SYLLABUSter: A virtual, hands-on, two-day workshop just when you need it – before the spring semester starts, January 6, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm AND January 7, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Does your syllabus reflect what the university requires and what you understand as important to teaching? Want to strengthen your syllabus, align course objectives with assignments, and increase support for all students? Want to do more to “exceed expectations” in your evaluations? If the answer to any of the questions above is yes, or if you just want to work on your syllabus with someone who cares about your success, join Terri Patchen, Ph.D., FDC Faculty Fellow for Scholarship and Retention, to bust out of old syllabus patterns and develop your syllabi using an equity lens.
Register in advance for this two-day workshop
Check out the flyer for more deets, or just make a syllabus self-care date and register now for this two-day workshop.
Online Teaching Experience and Professional Development Faculty Survey (2024 - 25)
This survey is meant to collect data from CSUF faculty about professional development participation relating to online course design and teaching. The goal is to use these data to inform future professional development and support offerings by learning about faculty experiences. The survey will take about 5-7 minutes (on average) to complete. Individual responses will not be shared, and the information gathered will not be used for personnel evaluation purposes. All data will be reported in an aggregated format. Thank you for your time and participation!
This intersession, the FDC is offering the highly successful and supportive Productive Online Writing with Accountability (POWWA!), a virtual writing program designed to get you writing before the semester starts (January 3 – 13, 2025). Apply by December 9, 2024. Email Terri Patchen (tpatchen@fullerton.edu). Space is limited!
Announcing Tool Talk Series:
"Canvas Mode" in ChatGPT-4o: In this 12-minute video, Leslie Bruce shows how faculty can write or revise in ChatGPT-4o's "Canvas Mode," which will be available in TitanGPT. "Canvas Mode" supports the writing process--especially revision--with in-line editing capabilities and revision suggestions.
Free WebAIM Accessible Document Training is offered by the Chancellor’s Office for all CSU faculty and staff!
Accessibility Basics and Benefits
Monday, December 09, 2024 - Friday, December 20, 2024, Asynchronous, Facilitated by Sasha Zeedyk
Enhance your understanding of CSUF students’ disabilities, relevant legislation, instructional strategies, and campus resources in this faulty-focused course. (approximately 2 hours)
See flyer for more information
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles
Asynchronous, Facilitated by Shelli Wynants
Discover the core principles of UDL (designing diverse means of representation, engagement, and
expression) to boost student success in this faculty-focused course.
Asynchronous, Facilitated by Michael Jamshidi
Explore how to create and fix accessible documents using Microsoft's and Adobe Acrobat’s Accessibility Checkers, as well as leverage Ally's accessibility report to identify and remediate issues effectively.
Derived from your larger identity, your teaching persona, or teaching presence, embodies who are you when you teach. Identity relates to our basic values that dictate the choices we make. These choices reflect who we are and what we value. Your teaching persona is expressed in how we go about shaping the learning environment and underlies what you do as a teaching. This asynchronous course will provide guidelines for choosing the features of your teaching persona so that overall, it invites and enables as many learners as possible.
Canvas Assessment Strategies and Methods (Asynchronous)
Facilitated by Catherine Dinh
Introduction to Canvas (Asynchronous)
Facilitated by Claudia Acosta
Introduction to Canvas Studio (Digital Badge Available) (Asynchronous)
Facilitated by Claudia Acosta
Scholarship/Writing & Quantitative
See flyer for more information
Back to Writing Basics for Faculty
Friday, December 06, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am, Zoom, Facilitated by Natsuki Atagi
Participants will learn about the basics of writing (e.g., prewriting activities, drafting) and strategies for evaluating and revising writing (e.g., reverse outlining). Common writing challenges for writers whose first language is not English will also be highlighted throughout the workshop.
Introduction to Multiple Regression Using SPSS
Monday, December 09, 2024 - Friday, December 13, 2024, Asynchronous, Facilitated by Kathleen Preston
Introduction to the statistical technique of multiple regression.
Register for workshops by using the links in this newsletter or through the calendar on the FDC website: https://fdc.fullerton.edu/
If you are new or part-time faculty who aren’t currently teaching, emeriti, or on FERP, we may need to manually enroll you for FDC workshops. If you need assistance, contact the FDC at fdc@fullerton.edu
Registrants will be sent a calendar invite the day before each workshop, which will include the room location or Zoom link to attend. A separate email will be sent for asynchronous workshops.
Our FDC Faculty Fellows offer support in a variety of areas.
Visit the FDC website for more information.
FDC Faculty Fellow
Qualitative Research
Support Faculty Fellow
Guadalupe Diaz Lara
ORSP Faculty Fellow
Quantitative Research
Support Faculty Fellow
Kathleen Preston
Human Resources, Diversity, and Inclusion
Cayuse IRB Electronic Submission Process ORSP
Creating an account, the submission
process, amendments, and editing protocol.
OCS Training Schedule for Faculty
The FDC is pleased to offer Faculty Hoteling to support our faculty members who do not have assigned offices. Faculty can reserve office space and workstations within PLS-244 (the south side of Pollak Library on the 2nd floor) as needed. A docking station is provided, so please bring your laptop. Whether you're holding in-person or virtual office hours, teaching virtually, or preparing your next lecture, the faculty hoteling office spaces are available! See the website for more information and to make a reservation.
Browse a variety of topics on the FDC YouTube Channel:
Brain Breaks
Effective Reading and Notetaking
How to Host Office Hours on Zoom and Best Practices Tips
Zoom Tricks- Some Old, Some New
Group Work: Everyone Participates
Classroom Technology and Support
How do I request specific classroom support in advance of a course session?
Please email classroom tech support at ctsdesk@fullerton.edu with your course time, date, classroom location, and description of support requested at least one business day in advance.
How do I request immediate support in the classroom?
Call x2277 for assistance from the campus phone in your classroom.
IT Help Desk
Call, email, or chat with the IT Help Desk for any technology support you need:
Call: 657.278.7777
Email: HelpDesk@fullerton.edu
Chat: via Portal, click Online IT Help
Canvas Consultants
To submit a question or to schedule a one-to-one appointment with a Canvas Consultant via Zoom, email CanvasConsultants@fullerton.edu
In addition, many Canvas resources are now housed on the YouTube channel.
Questions about FDC support?
Email Dr. Kathleen Preston and FDC staff at fdc@fullerton.edu. This email was sent from the Faculty Development Center. California State University, Fullerton