Resources for Essential Skills for the 21st Century

These CFD workshops--available as videos or podcasts--address the skills students will need and faculty will want to teach in order to prepare them for work and life in the 21st century. These include communication, creativity, innovation, empathy, and mindfulness.

For a list of the twelve skills 21st-Century students will need, please click here!

• How to Raise Antiracist Kids: An Interactive Presentation
• The Flipped Classroom
• The Power of Empathy in the Classroom
• Tips for Improving Classroom Discussion
• Teaching Race with Dr. Terrell Strayhorn
• Teaching with Empathy
• Creating an Inclusive Learning Experience in the Classroom
• Open Educational Resources Podcast
• SHU as a Contemplative Learning Community Podcast
• Teaching Beyond the Classroom Podcast
• Alternative Student Assessment Strategies Podcast
• Faculty Aha! Moments Part I
• Faculty Aha! Moments Part II
• Doing Group Work in Teams
• Video Lectures--Faculty Best Practices
• Beyond Traditional Assessment--Faculty Best Practices 
• Alternative Assessment Methods: Digital Tools for Student Presentations 
• Alternative Assessment Methods: Digital Tools for In-Class Assessment 
• Alternative Assessment Methods: Digital Tools for Class Projects
• Communication Strategies for Productive Dialogue and Conflict Resolution
• Creating an Inclusive Syllabus
• Lunch & Learn: Strategies for Student Engagement
• Lunch & Learn: The Flipped Classroom in the Remote/HyFlex Context Part I
• Lunch & Learn: The Flipped Classroom in the Remote/HyFlex Context Part II
• Meditation for the Classroom
• "Contemplative Pedagogy: A Introduction"
• "Exploring the Sacred Minimalism of Arvo Pärt"
• "Contemplative Drawing"
• The Science of Mindfulness
• SHU Student Groups and Women's Advocacy
• Lunch & Learn: Using Podcasting for Student Engagement
• Lunch & Learn: Building Skills and Creativity through Relevant Multimedia Projects
• 21st Century Skills for Faculty
• Digital Humanities Storytelling: Tools and Strategies