CFE Newsletter
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Congratulations Dr. Shihua Brazill!We hope you will join us in congratulating Dr. Shihua Brazill for the successful defense of her three-article PhD dissertation, “Re-Conceptualizing Graduate Student Cross-Cultural Socialization: A Novel Strength-Based Perspective.” Her defense was well attended and included a global audience via Zoom, a testament to both the importance of her scholarship and the strength of her professional network. We are grateful to have her as part of the CFE Team. Congratulations, Shihua!
Active Learning: Rethinking Your Teaching to Promote Deeper LearningWednesday, January 26th || 1pm to 2pm || SUB 235 and via WebEx Register Here (You will need your NetID and password) WebEx link will be sent prior to the workshop to those who register In this workshop, you will actively learn about active learning pedagogies, including
proven strategies and evidence-based, best practices for creating an active learning
classroom.
Departmental Expectations for Career and Tenure Track FacultyThursday, January 27 || 12:00 - 1:30 PM || SUB235 or Webex Agenda Getting to know your Role and Scope - Kregg Aytes (Business) and Alice Running (Nursing) Department and college expectations - Tricia Seifert (Education) and Theo Lipfert (Film & Photography) Strategic Focus: Goal 2.4: Elevate expectations for scholarship and Activity Insight Overview - Ian Godwin (Planning & Analysis) Learn more about this early career session Inclusive Course Design: Implementing Universal Design for Learning PrinciplesWednesday, February 9 || 1:00 pm – 2:30pm || WebEx REGISTER HERE We will send you the WebEx link after you register. Facilitated by Dr. Shihua Brazill, Instructional Designer, Center for Faculty Excellence Description: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework for course instruction, materials, and content that engages students and removes barriers to learning. In this workshop, you will learn how to design inclusive courses and implement UDL principles. Learn more about this inclusive course design session Teaching Online Program (TOP) Advance CourseIf you are interested in enhancing your online courses, please consider enrolling in the Teaching Online Program (TOP) Advanced course. This training opportunity focuses on creating engaging online learning experiences and takes place over 5 weeks from February 2nd to March 13th. Each week takes about 4-7 hours per week to watch short videos, read short articles, participate in online discussion forums, create an instructional plan for engaging online learning experiences, peer review each other’s plans, and complete a group activity. One of the goals of this course is to experience what it is like to be an online student and to learn from and share ideas with other online instructors. This course is designed for those who have completed the Teaching Online Program Basic-Level course or has some basic experience with teaching online. If you have any questions or would like to be added to the course, please contact Ken Silvestri at kenneth.silvestri@montana.edu or 406-994-7835. NSF CAREER Grant Panel SessionTuesday, February 22 || 10:00 – 11:30 am || SUB 235 or Webex REGISTER HEREMake a note in the comments if you would like to join via Webex and we will send a link. Facilitated by Nika Stoop, Program Lead – Scholarship & Research CFE Co-sponsored by the Office of Research Development The NSF CAREER Award is a prestigious grant that integrates education and research. Find out the key elements of the current solicitation and what should be included in these proposals from past reviewers and awardees at MSU. Learn more about the NSF Career session here Visit the CFE website for the most up-to-date listing and links for registration. For a full archive of past workshops, visit the Recorded Workshop library
Join the MSU Teaching Scholars Contemplative Pedagogy Faculty Learning CommunityThe theme of this community of practice is integration of contemplative practices into higher education learning environments. As faculty in higher education, we have the opportunity to go beyond transmission of information and help students develop holistically into compassionate and self-aware people with the skills needed to navigate and solve complicated modern challenges. Contemplative pedagogy is an innovative pedagogical strategy addressing the need for this holistic student development. You should join this FLC is you are interested in mindfulness and how to incorporate it into teaching, are a practitioner and want to apply your practice to your teaching or are interested in holistic student development and curious how contemplative practices are a strategy. Apply by January 31st! See details about this Faculty Learning Community here Center for Bilingual and Multicultural Education (CBME) Announces the Spring 2022 webinar series Collaborations in Indian CountryMondays from 2:00 – 3:00 pm in the CBME conference room in Reid Hall #418or join us virtually here
Learn more about the CBME series here Panopto Office HoursDo you have any questions around Panopto, our new institutionally supported lecture capture service? Bring them to Teaching & Learning Technologies’ Panopto Office Hours. We are happy to answer questions about:
Learn more about this session and join here Don't Cancel that Class!Planning your syllabus or office programs for Spring 2022? Don't Cancel that Class is a program run by the VOICE Center, the advocacy center for survivors of interpersonal violence. The program allows professors to schedule a VOICE Center presentation for their classes. The program is perfect for professors who will be absent as they attend conferences and want their classes to meet during their absence. The VOICE Center can tailor the presentation to topics specific to each class such as climate change and interpersonal violence, trauma-informed care for medical professionals, or the presentation can focus on consent, bystander intervention, etc.
In this section, we are posting some short articles with practical teaching tips:
If you have a teaching tip related to teaching in a blended or online format to share in this section, please send a description and any related resources or examples to cfe@montana.edu
Find graduate student resources here that you can share with your students. Visit The Graduate School resources for faculty and staff website. Asian Student Interracial Association (A.S.I.A.) Lunar New Year Celebrations!February 1st, 4:30-6:30 in Inspiration Hall 2022 is the year of the tiger! To celebrate, Asian Student Interracial Association (A.S.I.A.) is planning a week-long celebration for Lunar New Year the week of January 31st. One of our events is the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Research and Creativity Celebration, an evening where AAPI creators and researchers can share their work to the MSU community. A networking event for attendees will follow the speaker session. Our goal for this event is to celebrate, elevate, and connect AAPI voices in creative and research fields at MSU. This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School, the College of Engineering, and the College of Education, Health and Human Development. More information on our Lunar New Year Event Series
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity members receive a weekly motivational email (the Monday Motivator) and access to the full NCFDD Core Curriculum, guest expert webinars, intensive multi-week courses facilitated by national experts, a private discussion forum, monthly writing challenges, and the opportunity to connect with a writing accountability partner. Learn more about how to register. |
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