
purchase copies of books for employees on
your campus (for example, through the library, center for teaching and
learning, diversity office, etc.)
When: Between February-April 2018
How: This professional development opportunity has two main
parts:
1.
Three 90-minute virtual Adobe Connect meetings
to discuss how the experiences and perspectives in this book relate to our
students and communities.
a.
Thursday, Feb 22, 12:00-1:30 pm
b.
Thursday, March 22, 12:00-1:30 pm
c.
Thursday, April 26, 12:00-1:30 pm
2.
D2L Brightspace course to explore issues related
to immigration, helping immigrant students succeed, and understanding our
communities and the news. The “course”
will use short, asynchronous, interactive activities to help us explore how we
can better serve our students, connect across the system, and share resources.
Participate in as much or as little as you’d like or your schedules
allow! For example, you
could 1) complete some or all
of the D2L Brightspace activities and not join the online meetings, 2) attend some or all of the online
meetings and not participate in the D2L Brightspace course, 3) join us even if you have not read the
book to learn with colleagues!
Contact:
Kimberly Johnson, Ph.D., Director for Faculty and
Instructional Development
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