Semester Schedule
CETL Faculty Development Fall 2024
Click on event titles to register. Part-Time Instructors are invited to all events.
Chronological Schedule of Events
Lab: Teaching in Light of Generative AI
Asynchronous D2L: Monday, June 3-Friday, June 7, 2024
Wrap-up Meeting on Teams: Friday, June 7, 2024, 10-11 am
Facilitators: Josie Baudier, Rachel Rupprecht, & Teresa Hutchins
CETL invites you to participate in an asynchronous 5-day lab on teaching in light of generative artificial intelligence (AI). By successfully completing it, you will be able to:
- Identify opportunities and challenges of using generative AI tools in teaching and learning,
- Develop strategies and best practices for creating authentic, transparent, and ethical assignments that align with course learning outcomes.
- Engage in self-paced activities and discussions having the opportunity to apply to design or revise an assignment.
Engagement: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Courses Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
The US Department of Education has implemented RSI requirements to help distinguish online courses from simply being correspondence courses. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn what RSI is and how you can implement RSI in your online courses.
Modular Course Design Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Module course design is a way to organize your online course so that students can find it navigable and intuitive. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn how to organize your course.
College Teaching Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
College Teaching identifies the expectations of GHC faculty in regards to teaching. The workshop will provide research-based pedagogical strategies for college-level students in all modalities. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn more about andragogy and higher education classroom expectations.
Strong Start: New Part-Time Instructor Orientation
Monday, August 5, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Teresa Hutchins
All part-time instructors new to GHC should join to meet with their division chairs, network with instructors, learn more about GHC, explore necessary teaching practices and strategies to support their success.
Strong Start: D2L for New & Returning Instructors (Full and Part Time)
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | D2L Drop-in: 9:00am-2:00pm | C-160 & C-170, Cartersville | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Teresa Hutchins
Join us for hands-on assistance setting up or updating quizzes, assignments, discussions, gradebook, and more in D2L for all your classes. Bring your questions and leave ready for a Strong Start to the fall semester!
Strong Start: Classroom Climate Webinar
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier
Class climate can make or break a semester! In this workshop, examine your own classroom climate and determine ways to improve the student experience. Join us in exploring ways to reduce student anxiety and support student mental health.
Strong Start: Classroom Engagement Webinar
Tuesday, August 22, 2024 | 2-3 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Teresa Hutchins
Join us for a discussion about classroom engagement. Whether face-to-face or online, hear from your colleagues about the activities and techniques they use to engage with students while chiming in with your own techniques. Bring your ideas and get ready to enhance the learning experience for your students.
Strong Start: Student Feedback Webinar
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 2-3pm | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
We always think of course evaluations as the way to get feedback from our students. Course evaluations only come at the end of the semester. Did you know you should be asking for student feedback throughout the entire course? Join us as we go beyond course evaluations to talk about student feedback and the ways in which you can get that input from students throughout the entire semester.
Panel: Pedagogical Best Practices for Supporting Students with Accommodations
Date and Time - TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
How can you teach in ways that support your students with accommodations from Disability Access? Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions!
Lab: Teaching in Light of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Asynchronous - September 16-20, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting - September 20, 2024 | 10:00-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
This lab has three modules—(1) How does AI work?; (2) Assignments and AI; (3) Course Policy and Plan—in which you will explore the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI tools in teaching and learning. Expected time of completion is 4 hours. In this lab, you will discuss AI, reflect on AI’s attempt to complete an assignment, and draft a course policy and plan for AI usage in your course(s).
FLC: Secret Thoughts of Successful Women and Men: Why Capable People Suffer from Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of it
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | Date & Time: TBD | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Join this faculty learning community focused on the insightful book "The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women and Men" by Dr. Valerie Young. In this powerful read, Dr. Young explores the pervasive phenomenon of imposter syndrome and provides strategies for overcoming feelings of inadequacy despite accomplishments. Together, we will delve into this thought-provoking work and share perspectives on thriving professionally while navigating self-doubt. It is important to note that this FLC will meet for the fall and spring semesters. Free copies of the book to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Active and Experiential Online Learning
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | Date & Time: TBD | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
Active learning is an important high-impact practice for higher education. It can be difficult to do active learning in online courses. This FLC will explore active learning and high-impact practices for online learning. Participants in this year-long FLC will learn about the reasons for active learning in online courses and best practices for creating active learning opportunities during the first two meetings of the FLC. Participants will then focus on planning an active learning activity for their course, to be implemented during the spring semester, while continuing research on active learning and high-impact practices. After spring implementation, participants will gather data to be presented at the 2025 Academic Showcase. It is important to note that this a year-long FLC.
