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New Year, New Opportunities
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We hope you had a restful break. We know it goes by quickly, so we have some upcoming opportunities that might help you ease into the spring semester. Improve your Blackboard game, get hands-on training with GenAI tools, learn how to implement community guidelines in your courses, keep your scholarship moving forward, and design an inclusive syllabus or a new Gen Ed course. Read more below! And don't forget to stop by our Welcome Back Breakfast on January 19 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. |
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Preparing Your Blackboard Course
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Getting your course set up in Blackboard can be one of the most challenging parts of the back-to-school rush. Join Faculty Hub Technology Consultant, Andrew Bell, and Blackboard System Administrator, John Wheeler, on Tuesday, January 9 from noon to 1:00 p.m. to avoid any last-minute Blackboard headaches.
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Pedagogy and Generative AI Faculty Exchange
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Generative AI tools are transforming teaching and learning. In this series, faculty will have the opportunity to learn the basics of generative AI tools, hear from colleagues on their experiments and policies around generative AI, and get hands-on training with frontier generative AI tools. Come for one session on Wednesday, January 10, or stay for all three.
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10:00 to 11:15 a.m. Introduction to Generative AI
Dive into the captivating world of generative AI during this introductory session. Whether you're entirely new to the concept or need a refresher, this workshop will cover the foundational knowledge necessary to understand how these tools shape the educational landscape. Register here.
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11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Faculty Panel Lunch
Join fellow faculty members Stephen Brauer, Visiting Associate Professor of English; Megan Driscoll, Assistant Professor of Art History; Sara Hanson, Associate Professor of Marketing; Saif Mehkari, Associate Professor of Economics; and Lionel Mew, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, in this interactive panel discussion over lunch facilitated by Linda Boland, Associate Provost for Faculty and Professor of Biology. Hear firsthand experiences from colleagues who have been intentionally integrating generative AI tools into their curriculum. This is a great opportunity to gain insights into the challenges, success stories, and institutional policies surrounding generative AI in education. Plus, it’s a chance to network and share your thoughts in an open forum. Register here.
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1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Hands-On Training with ChatGPT (GPT-4), Claude.AI, and Adobe's Firefly
Under the guidance of expert trainers, explore the functionalities of ChatGPT (based on the GPT-4 architecture), the innovative capabilities of Claude.AI, and the design potential of Adobe's Firefly. Register here.
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The Affirming Space Training Program is a two-part series offered by the Student Center for Equity and Inclusion designed for faculty and staff who want to strengthen their cultural competency as it relates to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community.
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Facilitating Challenging Discussions: Community Guidelines
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Establishing community guidelines or ground rules can help students engage fully and respectfully in classroom discussions. This session will offer ideas for creating and implementing community guidelines in your courses; participants will also have the opportunity to share their favorite practices for preparing students for difficult discussions. Sign up here to join us on Thursday, January 11, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. for Facilitating Challenging Discussions: Community Guidelines. |
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Planning Your Scholarly Agenda
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It's the end of the break, and you've been making progress on a research/creative project—but now the semester is about to start. Are you worried that it's all about to come to a screeching halt? If so, you are not alone. We invite you to join us as we learn from each other and explore some humane and realistic approaches to keep your scholarship moving forward--without neglecting your well-being. Register here for Planning Your Scholarly Agenda for the Semester on Thursday, January 11, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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One easy way to keep momentum going is by joining our writing retreats throughout the semester. RSVP here for the first writing retreat of 2024 on Wednesday, January 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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10 Things Worth Sharing This January
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Will 2024 be the year AI inserts itself into mainstream consumer technologies or the year that we discard it as a novelty toy? My bet is on the former, but who knows 🤷🏼♂️. Here are some things that might be worth your time this month…
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Inclusive Syllabus Workshop
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Join the Faculty Hub for an interactive workshop on inclusive syllabus design on Friday, January 12, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Throughout the session, we will:
- Review how several different experts define inclusive pedagogy
- Develop strategies for creating a course syllabus that lays the foundation for an inclusive classroom
- Identify opportunities to promote academic belonging within our course syllabus
- Collaborate with colleagues to identify current or new features of our syllabus that prioritize inclusion, equity, and belonging
- Critically reflect on the beliefs and assumptions that we communicate to students through our syllabus
Participants should bring a draft syllabus with them to the session. They will be invited (but not required) to share their syllabus with a colleague for feedback.
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Mini-Course Design Institute for
Gen Ed
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Join us for a Mini-Course Design Institute on Friday, January 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This is the perfect opportunity to get up to speed on learning outcomes, course proposals, and all things Web of Inquiry as you prepare your proposal for the new General Education curriculum.
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We are always looking for new and exciting projects and collaborations. Feel free to contact us.
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