Facilitator: Kristen Hidinger, CFE Instructional Designer

In this workshop, we will reflect on course design and delivery. We will review standards for high-quality course design (Quality Matters and BGSU rubrics) and share best practices for designing an engaging and student-friendly Canvas course.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify standards for high quality course design
• Reflect on your personal strategies for course design and delivery
• Identify and share your best-practices, lessons learned, and helpful resources regarding course design and teaching
• Use BGSU and QM rubrics to self-assess and enhance aspects of your course design and pedagogy

Facilitator: Jessica Turos, Associate Director of Academic Assessment

Are you teaching a Bowling Green Perspective (BGP) course? Do you have questions about the BGP assessment process? BGP, a comprehensive general education program, provides a University-wide assessment of student learning at BGSU. This virtual session will review the BGP learning outcomes assessment process, demonstrate the steps for using Canvas to submit BGP assessment data, and discuss best practices and lessons learned from the general education assessment process. 

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Import learning outcomes, assessment, and rubric from the BGP Canvas course template into your BGP Canvas course
• Submit BGP assessment data via Canvas
• Identify general education assessment best practices

Facilitators:

• Dr. Siva priya Santhanam, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders & CFE Faculty Associate
• Dr. Victoria VanUitert, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor, School of Inclusive Teacher Education & CFE Faculty Associate

During this workshop, you will explore effective strategies for creating inclusive learning environments that cater to the unique strengths and needs of neurodivergent individuals, delve into a discussion on creating inclusive learning environments for neurodivergent students and faculty, and gain practical tools to foster an enviroment where neurodivergent individuals thrive. This workshop will consist of a mini-lecture, interactive discussions, collaborative activities, and resource sharing.

Anyone interested in promoting neurodiversity and inclusivity in educational settings is welcome to join this session. Don't miss this opportunity to make a positive impact on your educational community. Register now and empower neurodiversity in education!

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify strengths and needs of neurodivergent students
• Design inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming lesson plans and activities
• Create a supportive classroom culture
• Apply strategies to accommodate diverse learners
• Develop a network of inclusive education allies for ongoing support

Facilitator: Weena-Isabelle Gaulin, Ed.D., Assistant Director of Institutional Accreditation and Program Review

Join the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) for a virtual workshop on the process of Program Review at BGSU. Program Review, which is mandated by BGSU's Academic Charter, entails active engagement and contribution of the faculty. During this workshop, you will learn about the phases and requirements of the program review process. Program review resources, tidbits, and examples will be shared. This event is open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, administrative and classified staff members – especially those who might become involved in a program review in Fall 2023 or the near future.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Outline the program review timeline and associated action items
• Apply the components, guidelines, and templates for successfully completing your self-study, visit and annual progress report
• Identify the available OIE resources in support of your program review

This workshop will be recorded. Please register for the workshop if you would like to receive the workshop recording link and indicate in the comments that you will be attending asynchronously. A link to the workshop recording will be sent out after the event to all workshop registrants.

Facilitators: 

• Kristen Hidinger, CFE Instructional Designer
• Jessica Turos, Associate Director of Academic Assessment

During this workshop, you will learn about BGSU’s course evaluation process and discuss ways to apply data to enhance teaching and learning in future semesters. We will explore campus-wide and college-specific results from previous semesters and review how to access course evaluation results and feedback. We will also discuss pedagogical tools and strategies based on each of the six common evaluative questions.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify the course evaluation process at BGSU (including timelines and key dates)
• Discuss campus-wide results
• Access course evaluation results for specific courses you teach
• Share and discuss pedagogical strategies for the 6 common questions

Facilitator: Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer

Camtasia is a powerful application that allows you to record your screen, create, and share dynamic videos. You can use Camtasia to record PowerPoint lectures, Canvas course introductions, homework reviews, and other custom videos that are tailored around your course content. You will get hands-on experience by producing and editing a video and integrating it into your Canvas course.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Compare and contrast BGSU approved screen capture software
• Produce a screen capture recording using Camtasia
• Edit the video using Camtasia
• Integrate your video into your Canvas course

Requirements: Camtasia installed on a laptop.

Note: While this workshop is open to all members of the BGSU teaching community, only Faculty can request Camtasia from ITS using the University Device Software Installation Request. 

