Center for Faculty Excellence

Center for Faculty Excellence Workshops

 In the Spring 2023 semester our workshops will take place from 11:30am to 12:20pm either In- Person or Via Zoom.  Please keep this page bookmarked, as we update workshop information continuously. 

For All Virtual Workshops please join us in the  CFE Meeting Room

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 Spring 2023 Workshops

Pre-registration is requested, however walk-ins are welcome. Registration forms close the afternoon prior to the workshop, click workshop title to register. A member of CFE staff will contact you to confirm your registration. All workshops will take place via Zoom unless otherwise noted. Recordings will be posted to our CFE Workshop Shell within Blackboard. 

January 

Library Services for Faculty and General Library Updates- Canceled

 

February

Digital Design Studio and Digital Literacy|| Date/ Time: 2/7/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Ben Richards  || Location:  RT304 or via  Zoom 

Description: attendees will learn about the services, spaces, and resources available in the library's Digital Design Studio, and discuss digital literacy and it's integration in the classroom.

Digital Design Studio PLAYdate || Date/ Time: 2/7/2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM || Presenter(s):  Ben Richards & Shelley Rose || Location:  RT302

Description: Join the Ben Richards, the Center for Faculty Excellence, and the Cleveland Teaching Collaborative for a the first in a series of makerspace PLAYdates (People Learning and Asking Y: Digital Age Teacher Exploration) in the Digital Design Studio at Michael Schwartz Library. This session is offered in tandem with the workshop overview of the DDS on 2/7 at 11:30 but you are not required to attend both. This is an unstructured time to visit the space, try some new things and ask questions about the available equipment for your classes. For those new to the DDS and makerspaces, the CTC team will bring an example activity for instructors to try. You can learn more about the origins of PLAYdates here What's a PLAYDATE?!

5th year dossier || Date/ Time: 2/9/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Antonio Medina-Rivera || Location:   RT 401A

Description: We will review the elements of the eDossier system, and how to navigate the system.

Take Control of Your Online Presence: Design Your Professional Website || Date/ Time: 2/16/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Shelley Rose || Location:   Zoom

Description: See examples of professional websites and learn about common, free tools for creating your own. Participants will have time to start their own website during the session.

Starfish || Date/ Time: 2/21/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Gina Cascone || Location:  Zoom

Description: Review of Raising Tracking Items, Recording Attendance, Completing Progress Surveys, with an interactive demonstration. 

Grades Journey: Moving grades from Blackboard to Campusnet || Date/ Time: 2/23/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Glenn Curtis and Sam Diomede  || Location:  Zoom

Description: This is a new feature that allows instructors to move the grades from a grade column in Blackboard to Campusnet. Eliminates the need to manually input into Campusnet.

The Path to Full Professor: A workshop for associate professors || Date/ Time: 2/28/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Linda Francis  || Location:  Zoom

Description: Are you an associate professor who would like to become a full professor?  We are offering a workshop on planning your path.  Whether you have been off the path for a while or are looking to fast track, this workshop can help. Topics to be covered include: Why should I seek promotion? What is the intellectual leadership track vs. the research track? How do I keep my research productivity going (or restart it)?  How do I create a network and build a base for external reviewers? Is maintaining work/life balance really possible?  How do I manage service loads (and inequities in them)? We will also review the documentation you will need for creating your dossier and building your case.  The workshop will include four full professor panelists from different disciplines across the university and a question and answer session.

March

Teaching with the Cleveland International Film Festival || Date/ Time: 3/2/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Location:  Zoom || Presenter(s): Cigdem Slankard, Maria Gigante, Antonio Medina-Rivera, Shelley Rose

Description: Cleveland is our campus and the Cleveland International Film Festival (https://www.clevelandfilm.org/) is an highlight of that landscape. Join faculty from the School of Film & Media Arts and the College of Arts & Sciences for a panel discussion of ways to engage with, and connect CIFF content to your teaching. This year’s festival is March 22-April 1, 2023 and streaming from April 2- April 9. Free tickets are available to CSU students through the CIFF college program   

Library Support for Open Access Publishing || Date/ Time:  3/7/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):Hannah Pearson  || Location:  ZOOM

Description: Do you ever find yourself thinking of any of the following….?

  • I’m interested in publishing open access, but don’t know where to start.
  • Green, gold, bronze, platinum ….hybrid? – what does it matter?
  • Aren’t open access journals lower quality than traditional journals?
  • My funder requires I publish open access, but I don’t want to spend my grant on article processing charges.
  • I wish it was easier for my work to reach more people and make a bigger impact.

