Solving Problems in the Carpool: 26 Years at WCU with Dean Jen Bacon

Developing First Year Experience Common Content with Drs. Mitchell, Mrkich, Raskauskas, & Blake

First Year Experience (FYE) instructors and members of the common content development team Dr. Karen Mitchell, Dr. Shannon Mrkich, Dr. Jennifer Raskauskas, and Michelle Blake discuss how they collaborated to create common content to help students succeed in their transition to university. Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions [https://wcupa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=3df051ab-68cb-4d76-9e3e-b43b0136e093] Show Notes: WCU First Year Experience Requirement [https://catalog.wcupa.edu/undergraduate/general-education-requirements/first-year-experience/] H5P [https://h5p.org/]

ACUE Teaching Certification Program with Drs. Barker, Perry, & Kopacz

Reflecting on their experiences completing the ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching, professors Nancy Barker, Merry Perry, & Ola Kopacz share what they learned from the year long program. Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions [https://wcupa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a54001df-5f49-4589-81f7-b43400bd7c85] Show Notes: ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching [https://acue.org/offerings/certifications/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23682681294&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRIHIOJpcG8M3o0alOkLMLUHqCFFGmEx_pkpE0iXx_4Pc99vq9rkQQRoCoHQQAvD_BwE#Certification-in-Effective-Teaching?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=23682681294&utm_content=801907294498_c_&utm_term=effective%20teaching%20strategies&utm_escaped_lpurl=https%3A%2F%2Facue.org%2Fofferings%2Fcertifications%2F%23Certification-in-Effective-Teaching] Supporting Faculty Excellence | Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqKOrGjS3rM] PASSHE Faculty Expand Their Teaching Toolkits [https://www.passhe.edu/news/releases/2025-02-06_PASSHE-faculty-expand-their-teaching-toolkits.html] Descript app [https://www.descript.com/] Kahoot [https://kahoot.com/] Wordpress [https://wordpress.com]

Found Poetry Activities with Dr. Nancy Pearson & Dr. Rebecca Rich

Found poetry advocates Dr. Nancy Pearson and Dr. Rebecca Rich describe how they came to incorporate found poetry techniques into their English and Public Health courses. Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions [https://wcupa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=fc95bc79-e6a6-4c06-9925-b4190144574b] Research Connection: Johnson, J. (2019). Using found poetry to cultivate student literacy, empathy, and creativity. Social Studies Research and Practice, 14(3), 335-348. Rich, R. (2024). Found poetry, found hope: A creative and powerful method for sharing health research. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 37(4), 267-276. Show Notes: Claudia Rankine [https://claudiarankine.com/books/] Anne Carson [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-carson] Demon Copperhead [https://barbarakingsolver.net/books/demon-copperhead/]

Solving Problems in the Carpool: 26 Years at WCU with Dean Jen Bacon

Dean of the Arts and Humanities, Dr. Jen Bacon shares what it is like to be a dean as she reflects back on her 26 years at West Chester University. Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions [https://wcupa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=465ce79e-eee1-42ca-b0c1-b41101324f98] Research Connection: Bacon, J. (1998). Getting the story straight: Coming out narratives and the possibility of a cultural rhetoric. World Englishes, 17(2), 249-258.

Teaching Circle Faculty Communities with Dr. Santori & Dr. Gardiner-Shires

Past participants Diane Santori & Alison Gardiner-Shires describe the experience of engaging in a Teaching Circle faculty learning community that explored Generative AI. Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions [https://wcupa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=903f603e-87bf-419f-84b5-b4020122d765] Show Notes: PICO Questions [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/oet/ed/pubmed/pubmed_in_ebp/02-100.html] Six Degrees of AI Assignments [https://wcupa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=5d09134b-78ef-48d2-99a6-b2e5014bf8cc&query=recap%20pantazes] - RECAP Presentation Video