Design Forward Portfolio Postings
Browse the work of Design Forward participants, including the participants of Season Two of our Davis Grant.
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Designing Forward: A PSU Faculty Development Opportunity
We are delighted to announce a three-year Davis Foundation grant for PSU faculty to develop capacity around the intersection of pedagogy and instructional design.
Applications for Season Two are now open!
Season Two Has Started!
The second year of the Davis Grant is underway, and we have another fantastic cohort. This year, we have three roles: Participants, Designers, and Fellows.
The AI Challenge
A flexible, self-paced module on artificial intelligence. Learn about the fundamentals of generative AI as well as how to teach with, against, and about GENAI.
About Design Forward
Learn more about Design Forward, a faculty development curriculum designed and developed by the Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative at Plymouth State University.
Recently Annotated
Across Design Forward, we use Hypothesis to annotate online readings; Take a look at the most recently annotated pieces, and what our participants are saying.
Recently Commented Upon
Anyone can participate in the conversation by joining in module discussions or commenting on the porfolio postings of our participants. Take a look at what’s prompting conversation right now.
All Highlights
I’m highlighting Briana’s comment to my reflection because of the importance of this sentence in her response:
But, if we’re “in charge” of “producing/molding” intelligent, work-force ready, career-driven, successful super-humans, what needs to sidle along side with this, is the “human-ness”. Imperfection, staying open, vulnerability, CARE, compassion, EMPATHY, integrity, resilience, inclusiveness…these all need to be practiced and accepted in our classrooms and offices with the hope that they are mirrored and reciprocated by our “humans” here and beyond.
No matter what subjects we teach or what our roles are on campus, we are shaping the lives of humans. The institution can easily dehumanize us. It’s what institutions do. EMPATHY is key to reminding us of our shared, collective humanity. So I wanted to capture the comment as a reminder.
Brad suggests we think about a “cyborg” approach to using online spaces for teaching. What if instead of online vs f2f, we consider when we use each in any class? This is reminiscent of some of how the CoLab talked about making modality choices during the height of Covid, but it also brings me back to the early (halcyon?) days of my career when it felt like there were lots of conversations about this very thing!