Fall 2023 CETL Workshops
September 28, 2023
CETL Workshop Schedule
The CETL hosts a variety of workshops and other learning activities throughout the year. Below you will find a listing of upcoming sessions with details and registration links. Some of these will be repeated during the spring term. 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 school or college specifically. We hope to see you at some of these sessions this year!
October Sessions
What They Never Taught You About Teaching in Graduate School
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 11, 12:00-1:00pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange campus (AF 209A) with simulcast at Rinker campus (CC 201)
Session Description:
If you completed graduate school but were not taught principles of effective teaching and/or how learning works, you are not alone. Although colleges and the students who attend have changed over the years, the way we prepare academics has changed very little. This session is designed to provide participants with evidence-based teaching practices that, when implemented consistently, can improve classroom instruction and assessment, student learning, and evaluations of your course. Bring your laptop and be prepared to begin applying what you have learned.
Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean.
Productive Pathways to Promotion, Session 1: Every Term Needs a Plan (part of our early career faculty program)
** For Full-Time Faculty only **
Date & Time: Friday, October 13, 12:00-1:30pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange (Beckman 404) and Rinker (RK-94 180) campuses
Session Description:
This session explores the notion of personal and institutional system orientations, how misalignment may impact to your sense of “fit” and job satisfaction, and strategies to manage potential clashes between the two systems. Hear from colleagues who successfully achieved promotion with tenure and a successful critical year review. Participants will work on a personalized strategic plan – identifying goals, establishing priorities, and mapping out a plan to ensure a productive term/year.
Office of Faculty Advancement Session: What is Excellence?
Facilitators: Norma Bouchard, Provost and Joe Slowensky, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Faculty Advancement
This is an interview style format. Joe Slowensky interviews the Provost on what excellence in the promotion process means. Questions are welcome.
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 31, 3:30-4:30pm
Format & Location: Live via Zoom
This session will be repeated on Tuesday, February 27, 2:00-3:00pm
Please RSVP here for the events. We will forward materials and the zoom link to you.
November Sessions
Office of Faculty Advancement Session: Nuts and Bolts of the CY, Tenure and Promotion Process
Facilitators: Justin Dressel, FPC Chair, Eileen Besner, Director of Faculty Advancement and Joe Slowensky, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and 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: Wednesday, November 1, 2:00-3:30 pm
Format & Location: Live via Zoom
This session will be repeated on Tuesday, February 20, 2:00-3:30 pm
Please RSVP here for the events. We will forward materials and the zoom link to you.
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Tips for Increasing Your Efficiency
Date & Time: Friday, November 3, 11:45am-1:00pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange (LL B12) and Rinker (RK-94 130) campuses
Session Description:
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about several specific strategies and tools that can be used to decrease overall instructor workload, streamline tasks such as grading, and reduce time spent on logistical tasks in the long run. Bring your laptop and course materials and be ready to learn and practice. Those who plan to attend should also complete the pre-workshop questionnaire to help us address your concerns.
Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean.
Productive Pathways to Promotion, Session 2: Organizing for Success (part of our early career faculty program)
** For Full-Time Faculty only **
Date & Time: Friday, November 10, 12:00-1:30pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange (BK 404) and Rinker (RK-94 180) campuses
Session Description:
In this session, we will discuss how strategies such as a) organizing and decluttering your office space, b) developing a system for gathering potential portfolio artifacts throughout the year, and c) maintaining a well-organized and up-to-date CV help to create a pathway to productivity and a success.
Course Evaluations: Making Sense of Student Feedback
Date & Time: Friday, November 17, 12:00-1:00pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange campus (AF 209A)
Session Description:
Receiving the results of end-of-course evaluations often produces a mixture of both excitement and anxiety. What is the best way to interpret this data across terms and courses to identify our strengths and areas for growth? How do we use this data to inform our practices and improve the student experience? What is the benefit of gathering student feedback before the end of the term, and are there efficient ways to do this anonymously? 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.
Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean.
AI: Friend or Foe? Rethinking Assessment in the Age of ChatGPT
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 29, 12:00-1:15pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange campus (BK 401) with simulcast at Rinker campus (CC 201)
Session Description:
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and how they can be used to support the development of students’ digital literacy and critical thinking skills. The workshop will provide strategies for how to design (or re-design) learning activities and assessments with these tools in mind, whether to incorporate or mitigate their use. Participants are encouraged to bring a class activity or assessment that they wish to redesign in consideration of these tools and strategies.
Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean.
December Sessions
Productive Pathways to Promotion, Session 3: Documenting Teaching Effectiveness (part of our early career faculty program)
** For Full-Time Faculty only **
Date & Time: Friday, December 8, 12:00-1:30pm
Format & Location: In-person, Orange (BK 404) and Rinker (RK-94 130) campuses
Session Description:
In this session, we will explore teaching effectiveness, activities that reflect a commitment to continuous improvement, what counts as evidence, and how to align your teaching narrative with the selected portfolio artifacts to demonstrate increasing effectiveness in teaching.
