Mission:
Enhancing Teaching to Improve Student Learning
Faculty Development Programs Sheet (PDF version / Word version)
RSVP for these events by calling Faculty Development at 818-677-6536 or by emailing facdev@csun.edu.
Feb. 4 (Mon.) OR Feb. 7 (Thurs.) – Creating “Information Competent” Courses: A Guide to Information Competence (IC) Course Designation (Same session offered twice)
Facilitator: Lynn Lampert (Chair, Reference & Instructional Services), 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Whitsett Rm., Sierra Hall 451. Hosted by Faculty Development and the Office of Undergraduate Studies
Feb. 6 (Wed.) OR Feb. 7 (Thurs.) – Automated Response Systems in Classrooms: A Clicker Demonstration (Same session offered twice)
Facilitator: Randal Cummings (Director, Online Instruction), 2:00-3:30 p.m., Oviatt Library 30 (Garden Level)
Hosted by Online Instruction and Faculty Development
Feb. 14 (Thurs.) AND Feb. 28 (Thurs.) -- Navigating Conflict in Student Teams (A two-session series)
Facilitators: Whitney Scott, David Wakefield, and April Taylor (Child & Adolescent Development), 12:30-2:00 p.m., Sierra Center's Special Events Room (2nd floor of Sierra Center)
Feb. 19 (Tues.) – News Media Literacy – Civic Engagement in the Digital Age
Facilitators: Linda Bowen and Bobbie Eisenstock (Journalism), 12:30-2:00 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
(Offered as part of the 2007-2008 Faculty Development Civic Engagement Series)
Mar. 12 (Wed.) – Critically Thinking about Teaching with Technology
Facilitator: Ron Davidson (Geography), 12:00-1:00 p.m., CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439
March 14 (Fri.) – Writing across the Disciplines in "Non-Writing" Courses: The Moves that Matter
Guest Speakers: Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Whitsett Room, Sierra Hall 451
Apr. 2 (Wed.) – Successful Learning and Teaching Strategies for First Generation Students: What Works
Facilitator: Carrie Rothstein-Fisch (Educational Psychology & Counseling), 3:00–4:30 p.m., Whitsett Rm., Sierra Hall 451
Apr. 3 (Thurs.) –Community Engagement at CSUN
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., University Student Union, Thousand Oaks Room
Hosted by Community Engagement and Faculty Development
(Offered as part of the 2007-2008 Faculty Development Civic Engagement Series
Apr. 9 (Wed.) – E-Portfolios and Assessment
Facilitator: Steve Graves (Geography), 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., CIELO Conference Room, Sierra Hall 439
Apr. 23 (Wed.) – Writing and Reading Across the Disciplines: A Closer Look at Resources for Faculty
Facilitators: Karen Abramowitz (Supplemental Instruction), Pam Bourgeois (English), Ilene Rubenstein (Learning Resource Center), Sheryl Thompson (Director, Learning Resource Center)
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, Learning Resource Center's Writing and Reading Center, Bayramian Hall 414
Apr. 24 (Thurs.) – Let's Have Lunch: Visionary Teaching (RSVP required. Limit 7 faculty.)
Facilitators: Patricia Juarez-Dappe (History) and Kathleen Young (Health Sciences)
University Club Orange Grove Bistro, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Apr. 30 (Wed.) – Balancing Work and Life at CSUN: A Panel Discussion
Panelists: Rafi Efrat (Accounting & Information Systems); Marilynn Filbeck (Interim Associate Dean, College of Health & Human Development); Catherine Jackson (Communication Disorders & Sciences); Teresa Williams-Leon (Associate Dean, College of Humanities); Cynthia Rawitch (Associate Vice President, Undergraduate Studies); and Deone Zell (Management)
1:00-2:30 p.m., University Library's Presentation Room
May 1 (Thurs.) – Let's Have Lunch: Best Practices in Grading (RSVP required. Limit 8 faculty.)
Facilitator: Nazaret Dermendjian (Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics and Past Chair, University Grade Appeals Committee)
12:00-1:30 p.m., University Club Orange Grove Bistro