Lucas Center Blog

The Attack on the Capitol and Other Challenging Moments: Talking with Students

January 13, 2021 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: capitol, election, teaching resources

As the Capitol was attacked last week, educators struggled to find words to explain to their students what was happening. As an educator, having the capacity to explain an assault on democracy while managing one’s own emotions is no small feat. We need immediate responses to current events, but we need to also look long-term at how teachers and school communities can be leaders in facilitating dialogue on challenging topics like antiracism and white privilege. Educators wear many hats, but schools and school leaders are uniquely positioned to be public diplomats by applying discourses of peace and reconciliation processes and public diplomacy to educational spaces.

Teaching Resources for Faculty

July 17, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: covid, difficult dialogue, facilitating discussion, remote instruction, resources

We’ve been monitoring the web and various listservs to identify resources you may find helpful as you plan for the fall semester. There is a brief description and a link to more extensive information for each. We hope you find something useful. And, if you have found any other resources to aid your fall preparation, please share them with us and we’ll post them here.

FGCU Virtual Campus Website

May 27, 2020 / Jacob Foster / Tags: Covid19, Remote Teaching, Student Resources, Virtual Campus

FGCU’s student success team has just rolled out a new virtual campus where students and faculty can find access to the events and resources traditionally available on campus. Below you can find some of the resources available on the new virtual campus. There are many events still being held for faculty and students, so make sure to check out the new website and see what is being offered.

Resources for Preparing to Teach Remotely

April 03, 2020 / Christopher Jordanek / Tags: covid, online, remote, resources, teaching

The Department of Digital Learning has prepared resources for faculty who will be teaching remotely this summer.

Fantastic Resource - Transitioning to Online Teaching

March 23, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: covid, discipline, instruction, online, remote, resource

The International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL) has assembled a very thorough and useful resource list.

Bandwidth issues?

March 16, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: alternatives, bandwidth, conference, covid, resources, video

This post provides links to resources on low-bandwidth alternatives to video conferencing.

“Keep Teaching” online community; inclusion and equity

March 16, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: community, covid, equity, inclusion, online, resources

This post contains information about an online community created as a space where faculty can exchange resources with one another. In addition, inclusion and equity need to be considerations in how we shift to remote instruction, and colleagues at Rice University offer wise guidance in this regard.

Resource Links: Part 1

March 16, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: aggregated, connectivity, covid, discipline, grading, resource, video grading

This post provides links to resources faculty around the country and here at FGCU are finding useful.