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Department of Composition & Literary Studies
Dr. Wendy Elle: wendy.elle@austincc.edu
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Happy Birthday to Shakespeare today! See below for some Shakespeare fun to come! (Huge THANK YOU to Amber L-B and the motley crew of Shakespeare aficionados who have begun this adventure. Be not afraid of greatness! Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some are lucky enough to be a part of CLS!)
Meanwhile, please make sure you have a plan for May 3rd. It's going to be packed full for our end of spring meeting. Come In person to RGC or check us out online.
We are In the final weeks of the semester... remind your students to complete their course evaluations. If they do, they are automatically registered for an Amazon gift card. If you're holding class In person or online, perhaps offer a 10 minute window during class to get It done. If you are asynchronous, send loads of reminders!
And HANG IN THERE! I see the end of the semester In sight!
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Deadlines!
Deadlines!
April 29
Deadline to submit agenda items to Wendy Elle for CLS End-of-Semester meeting
May 3
CLS End of Semester Department Meeting, 10am-11:30am at RGC and on Zoom
Close the Book, You're Done Party for Graduating Majors, 2 PM-4 PM, Paseo at HLC
May 31
Vertical Alignment, Content Exchange, RGC, 9am-12 pm
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CLS Announcements
CLS Announcements
Congratulations: Sue Bloodsworth is a 🌟Shining Star!
Congratulations: Sue Bloodsworth is a 🌟Shining Star!
We in CLS have always known that Sue is a shining star, and on May 1st Sue will be recognized in the Provost's Shining Star Reception. The Provost's Shining Star Award is "a way to recognize individuals who demonstrate courage, compassion, joy, and yes in their daily work at ACC. Dr. Umphrey spotlights individuals who have consistently with enthusiasm demonstrated these ACC values and become role models for others to emulate."
Thank you, Sue, for everything that you do for CLS faculty and students!
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Call for Agenda Items for End of Semester Meeting, Deadline for agenda items is April 29
Call for Agenda Items for End of Semester Meeting, Deadline for agenda items is April 29
If you have anything you'd like to place on the agenda for the end of semester meeting (May 3 meeting), please email Wendy Elle and let her know!
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Survey about Hybrid Classes Expectations
Survey about Hybrid Classes Expectations
Have you taught a hybrid classes recently? Are you scheduled to teach one in an upcoming semester? Well, CLS wants your input! We're thinking about making a video that explains the expectations and realities of hybrid classes for students. Our goal is to create something that faculty could share with their students at the beginning of hybrid classes.
Please complete this quick Google Form: Hybrid Classes Expectation Video Interest Form. It's four multiple-choice questions to gauge faculty interest in 1) having that video and 2) participating in the creation of that video.
If you have any questions, contact Anja Ketcham.
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Zoom Shakespeare! May 16
Zoom Shakespeare! May 16
A new initiative called Broadening the Accessibility and Reading of the Drama of Shakespeare (BARDS) is hosting its first CLS cold read of a play on Thursday, May 16 (8pm-9:30pm). Join Shakespeare nerd enthusiast Amber Luttig-Buonodono and your CLS colleagues in an unrehearsed, low-stakes, encouraging voyage into Act One of A Midsummer Night's Dream, followed by subsequent acts on Thursday evenings through June 13. All experience levels, including no prior experience, are encouraged to participate. Let's break down the gates of Early Modern theatre!
More info HERE.
Please RSVP via this FORM so we can send you the Zoom link!
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Please Promote: Fall '24 Honors CLS classes
Please Promote: Fall '24 Honors CLS classes
Do you have curious, highly motivated students you think would do well in an Honors CLS course? Please let them know about our available Fall '24 courses! Below are the course titles, and you can take a look at the course profile page for more in-depth descriptions.
