Teaching Cooperatives and Communities of Practice
Teaching Cooperatives - Fall 2026
These faculty-led co-ops offer an opportunity to innovate pedagogy and other practices by exploring shared interests with colleagues. They include many new topics related to emerging issues; allow for multi-semester discussion, application, and further research; and build and leverage faculty leadership and expertise.
The following is a schedule for the Fall 2026 teaching cooperatives, including Communities of Practice, Discussion Groups, and ULO Scholar meetings. We will update meeting dates and times as soon as information is available.
Communities of Practice
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Topic |
Facilitator(s) |
Schedule |
Location(s) |
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Developing AI-Enhanced Instruction & Course Activities |
Chris Beem |
9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, and 11/19 from 2:00-3:00 PM |
Zoom |
Discussion Groups
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Topic |
Facilitator(s) |
Schedule |
Location(s) |
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Human Value in the Age of AI |
Maria Bellumori, Sathya Narayanan and Michelle Skoor |
TBD |
In-person and Zoom |
|
Nature Fix Read-Along (Faculty, Staff, & Administrators Welcome) |
Tori Derr |
10/2, 10/16, 11/6, and 12/11 at 1:30 PM |
Check with the facilitator for meeting location |
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Cultivating a Culture of Care for Faculty |
Sara Powell and Lisa Leininger |
10/6 at 1:30 PM |
Zoom |
|
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Insights - Listening to Student Voices to Improve Teaching |
Sathyan Sundaram |
Co-op launch on 10/6 from 4:00-4:45 PM |
Zoom |
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Jr. Tenure-Track Faculty Support & Networking (Tenure-track faculty only) |
Kelsey Nordstrom, Jimmy Guilinger, Helen Fann, Jill Talley, and Hannah Belan |
10/23 at the OSU Starbucks from 12:00-2:00 PM |
Zoom |
|
Building Community Through Dialogue |
Vivian Waldrup-Patterson and Faculty |
TBD |
Zoom |
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Critical Digital Pedagogy Learning Series (Faculty, Staff, & Administration Welcome) |
George Station and Special Guests |
TBD |
TBD |
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Writers' & Artists' Salon |
Carolyn González |
Wednesdays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Zoom |
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Pedagogy, Scholarship, & Career Development Workshop |
Cate Liu and Alexis Lee |
9/25, 10/9, 11/13, and 12/4 from 10:00-11:00 AM |
Zoom |
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Mindful Mondays |
Carolynn Schaut |
Mondays, starting 9/14, from 4:00-5:00 PM |
Zoom - Sign up here |
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Friday Drop-in Meditations |
Vivian Waldrup-Patterson |
Fridays, starting 10/2, from 4:00-5:00 PM |
Zoom - Sign up here |
ULO Coordinators - Fall 2026 Schedule
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ULO Topic |
Coordinator |
Schedule |
Location(s) |
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ULO1-Oral Communication (GE A1) |
Lee Ritscher |
10/6, 11/3, and 12/1 at 12:00 PM |
Email leritscher@csumb.edu for location |
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ULO1-Written Communication (GE A2) |
Kelly Medina-Lopez |
9/17, 10/8, 11/19, and 12/3 from 1:00-2:00 PM |
Email kmedina-lopez@csumb.edu for location |
|
ULO1-Critical Thinking (GE A3) |
Patrick Belanger |
9/8, 9/29, 10/27, and 11/17 from 2:00-3:00 PM |
Email pbelanger@csumb.edu for location |
|
ULO1-Information Literacy |
Sarah Dahlen |
9/2, 10/7, 10/21, and 12/2 from 12:00-1:00 PM |
Email sdahlen@csumb.edu for location |
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ULO1-Quantitative Reasoning |
Peri Shereen |
9/24, 10/15, 11/5, and 12/3 from 2:00-3:00 PM |
Email pshereen@csumb.edu for location |
|
ULO2-Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility |
Pending |
TBD |
TBD |
|
ULO3-Integrative Knowledge |
Pending |
TBD |
TBD |
ULO Coordinator Topic Descriptions
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ULO Topic |
Description |
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ULO1-Oral Communication (GE A1) |
For Fall 2026, we will review the survey data we collected in Spring 2025 and compile suggestions for improving oral communication instruction, and perhaps assessment, at CSUMB. |
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ULO1-Written Communication (GE A2) |
For Fall 26, our group will review the survey data we collected in Spring 25 (and potentially re-launch the survey to collect more data), then build from there. We hope to build a collection of Writing and AI faculty resources that might include assignment ideas (AI-free), sample prompts, lesson-planning supports, time-saving workflows, classroom integration strategies, and policies and guidelines. |
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ULO1-Critical Thinking (GE A3) |
In Fall 2026, the group will 1) continue working on a student survey regarding understanding of, and attitudes towards, CT and the teaching thereof, and 2) make minor adjustments to the rubric's language. |
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ULO1-Information Literacy |
Faculty scholars will review the summer assessment results and create teaching and learning materials to address areas of challenge for students. |
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ULO1-Quantitative Reasoning |
In the fall, we will review the summer assessment results and generate a report as a resource for faculty. |
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ULO2-Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility |
TBD |
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ULO3-Integrative Knowledge |
TBD |