Accessible Courses and Materials (Office/Canvas)

Accessibility is a core component of inclusive and universal design, and it's often easier to make a page or document accessible as you author it rather than fixing the inaccessible parts later. In this session, Accessibility Specialist Alana Gomoll will give an introduction to common digital accessibility considerations with a focus on the tools available in Microsoft Office products and Canvas in order to equip you with the skills necessary to design accessible course materials and Canvas pages.

Central and Southern Illinois Faculty Development Network Presents: Universal Design

Come join faculty from across Central and Southern Illinois discuss Universal Design for Learning as we hear from Kona Jones and Jarry Brown from Richland Community College. Join in the discussion with colleagues from multiple colleges and universities.

Teaching Strategies for Supporting Students' Mental Health

This session will address multiple teaching strategies for supporting students' mental health, including:

CFE - Syllabus Language Workshop

The syllabus is a critical document to "set the stage" for students' expectations about your course.We invite you to this in-person workshop where we will discuss possible modifications to your syllabi using research on factors that impact student perceptions. Please bring one of your syllabi with you for active learning portions of the workshop. 

Presenter: Hypatia Bolivar, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology

CFE - Information on New Faculty Learning Community: Inclusive Teaching

Please join Livia Arndal Woods (English) and Jose Luis Irizarry (Public Management and Policy) for an informational session to kick off a new OPEL Faculty Fellows Program on inclusive teaching.

For the next two years, Jose and Livia will be convening small monthly bookclub meetings (books provided) and larger day-long workshop/conference events to foster faculty community and development focused on DEI investments in the classroom and beyond. 

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is excited to share that Dr. Yingyuan Yang will be kicking off the Faculty Scholarship Series this semester with a presentation.

CFE - Getting Started with SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)

This session will introduce the attendees to the differences between the practice of teaching, scholarly teaching, and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). We will also discuss some different types of SoTL research questions and have discussion about what types of questions the attendees may be interested in pursuing.

Presenter: Layne Morsch, Professor, School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health

First Tuesday Discussions: Formative Assessments

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be hosting a monthly series of discussions. There will not be a presenter for these discussions, this will be a chance to meet with your colleagues and share questions and ideas that you have related to the monthly topic. This month we will discuss the interesting types of formative assessments we have used to give feedback to students about the progress they are making in our courses.

First Tuesday Discussions: Active Learning

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be hosting a monthly series of discussions. There will not be a presenter for these discussions, this will be a chance to meet with your colleagues and share questions and ideas that you have related to the monthly topic. This month we will talk about methods we have used or may be interested in trying that actively engage our students in the classroom.

First Tuesday Discussions: Classroom Technologies

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be hosting a monthly series of discussions. There will not be a presenter for these discussions, this will be a chance to meet with your colleagues and share questions and ideas that you have related to the monthly topic. In this first session, we will talk about classroom technologies that you have successfully used in your classes or questions that you have about what technologies you may be interested in trying.