English Composition II: Texas Writers (ENGL 1302, 701), Joe O’Connell
British Literature 18th c. to the Present: Gothic Literature (ENGL 2323, 700), Hyflex, RGC, MW 10:30-11:50 am, Melissa Holton
American Literature Civil War to Present: Sunrise in the Americas: Contemporary Indigenous Arts & Activism (ENGL 2328, 701), Hyflex, CYP TTh 10:30-11:50 am, Heidi Juel
American Literature Civil War to Present: American Apocalypse: Wrecking and Rebuilding (ENGL 2328, 700), HLC, MW 1:30-2:50 pm, Anne-Marie Thomas
We also offer Honors courses in 14 other disciplines. If you have potential Honors students this semester who might be intimidated by the prospect of taking Honors courses, please give them a little nudge in our direction and encourage them to fill out an application. Alternatively, consider sharing our TLED-produced student impact video with your classes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPMmfxvpOoA.
Please contact athomas2@austincc.edu with questions.
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Apply: OnRamps Writing Assessment Specialist
Apply: OnRamps Writing Assessment Specialist
The UT OnRamps program is hiring Writing Assessment Specialists for the 2024-2025 academic year. Learn more about the OnRamps program as well as the position required and benefits here: OnRamps Writing Assessment Specialist
Contact Jaime Babcock with questions.
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Textbook Selections for Fall 2024 (Adjuncts)
Textbook Selections for Fall 2024 (Adjuncts)
Adjuncts, once you've accepted your Fall 2024 classes in eStaffing, please use the Textbook Selection Form below. Remember we need to know if you use ZTC/OER methods as well! The form will email you a copy of your responses.
Here's the link to the Textbook Selection for Fall 2024 Form.
How to use the form:
Type in your name.
List the courses/sections you're scheduled to teach (include a note about First Day Access if needed).
Choose texts for your scheduled courses from the dropdown options.
Ignore the dropdown options for courses that you are not scheduled to teach; no response is required.
If you need to review review textbook options and ISBNs, here's the CLS Textbook List.
Include any notes that will help us assign the correct texts.
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Support English Majors
Support English Majors
Below find the materials put together by the Revitalizing the Major crew (explained in detail in the Tuesday, April 2 Newsday).
The fillable form allows anyone--you, me, the student, English-major curious folk--to audit a student's transcript and help them see how close they are to becoming an English AA. Students can take the completed audit to their advisor. (The videos explain how to access a student's transcript and fill out the form)
How to Access Student Transcripts - YouTube Video
The English Degree Audit Form - YouTube Video
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INRW Co-req Registration form (Summer 24)
INRW Co-req Registration form (Summer 24)
Registration for Summer 24 started on April 1.
Students with 0-14 credit hrs AND who require an INRW coreq can register for co-reqs on Friday April 5.
If a student contacts faculty requesting enrollment in their coreq, please provide this link: Summer 24 Coreq Registration Form
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Vertical Alignment Content Exchange, May 31
Vertical Alignment Content Exchange, May 31
Save the date! The CLS Vertical Alignment Content Exchange will allow ACC CLS faculty and high school ELA faculty to meet, network, and share best practices. (light refreshments: pastries, coffee and water)
When: Friday, May 31, 2024, 9am to 12pm
Where: ACC Rio Grande Campus (RGC) Room 1103 Multipurpose (atrium)
Register here: Vertical Alignment Content Exchange
Contact Beth Frye if you have any questions.
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College Announcements
College Announcements
Please Warn Students about Job Scam Emails
Please Warn Students about Job Scam Emails
ACC students are being targeted in a phishing scam. Students have received emails that offer job or internship opportunities and then ask for student's financial information. More problematically, these emails are designed to gain students' trust by using faculty names and ACC department titles. Please warn your students about these phishing scams!
Students can see an example email and get guidance on reporting scams here: ACC News: Job Scams Target College Students.
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Nature Clean up & Zero-Waste Lunch, April 26
Nature Clean up & Zero-Waste Lunch, April 26
On Friday, April 26, 11am-1pm at ACC Northridge, Portable Building 4, the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural Center is hosting a Nature Trail Cleanup & Zero-Waste Lunch to celebrate Earth Week and AAPI Heritage Month.
