Workshop Archives

March 29, 2016

Ever wonder whether you are in compliance with copyright? Many faculty members have the same questions:

• How do I know if I am in compliance with copyright?
• How can I make sure my students are in compliance?
• Can I put a PDF in my course?
• What is the way to get permission to use copyrighted work?
• Is there a way to set up links to all of my electronic resources in one place to make it easier for students?​

Open the A Discussion on Copyright PowerPoint to learn more.

March 9, 2016

Are you concerned with the increasing cost of course materials. You may really want to investigate this great presentation at Chicago State.

Dr. Wolf will tell us how to locate QUALITY Free Educational Resources. There are a lot of good materials out there.​​

Open the Open Educational Resources​ PowerPoint to learn more.

March 8, 2016

Attending this workshop will provide you with a basic understanding of the components of service learning.

This workshop will also position you to write a successful application for a Service-Learning Seed Grant. Grants of between $100 and $300 are being offered to faculty members who would like to develop or substantially​ revise courses with a service-learning component. The purpose of the grants is to expand the number of courses offered at Governors State University that incorporate service learning as a teaching pedagogy.

Open the Service Learning Faculty Video, the Service Learning Faculty PowerPoint, or the Service Learning Grant Proposal to learn more.

February 11, 2016

A presentation and discussion about the role that e-portfolios can play in ​​assessment led by​ nationally recognized speaker Michael Day, Professor of English at Northern Illinois University.

Dr. Day will share his experiences designing and working with assessment. At the center of his session will be a discussion of how course-based and programmatic assessments can be built up to create a longitudinal look at student learning. Day offers concrete strategies for scaling up assessments and for collaboration between institutional stakeholders.

Michael Day has published a number of articles, book chapters, and edited collections on the subjects of assessment, portfolios, and the use of technology in pedagogical contexts. He has been recognized nationally for his work on computers and writing and by his own university for his work on assessment.​​​

Open the E-Portfolio Video to learn more.

December 8, 2015

Are you looking for ways to help your students learn more effectively or strategies to more fully evaluate what your students have learned? Having students construct portfolios in your courses can help with these tasks. This workshop will help you explore these and other pedagogical benefits to assigning portfolios.

Portfolios can:

• facilitate knowledge transfer
• offer students the opportunity for life-long learning
• assist students in their job search, by providing samples that showcase their abilities

But how do you design an assignment and a pedagogical environment that fits with your needs?

The workshop will explore:

• the differences in portfolios used for pedagogical and assessment purposes
• the inclusion and arrangement of contents
• strategies for scaffolding high-stakes assignments

Open the Why Portfolios Announcement or the Why Portfolios PowerPoint to learn more.

November 20, 2015

The Civic Engagement Steering Committee is accepting applications for Service Learning Seed Grants. The grants of between $100 and $300 are being offered to faculty members who would like to develop or substantially revise courses with a service learning component. The purpose of the grants is to expand the number of courses offered at Governors State University that incorporate service learning as a teaching pedagogy.​

Attending the workshop will provide you with a basic understanding of the components of service learning and position you to write a successful application. In addition, winners of last year’s grant will be on hand to discuss their projects with you.​​

Open the Service Learning 101 Announcement to learn more.

November 20, 2015

We will discuss:

• What a Faculty-Initiated Learning Community (FILC) is.
• Why FILCs are more successful than more traditional faculty development.
• Possible topics for an FILC.
• How to start an FILC.

If you are an experienced faculty member with experience creating a Faculty-Initiated Learning Community, please consider attending so we may have the benefit of your experience.

Open the Faculty-Initiated Learning Communities Announcement or the Faculty-Initiated Learning Communities PowerPoint to learn more.

April 20, 2015

This interactive session explores some of the myths surrounding these two topics. During the session, we talk about the common misconceptions about copyright and plagiarism and then open the floor to debate and discussion about the way these issues are handled in other environments​. ​​​

Open the Copyright and plagiarism: Fact or Fiction PowerPoint to learn more.

April 14, 2015

It's no secret that students have different ways of learning. Keeping students engaged in the classroom while addressing these differences can be daunting to address. Yet retention of material comes when we learn material in a variety of different ways.

In this workshop, you'll learn how to keep your class engaged while presenting material in a creative, fin, and interactive way. Bring a lesson plan with you and we will explore how to make this happen.

• Identify the various learning styles
• Develop one activity for three different learning styles
• List five ways to bring interaction into the classroom

Open the Bringing your Creativity to the Classroom Announcement to learn more.

April 9, 2015

Is marijuana addictive? How do you tell if someone is under the influence? What do you do? This is an interactive, skill-building workshop. It is designed to help you identify and work through the myths of substance abuse and provide both an emotional and an intellectual viewpoint of habitual behaviors.

This workshop will increase your knowledge and skills in effectively understanding and managing the use of substances within the classroom. Interactive activities, handouts, discussions, and exercises complement this workshop.

