Salisbury University | Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | April 4, 2023

Faculty Learning Community - Call for Proposals

Faculty Learning Community (FLC) proposals are now being accepted for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year. Your proposal can be for a cohort-based or topic-based FLC. The proposal should be developed by the prospective FLC facilitator(s) with a budget not to exceed $1,250.

Proposal must be submitted by Friday, May 26, 2023. For more information on FLCs and the application process, please visit the Faculty Learning Communities website.

Teaching with International Students Faculty Learning Community (TwINS FLC) Virtual Book Discussion 

Are you interestedin developing inclusive practices in your classroom? Join the Teaching with International Students (TwINS) FLC for a book discussion on international student engagement on campus.

International students are an important part of U.S. university campuses. Although our international student percentage is not very high at Salisbury University, this fact makes it even more important to understand their lived experiences on university campuses in and outside of the classroom, to provide a welcoming environment for them, and to support their learning and engagement in ways that empower them. 

To explore ways to do so, the TwINS FLC invites all SU faculty (and graduate teaching assistants) to engage in a book discussion of Chapters 1 and 5 of International Student Engagement: Strategies for Creating Inclusive, Connected, and Purposeful Campus Environments by Chris R. Glass, Rachawan Wongrirat and Stephanie Buus.

The chapters will be available electronically to those who register. A limited number of paper copies of the book are available and will be given to a select number of attendees for free.

This event is free and open to SU faculty and TAs only. Registration closes Wednesday, April 26.

Soaring with Online Learning - Summer 2023

Instructional Design and Delivery is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of Soaring with Online Learning (Soaring) to be held May 22-June 28 , 2023. Soaring is a faculty development program to prepare Salisbury University faculty to design, develop and deliver courses in an online (online and no scheduled meetings), remote (online with synchronous meetings) or hybrid (combination of in-person and online/remote meetings) environment through the learning management system MyClasses @ SU. The summer 2023 cohort focuses on faculty designing online, remote or hybrid courses for winter or spring 2024 sessions. 

Program details and the Soaring application can be accessed from the Soaring with Online Learning webpage. The application deadline is Friday, May 5.

General Education September 1 Proposal Deadline 

With the first round of General Education proposals submitted, the next proposal deadline is September 1 for Civic and Community Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Environment and Sustainability, First Year Seminar, and Experiential Learning. 

Additionally, the GEOC will no longer be holding Friday General Education Q&A sessions; however, you can request to join a weekly GEOC meeting to ask questions or learn more about preparing your proposal(s) for September 1 by emailing GEOC@salisbury.edu.

Publisher Integration and Inclusive Access Webinar 

Integration of publisher content in MyClasses is a maze with different options around every turn. ID&D has partnered with the SU Bookstore to inform faculty of important updates related to:

• Changes in publisher integrations for McGraw-Hill Connect, ALEKS, Pearson and more
• Essential faculty workflows when using Inclusive Access to ensure students have access to course materials
  

Information in this session will have a direct impact for summer 2023, fall 2023 and beyond. Whether you are a novice or veteran in using publisher materials and/or Inclusive Access, we encourage you to join us virtually via Zoom on Thursday, April 13, from 2-3 p.m. (EST). 

Call for Participation: MOST OER Creation Virtual Showcase

Faculty, staff and students who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials are invited to propose sessions for the MOST OER Creation Virtual Showcase, taking place via Zoom on Friday, May 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET. We’d like to hear from individuals and teams that have OER works in progress or projects completed within the last five years. 

Proposal must be submitted by Friday, April 14, 11:59 p.m. (EST).

Upcoming NCFDD Opportunities

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 is April 24-May 7. During this time, you are asked to commit to writing every day for at least 30 minutes. You 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 Wednesday, April 19.

Additionally, on Tuesday, April 25, from 2-3 p.m. (EST) they will be hosting an NCFDD discussion panel "What I Wished I Would Have Known After Earning Tenure," during which a panel of associate professors and professors from different disciplines and institutions will share their experience, insight and advice to help support the success of soon-to-be and newly tenured faculty members. Register for this session by visiting the Faculty Development Calendar.

Need to establish your free NCFDD account? 

Review the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) page on the Center for Advancement of Faculty Excellence website for more information on how to participate in this webinar and engage with other NCFDD resources!

April Professional Development 

To view more details about each session and to register for one or more workshops, please go to the Faculty Development Calendar.

Using New Quizzes

(webinar) Friday, April 7 ● 10-11 a.m. (EST)

Publisher Integration and Inclusive Access

(webinar) Thursday, April 13 ● 2-3 p.m. (EST)

Give Your Canvas Courses a Boost - with Design Tools

(hybrid) Friday, April 14 ● 2-3 p.m. (EST)

Rethinking Your Syllabus 

(webinar) Friday, April 28 ● 10-11 a.m. (EST)

Scaffolding to Support Student Success 

(webinar) Friday, April 28 ● 2-3 p.m. (EST)