Professional Learning
Please check this page frequently for professional learning opportunities about hybrid and virtual learning environments.
The Center for Child and Family Policy invites you to the Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture:
Inequality, Racism and COVID-19, featuring Cynthia Garcia Coll, 5:30-6:30PM, March 23
As this historic pandemic unfolds, we see Black, Indigenous, and people of color overrepresented in its dire consequences: increased numbers in positive COVID-19 cases and deaths, layoffs, evictions, and food insecurity. Existing inequality in educational opportunities, housing, healthcare, and employment and various expressions of racism (i.e. institutional, psychological, etc.) might explain the extreme vulnerability of these populations in natural and man-made disasters. What are the implications of these recurrent observations for local and national child and family policy?
Cynthia García Coll is an adjunct professor in the Pediatrics Department at the University of Puerto Rico Medical School and the Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor Emerita at Brown University. Prior to moving back to Puerto Rico in 2011, she was a professor of education, psychology and pediatrics for 30 years at Brown University. She is an expert on the interplay of sociocultural and biological influences on child development, with particular emphasis on populations that live in at-risk conditions and/or are considered minorities.
García Coll is the co-author of "Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Youth" in the January 2021 issue of the Delaware Journal of Public Health. She has served on the editorial boards of many leading academic journals, including as senior editor of Child Development and Developmental Psychology and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, Garcia Coll has received awards from Tufts and Brown universities, the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), the Latino Caucus (SRCD), Progreso Latino, and a Doctorate in Humane Letters, Honoris Causa from the Erikson Institute. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University.
This lecture is made possible through an endowment from the Arthur Sulzberger Family. Please feel free to share this invitation with others who may be interested. Apologies for duplicate emails.
Designing Effective Online Courses:
An Online Workshop for UNC System Faculty and Staff
We had overwhelming demand (2,600+ faculty) who participated in the first offerings of Designing Effective Online Courses, an online workshop to support faculty and staff across the System in moving their courses to online and hybrid formats. We are pleased to announce another session starting Monday, March 15.
Registration is now open. The workshop is free, but space is limited, and registration is required. Learn more and register.
Who Should Attend: This workshop will provide faculty and staff with information, tools, and experiences that will help them to be more successful—and more comfortable—teaching online. Because time is of the essence, the UNC System Division of Academic Affairs, and its Digital Learning Initiative, have designed this workshop to focus on the most essential topics any faculty member will need to move their courses online quickly and effectively. The material will be aimed at instructors who have minimal proficiency leading online learning environments, but experienced instructors will also find new tips, hot topics, and useful activities.
When: The next session of this workshop begins on March 15. Based on feedback from previous participants, there will be a two-week and a four-week pacing of the course. Participants can finish the work at their own pace, but they are encouraged to complete the course within the two or four week time frames in order to take advantage of the
opportunity to collaborate with other faculty members.
What You’ll Experience:
An interactive, hands-on, workshop approach
A chance to create and build usable course assets throughout the workshop
The opportunity to experience online teaching best practices from the student perspective
A model of flexible course design that provides ample time for collaboration while also allowing participants to set their own pace
Learn More: The attached syllabus provides additional detail. Visit the Digital Learning Initiative website to register.