2025–2026 Teaching & Learning Workshops at JSU
Join Jackson State University’s Teaching & Learning Faculty Fellows for practical, hands-on sessions designed to strengthen inclusive pedagogy, AI-aware assignment design, student engagement, faculty well-being, and mentoring for scholarly impact.
Schedule & Access: Final days/times, Zoom links, and on-campus locations will be added by August 18, 2025.
All sessions will be recorded; videos, slides, and handouts will be posted here after each event.
All sessions will be recorded; videos, slides, and handouts will be posted here after each event.
Teaching & Learning Faculty Fellows Program
- Faculty Excellence: Spotlights JSU educators advancing teaching excellence through innovative approaches and best practices.
- Practical Workshops: Hands-on sessions focusing on pedagogy, AI-aware assignment design, engagement, and well-being.
- Accessible Resources: All sessions recorded, with slides and handouts posted online for later use.
Fall 2025 Workshop Themes
- AI & Writing / Digital Design: Explore how AI is transforming writing and how to create effective digital assignments using tools like Adobe Express.
- Pedagogy & Student Engagement: Discover strategies for student co-creation, culturally relevant teaching, and engaging virtual learning design.
- Faculty Well-Being: Learn practical approaches to sustain personal well-being while pursuing academic excellence.
- Mentoring & Research: Develop skills for guiding students through scholarly work, from project design to manuscript submission.
Draft Calendar (by Week)
Final dates/times and links will be posted by August 18, 2025.
Week of Aug. 25: Kickoff Zoom — “Meet the Teaching & Learning Fellows”
Teasers from each Fellow, Faculty Friends launch, overview of fall offerings.
Week of Sept. 1: Sharon Simmons — Open Syllabus Spaces: Student Co-Creation for Engagement and Equity
Week of Sept. 8: Brittany Myburgh — Beyond the Essay: Project-Based Multimodal Design (Adobe Express Workshop)
Week of Sept. 15: Craig Meyer — From Product to Process and Back Again: Rethinking Writing and AI
Faculty Friends groups begin this week.
Faculty Friends groups begin this week.
Week of Sept. 22: La’Keshia Opara-Nadi & Amirah Nelson — Faculty Self-Care: Sustaining Well-Being While Pursuing Academic Excellence
Week of Sept. 29: La’Keshia Opara-Nadi — Designing Engaging Virtual Learning Experiences in Higher Education
Week of Oct. 6: Anwar Ahmad — Creating an Original Manuscript in a Graduate Class
Week of Oct. 13: La’Keshia Opara-Nadi — Culturally Relevant Teaching in Higher Education
Week of Oct. 20: Craig Meyer — Becoming Skeptical: Working Through a Cynical Mindset
Week of Oct. 27: Brittany Myburgh & Craig Meyer — AI-Resilient Assignment Design: From Multimodal to Mindful
Week of Nov. 3: Sharon Simmons & La’Keshia Opara-Nadi — Student Voice & Cultural Relevance in Course Design
Week of Nov. 10: Flexible Session / Catch-Up
Week of Dec. 1: Final Fall Workshop / Reflection Session
Faculty Friends Program
Launching Fall 2025, Faculty Friends create small communities of practice for JSU educators to connect, share challenges, and develop solutions together.
Groups begin meeting the week of September 15 and are facilitated by Teaching & Learning Fellows. Sign-up details will be shared at the Kickoff Zoom and via campus email.
Workshop Access & Resources
- Scheduling: Final dates, times, Zoom links, and locations posted by August 18, 2025.
- Recordings: All sessions recorded and added to this page for on-demand viewing.
- Materials: Slides, handouts, and supplemental resources posted after each workshop.