FLC: Part-Time Instructors
Eight Monthly Meetings | Sept-May | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
Want to network with and learn from other part-time instructors at GHC? Join us to share tips, resources, ideas, struggles, and more.
FLC: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
What does generative AI mean for how you teach? What does it mean for how and what your students should learn? Join this FLC to hash it out in six monthly meetings for the 24-25 academic year. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Teaching with AI (bit.ly/twaijh) available to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Grading for Growth
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
Does grading ever feel futile, tedious, or pointless? There’s a better way! (Or rather, many better ways.) Join this FLC to explore the what, why, and how of numerous alternative grading approaches. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Grading for Growth (bit.ly/gfgghc) available to the first ten registrants.
Teaching Squares
Three Visits to Colleagues' Classes | Sept - Nov 2024 | Lunch Conversation with your Teaching Square | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
A Teaching Square is a group of four instructors from different disciplines who come together to:
- engage in reciprocal classroom visits to observe teaching techniques
- share teaching materials and ideas
- reflect on classroom observations together
- share reflections with colleagues and describe them in a way that is general, personal, and positive
Teaching Squares help instructors improve teaching and build community through a structured, non-threatening process of classroom observation and shared reflection. Teaching Squares capture the best aspects of peer consultation—observation and discussion—while eliminating the elements of judgement and evaluation.
Interested? Enter your information on the registration form and we'll match you with three of your colleagues. Then, each of you will visit each other's classes (as your schedules permit, likely individually) to observe. Afterward, you'll gather (for lunch or coffee possibly) to discuss what you learned.
Panel: Doing RSI without Burning Out
Date: TBD | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
How can you engage in regular substantive interaction with students in your online courses without burning out? Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions!
Panel: Teaching Time Management
Date: TBD | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
The USG's Core IMPACTS system identifies time management as a career competency to be taught in courses in the Institution area of the core curriculum. Experience proves it also to be an essential skill in all other courses. Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they explain how they teach students time management. Bring your questions!
Lab: Design of 8-Week Courses
Asynchronous: October 14-18, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Rachel Rupprecht
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting: Friday, October 18, 2024 | 10:00am-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Rachel Rupprecht
This lab will familiarize you with best practices for designing and teaching 8-week courses, provide a forum for you to collaboratively address challenges and share strategies, and equip you to teach these courses well. It should take you four hours. Your work in it will culminate with the creation of a schedule for your own 8-week course.
Teaching Squares
Three Visits to Colleagues' Classes | Sept - Nov 2024 | Lunch Conversation with your Teaching Square | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
A Teaching Square is a group of four instructors from different disciplines who come together to:
- engage in reciprocal classroom visits to observe teaching techniques
- share teaching materials and ideas
- reflect on classroom observations together
- share reflections with colleagues and describe them in a way that is general, personal, and positive
Teaching Squares help instructors improve teaching and build community through a structured, non-threatening process of classroom observation and shared reflection. Teaching Squares capture the best aspects of peer consultation—observation and discussion—while eliminating the elements of judgement and evaluation.
Interested? Enter your information on the registration form and we'll match you with three of your colleagues. Then, each of you will visit each other's classes (as your schedules permit, likely individually) to observe. Afterward, you'll gather (for lunch or coffee possibly) to discuss what you learned.
Panel: Teaching Information Literacy
Date & Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
The USG's Core IMPACTS system identifies information literacy as a career competency to be taught in courses in the Mathematics, Humanities, and Writing areas of the core curriculum. What is information literacy? Why does it matter? How can we effectively teach it? Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they address these and related questions. Bring your own questions, too!
