Course Descriptions

Accelerating Your Research Agenda: Resources and Strategies to Boost Your Productivity

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Facilitated by Zac Johnson, PhD., Associate Professor of Human Communications

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Facilitated by Zac Johnson, PhD., Associate Professor of Human Communications

This workshop addresses ensuring your research productivity. Topics include best practices for collaboration among students and colleagues, time management strategies to consistently produce research, and tactics for generating new lines of research. Specific focus on creating scholarly projects within courses and working with students. Participants will leave with new protocols for meeting their own goals for scholarly production.

Culturally Responsive Strategies for Facilitating Student Research Teams

Wednesday, February 07, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Facilitated by Adrian A. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Human Services

Thursday, February 22, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Facilitated by Adrian A. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Human Services

In this workshop, faculty will learn how to successfully work with graduate and undergraduate students in research teams. We’ll discuss strategies for creating a supportive lab environment with an emphasis on culturally responsive supervision and mentoring to support the personal and professional growth of the student researchers.

FDC Faculty Enhancement and Instructional Development (FEID)

Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Facilitated by Kathleen Preston

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am. Facilitated by Kathleen Preston

This workshop will overview components of the FEID proposal and the scoring rubric.

FEID Grant Winning Tips and Strategies

Monday, February 26, 2024, 11:30am - 12:30pm. Facilitated by Lucia Alcalá & Terri Patchen

This interactive VIRTUAL workshop will provide tips for developing your instruction and applying for the FDC FEID grant.

How to Spot a Bot: Preventing Automated Tools from Ruining your Survey and Stealing your Incentives

Thursday, February 08, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Facilitated by Michelle Martin, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Social Work

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Facilitated by Michelle Martin, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Social Work

Research methods adapt with advances in technology. Sometimes that is for the best, yet there are times when advances in technology threaten your actual research. This workshop explores how to protect your research from automated tools like bots that can siphon off your incentives and poison your data pool.

Now What? Navigating Your Post-Tenure Scholarship with Intention

Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Facilitated by Matt Englar-Carlson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Counseling

Monday, February 12, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Facilitated by Matt Englar-Carlson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Counseling

The post-tenure period is full opportunities to expand scope of scholarship, yet it is also a moment of reassessment. Whereas some find this post-tenure period one of the most productive, others find their scholarly output stalls. This workshop examines the importance of scholarly self-reflection and intention as goals, demands, and identity often shift post-tenure.

Productive Online Writing with Accountability (POWWA)

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 1:00pm - 1:30pm. Facilitated by Terri Patchen

SPRING into Productive Online Writing with Accountability (POWWA!), the highly successful VIRTUAL writing workshop designed to remind you of the value of your work and get you writing. Need accountability? Want someone in your corner? FDC Faculty Fellow Terri Patchen will help you:

· Organize your writing tasks and align your writing with your publishing aims

· Be accountable to your writing deadlines Limited to 8 participants and POWWA fills quickly

Student Conferences Engaging Contemporary Scholarship

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 11:30am - 12:30pm. Facilitated by Heather Denyer

This workshop reflects on a fall semester project of student conferences that engaged in contemporary scholarship. Dr. Denyer will discuss the project and its implementation to demonstrate how undergraduate students effectively curated and prepared their own presentations with invited guest scholar respondents, producing graduate-level work that demonstrated a high level of critical thinking. The presentation will be about 40 minutes followed by Q+A.

Wellness as Part of the Work: Strategies for Sustaining Your Research

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Facilitated by Portia A. Jackson Preston, DrPH, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health

Friday, February 16, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Facilitated by Portia A. Jackson Preston, DrPH, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health

Participants will reflect upon how shifts in higher education and society impact their wellness as they engage in scholarship. They will explore strategies for intentionally planning/tracking progress for reviews that can help to foster meaning and sustainability while they progress towards professional goals.

Writing Spa

Monday, March 25, 2024, 8:00am - 11:00am. Facilitated by Terri Patchen

Back by popular demand! Slip into the relaxing writing spa to work on any project you want this spring. Wear your jammies, keep some snacks close and stay hydrated as you relax into your scholarly self. Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information to help you luxuriate in your writing. Ahhhhhhhhhh…