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Oct 13

Inclusive Excellence Teaching Strategies

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 2:00pm
Online in Zoom

We all care deeply about our students and want them to succeed. Besides teaching disciplinary content and skills, our role as instructors is to help students learn and to create a diverse set of thinkers and problem-solvers who can go on to do amazing things with our content. Click here for more information. 
Workshops
Oct 9

Inclusive Language and Gender Pronouns

Friday, October 9, 2020 - 1:00pm
Online in Zoom

As campus works to become more inclusive, one of the most important elements is the language that we use. Often heard is a reference to "pronouns", but what are they and why do they matter? During this engaging and interactive session, participants will learn about inclusive language, what pronouns are and how to appropriately ask for and use them, and better understand the importance of this small but powerful statement. Click here for more information. 
Workshops
Oct 7

Faculty Transfer Mentor Training

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 12:30pm
Online in Zoom

 Mentors have the ability to influence, encourage, and guide transfer students to enhance their academic success. During the training participants will learn about the characteristics and needs of transfer students, the transfer student population at Appalachian, and what you can do to support transfer students and to be a successful transfer mentor. Click here for more information. 
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Sep 30

Instruction to Online Writing Instruction

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 12:00pm
Online in Zoom

Online Writing Instruction (OWI) should be personal, accessible, responsive, and strategic (PARS). This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the principles of OWI with particular emphasis on the PARS model and its effective application across disciplines and online course delivery modes. Click here for more information. 
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Sep 25

Inclusive Excellence Teaching Strategies

Friday, September 25, 2020 - 11:00am
Online in Zoom

We all care deeply about our students and want them to succeed. Besides teaching disciplinary content and skills, our role as instructors is to help students learn and to create a diverse set of thinkers and problem-solvers who can go on to do amazing things with our content. Click here for more information 
Workshops
Sep 23

Grant Proposal Writing Overview

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 2:00pm
Online in Zoom

This workshop will provide an overview of writing a grant proposal, including the essential components required in most grant proposals. We will go over what makes an effective proposal, the abstract, the project description, defining the problem, identifying goals and objectives, and basic budget components. We will also identify common grant proposal writing mistakes and pitfalls. Click here for more information. 
Office of Research: Grants Resources and Services, Workshops
Sep 23

Path to Promotion and Tenure

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 1:00pm
Online in Zoom

This workshop will provide background information on policy, procedure, and expectations as you move towards promotion and tenure. This workshop will allow plenty of time for questions, and will hopefully, unravel the mystery of promotion and tenure. Click here for more information. 
Career Support & Advancement: Promotion & Tenure, Retirement, Workshops
Sep 23

Strategies for Online Exams

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 11:00am
Online in Zoom

The COVID-19 pandemic has many instructors scrambling to figure out the best ways to administer exams online. In this session, we will explore both traditional and non-traditional approaches to exams and other high-stakes assessments. By anchoring our discussion in assessments that are student-focused, authentic, yet still practical to administer and grade, you’ll come away with an understanding of various approaches to online assessment.
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Sep 23

AsULearn Quiz - Calculated Questions

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 10:00am
Online in Zoom

Calculated questions offer a way to create numerical questions with individualized, variable answers by using wildcards or variables (e.g., {x} or {y}) that are replaced by distributed, randomized values when the quiz is taken.
Learning Technologies: AsULearn Tools, Workshops
Sep 22

Path to Promotion and Tenure

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 3:00pm
Online in Zoom

This workshop will provide background information on policy, procedure, and expectations as you move towards promotion and tenure. This workshop will allow plenty of time for questions, and will hopefully, unravel the mystery of promotion and tenure. Click here for more information. 
Career Support & Advancement: Promotion & Tenure, Retirement, Workshops