If yes, please join Collection Management & Acquisitions Librarian, Hannah Pearson, to hear how the Michael Schwartz Library can help you get started with open access publishing through new agreements with the publishers Cambridge University Press, Wiley, and the Institute of Physics.

Say My Name  || Date/ Time: 3/9/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Shelley Rose  & Elise Geither   || Location:   RT502

Description: The importance of learning to pronounce international students' names. Discussion on cultural aspects that  impact classroom climate and student-faculty relationships including information on international student success, barriers to success, and universal design for learning.

Citation Metrics and Impact Factor || Date/ Time:  3/21 /2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Theresa Nawalaniec   || Location: RT401

Description: A hands-on workshop to help you determine the number of times your papers have been cited using various databases and tools. Also learn how to locate the impact factor, rank, and quartile of journals in your discipline. This workshop will be useful if you are new to CSU, going up for tenure, or just curious!

CSU CARE Team and Pedagogies of Care || CSU CARE Team and Pedagogies of Care|| Date/ Time:  3/23/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Mitch Liebirth   || Location:   Zoom

Description: This session will introduce the CARE Management program at Cleveland State University. The CARE program supports students in crisis and works with faculty to address student concerns that occur inside and outside the classroom. Attendees will learn how to effectively collaborate with CARE to support student success, including learning skills to navigate conversations or situations with students exhibiting signs of crisis, whether academic, health, behavioral, or otherwise

eFAAR: 3/28/2023 - Cancled 

Flexible Learning 1 -  Flexible & Accessible  || Date/ Time:  3/30/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Matt Harmon, Jeffrey Dell and Mitch Liebirth  || Location: BH319

Description:Flexible learning strategies promote inclusive learning spaces. There are over 130 learning spaces on campus that have technology available for hybrid or hyflex pedagogy. Learn how to make the most of those spaces. These two sessions are facilitated by instructors and instructional designers with experience delivering multiple modes or formats for a course, lesson, or assignment. This includes hybrid courses, project-based learning, active learning, and universal design for learning strategies that meet students where they are.  

April

 Designing with (and for) Care: Lessons from the Cleveland Teaching Collaborative Community of Practice || Date/ Time:  4/18/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Cleveland Teaching Collaborative Leadership Team || Location: Zoom

Using Copyrighted Materials in the Classroom & Online || Date/ Time:  4/20/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Amanda Goodsett   || Location: Zoom

Description: Want to make sure that you are using copyrighted materials appropriately? In this workshop learn how to legally use copyrighted materials in face-to-face teaching or online. Explore how the library works with Blackboard to ensure legal use of copyrighted materials and about educational resources not governed by copyright restrictions.

Artificial Intelligence FLC Findings :|| Date/ Time:  4/25/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  FLC Facilitators || Location: Zoom

Flexible Learning 2- :|| Date/ Time:  4/27/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Chris Rennison  & Shelley Rose  || Location: BH319

Description: Flexible learning strategies promote inclusive learning spaces. There are over 130 learning spaces on campus that have technology available for hybrid or hyflex pedagogy. Learn how to make the most of those spaces. These two sessions are facilitated by instructors and instructional designers with experience delivering multiple modes or formats for a course, lesson, or assignment. This includes hybrid courses, project-based learning, active learning, and universal design for learning strategies that meet students where they are.

May

Grades Journey: Moving grades from Blackboard to Campusnet  || Date/ Time:  5/2/2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Glenn Curtis and Sam Diomede || Location: Zoom

Description: This is a new feature that allows instructors to move the grades from a grade column in Blackboard to Campusnet. Eliminates the need to manually input into Campusnet.

 


Fall 2022 Workshops 

 September 

Starfish Review
Date/ Time: 9/27/2022, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Gina Cascone, Heike || Location: LC Computer Lab 1st floor Michael Shwartz Library

Description: Review of Raising Tracking Items, Recording Attendance, Completing Progress Surveys, with an interactive demonstration.                                    

 October

Zotero for Citation Management: Tools for Faculty Research and the Classroom
Date/ Time: 10/4/2022, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Benjamin Richards || Hybrid Session, Location(s): Michael Shwartz Library Room 401/CFE Zoom 

Description: This workshop will cover the Zotero citation management software. A tutorial will be provided, and use cases will be discussed for both individual faculty research and classroom applications

Active Learning – Part 1
Date/ Time:10/6/2022, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Joanne Goodell, Christopher Rennison || Location: BH 420

Description: Multi- Part series featuring CSU faculty members demonstrating active learning sessions. 

