Thursday, April 14, 2022
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sessions on policies and ePortfolio for faculty coming up for promotion and tenure in fall 2022. Six virtual workshops will be offered for spring and summer. Please check the CTLL website for details and registration information. Register here.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Zoom on D2L
Different Grading Strategies
Led by Courtney Ferriter and Nathan Price
This session will explore different grading strategies and analyze the benefits and drawbacks to trying to give students autonomy over course activities. We will also discuss the benefits and drawbacks of traditional grading structures vs. labor-based or contract grading.
This series of six workshops across the full academic year will be offered virtually on Zoom on D2L with facilitators from all five campuses together.
This session is offered as part of the Teaching Conversations Series.
Faculty who successfully participate in TC sessions and complete a reflective statement may qualify for the TC certificate.
Monday, April 11, 2022
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Zoom
Topic: Dispelling Myths about Mind: Mindset, Metacognition, and Brain-Based Learning
We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty new to UNG to participate in the New Faculty Institute program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered on Zoom.
This session is offered as part of the New Faculty Institute (NFI).
Faculty who successfully participate in NFI sessions and complete a reflective statement may qualify for the NFI certificate. More details on how to earn the certificate on the NFI webpage.
Monday, March 28, 2022
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Zoom
Topic: How to Motivate Students: Solving the Mystery
We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty new to UNG to participate in the New Faculty Institute program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered on Zoom.
This session is offered as part of the New Faculty Institute (NFI).
Faculty who successfully participate in NFI sessions and complete a reflective statement may qualify for the NFI certificate. More details on how to earn the certificate on the NFI webpage.
Date: Monday, March 28, 2022
Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Locations: Zoom
Topic for Monday, March 28, 2022 session:
Submitting the IRB
The SoTL Academy will support faculty as they conduct a SoTL project. We will work together to refine research questions and methodologies. Faculty will develop quantitative and/or qualitative data to analyze pedagogical practices, leading to a better understanding of how to impact student success and well-being.
Next session: Monday, April 25, 2022
To learn more & view the SoTL agenda, please visit the SoTL webpage.
Monday, March 21, 2022
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Navigating Conflict Resolution and Student Complaints
Presenter: Jill Schulze
Zoom
The series seeks to foster a common cultural dialogue of leadership at the University of North Georgia, and is open to all department chairs and to those serving in departmental leadership positions. For more information on this series, please visit this link.
Register here.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Zoom on D2L
Preparedness of First-Year Students
Led by Nathan Price
As we transition out of the pandemic, we are likely to confront new challenges in the upcoming years as we welcome students to our five campuses who have experienced a severe disruption to their education. This session will explore strategies for providing scaffolding for students who may lack some of the skills they need to be successful in rigorous college courses.
This series of six workshops across the full academic year will be offered virtually on Zoom on D2L with facilitators from all five campuses together.
This session is offered as part of the Teaching Conversations Series.
Faculty who successfully participate in TC sessions and complete a reflective statement may qualify for the TC certificate.
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Find out more information and register.
Topic: Supporting First-Year Students: Successes and Challenges of a New Mentorship Program
Led by: Danielle Hartsfield and Royce Dansby-Sparks
The Mentorship Affinity Group project is a new program aimed at facilitating informal mentor/mentee relationships between first-year Honors students and faculty. Workshop participants will learn 1) how the Mentorship Affinity Group program was implemented, 2) and the program’s successes and challenges. The workshop will be informative to faculty, staff, and administrators who wish to increase faculty/student interaction, which could yield positive outcomes such as greater retention rates, academic achievement, and increased collaboration on research and creative activities.
RBTS seeks to support the work of faculty from all disciplines, colleges, and campuses by offering faculty presentations and workshops on best practices in teaching and learning. These workshops not only provide information and resources for faculty seeking to enhance their own pedagogical practices, but also give faculty an opportunity to present their work to peers. All sessions will be live on Zoom and video-recorded for archival purposes.
Find out more information, here.
Shut Up & Write provides participants a block of time to set aside to make progress on research and writing. We will work in two blocks of twenty-five minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of rest and talking at the midpoint.
Find more information here.
Register here.
Today’s workshop information is in red:
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Register here.
Date: Monday, February 28, 2022
Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Locations: Zoom
Topic for Monday, February 28, 2022 session:
Collecting Quantitative Data
The SoTL Academy will support faculty as they conduct a SoTL project. We will work together to refine research questions and methodologies. Faculty will develop quantitative and/or qualitative data to analyze pedagogical practices, leading to a better understanding of how to impact student success and well-being.
Next session: Monday, March 28, 2022
To learn more & view the SoTL agenda, please visit the SoTL webpage.