Teaching Squares
Three Visits to Colleagues' Classes | Sept - Nov 2024 | Lunch Conversation with your Teaching Square | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
A Teaching Square is a group of four instructors from different disciplines who come together to:
- engage in reciprocal classroom visits to observe teaching techniques
- share teaching materials and ideas
- reflect on classroom observations together
- share reflections with colleagues and describe them in a way that is general, personal, and positive
Teaching Squares help instructors improve teaching and build community through a structured, non-threatening process of classroom observation and shared reflection. Teaching Squares capture the best aspects of peer consultation—observation and discussion—while eliminating the elements of judgement and evaluation.
Interested? Enter your information on the registration form and we'll match you with three of your colleagues. Then, each of you will visit each other's classes (as your schedules permit, likely individually) to observe. Afterward, you'll gather (for lunch or coffee possibly) to discuss what you learned.
Topical Schedule of Events
Strong Start: New Part-Time Instructor Orientation
Monday, August 5, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Teresa Hutchins
All part-time instructors new to GHC should join to meet with their division chairs, network with instructors, learn more about GHC, explore necessary teaching practices and strategies to support their success.
Strong Start: D2L for New & Returning Instructors (Full and Part Time)
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | D2L Drop-in: 9:00am-2:00pm | C-160 & C-170, Cartersville | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Teresa Hutchins
Join us for hands-on assistance setting up or updating quizzes, assignments, discussions, gradebook, and more in D2L for all your classes. Bring your questions and leave ready for a Strong Start to the fall semester!
Strong Start: Classroom Climate Webinar
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier
Class climate can make or break a semester! In this workshop, examine your own classroom climate and determine ways to improve the student experience. Join us in exploring ways to reduce student anxiety and support student mental health.
Strong Start: Classroom Engagement Webinar
Tuesday, August 22, 2024 | 2-3 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Teresa Hutchins
Join us for a discussion about classroom engagement. Whether face-to-face or online, hear from your colleagues about the activities and techniques they use to engage with students while chiming in with your own techniques. Bring your ideas and get ready to enhance the learning experience for your students.
Strong Start: Student Feedback Webinar
Tuesday, August 28, 2024 | 2-3pm | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
We always think of course evaluations as the way to get feedback from our students. Course evaluations only come at the end of the semester. Did you know you should be asking for student feedback throughout the entire course? Join us as we go beyond course evaluations to talk about student feedback and the ways in which you can get that input from students throughout the entire semester.
Engagement: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Courses Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
The US Department of Education has implemented RSI requirements to help distinguish online courses from simply being correspondence courses. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn what RSI is and how you can implement RSI in your online courses.
Modular Course Design Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Module course design is a way to organize your online course so that students can find it navigable and intuitive. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn how to organize your course.
College Teaching Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
College Teaching identifies the expectations of GHC faculty in regards to teaching. The workshop will provide research-based pedagogical strategies for college-level students in all modalities. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn more about andragogy and higher education classroom expectations.
Strong Start: Classroom Climate Webinar
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier
Class climate can make or break a semester! In this workshop, examine your own classroom climate and determine ways to improve the student experience. Join us in exploring ways to reduce student anxiety and support student mental health.
Strong Start: Classroom Engagement Webinar
Tuesday, August 22, 2024 | 2-3 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Teresa Hutchins
Join us for a discussion about classroom engagement. Whether face-to-face or online, hear from your colleagues about the activities and techniques they use to engage with students while chiming in with your own techniques. Bring your ideas and get ready to enhance the learning experience for your students.
Strong Start: Student Feedback Webinar
Tuesday, August 28, 2024 | 2-3pm | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
We always think of course evaluations as the way to get feedback from our students. Course evaluations only come at the end of the semester. Did you know you should be asking for student feedback throughout the entire course? Join us as we go beyond course evaluations to talk about student feedback and the ways in which you can get that input from students throughout the entire semester.
Lab: Design of 8-Week Courses
Asynchronous - October 14-18, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting - October 18, 2024 | 10:00-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
This lab will familiarize you with best practices for designing and teaching 8-week courses, provide a forum for you to collaboratively address challenges and share strategies, and equip you to teach these courses well. It should take you four hours to complete. Your work in the lab will culminate with the creation of a schedule for your own 8-week course.
Engagement: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Courses Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
The US Department of Education has implemented RSI requirements to help distinguish online courses from simply being correspondence courses. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn what RSI is and how you can implement RSI in your online courses.
