May Symposium Schedule

May Symposium 2020 is a day-long conference featuring faculty-led workshops and roundtables on innovative topics. All sessions will be held on Wednesday, May 13th in JMU's Festival Conference & Student Center, and in Rose Library.

Use the list below to browse the program offerings. Click on the title to view a full description of the program. Seating may be limited for some programs. Walk-ins are welcome at most sessions; however, preferred seating is given to those who've pre-registered.

• Teaching through Games in the JMU Classroom (Panel Discussion)
• The Office of What? An Overview of the Office of Sponsored Programs (Panel Discussion)
• Engaging Families to Teach about Intellectual Disability (Panel Discussion)
• "Standing on the Side of Justice": Appealing to Our Shared Values (Roundtable)
• Overcoming Copyright as an Impediment to Scholarship (Roundtable)
• Inclusive Practices in Faculty Peer-Mentoring Relationships (Roundtable)
• Science On a Sphere: Simplified Content Creation for Every Discipline (Scholarly Talk)
• Fruitful & Flexible Formats: Fitting Debate around Class Constraints (Panel Discussion)
• Fostering Intercultural Competence through Virtual Exchange (Roundtable)
• A 360-Degree Approach to Applying Growth Mindset in the Classroom (Roundtable)
• Teaching, Fast and Slow: Aligning Teaching with Cognition (Scholarly Talk)

Straddling Class in the Academy

Plenary speaker and Visiting Scholar: dr. becky martinez

Social class identity and class carry a complexity of obscure definitions, fluidities, and a sense of taboo while impacting most any area of a college campus. Class involves forms of capital beyond the financial, even though that is often the start- and end-point when learning about and discussing it in any formal way. This plenary will encourage participants to consider concepts and lived experiences related to class; recognize exclusionary practices, procedures, as well as written and unwritten norms; and explore ways to engage class in more equitably.

Santos Innovation Award Lunch

Join colleagues in celebration of the 2019-20 Santos Innovation Award winner, to be announced.  Established in honor of Dr. Karen Santos, founding director of the CFI, the award celebrates Karen’s vision of faculty empowering faculty. Award winners are recognized for making a direct contribution to CFI programs, or by expanding the impact of the CFI mission within JMU, on other campuses, or in professional and academic societies.  After a brief award ceremony, participants will have time to network with colleagues over lunch before heading to the afternoon sessions.

• Introduction to Item Analysis of Multiple-Choice Tests Using Excel (Workshop)
• What’s Your Class Story? Leading through a Class Lens (Workshop)
• Unlearning and Interrupting White Supremacy Culture in the Classroom (Workshop)
• Cognition and Emotions in the Classroom (Workshop)
• Career Planning for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty (Workshop)
• Moral Moments: Asking Eight Key Questions in Daily Life (Workshop)
• Service-Learning Course (Re)Design: Steps, Goals, and Considerations (Workshop)
• Ensuring Inclusion Is Inclusive (Workshop)
• POGIL 101: Helping Students to Be More Interactive and Collaborative (Extended Workshop)
• Assignment Feedback Workshop (Extended workshop)
• Bringing Role-Playing and Games to Your Classroom (Extended workshop)
• jmUDESIGN in a Nutshell (Extended workshop)

• Alternate Paths: Academic Administration and Leadership Possibilities (Panel Discussion)
• Using Modified Team-Based Learning to Support Student Success (Panel Discussion)
• Not a Scrapbook: Demonstrating Learning through Portfolios for Credit (Panel Discussion)
• The Loneliness Epidemic at JMU (Roundtable)
• Intersectional Pedagogy: A Conversation (Roundtable)
• Online and Blended Learning Handbook for Faculty: We Need Your Input! (Roundtable)
• A Sneak Peek into the CS-L Faculty Toolkit (Roundtable)
• Fair Grading Practices and Canvas Assessment (Scholarly Talk)
• Bring the Classroom to the Cloud (Scholarly Talk)