CETL Workshop Schedule

The CETL hosts a variety of workshops and other learning activities throughout the year. Below you will find information about our upcoming sessions so you can add them to your calendar. Registration links will be provided prior to each event. Please reach out to us if there is a topic you’d like to see covered in a future workshop, or if you’d like us to host a workshop for your program, school, or college specifically. We hope to see you at some of these sessions this year!

Registration links will be added a few weeks prior to each event. Those who register will receive a calendar invitation at least one week prior to the event. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.

September Events

Productive Pathways Session #1: Every Term Needs a Plan

** For Full-Time Faculty only **

Date & Time: Friday, September 13, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

Session Description:

Join us for a discussion of strategies for effective goal setting, aligning your time with your priorities, and staying on track to meeting your goals. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Facilitating Student Growth Through Feedback.

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Takaragawa, Associate Dean, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

 

Course Evaluations: Getting Feedback and Improving the Student Experience

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 18, 12:00-1:00pm

Locations: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, room 201; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

Session Description:

Faculty receive end-of-term evaluations each term, but how do we use this data to inform our practices and improve the student experience? What is the benefit of gathering student feedback at the mid-point of the term, and what kinds of feedback should we ask for? Join us for this hands-on workshop about course evaluations, student feedback, and the role they play in our ongoing improvement efforts. Bring your laptop and some recent course evaluations and be ready to apply what you have learned.

Workshop presenters: Cathy Pohan and Melissa Samaniego

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

 

Designing Rubrics for Equity and Inclusivity

Date & Time: Monday, September 30, 3:00-4:00pm

Locations: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, room 201; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

Session Description:

Using rubrics to assess student learning is useful in a number of ways, and can be used to support equitable grading practices. How do we design rubrics that not only effectively evaluate student achievement of course goals but do so in a positive, empowering manner? Join us for this hands-on workshop in which we’ll explore how to design a rubric using inclusive, asset-based language and how to use them to support student success.

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

October Events

Inclusive Teaching: Creating Structure to Support Student Learning

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 9, 12:00-1:00pm

Format & Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, room 209A; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

Session Description:

High-structure course design is an inclusive teaching strategy that supports equity, accountability, and student success. This session will explore a variety of ways in which instructors can create more inclusive learning environments, with a focus on designing courses and syllabi to incorporate highly structured learning experiences.

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

 

What is Excellence? (hosted by the Office of Faculty Advancement for full-time faculty)

Facilitators: Norma Bouchard, Provost

The Provost will lead a discussion on excellence in the tenure and promotion process.

Date & Time: Thursday, October 10, 3:30-4:30pm

Format & Location: Marvin Meyer Faculty Athenaeum, Argyros Forum 310

Invites will be sent after the term begins.

 

Productive Pathways Session #2: Organizing for Productivity

** For Full-Time Faculty only **

Date & Time: Friday, October 11, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

Session Description:

Learn strategies for a) gathering and organizing portfolio artifacts, b) assessing and managing the functionality of your workspace to support productivity, and c) keeping your calendar and CV current. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Building Student Agency.

Guest Speakers: Jennifer Kong, Assistant Professor, Attallah College

Click here to register

 

Strategies for Designing Effective Rubrics

Date & Time: Friday, October 25, 12:00-1:00pm

Locations: Zoom (those who register will be sent the link)

Session Description:

Using rubrics to assess student learning is useful in a number of ways, and can be used to support equitable grading practices. How do we design rubrics that not only effectively evaluate student achievement of course goals but do so in a positive, empowering manner? Join us for this hands-on workshop in which we’ll explore how to design a rubric using inclusive, asset-based language and how to use them to support student success.

Click here to register

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

 

Nuts and Bolts of the CY, Tenure and Promotion Process (hosted by the Office of Faculty Advancement for full-time faculty)

Facilitators: Erik Linstead, FPC Chair, Eileen Besner, Director of Faculty Advancement

This will be a general overview on how the process works highlighting content, layout, what evaluators are looking for and resources available for faculty. Audience participation is encouraged. This is helpful for all audiences – tenured faculty, non-tenure track faculty, tenure track faculty, including those going through a critical year review, tenure or promotion consideration or simply faculty who are interested in learning how the process works in preparation for the future. Thoughtful insights are provided by evaluators in attendance and questions are encouraged! Our prior FPC Chair, Dr. Kelli Fuery, noted this workshop is so valuable it should be mandatory for all tenure track faculty to attend.

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 29, 2:30-3:30 pm

Format & Location: Live via Zoom (Zoom link will be sent to those who register)

Invites will be sent after the term begins.

November Events

Productive Pathways Session #3: How to Make Your Teaching Count

** For Full-Time Faculty only **

Date & Time: Friday, November 8, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 130

Session Description:

Success at Chapman begins with success in the classroom. Learn evidence-based strategies to engage and support today’s college student and maximize your efforts. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Increase Your Teaching Productivity and Effectiveness.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Click here to register

 

Strategies for Managing Group Work Activities

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 12, 3:00-4:00pm

Format & Location: Orange campus, Argyros Forum 119A, with live-stream to Rinker campus, CC 201

Session Description:

We know that students enjoy working in groups, and that small-group learning activities can support engagement in the classroom, but group activities can be challenging to manage in real-time. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn specific strategies for implementation and management of group work in various learning environments.

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Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

 

Rethinking Rigor: Reducing Logistical Roadblocks to Support Student Success

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 20, 12:00-1:00pm

Format & Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, room 201; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

Session Description:

The term rigor is often used when talking about the level of challenge in a particular course or program of study. Sometimes, grade distributions are interpreted as evidence of academic rigor. But what factors really support the type of rigor that facilitates student development? Participants will explore how our concept of rigor can impact students’ cognitive bandwidth and ability to succeed and examine strategies to build flexibility and compassion in a course while maintaining appropriate levels of cognitive rigor.

Click here to register

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

December Events

Productive Pathways Social Event: Building a Supportive Network – with Administrators, Faculty Senate and Personnel Committee members

** For Full-Time Faculty only **

Join us for a Q&A with colleagues who have successfully completed the review/promotion process.

Date & Time: Thursday, December 5, 2:30-4:00pm (tentative)

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404

Click here to register