Modular Course Design Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Module course design is a way to organize your online course so that students can find it navigable and intuitive. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn how to organize your course.
College Teaching Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
College Teaching identifies the expectations of GHC faculty in regards to teaching. The workshop will provide research-based pedagogical strategies for college-level students in all modalities. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn more about andragogy and higher education classroom expectations.
FLC: Secret Thoughts of Successful Women and Men: Why Capable People Suffer from Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of it
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | Date & Time: TBD | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Join this faculty learning community focused on the insightful book "The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women and Men" by Dr. Valerie Young. In this powerful read, Dr. Young explores the pervasive phenomenon of imposter syndrome and provides strategies for overcoming feelings of inadequacy despite accomplishments. Together, we will delve into this thought-provoking work and share perspectives on thriving professionally while navigating self-doubt. It is important to note that this FLC will meet for the fall and spring semesters. Free copies of the book to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Active and Experiential Online Learning
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | Date & Time: TBD | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
Active learning is an important high-impact practice for higher education. It can be difficult to do active learning in online courses. This FLC will explore active learning and high-impact practices for online learning. Participants in this year-long FLC will learn about the reasons for active learning in online courses and best practices for creating active learning opportunities during the first two meetings of the FLC. Participants will then focus on planning an active learning activity for their course, to be implemented during the spring semester, while continuing research on active learning and high-impact practices. After spring implementation, participants will gather data to be presented at the 2025 Academic Showcase. It is important to note that this a year-long FLC.
FLC: Part-Time Instructors
Eight Monthly Meetings | Sept-May | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
Want to network with and learn from other part-time instructors at GHC? Join us to share tips, resources, ideas, struggles, and more.
FLC: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
What does generative AI mean for how you teach? What does it mean for how and what your students should learn? Join this FLC to hash it out in six monthly meetings for the 24-25 academic year. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Teaching with AI (bit.ly/twaijh) available to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Grading for Growth
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
Does grading ever feel futile, tedious, or pointless? There’s a better way! (Or rather, many better ways.) Join this FLC to explore the what, why, and how of numerous alternative grading approaches. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Grading for Growth (bit.ly/gfgghc) available to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
What does generative AI mean for how you teach? What does it mean for how and what your students should learn? Join this FLC to hash it out in six monthly meetings for the 24-25 academic year. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Teaching with AI (bit.ly/twaijh) available to the first ten registrants.
Lab: Teaching in Light of Generative AI
Asynchronous - September 16-20, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting - September 20, 2024 | 10:00-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
This lab has three modules—(1) How does AI work?; (2) Assignments and AI; (3) Course Policy and Plan—in which you will explore the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI tools in teaching and learning. Expected time of completion is 4 hours. In this lab, you will discuss AI, reflect on AI’s attempt to complete an assignment, and draft a course policy and plan for AI usage in your course(s).
Panel: Pedagogical Best Practices for Supporting Students with Accommodations
September | Date & Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
How can you teach in ways that support your students with accommodations from Disability Access? Join your GHC colleagues as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions! Panelists to be announced in September.
Panel: Doing RSI without Burning Out
October | Date & Time : TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
How can you engage in regular and substantive interaction with students in your online courses without burning out? Join your GHC colleagues as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions! Panelists to be announced in September.
Panel: Teaching Time Management
October | Date & Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
The USG's Core IMPACTS system identifies time management as a career competency to be taught in courses in the Institution area of the core curriculum. Experience proves it also to be an essential skill in all other courses. Join your GHC colleagues as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions! Panelists to be announced in September.
Panel: Teaching Information Literacy
November | Date & Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
The USG's Core IMPACTS system identifies information literacy as a career competency to be taught in courses in the Mathematics, Humanities, and Writing areas of the core curriculum. What is information literacy? Why does it matter? How can we effectively teach it? Join your GHC colleagues as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions! Panelists to be announced in September.
