Faculty Development

Going Beyond the Gradebook: Infusing a Coaching Approach to Instruction (New!) 

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How would you describe the role you play in your classroom besides ‘teacher’? Are you an adviser, a manager, a mentor, a coach? The First-Year Seminar (FYS) program has adopted many aspects of a "coaching" philosophy to offset some of the shortcomings of traditional instruction to empower students to take more direct responsibility for certain ...more about Going Beyond the Gradebook: Infusing a Coaching Approach to Instruction (New!) 


Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity: Creating a Course Policy (New!)

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In this workshop series, participants will collaborate with other faculty and a guest speaker to determine how generative artificial intelligence should and/or should not be used by students and what the consequences for misuse should be. The ultimate goal of this workshop is for faculty to individually create policies on AI and academic integrity that ...more about Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity: Creating a Course Policy (New!)


Nuts and Bolts of Equitable College Instruction (Updated!)

Creating Community in the Virtual Commons

Are you new to teaching? Or do you want to revisit some of the foundations of college instruction related to teaching and learning? The Nuts and Bolts workshop engages faculty in learning and discussions about the fundamentals of being a college instructor, while making practical applications to your courses.  Throughout these sessions we introduce evidence-based ...more about Nuts and Bolts of Equitable College Instruction (Updated!)


OETA:05 – High 5 for Online Instruction

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High 5 for Online Instruction is a required part of Phase II of the OETA. This course, facilitated by Jen Anderson and Tonya Estes, leads faculty through 5 equity-creating practices that help online instructors build community, connect with our students, create clear assignments, and stay flexible within a well-structured Canvas course. This workshop helps you ...more about OETA:05 – High 5 for Online Instruction