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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shift to remote learning. As society transitions back to in-person activities, students have returned
to in-person classes. Faculty report </span><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">students are struggling to form connections with each other, mindfully attend to class content, and are unable or unwilling to participate in class discussions. </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="none" class="x_ContentPasted0">Building a community within your course is often essential to having students meaningfully engage with their classmates and the course as a whole. We will be
exploring that concept of a “classroom community Third space” in an exciting dynamic discussion.</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">Please join us on
<strong class="x_ContentPasted0">Wednesday, June 21st from 12</strong></span><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0">:00pm-1:30pm</strong>, for an active discussion session on how we can engage your students in our
current world. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><span data-contrast="none" class="x_ContentPasted0">Register at</span><span data-contrast="none" class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/czbVti71Ae" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0"><span data-contrast="auto">https://forms.office.com/r/czbVti71Ae</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">“Third place” refers to a public neutral place or location that allows people to gather for the purposes of sharing interests and knowledge, engaging in cultural
exchanges, and forming community connections with others. We can utilize these concepts to build a community within your course for higher student engagement and success. These strategies are effective in multiple modalities, including: In-person, HyFlex and
online courses. </span><span><br class="x_ContentPasted0">
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="elementToProof"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">This discussion will build a resource document on specific ways these strategies can apply to your course and discipline in particular. </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">Some examples of what you will learn are: </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">Strategies to enhance instructor-student interactions in your course. These strategies will help you get to know your students, build rapport, and cultivate a
feeling of connectedness between yourself and your students. We will be discussing strategies such as creating a time to check in with students, sharing your background, or offering support. </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></li><li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">Strategies to build student-student interactions in your course. The strategies will encourage trust, intentionality, communication, and collaboration.</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></li><li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">How you can leverage tools to create Third Space community for your course (I.e.: Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams).</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" class="x_ContentPasted0">Please register at </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/czbVti71Ae" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0"><span data-contrast="auto">https://forms.office.com/r/czbVti71Ae</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span data-contrast="none" class="x_ContentPasted0">For more information:
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/third-place-resources/" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Third Place: Creating Course Community</a><span data-contrast="none" class="x_ContentPasted0"> <br class="x_ContentPasted0">
</span><a href="mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><span data-contrast="none">CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu</span><span> </span></a></p>
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