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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.
Bob Spires, associate professor of education, has edited and introduced a special issue of The Urban Review on the Continued Impact of Neoliberalism on Urban Education. The special issue is being published in two parts. Part one, including Spires’ introduction, is now available.
Jamelle S. Wilson, dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, has been re-elected to the board of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) as board secretary. She joined the VECF board in 2020.
Joe Torrence, SPCS director of community engagement and external relations, has been appointed to the Community Engagement Committee of the Virginia Association of Fundraising Executives (VAFRE). The committee works to develop and steward partnerships with other organizations to build a more vital and inclusive philanthropic community throughout the Commonwealth.
Grant Rissler, assistant professor of organizational studies, co-presented a paper titled “Megaphone or Modulator? Examining The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Amplifying the Voices of Immigrants” with co-author Saltanat Liebert of VCU's Wilder School at a panel titled Continuing the Conversation: Conference w/in a Conference on Borders and Migration at the summer virtual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA).
