Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | December 12, 2023

Last Call for Proposals: SU Teaching and Learning Conference

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 16, 2024 as SU hosts our annual Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
The annual SU TLC brings together teacher-scholars across campus to share and discuss teaching innovations and best practices. A call for proposals is currently open for 20-minute sessions, 40-minute sessions, panel discussions (up to 4 presenters) or poster presentations on a variety of themes related to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Promoting student wellness and sense of belonging
• Inclusive pedagogy (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)
• Culturally responsive and anti-racist pedagogy
• General Education
• Innovative teaching strategies
• Best-practices for online and hybrid learning 

The deadline to submit your session proposal is Today, Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

End-of-Semester Grade Deadlines

End-of-semester grades in GullNet are due as follows:

• Fall 7W2: Thursday, December 21 • 4:00 p.m.
• Fall Regular Session: Thursday, December 21 • 4:00 p.m.

Please note that December 22 is the last day before the winter break, so the best gift to the Registrar's Office and other campus units is to submit your grades by the above deadlines!

Check your email for additional information from the Registrar's Office about end-of-semester grading or visit their Faculty and Staff Resources site for GullNet grading instructions.

Important Dates for Winter Session

For those teaching a winter 2024 online, remote or hybrid course, it is time to send a welcome letter to your students with information pertinent to the modality and start-up information for the course. ID&D provides a welcome letter template for faculty to modify and distribute to students using the class forum lists in email. Important dates for winter 2024:

• Thursday, December 21, 2023: Send welcome letter to students
• Thursday, December 28, 2023: Students have access to winter courses in MyClasses (provided faculty publishes course)
• Thursday, January 4, 2024: Start of winter session
• January 4-5, 2024: Drop/Add Dates
• Monday, January 8, 2024: Inclusive Access opt-out date for students
• Thursday, January 25, 2024: Last day of classes/finals

Call for Faculty Spring Travel Grants 

The Faculty Development Committee (FDC) is calling for applications for Travel Grants, in support of faculty travel to be completed between January 1-May 31, 2024. 

Deadline for Application: 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023. No applications will be accepted after this deadline. The maximum amount of each grant is $400. A faculty member may receive only one grant per academic year. More specifically, if a faculty member receives a grant during the June 1 through December 31 funding cycle, they will not be eligible to receive another award during the January 1 through May 31 funding cycle. 

Should you choose to apply for a grant, please go to the FDC Travel Grant website at  https://webapps.salisbury.edu/ftga/ and submit your application online. The Call for Applications for Faculty Development Travel Grants is available on this website. Please read the call carefully. 

 
Your login and password for the website are your SU login and password. After you have submitted your application, please verify your submission by making sure that: 

• The website should indicate your application number; AND
• Your current application information is identified as accepted or is being processed when you check the status of your application on the FDC Travel Grant website.

Questions? Please contact Meghan East at mseast@salisbury.edu. 

Save the Date: January Inclusive Pedagogy, Identity, and Accessibility Conference!

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 9, 2024 for a half day conference about "Empowering Education: Starting Your Journey into Inclusive Pedagogy, Identity, and Accessibility." This conference will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
 
This event will continue the conversations that were started at the Faculty Development Day event and include "Exploring Our Identities" (Vanice Antrum, Director, Multicultural Affairs) and "Who’s in our Classroom?" (Dr. Jessica Clark, Assistant Provost for Faculty Success and Vanice Antrum, Director, Multicultural Affairs), as well as additional sessions to support Inclusive Pedagogy and Accessibility at SU, led by Candace Henry, Director, Disability Resource Center and Haley Cristea, Instructional Designer.

Registration information and more details to come!