Opening Public Goods for Teaching

Engaging Your Undergraduate Students

 

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The Public Goods Council (PGC) is a cluster of University organizations dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and culture through music, works of art, special collections, historical archives, natural science resources, other scholarly resources, performance programs, coursework and experiential learning.

In the fall of 2004, the PGC made a commitment to involve more faculty and more undergraduate students with the Council's resources, for the purpose of teaching and learning. Working with CRLT, the PGC designed a pilot program, a Faculty Institute held in May 2005. Faculty participating found the program so rewarding and stimulating that the Provost and PGC committed to further program development. Based on this pilot's success with faculty, the following will continue to be the key program elements: networking with faculty members with similar interests but different areas of expertise, seeing pedagogical and intellectual models that have been useful for others, and having opportunities for faculty and PGC staff members to workshop ideas together.

The PGC is pleased to offer a new season of faculty programs for 2005-2006. Faculty participating in these programs (and in the May 2005 Institute) are invited to form collaborative partnerships with PGC members and submit applications for awards of up to $2,500. For more information on these Grants for Teaching, please click here.

If you would like to know more about the Public Goods Council members and find links to their websites, please click here.

Faculty Programs 2005-2006: Opening Public Goods for Teaching

Working in the Archives
Wednesday, September 21, 3:00 - 5:00 pm or 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Clements Library, Great Hall

This seminar will engage participants in discussion of manuscripts, visual materials, and ephemera selected by archivists from the Bentley, Clements, and University Libraries. The session will explore the value of working in archives, especially for undergraduates who are unaware of the presence and power of historic documentation. Faculty and GSIs are invited to begin collaborative conversations with archivists, and to share their ideas and experiences on introducing students to the resources of the University’s many archives.

Exploring Evolution, with Eugenie Scott
November 14, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
4nd Floor Gallery, Exhibit Museum of Natural History

This session is designed for faculty interested in utilizing resources of the LSA Theme Semester on Evolution in Winter 2006. The session will include a virtual tour of available resources; a preview of the NSF-funded exhibit, "Explore Evolution"; and a discussion of key pedagogical issues.

Grants for Teaching Projects:
Concurrent sessions on preparing grants for work with Public Goods Council members.
January 27, 12:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Rackham Graduate School, 4th Floor

This program is an opportunity for faculty to workshop ideas for teaching with a PGC resource: art collections, museum exhibitions, performance or archives. Faculty will work together with PGC program staff in concurrent sessions. The program will also include a review of funding options for small grants available for teaching projects, including Arts at Michigan grants, CRLT grants, and LSA First Year Seminar grants.

Grants for Teaching competition deadline is March 31, 4:00 p.m.

The 2006-2007 Arts Seasons, previewing the Kelsey Museum of Archeaology, the Museum of Art and the University Musical Society.
February 17, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Hatcher Library, 8th Floor

This session provides the first opportunity to discuss possibilities for collaborations specifically focused on events and programs to be presented in the ’06-’07 season. The session will include presentations by the staff of the Kelsey, UMMA and UMS, and faculty will discuss possible projects with these staff members. Arts at Michigan director and CRLT staff will present examples of successful teaching and learning strategies.

Partnering with the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Nichols Arboretum, and Exhibit Museum of Natural History in Your Teaching

Choose one of two sessions:

Wednesday, March 15, 8:30-9:30 AM, Pierpont Commons Center Room
Thursday, March 16, 8:30-9:30 AM, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Education Room, Fourth Floor

This session provides suggestions on collaborations for undergraduate teaching, with presentations on examples of faculty working with the Arb, the Gardens, and the Exhibit Museum. Information on grants opportunities will also be provided.

Meeting Artists, in class and in communities
March 17, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Museum of Art

'Meeting Artists' is for faculty who plan to invite artists to engage with students in their classes. The session reviews funding options, successful teaching strategies, and options for enhancing artists' interactions with students.

The Michigan Sidewalk Scholars Program: "Cultivating Community"
April 24, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Nichols Arboretum

This program is a planning session to develop a fall workshop on "Cultivating Community," a collaboration of U-M faculty, students, and staff involved in recycling and renewing food resources on campus.