New Faculty Orientation Seminar Series

2020-2021 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION (NFO) SEMINAR SERIES

Presented during the 2020-2021 academic year in partnership with the Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design

SEMINARS

“Innovative Teaching: Penn State Faculty Showcase”
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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Presentations and Additional Resources:

• “Instructor Coffee Break Engagement Tips” (DOCX  PDF) – Josh Wede, Teaching Professor and Director of World Campus in Psychology, Penn State University Park

• “Flipped Classroom Approach & Three C’s of Engagement” (PDF) – Dawn Pfeifer Reitz, Assistant Teaching Professor in Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State Berks
  • Roll Call Response Activity (PDF)
  • What, Where, and Why to Implement a Flipped Classroom Model
  • Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
  • Strategies for Implementing a Flipped Classroom Approach
  • Fostering Engagement with Students in Canvas: Communication Strategies

• “Engaging Students in Zoom with Polls” (PPTX  PDF) – Angela Brown, Lecturer of Accounting and Program Coordinator in Business, Penn State Schuylkill

• “Using Google Docs and Zoom Breakouts for Student Engagement” (PDF) – Mary Dean Coleman-Kelly, Associate Teaching Professor in Nutritional Sciences, Director of the Dietetics Program, Penn State University Park
  • Engaging Students Series Resources
  • Penn State’s G Suite for Education
  • Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology

“Research and Graduate Student Mentoring”
Monday, November 9, 2020
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Presentations:

• “Mentorship” (PPTX  PDF) – Sarah Ades, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, The Graduate School
• “Penn State Research Update” (PPTX  PDF) – Lora G. Weiss, Senior Vice President for Research

“Tips, Tools, and Techniques of Educational Technology”
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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Seminar Content and Resources:

• Seminar Presentation Slides
• Resources Mentioned

• • Arts & Architecture Office of Digital Learning
    • • Liberal Arts Office of Digital Pedagogy and Scholarship
      • Engaging Students Series Pressbook
      • Teaching and Learning with Technology
      • IT Learning and Development
      • Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
      • Penn State Courseware Website
      • Tech Tutors and Tech TAs
      • G Suite for Education (Google Docs, Google Slides, Jamboard)
    • • • G Suite Learning Path
        • Google Slides Collaborative Group Notes Template
        • Individual or Group Notes Template
        • Session Jamboard
    • • Office 365 (Word Online, PowerPoint Online, Whiteboard, Teams, Yammer)
    • • • Office 365 Sharing and Collaboration Learning Path
    • • Flipgrid
      • TopHat
      • Kaltura Live Trainings:
    • • • Kaltura: An Introduction for Canvas Users
        • Kaltura: Teaching with Kaltura in Canvas
        • Kaltura: Video Quizzes
    • • Kaltura Learning Path
      • Canvas Learning Path Home
    • • • Canvas LP Module 5: Assess, Grade, and Monitor Student Work
    • • Canvas: How Do I Create a Quiz?
      • Tips for adapting assessments
      • Types of Quizzes Available in Canvas
      • Creating a Question Bank in Canvas

“Academic Freedom and Shared Governance”

Thursday, October 22, 2020
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Presentations:

• “Academic Freedom Primer” (PPTX  PDF) – Katherine Allen, Associate General Counsel
• “University Faculty Senate and Shared Governance at Penn State” (PPTX  PDF) – Beth Seymour, Chair, University Faculty Senate

“Resources for Faculty: Affirmative Action, Information Technology, Student Affairs, and University Libraries”
Friday, October 16, 2020
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Presentations:

• Affirmative Action (PPTX  PDF) – Suzanne Adair, Associate Vice President for Affirmative Action
• University Libraries (PPTX  PDF) – Barbara Dewey, Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
• Information Technology (PPTX, PDF) – Jennifer Sparrow, Deputy CIO & Associate Vice President for Teaching and Learning with Technology

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning at Penn State”
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Seminar Content and Resources:

• Seminar Presentation: “Creating an Inclusive Environment in the Classroom” by Shakoor Ward, Ph.D.
  
• Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offerings
• Office of Educational Equity
  • Report Bias
  • Resources for Supporting an Inclusive Classroom
  • Overview of Student-Facing Offices
  • Overview of Resources
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources Hub
• Penn State Community Survey (2020) Results

“Rethinking the Syllabus and Assessment’
Friday, September 18, 2020

Seminar Content and Resources:

• Seminar Presentation Slides
• Suggested and Required Syllabus Language (including COVID-19 statements)
• Sample Syllabus Template
• Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs for Objectives
• Fink’s Taxonomy for Significant Learning
• SMART Objectives
• The Engaging Students Series 
• Find Your Campus or College Instructional Design Consultant