Week of February 22, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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On-Demand Professional Development

20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of February 22, 2016)

Dates: Available February 22, 2016 – February 28, 2016
Session Title: How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions?
Presenter: John Orlando, Ph.D. (Associate Director Faculty Resource Center – Northcentral University)

Overview:

A properly crafted question can engage students’ interest, foster ideas and contributions from other students. In little time at all help transform what may have been an uninspired or “flat” classroom into a hotbed of learning in which the ideas and comments of one student are quickly built on by another.

Led by John Orlando, Ph.D., this Magna 20-Minute Mentor (How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions?) focuses on generating dynamic interaction with online students.

You will learn:

  • The difference between good and bad discussion questions.
  • Why questions written for a test or essay do not work in an online environment.
  • How to tease out a good question from different subject matter.
  • Key do’s and don’ts to consider in writing good online discussion questions.

Supplemental materials are also included that feature discussion questions to avoid, discussion questions to use, managing discussion and a sample discussion rubric.

At the conclusion of this professional development program, you will be able to:

  • Develop online discussion questions that generate dynamic interaction.
  • Lead an online classroom discussion successfully.
  • Understand which types of questions work well in an online environment and which ones do not.
  • Understand the key rules for interaction and crafting good discussion questions.

The session link and login information to the February 22nd 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Go2Knowledge (Your Link to On-Demand Professional Development)

UTHSC has purchased an institutional membership to Innovative Educators. Our membership provides all UTHSC faculty and staff access to on-demand events available through the Innovative Educator’s digital library (Go2Knowledge).

The Go2Knowledge library contains over a hundred sessions that fall within six of the following categories:

  • At-risk populations
  • Campus safety
  • Organizational development
  • Student success
  • Teaching and learning
  • Technology

Printable certificates of completion are available for each session. For information related to accessing sessions available through Innovative Educators/Go2Knowledge please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 15, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkplaceBullying031516

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

New Faculty Orientation

Date: April 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM (A light breakfast and lunch will be served)
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – Dining Hall

Register: http://bit.do/NFO-Spring2016

Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This orientation is for ALL new faculty hired after January 1, 2015,  who have NOT YET attended a New Faculty Orientation. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

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