Upcoming Events
Igniting Reflection: Enhancing Your Teaching with Journals
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
Discover how teaching journals can transform your instructional practice. This Sparkshop explores strategies to effectively document and reflect on your teaching experiences, helping you identify patterns, improve student engagement, and track growth. Whether you're a seasoned instructor or new to reflective practice, this session offers practical tips and inspiration to incorporate journaling into your teaching routine.
Documenting Mentorship: Showcasing Your Impact for Promotion
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
Mentorship is a vital part of faculty work, but it’s not always easy to document. This session will provide practical strategies for capturing and highlighting your mentorship efforts in your promotion dossier. Learn how to effectively showcase the ways you support students outside the classroom—through advising, research, professional development, and more. Join us for a discussion on making your mentorship visible and demonstrating its impact!
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
Inclusive Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop focuses on fostering inclusive teaching strategies in face-to-face classroom settings. Participants will explore practical methods for creating an equitable classroom environment that respects and supports students and their learning preferences. Through discussions and activities, attendees will learn to design syllabi, facilitate discussions, and implement assessments that promote belonging and participation for all students.
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Rubrics and Equity-based Grading
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will introduce participants to the principles of equity-based grading and the use of rubrics to promote fair and transparent assessment at the college and university level. Educators will explore how to design rubrics that align with learning goals while reducing bias and promoting student success across diverse backgrounds. Through hands-on activities and discussions, participants will gain practical tools for implementing grading practices that recognize student effort, growth, and diverse ways of demonstrating knowledge.
Rubrics and Equity-based Grading
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will introduce participants to the principles of equity-based grading and the use of rubrics to promote fair and transparent assessment at the college and university level. Educators will explore how to design rubrics that align with learning goals while reducing bias and promoting student success across diverse backgrounds. Through hands-on activities and discussions, participants will gain practical tools for implementing grading practices that recognize student effort, growth, and diverse ways of demonstrating knowledge.
Springboard to Action! Workshop Gen AI and Faculty
Workshop/Training
This year's Springboard to Action Series event is Gen AI in the Classroom—policies, practices, and the future of learning. Explore the dynamic landscape of AI in education through a series of Ignite Talks that tackle real-world insights and classroom challenges. Join us to unpack the state of play in AI, from classroom practices to broader ethical considerations, and prepare for the future of AI-enhanced learning! The virtual option will only be available to instructors not located on Logan Campus or those needing the accommodation. All Logan Campus instructors are expected to attend the workshop in person. There is a 30 participant cap for in-person attendance and a 30 participant cap for virtual attendance (60 participant cap total).
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
More than Passion: Crafting an Evidence-Based Teaching Statement
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
In this 45-minute session, discover how to transform a teaching philosophy into a concise, impactful statement that resonates with committees, colleagues, and students. Learn practical techniques for reflecting on your pedagogical values and using powerful language to craft an evidence-based statement of teaching. Walk away with a strong framework for and fresh confidence in articulating what makes your teaching effective.
Five Research-Based Practices that Promote Engagement
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
We know students bring more than their brains to class. Research has shown that increased feelings of belonging, autonomy, and competence can increase engagement and improve learning outcomes. Orienting your material in a way that is personally relevant to your students and having an awareness of social comparison are also impactful to students’ learning experiences. This Sparkshop will share how you can implement these ideas into your instructional practices, classroom environment, and the behind-the-scenes administrative work you do to keep a course running. As with all Sparkshops, there will be opportunities for exploring and learning from one another.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
Inclusive Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop focuses on fostering inclusive teaching strategies in face-to-face classroom settings. Participants will explore practical methods for creating an equitable classroom environment that respects and supports students and their learning preferences. Through discussions and activities, attendees will learn to design syllabi, facilitate discussions, and implement assessments that promote belonging and participation for all students.
Concurrent Enrollment Workshop
Workshop/Training
This workshop helps concurrent enrollment instructors discover available USU resources and see how they support teaching excellence and community building. Participants learn about essential Habits of Mind for university success along with Canvas basics and key departmental resources.
Being at your Peak!
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
The professoriate can be a very satisfying life-long career IF it is handled well. Long-term work-life balance requires two things: a vision of what is needed for success professionally and personally and the work habits used by successful academics to achieve long-term work and life satisfaction. This practical interactive workshop, based on the evidence-based Peak Performing model, will explore the challenge of doing well in faculty jobs without having to be perfect. The workshop is based on the workshop, Peak Performing Professor, and the book, The Peak Performing Professor: A Practical Guide to Productivity and Happiness, both by Susan Robison (The Destressor Professor).
What not to do: Group analysis of the “The Worst Lecture Ever”
Workshop/Training | Sparkshops
Sit in your discomfort. This Sparkshop will center around the video "The Worst Lecture Ever," where attendees will analyze and debate the content, presentation style, and impact of this lecture. The session will delve into the elements that make the lecture "the worst," such as poor communication, lack of structure, and an overall disconnection from the students. We will then talk about what qualities make a good lecturer and how this contrasts with the video and what strategies could have been employed to avoid the failures displayed in the video.
AI in Education Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming higher education. The session will cover the potential of AI tools to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the ethical considerations that come with their use. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to personalize learning, improve student engagement, and streamline instructional practices while critically assessing its implications for academic integrity and equity.
Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long interactive workshop introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework for creating more inclusive and flexible learning environments at the college and university level. Participants will explore how to design courses that accommodate diverse learning needs by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will leave with strategies to make their teaching more accessible, supportive, and effective for all students.
Inclusive Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop focuses on fostering inclusive teaching strategies in face-to-face classroom settings. Participants will explore practical methods for creating an equitable classroom environment that respects and supports students and their learning preferences. Through discussions and activities, attendees will learn to design syllabi, facilitate discussions, and implement assessments that promote belonging and participation for all students.
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Inclusive Online Teaching Workshop
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
In this hour-long workshop, participants will explore strategies for creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments at the college and university level. The session will focus on practical approaches to designing accessible course materials, fostering an inclusive online community, and promoting equitable student participation. Through interactive discussions and case studies, educators will learn how to address diverse learning needs in virtual spaces, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to succeed in online courses.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
Contrapower Harassment in Higher Education
Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence
This hour-long workshop will explore the concept of contrapower harassment, where individuals with less institutional power (such as students) harass those with more authority (such as faculty or staff). Participants will learn about the dynamics of contrapower harassment, its impact on college and university environments, and strategies for responding to and preventing these behaviors.
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