By: Loisa Fenichell, graduate communications assistant
Take advantage of the summer by practicing and building pedagogical skills. The best teacher is not just a teacher, but also a student and, as with our best students, is eager to learn and to practice.
NCFDD, a leading provider of professional development for all faculty, provides wonderful resources with which to remain rooted in productive and beneficial pedagogical practices and even to connect with other faculty members. Every DU faculty member has free and complete access to a personal NCFDD account. To access your free NCDD account:
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Navigate to https://www.ncfdd.org/Join
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Choose the University of Denver from the drop-down menu
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Select “Activate My Membership”
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Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (firstname.lastname@du.edu)
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Go to your DU email to find a confirmation email. Click “Activate.”
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Start accessing great content!
Some examples of helpful NCFDD resources and webinars are below (you will need to sign in to your NCFDD account to see more and to register):
In this webinar, you will learn what resistance is and why academic writers experience it in pursuit of work we want and need to complete, how to identify what’s holding you back from writing and completing your academic works, and more.
Through case studies and an expert panel, this webcast will explore effective, efficient ways that institutions can support faculty members to achieve an improved sense of well-being, balance, and productivity, for their benefit and for that of the organization.