Teaching Squares
Three Visits to Colleagues' Classes | Sept - Nov 2024 | Lunch Conversation with your Teaching Square | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
A Teaching Square is a group of four instructors from different disciplines who come together to:
- engage in reciprocal classroom visits to observe teaching techniques
- share teaching materials and ideas
- reflect on classroom observations together
- share reflections with colleagues and describe them in a way that is general, personal, and positive
Teaching Squares help instructors improve teaching and build community through a structured, non-threatening process of classroom observation and shared reflection. Teaching Squares capture the best aspects of peer consultation—observation and discussion—while eliminating the elements of judgement and evaluation.
Interested? Enter your information on the registration form and we'll match you with three of your colleagues. Then, each of you will visit each other's classes (as your schedules permit, likely individually) to observe. Afterward, you'll gather (for lunch or coffee possibly) to discuss what you learned.
Schedule of Events by Modality
Strong Start: D2L for New & Returning Instructors
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | D2L Drop-in: 9:00am-2:00pm | C-160 & C-170, Cartersville | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Teresa Hutchins
Join us for hands-on assistance setting up or updating quizzes, assignments, discussions, gradebook, and more in D2L for all your classes. Bring your questions and leave ready for a Strong Start to the fall semester!
Teaching Squares
Three Visits to Colleagues' Classes | Sept - Nov 2024 | Lunch Conversation with your Teaching Square | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
A Teaching Square is a group of four instructors from different disciplines who come together to:
- engage in reciprocal classroom visits to observe teaching techniques
- share teaching materials and ideas
- reflect on classroom observations together
- share reflections with colleagues and describe them in a way that is general, personal, and positive
Teaching Squares help instructors improve teaching and build community through a structured, non-threatening process of classroom observation and shared reflection. Teaching Squares capture the best aspects of peer consultation—observation and discussion—while eliminating the elements of judgement and evaluation.
Strong Start: New Part-Time Instructor Orientation
Monday, August 5, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Teresa Hutchins
All part-time instructors new to GHC should join to meet with their division chairs, network with instructors, learn more about GHC, explore necessary teaching practices and strategies to support their success.
Strong Start: Classroom Climate Webinar
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier
Class climate can make or break a semester! In this workshop, examine your own classroom climate and determine ways to improve the student experience. Join us in exploring ways to reduce student anxiety and support student mental health.
Strong Start: Classroom Engagement Webinar
Tuesday, August 22, 2024 | 2-3 pm | Teams | Facilitators: Teresa Hutchins
Join us for a discussion about classroom engagement. Whether face-to-face or online, hear from your colleagues about the activities and techniques they use to engage with students while chiming in with your own techniques. Bring your ideas and get ready to enhance the learning experience for your students.
Strong Start: Student Feedback Webinar
Tuesday, August 28, 2024 | 2-3pm | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
We always think of course evaluations as the way to get feedback from our students. Course evaluations only come at the end of the semester. Did you know you should be asking for student feedback throughout the entire course? Join us as we go beyond course evaluations to talk about student feedback and the ways in which you can get that input from students throughout the entire semester.
Panel: Pedagogical Best Practices for Supporting Students with Accommodations
Date and Time - TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
How can you teach in ways that support your students with accommodations from Disability Access? Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions!
Lab: Teaching in Light of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Asynchronous - September 16-20, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting - September 20, 2024 | 10:00-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
This lab has three modules—(1) How does AI work?; (2) Assignments and AI; (3) Course Policy and Plan—in which you will explore the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI tools in teaching and learning. Expected time of completion is 4 hours. In this lab, you will discuss AI, reflect on AI’s attempt to complete an assignment, and draft a course policy and plan for AI usage in your course(s).
FLC: Secret Thoughts of Successful Women and Men: Why Capable People Suffer from Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of it
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | Date & Time: TBD | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Join this faculty learning community focused on the insightful book "The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women and Men" by Dr. Valerie Young. In this powerful read, Dr. Young explores the pervasive phenomenon of imposter syndrome and provides strategies for overcoming feelings of inadequacy despite accomplishments. Together, we will delve into this thought-provoking work and share perspectives on thriving professionally while navigating self-doubt. It is important to note that this FLC will meet for the fall and spring semesters. Free copies of the book to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Active and Experiential Online Learning
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 | Date & Time: TBD | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
Active learning is an important high-impact practice for higher education. It can be difficult to do active learning in online courses. This FLC will explore active learning and high-impact practices for online learning. Participants in this year-long FLC will learn about the reasons for active learning in online courses and best practices for creating active learning opportunities during the first two meetings of the FLC. Participants will then focus on planning an active learning activity for their course, to be implemented during the spring semester, while continuing research on active learning and high-impact practices. After spring implementation, participants will gather data to be presented at the 2025 Academic Showcase. It is important to note that this a year-long FLC.
