Resources

Teaching through Disruption

Are you new to remote teaching and need to get up and running? Check out Faculty Development's strategies and tips for "Teaching through Disruption."

Teaching Toolkit

Interested in exploring ideas to enhance your teaching? The Teaching Toolkit is your stop to gather resources to help you both in and out of the classroom.

New Faculty Foundations

Faculty Development welcomes newly hired faculty with the intention of guiding them through the process of joining the CSUN community of faculty, staff and students.

eLearning

Dive into pedagogical practices, tools, and strategies in the eLearning Institute program and get ready to create learning experiences that will help your students reach their goals in an effective and efficient manner.

New Faculty Handbook

This self-paced resource is designed to meet the needs of new faculty before you start your position and beyond. The handbook introduces faculty to critical information to begin teaching at CSUN, as well as key information and contacts so you can quickly acclimate with your new campus community.  

Navigating Your Initial Review

This resource is intended to assist first-year tenure-track faculty members to gain a better understanding about the process and timeline of the first year of review. This PIF organizer document is a collaborative effort between Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs.

National Center Faculty Development & Diversity

The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), is a nationally recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty. CSUN is currently an institutional member so join today!

Teaching

• CSUN Teaching Toolkit
• ACUE's Online Teaching Toolkit
• Faculty Focus Articles

Scholarship

• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
• Office of Research & Sponsored Projects
• Hanover Research

Service

• What is Service?
• Faculty Senate Standing Committees
• HR Professional Development Training 

CSUN Teaching Toolkit

• Active Learning Strategies
• Building Community
• Designing & Facilitating Effective Teams
• Early Alerts
• eLearning & Online Teaching Resources
• Equity-Minded Teaching
• Metacognition Teaching Strategies
• Modalities of Teaching and Learning (including HyFlex)
• Navigating Courageous Conversations
• Online Interactions
• Policies & Teaching Guidance
• Promote Academic Honesty
• Syllabus Ideas & Policies
• Teaching Effectiveness Frameworks
• Teaching through Disruption
• Transparent Assignments

eLearning

• Quality Learning and Teaching Framework

• Digital Tools for Creating Content and Activities
• eLearning Essentials Canvas Site
• CSU Online Course Services

Balance

• Student Recreation Center (e.g. Lunchtime Express)

• Institute for Community Health & Wellbeing (e.g. Wellbeing Virtual Program, Commit to be Fit)
• Oasis Wellness Center (e.g. Programs for Faculty/Staff)
• Marilyn Magaram Center (e.g. Virtual Events)
• Klotz Student Health Center (e.g. Health Promotion & Wellness program)

Equity

• Center for Urban Education USC
• CORA Learning(e.g., Webinars such as Black Minds Matter; Employing Equity-Minded & Culturally-Affirming Teaching and Learning Practices in Virtual Learning Communities)
• Peralta Online Teaching Equity Rubric
• Getting Up to Speed-with-Online-Teaching (practicing equity online)
• Inclusive and Equitable Teaching: ACUE Curriculum Crosswalk

Data Informed

• Institutional Research:CSUN Counts & Inside Counts
• CSU Chancellor Office Dashboards: Graduation Rates, Faculty Interests, Equity Gaps

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