By the end of this workshop participants will:

• Identify personal myths of substance use
• Identify facts of substance use, abuse and dependency/addiction
• Identify two strategies to recognize when a person may be under the influence
• Identify ethical and appropriate way to manage situations with integrity
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Open the Getting the Facts On Substance Use Announcement to learn more.

March 10, 2015

Join us for a discussion of productive ways to serve our students by minimizing classroom distractions and maximizing classroom learning.

This workshop will include a presentation from Tamekia Scott, Interim Director of Community Standards in the office of the Dean of Students, as well as an open discussion of classroom management issues by a panel of experienced faculty members.

Open the Classroom Management Announcement to learn more.

March 5, 2015

Goal of this workshop:

It's no mystery that people want more work-life balance. In this workshop, you will explore more than 10 different ways to help bring more balance into your life. You will learn a myriad of restructuring strategies that focus on the mind, body, spirit and the environment. Props, handouts, discussions, and exercises complement this workshop.

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

• Understand the value of a mission statement
• Identify areas to restructure (environment, thoughts, and/or responses) and strategies to assist in restructuring
• Develop knowledge of a myriad of strategies to prevent, reduce, or manage stress, burnout, and/or compassion fatigue​

Open the Strategies for Life-Work Satisfaction Announcement to learn more.

March 3, 2015

Attending thi​​s workshop will provide you with a basic understanding of the components of service learning and position you to write a successful application. In addition, winners of last year's grant will be on hand to discuss their projects with you. ​​​

Open the Service Learning Grants Announcement to learn more.

February 10, 2015

Do you wonder if you are copyright compliant? Are you looking for a way to know hor sure?

Then please plan to join representatives from the University Library as they host a discussion on copyright and how it pertains to your teaching and scholarship. This hour-long interactive session is designed to introduce attendees to some key copyright concepts like fair use, permissions, and licensing while providing guidelines for how legally disseminate materials via Blackboard or other platforms.​​​​

Open the A Discussion on Copyright Announcement to learn more.

February 6, 2015

As the world grows more and more digital, surveying and data collection has moved from bubbles via a numbered paper form and a #2 pencil to online survey tools, multimedia collection instruments,and the dif culties of collecting information without the security of seeing the subject in person. The presenter will educate on the challenges and bene ts of using electronic data collection systems to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, with a special focus on surveys and survey methodology.​​​​

Open the Beyond Survey Monkey: Best Practices and Methods for Surveys PowerPoint to learn more.

November 11, 2014

In this learner-centered workshop, Dr. Marak will focus on how ​​to balance teaching a 4/4 load while still maintaining a vibrant research agenda. He will explain how you can achieve this balance by carefully tailoring your preparation to the course goals and by approaching research and writing as a form of intellectual play.

Open the Balancing Teaching and Research Workshop​​ Announcement to learn more.

October 28, 2014​

In this presentation and discussion, Professor Paul Blobaum, Scholarly Communication Librarian, will discuss how the University Library can help you promote and preserve your research products and those of your students.

Workshop participants will learn about the potential of Open Access (OA) to enhance and transform your research and teaching. Come to this presentation and learn about Open Portal to University Scholarship (OPUS). Hosted on the Digital Commons platform from Bepress, Berkeley, California, OPUS will enable the University to host a range of scholarly materials such as open-access journal articles, conference presentations, multimedia, exhibits, conference programs, capstones, theses, and other materials.

Open the Open Access - Promoting and Preserving Faculty and Student Research Announcement to learn more.

October 14, 2014​​

Are you looking for ways to make your classroom environment more welcoming and equitable for students with disabilities? Are you curious about that resources are available to help you? Join Thomas Bierdz, Education, and Robin Sweeney, Disability Services, for a discussion regarding prodcedures and best practices empowering ALL your students and providing reasonable ADA accommodations.

This workshop will cover the legal requirements of faculty to provide accessible courses to students with disabilities, along with tools to design and implement high quality courses that are challenging and accessible to all students.

Open the Creating Welcoming Classrooms for Students with Disabilities Announcement to learn more.

September 23, 2014

Are you interested in integrating mindfulness-based activities in your classroom? This workshop will provide the guidance and support you need. Dr. Maristela Zell and Dr. Timothy Pedigo will work with you to integrate mindfulness pedagogy activities in an intentional, consistent, and systematic fashion, regardless of your discipline. In addition, Dr. Zell and Dr. Pedigo will tell you how you join with other faculty members to promote and research mindfulness practice across campus.

Open the Integrating Mindfulness Into Your Classroom Activities Announcement to learn more.

May 20, 2014

Please join us as our Faculty in Residence, Caron Jacobson, helps you to design service learning experiences that enjamd your students' learning experience.

Caron will discuss her process for creating experiences that engage students in community-centered meaningful learning opportunities. You are encouraged to bring ideas as part of the workshop will be hands-on development of service learning plans for your courses. Following Caron's presentation, one of our Service Learning Mini-Grant winners, Caren Schranz, will present her project.​​​

Open the Journey to Service Learning Announcement or the Journey to Service Learning PowerPoint to learn more.