Facilitators: Dr. Chelsea Chandler, CFE Director, & Krys Ingman, CFE Graduate Assistant

This workshop serves as an introduction to the creation of two types of accessible documents: word processor files and slideshow presentations. You will learn the basic steps to making Word Documents and PowerPoints accessible to visually impaired readers. During this workshop, you will also engage with the accessibility checker provided by Microsoft Suite to investigate and remedy accessibility issues present within existing documents. All BGSU faculty members, staff, and graduate students interested in learning how to create accessible documents will benefit from the opportunity to practice remediating sample documents.

In this workshop you will learn how to:

• Identify the basic steps required for document accessibility 
• Design basic accessible documents 
• Locate and utilize the Accessibility Checker provided by Microsoft Suite 
• Fix accessibility issues discovered by the Accessibility Checker 

Facilitator: Jennifer Stuart, Assistant Teaching Professor, Applied Statistics and Operations Research (ASOR) & CFE Faculty Associate

Thinking about the upcoming semester? Want to revise your syllabus and, more importantly, get students to engage with it?  This workshop is designed to provide a space for you to critically evaluate your own syllabus and/or existing syllabi examples to determine the messaging sent to students that may impact how they view your course, content, and classroom environment. Additionally, you will work with peers to develop syllabi language to turn fixed mindset phrasing into growth mindset phrasing. Finally, we will discuss activities that can be employed on the first day of a new semester to get students to engage with the syllabus you have created, their classmates, and you! 

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify the messages syllabi language send to students
• Develop syllabi language to promote a growth mindset
• Employ an activity on the first day of class to get students to engage with the syllabus, classmates, and you

Facilitator: PJ Mays, Assistant Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Firelands

Faculty180 is the faculty activity reporting system that is used for Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion (RPT), as well as merit, accreditation, reporting, and other processes. Faculty members are able to document their achievements in research, teaching, and service via the Faculty180 system. Faculty180  is easily accessible via your MyBGSU portal and can be used to create CVs, reports, and other documentation.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Access the Faculty180 system
• Setup your profile
• Report your activities on the platform
• Upload documents and supplemental materials to the platform
• Import scholarly works from Google Scholar and other sources

If you were unable to attend this session, a Zoom recording of the session is available.

Facilitators: 

• Laura Sheets, Assistant Professor/Library Instruction Coordinator, Library Teaching & Learning

• Maureen Barry, Acting First Year Experience Coordinator, Library Teaching & Learning

The punitive language used when discussing plagiarism and academic dishonesty in higher education creates an environment of mistrust, shame, and guilt in our learning spaces. In this workshop, you will learn about how a shift in the language used around citations and academic dishonesty can ease student stress and create a relationship of care between you and your students. We will share multidisciplinary perspectives from the literature, engage in a discussion, and ideate new approaches to discussing citation practices with students. You will gain practical strategies for immediate implementation.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Recognize how the punitive culture of citations in higher education works against our educational mission
• Communicate the value of information and the WHY of citation practices to students who are novices to these concepts
• Implement different approaches to teaching citations in order to cultivate a more inclusive, less fearful classroom culture

Facilitator: Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer

In this workshop, we will discuss how to create a New Quiz in Canvas and how to set up quiz settings. New Quizzes is an updated assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and replaces the Classic Quizzes functionality. We will explore new question types such as Categorization, Ordering, and Hot Spots as well as discuss how to manage item banks. You will have an opportunity to create questions in an item bank in one of your Canvas courses and utilize the item bank in a quiz.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify question types
• Explore what the student sees when taking a quiz
• Moderate exams for accessibility
• Create New Quiz question banks

Facilitator: Jessica Turos, Associate Director of Academic Assessment

Are you completing a SAAC report? Do you have questions? All programs have program learning outcomes and those program learning outcomes are assessed on an annual basis via the Student Achievement Assessment Committee (SAAC) reporting process. This virtual session will review the SAAC reporting process, including the assessment plan and reporting cycle, short-form assessment reports, long-form assessment reports, and rubrics. During this session, we also will discuss best practices and lessons learned from the SAAC reporting process.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Format the assessment plan and reporting cycle
• Complete short- and long-form assessment reports
• Identify program learning outcomes assessment best practices

Facilitators:

• Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer 
• Kristen Hidinger, CFE Instructional Designer

If you're new to teaching with Canvas, this workshop is for you! You’ll have the opportunity to customize your Canvas course ensuring that your courses are suited to your teaching style. We will work together to explore Canvas features and best practices in course design.

