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Various Dates | 12-12:30pm
MS Teams
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Assistant Professor Dr. Ming Yu, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Yu will share her instructional design approach and teamwork experience for hybrid CHEM 1215.
Various Dates | 12-12:30pm
MS Teams
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Creating a Consistent Canvas Experience with Common Navigation
Various Dates | 12-12:30pm
MS Teams
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Call for Proposals | Due Sep 23 | 11:59pm
Applications are open for the Office of Teaching and Learning’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Cohort Program.
Join like-minded Higher Education Scholars (full time faculty and staff) in developing, implementing, and reporting an original SoTL project. Only 20 projects will be accepted for the 2021-2022 Cohort. Cohort participants are required to complete monthly check-ins, present preliminary results in spring 2022, and submit results for presentation or publication by spring 2023. Cohort completers are eligible for a stipend of up to $1,000.
This year’s SoTL themes include:
Preference will be given to applications that bridge themes.
To apply, submit an abstract of no more than 250 words by September 15, 2021, 11:59pm. State your research question and a brief idea of your research plan (details do not have to be developed yet).
For any questions contact Dr. Rachel Arocho @ Rachel.Arocho@uvu.edu or Dr. Aicha Rochdi @ aicha.rochdi@uvu.edu.
Kick Off | Fri | Oct 8 | 12-2pm | CB 510
You are invited to attend the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Cohort Program kick-off for the AY 2021-2022. During this event, select UVU faculty will present their SoTL research ideas and talk about what they will be doing in their classrooms. This is a great opportunity for you to see what other UVU faculty members are engaged in and to connect with your peers and exchange ideas.
Presentations | Fri | Dec 3 | 12-2pm | CB 510
SoTL presentations 1st report out
You are invited to attend the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Cohort Program
presentations for the AY 2021-2022. During this event, select UVU faculty will present
their SoTL research projects and discuss their preliminary results. This is a great
opportunity to see what other UVU faculty members are engaged in and to connect with
your peers and exchange ideas.
Thurs | Oct 21 | 11am-2pm
Lakeview
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Nov 1-13
MS Teams
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Thurs | Nov 11 | 12-1pm
Timpanogos Room
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What are the benefits of different STEM assessments? What do they mean for student learning and course improvement? This session will draw on recent education research to present a variety of different assessment strategies and the relative costs and benefits to using each in the classroom. Participants will be asked to actively engage in the session through brainstorm potential assessments, outlining an assessment design, and exploring what different outcomes might mean for future course improvement.
Tues | Nov 16 | 2-3pm
Virtual
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Fri | Dec 17 | 12-2pm
CB 510/511
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Inclusive Teaching: Develop your cultural competency through effective facilitation of difficult classroom dialogue series
Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian
Newhouse Endowed Professor, Syracuse University
At Syracuse University, Dr. Ramasubramanian teaches classes on critical approaches to digital media, social justice, and data equity. Her scholarship addresses pressing contemporary global issues relating to media,diversity, and social justice.She is widely recognized for her pioneering work on race and media, media literacy initiatives,implicit bias reduction,and scholar-activism.
Best practices for teaching the first year student including making early and often connections with students, learning to learn strategies, growth mindset, metacognition, and embedding FY content into your course.
Workshops
Connecting with Your First Year Students
Best Practices for Teaching the First Year Student
Teaching Students How to Learn Effectively
Growth Mindset
Metacognitive Teaching Strategies
Overview of Inclusive Teaching
Developing Your FY Assignment
Key Assignments
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
First Year Teaching Certification
Opens Dec 13 | Closes Jan 7
Self-Paced Canvas Course
The First Year Training Certification will train faculty in best practices pedagogy for first-year students. Participants will learn about metacognitive teaching strategies, first-year academic and personal student success practices., and assessment plans for learning outcomes. Participants will complete assignments at different stages to demonstrate learning. Compensation is tied to the completion of this training.
