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
- “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
“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
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- Arts & Architecture Office of Digital Learning
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- 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)
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- Office 365 (Word Online, PowerPoint Online, Whiteboard, Teams, Yammer)
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- Arts & Architecture Office of Digital Learning
“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
- 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