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Effective teaching is at the heart of the School, part of the fabric of the Richmond experience. The resources provided below offer tips and tools for faculty training and improvement, along with links to forms and resources needed to teach and administer classes effectively.
Improving Instruction
The Innovations in Teaching framework defines teaching innovations along 14 dimensions. SPCS gives an annual Innovations in Teaching Award to an adjunct faculty member who demonstrates innovative teaching practices. Nominations for the annual award are generally due in early December.
Our Online Resources for Teaching & Learning have been collected by a committee of adjunct and full-time faculty, spearheaded by Bob Spires and John Zinn. This event is updated as new tools and resources become known and available.
Continuity of Instruction
The University has collected tips, resources and techniques for ensuring that students are able to continue making progress toward their degrees regardless of circumstances. Recent experience with the coronavirus pandemic reveals the importance of making a plan to continue instruction. The following summarizes primary recommendations:
Campus Emergencies
In the case of an active shooter: Avoid. Deny. Defend. University of Richmond Police recommend watching this video illustrating the value and effectiveness of this response to an active shooter on campus.
All campus emergency alerts are posted to alert.richmond.edu and sent by email to your Richmond account. Log in to BannerWeb to opt into emergency communication by phone and text to ensure speedy receipt of emergency communications.
Reminders
Faculty meetings are held early in the spring and fall semesters. SPCS Night and Commencement are held early in May.
You may wish to participate in Affirming Space Training to support members of Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community.
If you are interested in additional employment opportunities at Richmond, visit SPCS job postings or the HR online jobs site.
Free and discounted professional development opportunities are available for all faculty; review the list on the Adjunct Resources page.
Tom Shields, associate professor & chair of graduate education, published “Promotion of Soft Skills in the K-12 Education Curricula: The Case of Virginia State - USA, Portugal and Albania” in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development. Shields co-authored the article with colleagues from Albania and Portugal.
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Daniel L. Hocutt, web manager and adjunct professor of liberal arts, presented “When Technical Communication meets Marketing Communication” for the Society of Technical Communication (STC) Community Coalition. The talk addressed intersections between technical writing and marketing communications.
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Grant Rissler, assistant professor of organizational studies, presented “On Immigrants’ Behalf?: Comparing Views of Immigrants and Organizations on Needed Integration Services & Policies” at the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations & Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) in Washington, DC. Rissler co-authored the paper with Saltanat Liebert of VCU’s Wilder School.
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Grant Rissler, assistant professor of organizational studies, presented “Towards Digital Justice and Consolidated Resettlement Resources for New Americans: A Virginia Database Initiative” at the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations & Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) in Washington, DC. Rissler co-authored the paper with colleagues from Virginia Tech, James Madison and George Mason.
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