Develop and teach a G/I course through lenses of cultural identity and relevance, equity, global/intercultural, gender, race, and religion/worldview.
Workshops
Cultural Identity in the Classroom
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Equity Pedagogy
One Elective Workshop
Gender Pedagogy
Global and Intercultural Pedagogy
Antiracist Pedagogy
Religious and Worldview Diversity
Key Assignments
G/I Syllabus
G/I Key Assignment
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
Tues | Sep 14 | 6-8pm | FL 505/Virtual | Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Understanding the History
of Racism
Facilitated by Dianne McAdams-Jones; Trevor Warburton; Leandra Hernandez ; Meg Singer;
Mia Kang
This workshop will address the reality of racism in the classroom, the need to address racism by faculty, and concrete steps that faculty can take against racism in the classroom.
Tues | Sep 21 | 6-8pm | FL 505/Virtual | Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Applying Antiracism
in the Classroom
Facilitated by Dianne McAdams-Jones; Trevor Warburton; Leandra Hernandez ; Meg Singer;
Mia Kang
This workshop will address the reality of racism in the classroom, the need to address racism by faculty, and concrete steps that faculty can take against racism in the classroom.
Wed | Oct 20 | 2-4pm | Virtual | Gender Pedagogy
Facilitated by Stevie Munz ; Leandra Hernandez
This is a hybrid event. The in-person location is FL 505.
During this workshop participants will consider gender and sexuality identity/ies.
Participants will engage in an examination of inclusive language practices, consider
the sociocultural history of gender and sexuality identity experiences, how to have
meaningful conversations about gender and sexuality in the classroom, and consider
effective instructional engagement practices
Thurs | Oct 28 | 2:30-4:30pm | Virtual | Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
In this workshop, participants will discuss cultural conceptions and understand multiple theoretical perspectives of cultural diversity and relevant pedagogy. They will discuss ways to address diverse student needs and how to create supportive environments.
Tues | Nov 9 | 2-4pm | Virtual | Religious, Spiritual, and Worldview Diversity
Facilitated by Brian D. Birch
This workshop will explore the role of religious, spiritual, and worldview diversity
in the liberal arts curriculum. Participants will examine the challenges and promise
of engaging religion in the classroom and how ideological diversity can strengthen
our students’ commitment to inclusion and productive dialogue.
Design and teach service learning courses through the lenses of Roles, Relevance, Reciprocity, Reflection, Risk Management, and Reporting.
Workshops
Roles, Relevance: Service Learning vs. Community Volunteerism
Reciprocity, Reflection: Community Partnerships
Risk Management, Reporting: Meaningful Reflection about Authentic Learning
Key Assignments
3 Reflections
Syllabus
(Submit SL syllabus to the SL committee. The syllabus needs to evidence learning outcomes)
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
The Center for Social Impact provides a Service-Learning Faculty Fellowship that trains and supports faculty in designing or modifying courses to integrate service-learning into the course curriculum. Comprised of 6 online modules and 3 synchronous sessions: Roles and Relevance, Reciprocity and Reflection, and Risk and Reporting.
Block 1 | Tuesdays | 11am-12pm | Virtual
Sept 14 | Workshop 1: Roles and Relevance
Sept 21 | Workshop 2: Reciprocity and Reflection
Sept 28 | Workshop 3: Risk and Reporting
Block 2 | Thursdays | 1-2pm | Virtual
Oct 21 | Workshop 1: Roles and Relevance
Oct 28 | Workshop 2: Reciprocity and Reflection
Nov 4 | Workshop 3: Risk and Reporting
Improve mentoring skills and engage students in inquiry-based learning, in and out of the classroom.
This is the Mentoring Academy facilitated by SCULPT.