Monday, February 21, 2022
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Considering Ethics in Leadership Positions
Presenter: Perry Tomlinson
Zoom
The series seeks to foster a common cultural dialogue of leadership at the University of North Georgia, and is open to all department chairs and to those serving in departmental leadership positions. For more information on this series, please visit this link.
Register here.
Monday, February 14, 2022
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Zoom
Topic: Fostering Diversity & Inclusion by Engaging in Difficult Conversations
We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty new to UNG to participate in the New Faculty Institute program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered on Zoom.
This session is offered as part of the New Faculty Institute (NFI).
Faculty who successfully participate in NFI sessions and complete a reflective statement may qualify for the NFI certificate. More details on how to earn the certificate on the NFI webpage.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Zoom on D2L
Inclusive Pedagogy
Led by Courtney Ferriter
This session will present strategies for incorporating diversity and inclusion in the classroom. We will discuss various forms of inclusive pedagogy as well as “small teaching” tips to supplement existing pedagogical approaches. .
This series of six workshops across the full academic year will be offered virtually on Zoom on D2L with facilitators from all five campuses together.
This session is offered as part of the Teaching Conversations Series.
Faculty who successfully participate in TC sessions and complete a reflective statement may qualify for the TC certificate.
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Find out more information and register.
Topic: Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom through the Discussion of Visual Culture
Led by: Ana Pozzi Harris
Modeling a classroom activity applicable for all academic levels, this workshop will demonstrate the potential of using art images and images of visual culture to introduce discussions about diversity and inclusion as part of course content. Images used represent forms of identity, affirmation, social protest, and awareness about issues of the present day. The learning outcomes of this activity are for participants to connect learned information with their own social experiences of race and gender, and to collaborate with other participants to enrich their multicultural perspective.
RBTS seeks to support the work of faculty from all disciplines, colleges, and campuses by offering faculty presentations and workshops on best practices in teaching and learning. These workshops not only provide information and resources for faculty seeking to enhance their own pedagogical practices, but also give faculty an opportunity to present their work to peers. All sessions will be live on Zoom and video-recorded for archival purposes.
Find out more information, here.
Shut Up & Write provides participants a block of time to set aside to make progress on research and writing. We will work in two blocks of twenty-five minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of rest and talking at the midpoint.
Find more information here.
Register here.
Today’s workshop information is in red:
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom
Register here.
Under the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership and the Write@UNG initiative led by Dr. Michael Rifenburg, the Write Now Academy will offer participants a shared community in which to cultivate, draft, and submit an academic article.
Through online monthly meetings and weekly digital updates, participants will work through Wendy Belcher’s Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks to structure their academic writing and publishing. Online meetings will be held on Zoom, led by our faculty facilitators: Dr. Abby Meyer, Dr. Paul Raptis, and Dr. Derek Thiess using the scheduled times listed here:
| Abby Meyer 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mondays |
Paul Raptis 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesdays |
Derek Thiess 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wednesdays |
| Monday, January 31, 2022 | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
| Monday, February 28, 2022 | Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
| Monday, March 28, 2022 | Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
| Monday, April 18, 2022 | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | Wednesday, April 20, 2022 |
Date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Locations: Zoom
Topic for Monday, January 24, 2022 session:
Collecting Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data
The SoTL Academy will support faculty as they conduct a SoTL project. We will work together to refine research questions and methodologies. Faculty will develop quantitative and/or qualitative data to analyze pedagogical practices, leading to a better understanding of how to impact student success and well-being.
Next session: Monday, February 28, 2022
To learn more & view the SoTL agenda, please visit the SoTL webpage.
The Spring 2022 Evening New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered virtually through Zoom and eLearning (D2L).
Register here.
Find out more information on the New Faculty Orientation website.
Friday, December 3, 2021
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Zoom
Responding to Reviewer Feedback
The anonymous feedback! If you want to publish academic writing, you will receive this kind of feedback. Someone, somewhere, read your writing and drafted feedback to you: what works, what didn’t. Now the editors are asking that you revise accordingly. Be heartened! Revise and resubmit is a good first step toward publication. In this Friday Writing Session, we will use Wendy Belcher’s Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks to focus our talk on responding to feedback. We will specifically talk about how to read feedback, organize a revision plan, and draft a revision memo.
Date: Monday, November 29, 2021
Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Locations: Zoom
Topic for Monday, November 29, 2021 session:
General Principles of Study Design for SoTL
The SoTL Academy will support faculty as they conduct a SoTL project. We will work together to refine research questions and methodologies. Faculty will develop quantitative and/or qualitative data to analyze pedagogical practices, leading to a better understanding of how to impact student success and well-being.
Next session: Monday, January 24, 2022
To learn more & view the SoTL agenda, please visit the SoTL webpage.