During this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Use global navigation and access your course
  
• Customize the course settings and navigation
• Upload course files and documents
• Create and add content, assignments, and weekly modules
• Manage Gradebook & Speedgrader

Facilitator: Kristen Hidinger, CFE Instructional Designer  

If you're new to teaching with Canvas as a graduate student instructor, this workshop is for you! You’ll have the opportunity to customize your Canvas course ensuring that your courses are suited to your teaching style. We will work together to explore Canvas features and best practices in course design.

During this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Use global navigation and access your course
  
• Customize the course settings and navigation
• Upload course files and documents
• Create and add content, assignments, and weekly modules
• Manage Gradebook & Speedgrader

Facilitator: Chelsea Chandler, CFE Director

Taking a proactive approach to modifying or creating accessible course content (images, documents, presentations, videos, etc.) can be helpful for both you and your students. A demonstration of key accessibility practices will take place during the workshop, followed by time to practice a skill and ask questions. This workshop is only an introduction. You will leave with additional information and resources about accessible content creation.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify accessibility best practices for common course content types
• Identify the relevant features of A11y LTI for Canvas
• Locate additional resources related to accessibility and accommodations for students

Facilitator: Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer

Are you looking for ways to make a lasting impact on students while engaging them with your course content? Join us to learn more about what micro-learning means and what it takes to create personalized micro-learning videos that will connect learners to your material. We will identify the benefits of producing micro-learning videos for your classes and discuss best practices for creating effective, accessible videos as well as exploring different platforms where you can host your videos. In this session, you will have the opportunity to create a script or outline for a topic from one of your courses to prepare for your first video!

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Define micro-learning videos
• Identify the benefits of producing micro-learning videos
• Discuss steps and best practices involved in creating micro-learning videos
• Explore the different platforms for hosting videos
• Discover closed captioning best practices
• Create a script or outline based on a topic from your course

Facilitators:  

• Jaclyn Calderon, Coordinator, Student Success

• Kim Brooks, Director, Student Success Analytics and Technology

Navigate is BGSU's student success platform, uniting students, administrators, advisors, faculty and other staff in a collaborative network to improve student support. You can use the Navigate application to schedule meetings with students, have proactive appointment-based outreach, and track student interactions. The platform is easily accessible via your MyBGSU portal, and you can sync your Navigate calendar with Microsoft Exchange and your BGSU email.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Access the platform
• Search for students and pull up student information 
• Issue Early Alerts and individual Alerts
• Set up your availability and schedule appointments
  

Facilitator: Kristen Hidinger, CFE Instructional Designer  

In this workshop, you will learn how to design a student-friendly course in Canvas. Throughout the workshop, we will review the BGSU Canvas Course Template and discuss best practices for organizing your course content in Canvas. We will explore best-practices for course design and discuss design options that align with your pedagogy and course content. We will also discuss BGSU student feedback about course design and share strategies that have worked well for BGSU instructors.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify a course layout that works for your pedagogy and course content
• Design a Canvas course that students can easily and efficiently navigate
• Organize modules and course content based on best practices for course design and feedback from BGSU students

Panel Members:

• Glenn Davis, Vice President for Student Engagement and Success
• Sarah Jurden, Director, Student Success Strategies and Initiatives
• Banks Blair, Director, Academic Advising
• Adrienne Lynn Ausdenmoore, Executive Director, Geoffrey H. Radbill Center for College and Life Design
• Jaclyn Calderon, Coordinator, Student Success

Want to learn more about the resources and programs that are available to students to support their success and how you can connect students to these support systems? This panel discussion will feature individuals from across campus who will share information about the different student success initiatives and support programs that are currently in place at BGSU.   

This discussion will cover:

• The Early Alert system
• The role of Outreach Coordinators
• The academic advising process
• Life Design and its role in supporting student success
• How to connect students to the resources and support they need

If you were unable to attend this session, a Zoom recording of the session is available.