Come join us as we hike and clean up the Walnut Creek trail near ACC Northridge. We will meet at ACC Northridge in Portable Building 4 and then walk to the trail. Clean up supplies will be provided. After that, we will have a delicious zero-waste lunch together.
The event is free and all are welcome, RSVP here: Nature Trail Clean-up and Zero-Waste Lunch
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Service Learning Student Showcase, May 1
Service Learning Student Showcase, May 1
From Linda Cox, Service Learning Program Coordinator
We are pleased to invite you to the ACC Service-Learning Student Showcase on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. This showcase and celebratory event will exhibit the work of our service-learning students across ACC. Near the beginning of the showcase, we will debut our new Service-Learning video and enjoy a presentation by our keynote speaker, Betsy Kirkpatrick, RN, CIC, of Austin Public Health. Then our students will present their projects as posters, table presentations, and pre-recorded videos throughout the Showcase as we offer light refreshments and great conversation.
Please join us for connection, collaboration, and community!
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Highland Campus, Bldg 2000, Room 1550
RSVP HERE to let us know you're coming!
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Apply for the Globalizing Curriculum FLC, Deadline to apply April 26
Apply for the Globalizing Curriculum FLC, Deadline to apply April 26
Applications for the Globalizing Curriculum Faculty Learning Community are now open. This two-semester program will engage with an interdisciplinary group of ACC faculty members in high-quality programming and collaborative discussions on globalizing community college courses with a focus on global citizenship, human rights, gender and women's studies, peace and conflict studies, and other relevant topics. During the FLC, faculty members take an active role in shaping programming and discussions throughout the year. And faculty receive a stipend for participating! Want to hear more about this exciting opportunity? Contact Brinda Roy, facilitator extraordinaire for the Global FLC. She can be reached at broy@austincc.edu. The application for the Global FLC may be found here.
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Apply: Hyflex Training, Summer Institute (June 22)
Apply: Hyflex Training, Summer Institute (June 22)
The 2024 Summer Institute: HyFlex Teaching and Learning, sponsored by the Office of Distance & Alternative Education, is designed to help you prepare for teaching a HyFlex class.
This supportive cohort will focus on applying effective practices for implementing HyFlex delivery in your own course, demonstrate how to utilize HyFlex technology in the classroom, and provide tips for integrating synchronous learning activities and engagement in a HyFlex learning environment.
This learning opportunity will be delivered in three sessions: AM, PM, and One-on-One:
AM Session: This session will cover the topics of Orientation, Getting Started with HyFlex, and Designing your HyFlex Solution.
PM Session: This session will cover the topics of Develop Engagement Approaches, Implementing HyFlex in your Own Course, and Explaining and Evaluating your HyFlex Course Design.
One-on-One Session: This session will cover the topic of ACC HyFlex Technologies.
Date: Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Time: AM Session: 9am to 12pm / PM Session: 2pm to 5pm
Note: The training is divided into three sessions. Faculty must attend a one-on-one meeting in person on campus to learn the HyFlex technology after attending the first two Institute Sessions.
Stipend: Total of $1000 stipend will be paid after participating in the institute, finishing HyFlex course design and HyFlex course scheduling. ($300 for completing the Institute, $200 for completing course design, $500 for scheduling the HyFlex course.)
Professional Development: 7 hours (To self-report credits, go to Workday > Career > Training > Add Training)
More information and application here: Application for 2024 DE Summer Institute: Hyflex
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Reminder: Tag those Artifacts!
Reminder: Tag those Artifacts!
We need to tag artifacts in Blackboard for the yearly assessment of general education competencies. This year the focus is on Visual Communication, Social Responsibility, and Teamwork. If you are teaching a Core Curriculum course, please tag at least one relevant assignment from each of your courses. Here's written and video instructions for tagging assignments in Blackboard.
Ron Johns, Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation, put an emphasis on the Social Responsibility competency, and notes that "assignments for Social Responsibility should, at a minimum involve:
demonstrating a knowledge of different cultures and/or perspectives
analyzing or comparing commonalities and differences between these cultures or perspectives"
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