Upcoming Events
Documenting Mentorship: Showcasing Your Impact for Promotion
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
Mentorship is a vital part of faculty work, but it’s not always easy to document. This session will provide practical strategies for capturing and highlighting your mentorship efforts in your promotion dossier. Learn how to effectively showcase the ways you support students outside the classroom—through advising, research, professional development, and more. Join us for a discussion on making your mentorship visible and demonstrating its impact!
CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities
Workshop/Training
In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.
New Quizzes in Canvas
Workshop/Training
Learn how to leverage New Quizzes in Canvas to create a more dynamic assessment experience. This workshop will include New Quizzes creation, question types, settings, moderating, and editing. Changes to the workshop curriculum can be made based on instructor experience.
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities
Workshop/Training
In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.
Inclusive Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop focuses on fostering inclusive teaching strategies in face-to-face classroom settings. Participants will explore practical methods for creating an equitable classroom environment that respects and supports students and their learning preferences. Through discussions and activities, attendees will learn to design syllabi, facilitate discussions, and implement assessments that promote belonging and participation for all students.
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Rubrics and Equity-based Grading
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will introduce participants to the principles of equity-based grading and the use of rubrics to promote fair and transparent assessment at the college and university level. Educators will explore how to design rubrics that align with learning goals while reducing bias and promoting student success across diverse backgrounds. Through hands-on activities and discussions, participants will gain practical tools for implementing grading practices that recognize student effort, growth, and diverse ways of demonstrating knowledge.
Rubrics and Equity-based Grading
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will introduce participants to the principles of equity-based grading and the use of rubrics to promote fair and transparent assessment at the college and university level. Educators will explore how to design rubrics that align with learning goals while reducing bias and promoting student success across diverse backgrounds. Through hands-on activities and discussions, participants will gain practical tools for implementing grading practices that recognize student effort, growth, and diverse ways of demonstrating knowledge.
Springboard to Action! Workshop Gen AI and Faculty
Workshop/Training
This year's Springboard to Action Series event is Gen AI in the Classroom—policies, practices, and the future of learning. Explore the dynamic landscape of AI in education through a series of Ignite Talks that tackle real-world insights and classroom challenges. Join us to unpack the state of play in AI, from classroom practices to broader ethical considerations, and prepare for the future of AI-enhanced learning! The virtual option will only be available to instructors not located on Logan Campus or those needing the accommodation. All Logan Campus instructors are expected to attend the workshop in person. There is a 30 participant cap for in-person attendance and a 30 participant cap for virtual attendance (60 participant cap total).
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Inclusive Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop focuses on fostering inclusive teaching strategies in face-to-face classroom settings. Participants will explore practical methods for creating an equitable classroom environment that respects and supports students and their learning preferences. Through discussions and activities, attendees will learn to design syllabi, facilitate discussions, and implement assessments that promote belonging and participation for all students.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples
Workshop/Training
This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
CIDI Workshop - How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course
Workshop/Training
Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.
CIDI Workshop - How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course
Workshop/Training
Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.
More than Passion: Crafting an Evidence-Based Teaching Statement
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
In this 45-minute session, discover how to transform a teaching philosophy into a concise, impactful statement that resonates with committees, colleagues, and students. Learn practical techniques for reflecting on your pedagogical values and using powerful language to craft an evidence-based statement of teaching. Walk away with a strong framework for and fresh confidence in articulating what makes your teaching effective.
Five Research-Based Practices that Promote Engagement
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
We know students bring more than their brains to class. Research has shown that increased feelings of belonging, autonomy, and competence can increase engagement and improve learning outcomes. Orienting your material in a way that is personally relevant to your students and having an awareness of social comparison are also impactful to students’ learning experiences. This Sparkshop will share how you can implement these ideas into your instructional practices, classroom environment, and the behind-the-scenes administrative work you do to keep a course running. As with all Sparkshops, there will be opportunities for exploring and learning from one another.
Teaching Online Classes
Workshop/Training
Learn how to set up an online course in Canvas using a Canvas template. This workshop addresses the process of beginning with a course map, importing a Canvas template, and then developing and organizing course materials into modules.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
Inclusive Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop focuses on fostering inclusive teaching strategies in face-to-face classroom settings. Participants will explore practical methods for creating an equitable classroom environment that respects and supports students and their learning preferences. Through discussions and activities, attendees will learn to design syllabi, facilitate discussions, and implement assessments that promote belonging and participation for all students.
CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples
Workshop/Training
This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.
CIDI Workshop - Creating Usable, Accessible Courses
Workshop/Training
Learn quick and easy practical tips to make sure your content more usable and easy to learn for the students in your course. In this workshop we will go over how to 1) get rid of extra content and simplify navigation, 2) get rid of broken links and make sure your content is published, 3) embed and caption your videos to make them more usable for everyone, and 4) provide content in user-friendly formats that work well on mobile devices.
CIDI Workshop - Creating Usable, Accessible Courses
Workshop/Training
Learn quick and easy practical tips to make sure your content more usable and easy to learn for the students in your course. In this workshop we will go over how to 1) get rid of extra content and simplify navigation, 2) get rid of broken links and make sure your content is published, 3) embed and caption your videos to make them more usable for everyone, and 4) provide content in user-friendly formats that work well on mobile devices.
Concurrent Enrollment Workshop
Workshop/Training
This workshop helps concurrent enrollment instructors discover available USU resources and see how they support teaching excellence and community building. Participants learn about essential Habits of Mind for university success along with Canvas basics and key departmental resources.
CIDI Workshop - Enhance your Canvas Course with Design Plus
Workshop/Training
USU Design Tools is now Design Plus. This new version of the popular formatting tools for Canvas makes it easy to add a consistent look and feel to your course and enhance the visual appeal of the homepage, content pages, and assignments. You can improve the look of tables, add borders to pictures, insert dividing lines on pages, and much more!
CIDI Workshop - Enhance your Canvas Course with Design Plus
Workshop/Training
USU Design Tools is now Design Plus. This new version of the popular formatting tools for Canvas makes it easy to add a consistent look and feel to your course and enhance the visual appeal of the homepage, content pages, and assignments. You can improve the look of tables, add borders to pictures, insert dividing lines on pages, and much more!
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