Date: Tuesday，September 24，2019 - 11:00am to 12:15pm
Facilitator(s): Linda Stewart
This workshop provides an overview of three fundamental High-impact practices (HIPs): undergraduate research，internships，and community-engaged service learning. Students who participate in HIPS demonstrate greater persistence and appreciation for diversity. Participants will explore ways to incorporate these experiential practices in their traditional or online courses. – September 24, 2019
Date: September 18，2019 | 9:30 - 11:00am
Facilitators: Michele DiPietro，Esther Jordan，Kandice Porter，and Kevin McFall
The Chairs and Directors Mutual Mentoring Group，MMG，provides an opportunity for chairs and directors to build community with like-minded peers and support each other while achieving goals as defined by the group. Members will meet monthly on each campus，at regularly occuring times，to be set by the group.
MMGs can be structured as accountability groups which provide regular check-in times to discuss progress made toward goals，as learning communities which explore ideas，resources and research on themes determined by the group，or as combination of these. Members will have access to supporting CETL Chairs and Directors Mutual Menoring Group D2L content，including literature shared within the community as well as some selected by KSU subject-matter experts，along with co-constructed reflection and discussion prompts.
Kandice Porter and Kevin McFall will serve as a lead mentors for this group on the Kennesaw and Marietta Campuses，respectively. – September 18, 2019
Date: Wednesday，September 18，2019 - 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Facilitator: Mandy McGrew
As our modern lives become busier and the fast-paced world in which we live draws our attention in multiple directions，we have to make choices about what we will do and how we will spend our time. College students are no different. If faculty want students to prioritize their courses，come to class prepared，and spend adequate time on assignments and studying，it is helpful to understand how human motivation works. This 75-minute workshop will introduce several motivation theories and provide opportunities for faculty to identify ways in which they can enhance and direct student motivation to increase engagement in their courses. – September 18, 2019
Date: Thursday，September 12，2019 - 9:30am to 10:15am
Facilitator: Linda Stewart
This workshop examines storytelling as an inclusive and often overlooked pedagogical tool relevant to all disciplines. Drawing upon narrative theory，learning sciences，and personal experiences，this session explores the many functions of storytelling for instructors and students who bring their own stories to the classroom. Participants will explore purposeful narrative strategies to punctuate lectures，enhance discussions，generate student motivation，and create an inclusive classroom environment. – September 12, 2019
Date: Thursday，September 5，2019 - 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Facilitators: Tris Utschig and Michele DiPietro
KSU's It’s About Engagement initiative fosters learning through participation in high impact experiences in undergraduate research，internships/co-ops，and service learning. It’s About Engagement is integral to KSU's mission and vision to "offer high-quality and productive undergraduate ... and co-curricular programs" that "empower the members and graduates of the university community to have the vision，ability，and courage to transform the future." In this workshop，we will explore how It’s About Engagement relates to our own contexts by investigating these questions:
What are the goals and objectives of KSU's It’s About Engagement initiative?
How do faculty and students participate in It’s About Engagement?
What are the characteristics of an It’s About Engagement course?
– September 05, 2019
Date: Tuesday，September 3，2019 - 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Facilitator: Linda Stewart
What could you do to improve lab instruction? This informational webinar addresses easily adaptable teaching strategies for the lab classroom to improve student learning. Small changes can have a big impact. Topics include how to connect lectures and labs，measure student understanding，prioritize safety procedures，assign and evaluate lab reports，and more. – September 03, 2019
Date: Friday，August 30，2019 - 1:25pm to 2:15pm
Facilitator: Hillary Steiner
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) focuses on investigations of teaching practices and student learning within a discipline or across disciplines in higher education. If you are curious about your students’ learning and want to explore the intersection of teaching and scholarship，join us for this interactive webinar，where you’ll gain practical suggestions for any stage of the SoTL research process，from generating initial ideas to presenting or publishing the research. Webinar link and information will be emailed to participants a few days before the webinar. – August 30, 2019
Date: Monday，August 26，2019 - 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Facilitator: Tris Utschig
Learning objectives can sometimes seem static and impersonal in nature. How can we make them come to life in the classroom? Write performance criteria! Performance criteria are the expectations given to learners before a performance that define the characteristics which make up a high quality performance related to achieving a learning objective. Participants attending the workshop will be able to articulate the value of writing and using performance criteria，practice using a methodology for writing performance criteria，and assess performance criteria to improve quality. – August 26, 2019
Date: Monday，August 19，2019 - 10:10am to 11:00am
Facilitator: Linda Stewart
Participants in this webinar will identify ways to introduce and sequence activities in the first week of class that preview what students can expect throughout the semester. Participants will identify and prioritize goal-oriented activities to provoke student curiosity，promote learning，establish expectations，and create a community of learners. Let’s get started in purposeful and productive ways! – August 19, 2019
Date: Friday，May 10，2019 - 8:00am to 5:00pm
Facilitator: Este Jordan
You are invited to the Institute for Early Career Full-Time Faculty. This one-day event will feature workshops on writing narratives for multilevel promotion and tenure reviews，navigating the grant process，negotiating in early career，and teaching for learning at KSU. The Institute also includes lunch. – May 10, 2019
