November 4-8, 2024 represents the 17th annual celebration of distance/digital learning and will feature a week of activities focused on topics associated with teaching and learning in online and hybrid modalities. Our team will conduct a series of webinars throughout the week. In addition to these sessions, you are encouraged to participate in other online…
The FLC on Exploring GenAI in the Classroom is excited to announce the launch of a campus-wide survey focused on the use of Generative AI (GenAI) here at SU! We invite students, staff, and faculty to share their perspectives on how GenAI is currently being used, their attitudes toward it, and their thoughts on its…
Location: Online via Zoom Facilitator: Janice Orcutt…
Join the Open Educational Resources FLC to meet with faculty and participate in multi-disciplinary, cross-departmental conversations to explore, create, collaborate, and implement the use of open educational resources for your courses. With two flexible tracks planned for this FLC, faculty who are novices with OER and faculty with a more intermediate understanding will be given…
SU Rincón de Lectura(SU Reading Corner) Spanish book club! ¿Te gusta discutir libros con amigos? Hay un nuevo club de lectura en español que se reunirá una vez al mes durante el año académico para hablar sobre cuentos, poemas, y una novela. Para aquellos que están aprendiendo español o que desean tiempo adicional para preparar…
Cidi DesignPlus Tools are meant for instructors with no coding or HTML experience. They are menu driven design tools that work in Canvas/MyClasses. These design tools enable instructors and course designers to create interactive, accessible, and professional looking course content in the most efficient way. This toolset provides not only the ability to create more…
SU Rincón de Lectura is an FLC Spanish Book Club meeting once a month to discuss Spanish short stories, short novels, and poetry. Selected readings will be short but interesting, to provoke thoughtful conversation among participants. Participants who are still mastering Spanish will also have opportunities throughout the month to develop their language proficiency and understanding…
Instructional Design & Delivery is offering start of the semester professional development for faculty and academic staff. Professional development around engaging pedagogy topics and instructional software will be delivered the week of August 12-16 and on August 20. Please see the Faculty Development Calendar for full details and how to register. Topics include but are…
Date: August 21, 2024Time: 8:30 a.m. – Noon Location: Guerrieri Academic Commons – Assembly Hall, room 462 The focus for this year’s event is Reparative Humanism in Higher Education: Recasting Agreements to Humanize Teaching & Learning, which will be led by guest speaker Dr. Mays Imad, associate professor at Connecticut College. Fostering an empowering and nurturing educational environment means we must…
Each May, the University System of Maryland Council for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning joins the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation in planning faculty and instructor recognition activities as part of Thank A Teacher Week. This event coincides with National Teacher Appreciation Week, which also is this week! Students are invited to share their…