March 13, 2014

Y​​ank off those "Band-Aid" accommodations (e.g., providing note-takers or giving extra time) in a "one size fits all" class, and learn to employ UDL to provide equality in access to higher education for all college students. This UDL workshop does not focus on students with disabilities or who are English language learners, nor does it focus on legal compliance. The workshop's emphasis is on the teaching and learning framework and tools for designing inclusive college instruction allowing all students to have higher access and success in their education.​​​

Open the Isn't It Time to Use Universal Design Announcement to learn more.

March 11, 2014

Transform your scholarly teaching into a scholarship of teaching ...

Scholarly teaching is what everyone of us should be engaged in every day we are with students in a classroom or in our office- tutoring, lecturing, conducing, discussion, all roles we play pedagogically. Our work as teachers should meet the highest scholarly standards of groundedness, of openness, of clarity and of complexity. But the scholarship of teaching requires that we step back and reflect systematically on the teaching we have done, recounting that we've done in a form that can be publicly reviewed and built upon by our peers. It is this difference that moves scholarly teaching to a scholarship of teaching.​ ​​​

Open the Scholarship of Teaching Announcement to learn more.

March 5, 2014

​​The Faculty Scholarship and Teaching center in partnership with Student Life invites you to a workshop on teaching open classes.

Also called Learn-Ins, open classes are topic-centered classes that are open to the wider Governors State University community. For example, the topic for February is Black History and the topic for March is Women's history. Any faculty member whose class includes consideration of these broad topics is eligible to open her/his class.

The benefits of opening your class are many. A broader audience often means more engaged students, new perspectives, and the opportunity to hear the lived experience of community members.

Attend this workshop and hear the experience of faculty members who have already opened their classrooms. Learn how you can open your class or attend another faculty member's open class.​

Open the Using the Learn-In to Increase Learning Workshop Announcement to learn more.

February 20, 2014

Social Science and Reference Librarian, Josh Sopiarz, presents an hour workshop that covers the services available in the library. Attend this workshop and learn about:

• Working with your library liaison
• Ordering new books
• Using library databases
• Using Endnote for free
• Placing readings on reserve
• Observing copyright
​​​

Open the How to Use the Library Workshop Announcement to learn more.

February 10, 2014

The Civic Engagement Steering Committee is accepting applications for Service Learning Seed Grants. The grants of between $100 and $300 are being offered to faculty members who would like to develop or substantially revise courses with a service learning component. The purpose of the grants is to expand the number of courses offered at Governors State University that incorporate service learning as a teaching pedagogy.

To be eligible to apply for the grant, you must attend the faculty workshop, Service Learning 102. The workshop will be held in A2110 from 3-5 on February 11. Attending the workshop will provide you with a basic understanding of the components of service learning and position you to write a successful application.

The deadline for grant application is February 21. See attached materials for further information and the grant application. Please feel free to contact me with questions.​ ​​​

Open the Apply for a Service Learning Seed Grant Announcement or the Service Learning PowerPoint to learn more.

November 20, 2013

We know that students learn better when they are able to ​engage in and reflect upon meaninful community service! Service learning offers your students the opportunity to make connections between the classroom and the community. Come to this presentation and hear how other faculty members have approached service learning. Learn how to make service learning a part of your course.

Caron Jacobson, Faculty in Residence 2013 - 2014, will outline the basics of service learning. Following this brief overview, a panel of GSU faculty will discuss their experiences, projects, and recommendations.

You will leave this workshop inspired with a host of ideas about how service learning can work for you and your students.

Open the Service Learning 101 - Incorporating Service Learning in Your Course Announcement or the Service Learning 101 - Incorporating Service Learning in Your Course PowerPoint to learn more.

November 6, 2013​

Help students become better writers by constructing writing assignments with learning objectives and course content clearly in mind. This workshop will help you to craft (or revise) integrated writing assignments that help students improve their writing.

Open the Constructing Writing Assignments to Improve Student Learning​ Announcement to learn more.

October 13, 2013​​

Are you concerned about writing a Statement of Accomplishments for your portfolio? Join us to explore ways to present this essential part of your portfolio.

The workshop will be divided into three parts:

• A review of the Guidelines for Writing the Statement of Accomplishment
• Distribution of some sample statements
• Collaborative work time - sharing of ideas and writing with colleagues

Open the Crafting Your Statement of Accomplishments​ Announcement to learn more.

October 9, 2013

The possibilites for plagiarism have exploded. While the Internet provides an abundance of good scholarly information in online journals and other online documents, increasingly available online materials make copying very easy. In fact, some students may not recognize this as plagiarism. However, if the research paper you are reading has four different font styles and sizes, you know there is a "cut paste" problem.

This workshop will:

• Help you understand the specific problems students face when properly documenting research papers
• Provide you with help in recognizing plagiarism in student writing
• Give you ideas to help minimize plagiarism
• Introduce you to the services and people that support writing at GSU

Open the ​Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism Workshop​ Announcement or the Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism Workshop​​ PowerPoint to learn more.