Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | May 10, 2022

14-Day Writing Challenge Program

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) offers a variety of resources to help academics (of all stages) better align their professional and personal goals. Because SU is a NCFDD Institutional Member, these resources are free to use!

One of the most popular programs is the 14-day writing challenge which uses best practices to help you create a consistent writing practice. The next opportunity to participate will be from June 20th – July 3rd. During this time, you will be asked to commit to writing every day for at least 30 minutes. You’ll log on to the NCFDD’s online community, start the timer, complete your writing, post your progress, and encourage others in your assigned writing group. Past participants credit this program and the accountability of the writing groups with helping them to establish better writing habits, or to refresh stagnant ones.

Registration closes June 15th, 2022.

End-of-Semester Drop-In Sessions!

As the spring 2022 semester comes to a close, you may be finalizing your grades to submit in GullNet, which are due by 12 noon on Friday, May 20 for the spring 2022 7 week 2 session and by 12 noon on Monday, May 23 for the spring 2022 regular session.

If you have questions or need support as you finalize your MyClasses gradebook and prepare for the end of the semester, ID&D is hosting open drop-in sessions in the Faculty Development Studio, room GAC 221 and virtually via Zoom:

• Thursday, May 12  ● 10 a.m.-Noon
• Thursday, May 12 ● 2-4 p.m.
• Thursday, May 12 ● 5-7 p.m. (Virtual only)
• Friday, May 13 ● 10 a.m.-Noon
  
• Friday, May 13 ● 2-4 p.m.

You can also submit an "I Need Help" support ticket and a member of ID&D will be happy to assist you.

MyClasses Access to Courses with Incompletes

A question ID&D receives at the end of each semester is what happens to a course in MyClasses when a student has an incomplete? Can course access be extended?

Yes! Any course with a documented incomplete or extension in GullNet will automatically be extended to either:

• the mid-semester date of the next full semester, established by the Registrar's Office or
• a date the faculty member requests through the Incomplete Grade Extension form.

ID&D runs a weekly report between GullNet and MyClasses to update the section dates to provide continuity of access to the course. Extended access is applied to the entire course and not just for the individual student(s) receiving an incomplete.

Book Discussion: Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education

This year’s Teaching and Learning Conference keynote speaker, Dr. Cynthia Alby, led the audience through a guided discussion on how to “Get Your Groove Back.” We are excited to continue the discussion in our spring 2022 Faculty Book Club where we discuss Alby’s book, Learning that Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education. The digital book is available free through the library.  

The discussion theme for Friday, May 13 is Empowering Ourselves and Faculty (Chaps. 9-10).

Interested in joining the discussion? Please indicate your availability for May 13.

May 24-26 General Education PD Event

The General Education Professional Development Faculty Learning Community (FLC) invites you to the first of several opportunities to attend a three-day workshop to prepare for the submission of “tagged” (Civic & Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, and Sustainability) and first-year seminar courses for approval in the new General Education program. 

Sessions are May 24-26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  Register Today!

End-of-Semester and Summer Best Wishes

This will be our last newsletter for spring 2022. We wish everyone a great end of the spring semester and hope that you can relax, rejuvenate and enjoy summer! Please look for monthly ID&D newsletters in June, July, and August.

SU is an Equal Opportunity/AA/Title IX university and provides reasonable accommodation given sufficient notice to the University office or staff sponsoring the event or program. For more information regarding SU’s policies and procedures, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity.

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