Category: Past Events

The journey to engaged, excellent teaching requires support and preparation for those doing the teaching! In this session, we describe a college Faculty Onboarding Program we developed in 2023 to introduce our new faculty to NSU and provide them with the resources and information needed to succeed in their new role—driven by the belief that effective onboarding will lead to higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in stress. Informed by feedback from recently hired faculty, we identified support strategies to help new faculty thrive by proactively removing barriers and minimizing guesswork, rather than fixing issues in a reactive fashion.

Though many students seek graduate degrees to increase their level of employability and career opportunities within the workforce, the earned degree alone is not always sufficient for them to obtain employment or promotions post-graduation.

PolicyMap is a U.S. national data and mapping tool that combines a curated, comprehensive geographic data library with simple, robust mapping and analytics tools. Join us to learn about this library resource!

That’s Debatable! is a student-centered approach to academic literacy, discourse, and writing. Using the Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) Framework, participants will explore a topic by examining a research article, preparing arguments both in support of and opposed to a proposed claim, and engage in academic discourse during the presentation phase by engaging in a micro debate. In this session, I will guide participants through the CER Framework and the micro-debate format. Participants will leave this session with the knowledge and resources required to engage their own students in micro-debates related to the topics currently being pursued in their courses.

This presentation, tailored for university faculty, explores a UNIV 1000 assignment that redefines the traditional approach to academic integrity. Session participants will act the part of students, as they collaboratively utilize ChatGPT to create a draft, fact-check and revise, and document their workflow. The presentation will include examples of this assignment’s use in a recent UNIV 1000 course and the reaction of students.