FLC: Part-Time Instructors
Eight Monthly Meetings | Sept-May | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
Want to network with and learn from other part-time instructors at GHC? Join us to share tips, resources, ideas, struggles, and more.
FLC: Generative Artificial Intelligence
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
What does generative AI mean for how you teach? What does it mean for how and what your students should learn? Join this FLC to hash it out in six monthly meetings for the 24-25 academic year. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Teaching with AI (bit.ly/twaijh) available to the first ten registrants.
FLC: Grading for Growth
Six Monthly Meetings | Sept-April | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht
Does grading ever feel futile, tedious, or pointless? There’s a better way! (Or rather, many better ways.) Join this FLC to explore the what, why, and how of numerous alternative grading approaches. Participants will share what they’ve learned at the Academic Showcase on May 2, 2025. Free copies of Grading for Growth (bit.ly/gfgghc) available to the first ten registrants.
Panel: Doing RSI without Burning Out
Date: TBD | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
How can you engage in regular substantive interaction with students in your online courses without burning out? Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they share suggestions and strategies. Bring your questions!
Panel: Teaching Time Management
Date: TBD | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
The USG's Core IMPACTS system identifies time management as a career competency to be taught in courses in the Institution area of the core curriculum. Experience proves it also to be an essential skill in all other courses. Join [Instructors (Disciplines)] as they explain how they teach students time management. Bring your questions!
Lab: Design of 8-Week Courses
Asynchronous: October 14-18, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Rachel Rupprecht
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting: Friday, October 18, 2024 | 10:00am-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Josie Baudier & Rachel Rupprecht
This lab will familiarize you with best practices for designing and teaching 8-week courses, provide a forum for you to collaboratively address challenges and share strategies, and equip you to teach these courses well. It should take you four hours. Your work in it will culminate with the creation of a schedule for your own 8-week course.
Panel: Teaching Information Literacy
Date: TBD | Time: TBD | Teams | Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht
The USG's Core IMPACTS system identifies information literacy as a career competency to be taught in courses in the Mathematics, Humanities, and Writing areas of the core curriculum. What is information literacy? Why does it matter? How can we effectively teach it? Join your GHC colleagues as they address these and related questions. Bring your own questions, too!
Engagement: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Courses Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins
The US Department of Education has implemented RSI requirements to help distinguish online courses from simply being correspondence courses. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn what RSI is and how you can implement RSI in your online courses.
Modular Course Design Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
Module course design is a way to organize your online course so that students can find it navigable and intuitive. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn how to organize your course.
College Teaching Microlearning
Opens August 1, 2024 | Self-paced | D2L | Facilitator: Josie Baudier
College Teaching identifies the expectations of GHC faculty in regards to teaching. The workshop will provide research-based pedagogical strategies for college-level students in all modalities. Complete this 1-hour self-paced microlearning module to learn more about andragogy and higher education classroom expectations.
Lab: Teaching in Light of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Asynchronous - September 16-20, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting - September 20, 2024 | 10:00-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
This lab has three modules—(1) How does AI work?; (2) Assignments and AI; (3) Course Policy and Plan—in which you will explore the opportunities and challenges of using generative AI tools in teaching and learning. Expected time of completion is 4 hours. In this lab, you will discuss AI, reflect on AI’s attempt to complete an assignment, and draft a course policy and plan for AI usage in your course(s).
Lab: Design of 8-Week Courses
Asynchronous - October 14-18, 2024 | D2L | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
Synchronous Wrap Up Meeting - October 18, 2024 | 10:00-11:00am | Teams | Facilitators: Rachel Rupprecht and Teresa Hutchins
This lab will familiarize you with best practices for designing and teaching 8-week courses, provide a forum for you to collaboratively address challenges and share strategies, and equip you to teach these courses well. It should take you four hours to complete. Your work in the lab will culminate with the creation of a schedule for your own 8-week course.