Commonwealth Connections: Faculty Day
Ready to Spring Forward? Save the Date!
Our Seventh Annual Faculty Development event is coming on January 12, 2021. This year’s event features faculty and instructional designers from around the Commonwealth Campuses, and these topics:
‣ Faculty Well-Being
‣ Fostering Learning & Engagement
‣ Assessment & Academic Integrity
‣ Considering the Student’s Experience
This day-long virtual experience will provide you with the opportunity to hear about what’s working in remote and mixed-mode teaching & learning, pick up a new skill or two in hands-on workshops, and connect with your colleagues through communities of practice.
Want to share your success story?
If you’re interested in presenting for 5-10 minutes on a successful strategy, innovation, or approach that has worked for you, please complete this form by Tuesday, December 1, 2020 and a faculty forum facilitator will reach out to you.
We look forward to seeing you!
Schedule at a Glance
| Zoom Room / Time | Room 1 | Room 2 | Room 3 | Room 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Teaching in Mixed-Mode: Lessons Learned | no session | Too Little or Too Much: Gauging the Right Amount of Course Content | Fostering Engagement in Asynchronous Courses |
| 10:00 a.m. | Giving Students a Reason to Turn on Their Cameras | Creating a Study Abroad Experience in the COVID Environment | Learning Mastery in the Canvas Gradebook | Maintaining Your Well-Being: Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First |
| 11:00 a.m. | Lessons Learned From Small Teaching | Combatting Fake News with Digital Literacy | Organizing Course Content in Canvas | Providing Feedback That Students Will Use |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 p.m. | Perusall: A Collaborative Social Annotation Tool | Leveling the Academic Playing Field with Open Educational Resources (OER) | Reducing Students’ Temptation to Cheat | Connecting With Your Colleagues Again |
| 2:00 p.m. | Teaching On Zoom: Lessons Learned | Supporting Students Through Challenges in the COVID Learning Environment | Using Microsoft Teams for Class, Community, and Collaboration | Conducting Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
| 3:00 p.m. | Increasing Engagement with Top Hat | Teaching on Zoom: Lessons Learned | Succeeding as an Adjunct | Maintaining Your Well-Being: Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First |
| 4:00 p.m. | Becoming Part of a Community of Practice (CoP): Information Session | |||