Many Paths to Textbook Affordability
Date/ Time: 10/13/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM  || Presenter(s): Amanda Goodsett 

Description: Have you heard about open educational resources and wondered what they are? Or done some looking into them and found that they didn't meet your class needs -- but you still are interested in affordable course materials? This workshop will explore the many ways to promote textbook affordability in your classes, and how various departments on campus can support you in your efforts.

Starfish Review
Date/ Time: 10/17/2022, 11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Gina Cascone, Heike || Location: Zoom

Description: Review of Raising Tracking Items, Recording Attendance, Completing Progress Surveys, with an interactive demonstration. 

Teams
Date/ Time: 10/18/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Joanne Goodell

Description: An overview of using teams to collaborate on projects with colleague. Part of session will be dedicated towards questions and answers. 
 

3rd year Dossier- 1st and 2nd year Faculty 
Date/ Time: 10/19/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Joanne Goodell, Antonio Rivera  

Description: We will review the elements of the eDossier system, and how to navigate the system as a candidate.

Grades Journey:  Moving grades from Blackboard to Campusnet 
Date/ Time: 10/20/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Glenn Curtis and Sam Diomede 

Description: This is a new feature that allows instructors to move the grades from a grade column in Blackboard to Campusnet. Eliminates the need to manually input into Campusnet.

CARES Team 
Date/ Time: 10/25/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Mitch Lieberth

Description:This session will introduce the CARE Management program at Cleveland State University. The CARE program supports students in crisis and works with faculty to address student concerns that occur inside and outside the classroom. Attendees will learn how to effectively collaborate with CARE to support student success, including learning skills to navigate conversations or situations with students exhibiting signs of crisis, whether academic, health, behavioral, or otherwise. 

November

Applying for Internal and External funds 
Date/ Time:  11/1/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenters: Antonio Rivera and Ben Ward || Location: PH 103                                              

Active Learning- Part 2 
Date/ Time: 11/3/2022  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s): Shelley Rose, Molly Buckley and Eric Shearer || Location: BH 420 

Description: Multi- Part series featuring CSU faculty members demonstrating active learning sessions.

Copyright Q&A - Ask your Copyright Questions! 
Date/ Time: 11/8/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):Amanda Goodsett  

Description: Does thinking about copyright get your blood pressure up? Do you feel a little bit of panic wondering if you really understand how it works or whether you are accidentally violating copyright? Visit this session to learn some copyright basics and ask your questions. Most of the session will be devoted to Q&A time!

Grades Journey:  Moving grades from Blackboard to Campusnet (repeat from 10/20)
Date/ Time: 11/29/2022,  11:30AM - 12:20PM || Presenter(s):  Glenn Curtis and Sam Diomede

Description: This is a new feature that allows instructors to move the grades from a grade column in Blackboard to Campusnet. Eliminates the need to manually input into Campusnet.

December

Active Learning- Part 3 
Date/ Time: 12/1/2022,   11:30AM - 12:20PM ||Presenter(s):Shelley Rose and Erin Avram || Location: BH 420  

Description: Multi- Part series featuring CSU faculty members demonstrating active learning sessions.


eDossier Trainings

Please join us for one (or both!) of the following trainings on the eDossier system. Registration links for these events are included below, but we will welcome walk-ins. Both sessions will be recorded and made available afterward on this site for those who cannot make it to the live event.

  eDossier For 5th year
Date/ Time: Tuesday,: Feburary 9th, 2023, 11:30AM - 12:20PM 

Recording Link

eDossier for Candidates
Date/ Time: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 11:30AM - 12:30PM 

Description: This workshop hosted by Dr. Joanne Goodell is open to 3rd, 4th, and 5th year faculty who will be submitting their eDossier for review in October. We will review the elements of the eDossier system, and how to navigate the system as a candidate. We will also discuss the how the review process is structured and when to expect feedback on your submission.                                                                                      Recording Link

eDossier for Reviewers
Date/ Time: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 11:30AM - 12:30PM

Description: This workshop hosted by Dr. Joanne Goodell is open to all faculty who are involved in department, college, or university peer review committees, including committee members, committee chairs, department chairs and deans/associate deans. In this workshop you will learn how to access candidate materials and how to navigate the e-dossier system as a reviewer. An additional session will be scheduled in Spring for committee chairs who are managing external reviews for tenure and promotion cases.
Recording Link


​​​​​​Archived Workshop Resources

Topic Areas:

Emergency Response Resources page (links to relevant workshops, eLearning's Keep Teaching resources, and resources outside CSU)

To review workshops previously offered, click below for a list of each academic year's offerings.

Recordings of Past eDossier Trainings