GamecockTales Book Club Series: Spring 2024

This series supports the commitment of JSU's Strategic Plan including the following strategic goal(s) and objectives:

1. Engage (Commitment 2)

Create symbiotic partnerships that impact the university learning environment, providing additional opportunities for the exchange of ideas, experiential learning, and community engagement, while allowing university members to give back to the community.  

Goals: 

1. Benefit of Belonging: Improve the accessibility of a safe, equitable, diverse campus supportive of all campus and community members.  
   • Objective 2: Create environments to encourage campus and community members to connect and learn from each other. 

2. Discover (Commitment 3):

In an age of rapid educational change and innovation, we will continue to advance our capacity for creating diverse, meaningful, and accessible learning opportunities that prepare all learners (faculty included).  

Goals: 

1. Experiences: Provide learning experiences that connect learners with real-world knowledge, skills, and opportunities.  
   • Objective 2: Expand the utilization of technology to support students, faculty, and staff. 
   • Provide professional development and training opportunities for faculty. 

2. Environments: Create and provide new learning environments characterized by modern facilities, technological enhancements, active learning, and engaging instruction 
   • Objective 3: Provide learners access to active learning opportunities, engaging instruction, sustainable training, and professional development. 
   • Provide inclusive training and professional development opportunities to staff across disciplines 

• To develop a professional learning community among faculty
• To increase interdisciplinary collaboration
• To engage in reflective discussions regarding teaching practices in order to identify areas for improvement
• To develop strategic changes to positively impact student learning
• To enhance knowledge of educational technologies