Workshops
Aligning Expectations, and Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan Learning Outcomes
Professional Development and Effective Communication
Addressing Equity and Inclusion and Assessing Understanding
Fostering Independence and Cultivating Ethical Behavior
Facilitation Strategies
Key Assignments
Mentoring Philosophy
Mentoring Plan
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
Cancelled for Fall 2021
The SCULPT Learning Circle and Mentoring Academy are opportunities for faculty members to improve their mentoring skills and get training on how to include students in inquiry-based learning, in and out of the classroom.
Advance pedagogical skills in support of disciplinary writing and WE graduation requirements. Develop high- and low-stakes writing assignments that provide revision feedback so students can practice the conventions of discipline-specific genres.
Workshops
Developing Effective Writing Assignments
Developing In-Class Processes and Strategies
Responding to and Grading Student Writing
Key Assignments
High-stakes Assignment
Scaffolding Map
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
Wed | Sep 22 | 9:30-11:30am
-or- Thurs | Sep 23 | 1-3pm | Virtual
Workshop 1: Developing Effective Writing Assignments
This first of three writing pedagogy workshops focuses on ways to develop writing assignments that emphasize your purpose for the writing task and its desired outcomes, write assignment descriptions that clearly communicate your expectations to students, and develop a rubric that guides students toward effective completion of the writing task.
Wed | Oct 20 | 9:30-11:30am
-or Thurs | Oct 21 | 1-3pm | Virtual
Workshop 2: Teaching In-Class Processes and Strategies
This second writing pedagogy workshop covers ways of effectively teaching writing in the classroom. It covers different strategies you could teach throughout the multiple stages of the writing process, making decisions about what instruction to prioritize, modeling, and effectively utilizing campus tutoring resources.
Wed | Nov 17 | 9:30-11:30am
-or Thurs | Nov 18 | 1-3pm | Virtual
Workshop 3: Responding to and Grading Student Writing
This final writing pedagogy workshop covers the differences between responding and grading as well as strategies for efficiently completing each task. It will cover ways of responding to students in the middle of their process without overcommenting, the kinds of responses that would lead to more effective revision from students, and how to speed up grading by focusing only on rubric requirements.
Click the buttons to below to read self-paced workshop descriptions and self-enroll.
This course will provide you with an opportunity to practice backwards design approach to helping your students achieve learning outcomes. You will develop a summative assessment with rubric to measure student achievement. You will develop two formative assessments to support student learning.
Make life easier for you and your students. OTL is offering a workshop specifically designed for faculty who have rarely used Canvas to adapt their courses to meet student needs. The workshop format provides focused support from OTL Lab so you can meet your own goals for your course(s). For example, you might want to load more content into Canvas, make it accessible, and organize into files. Or you might want to use the Canvas gradebook to provide individualized and meaningful feedback to your students. You’re in the driver seat and we are here to support you!
Learn and practice the fundamentals of the Canvas learning management systems, including building assignments, using the gradebook, and posting files for students.
This course includes information on employee email, parking permits, UTA passes, UVID cards, and payroll. It also includes information about policies related to teaching, myUVU, media enhanced classrooms, testing services, and library services for faculty. It takes about 1.5 hours to complete. Click below to self-enroll in the Canvas course.
This course will provide you with an opportunity to learn about principles of undergraduate education to support student learning. You will create learning objectives based on Bloom’s taxonomy and align the learning outcomes with learning activities and assessments. You will evaluate your syllabus using a learner-centered rubric.
The “Overview of Inclusive Teaching” is a self-paced, online course intended to assist faculty members to develop and enhance their teaching skills and establish a foundation for a lifetime of inclusive teaching. The purpose of this workshop is to provide faculty members with a brief overview of the concept of inclusive teaching and the idea of Universal Design. It also aims to give participants the opportunity to identify and to develop a plan to implement inclusive practices in their teaching, and to reflect on their own mindset and readiness for being agents and practitioners of equity-based, inclusive pedagogy. This course also aims to provide instructors with tools that are immediately applicable to their teaching contexts.