Facilitator: Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer

Are you an instructor looking to enhance the courses you’re teaching using video content and looking for a quiet space to record? Join us for an immersive workshop where you'll learn how to utilize our video recording studio. Through hands-on experience you'll learn how to operate the video camera, lighting kit, and microphone, empowering you to deliver engaging and visually appealing instructional videos.

You'll have the opportunity to work directly with the equipment, experiment with different setups, and record a video session using the video recording studio. This workshop is open to instructors and staff.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Discover best practices for video recording
• Identify best practices for using a green screen
• Operate the studio camera, lights, and microphone
• Produce a video using the black background or green screen

Facilitator: Katie Stygles, Ph.D., Interim Chief Diversity and Belonging Officer; Director, Multicultural Affairs & LGBTQ+ Programs

The Safe Zone workshop promotes awareness of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer +) people. The workshop provides education concerning LGBTQ+ issues and seeks to improve the environment for LGBTQ+ people. This workshop helps to build a support network of allies for the BGSU LGBTQ+ community.

Workshop goals and learning objectives include:

• To increase awareness of LGBTQ+ people and issues.
• To help build a support network of LGBTQ+ allies on BGSU's campus.
• To introduce working definitions of LGBTQ+ terminology, symbols, and flags and to clarify misconceptions.
• To help clarify understanding of gender identity, gender expression/presentation, sex assigned at birth, sexual and romantic orientations.
• To explore topic of social construction of LGBTQ+ identities.
• To discover an understanding of heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia.
• To learn about local LGBTQ+ resources and sources for continuing education.

Please note: This workshop must have a minimum of at least 8 people registered in order to proceed as scheduled. You will be contacted if the workshop is cancelled due to not meeting minimum registration requirements.

Facilitator: Lisa Hanasono, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Media & Communication & CFE Faculty Associate

Being a new faculty member at BGSU brings many exciting opportunities! From teaching new courses and mentoring students to sparking new research collaborations and being part of a dynamic campus community, there are ample ways for faculty members to get involved and connected. To support and sustain new faculty members’ success, it can be helpful to proactively establish and maintain boundaries. In this interactive workshop, new faculty members will explore a collection of strategies for setting healthier boundaries. In doing so, we aim to proactively prevent burnout and lay the foundational framework for better work-life balance. 

This interactive workshop provides valuable approaches, strategies, and resources on creating, establishing, and maintaining healthier boundaries with students, colleagues, and people in our networks.  

By completing this workshop, you should be able to:

• Discuss three common mistakes that faculty members make in the area of boundary-making
• Identify the three dimensions of burnout (World Health Organization, 2019)
• Describe at least five boundary-making strategies that aim to prevent burnout and support a more sustainable work-life balance
• Identify at least 5 additional resources that BGSU faculty can use to help them establish and maintain healthier boundaries with students, colleagues, and people in networks

Workshop Facilitator: Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer 

Are you looking for ways to create interactive videos to engage students in discussion and assessment? Canvas Studio is a screen capture tool that allows you to create engaging videos right within Canvas. The Studio interface allows for in-video commenting and low-stakes quizzing.

During this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Identify Canvas Studio features
• Compare and contrast BGSU approved screen capture software
• Discover how to record and edit videos
• Create in-video quizzes and discussions
• Apply auto-closed captioning
• Utilize student analytics

Facilitator: Lisa Hanasono, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Media & Communication & CFE Faculty Associate

Are you interested in advancing your research and scholarship? We warmly invite you to join us at the CFE’s on-site writing session on September 28th. 

This session is designed to provide you with an opportunity to connect with colleagues, boost your research productivity, and get some writing done. At the beginning of the session, you will have an opportunity to network with other participants and set your specific writing goals. Next, we will set a timer for one hour. During this period, you will write and work quietly on your own research projects. At the end of the session, you will complete a brief wrap-up activity and receive information about additional resources that aim to boost your research productivity.

This Write On-Site session is designed to boost your research productivity while providing additional layers of accountability, support, and connection.  

By completing this session, you should be able to:

• Identify specific and attainable writing goals
• Advance your research by completing a 1-hour writing session
• Connect with BGSU colleagues who share your interest in boosting your research productivity
• Identify at least 5 resources that can continue to support your research and writing

To make the most of this session, we ask that you bring your own laptops and/or writing materials.