Strong Start: New Part-Time Faculty Orientation

Tuesday, August 5 , 2025 | 6:00pm | Teams | Facilitator: Josie Baudier

New part-time faculty are invited to join us for a brief orientation to discuss the basics of teaching at GHC. We will also explore best practices of instructional strategies. You will get a change to talk to your Chairs in a breakout session.

D2L Drop-In Session

Wednesday, August 6, 2025  |  10:00am-2:00pm  |  Room A224 Cartersville  |  Facilitators: Josie Baudier, Teresa Hutchins, and Emily Ransom

Part-Time Faculty Learning Community

Fall and Spring Semester | Approx. 1 meeting per month  |  Teams |  Facilitator: Bridget Tweedy

This Faculty Learning Community (FLC) is provided for our Part-Time faculty. The group will discuss issues that you experience as a part-time member of the community, teaching and learning instructional strategies, and logistical issues, as well. The community supports each other through these monthly meetings. Additional guests may attend throughout the academic year.

Artificial Intelligence - Faculty Learning Community (FULL)

Fall and Spring Semester | Approx. 1 meeting per month  |  Teams |  Facilitator: Tom Harnden, Professor of Biology

This Faculty Learning Community (FLC) will focus on Artificial Intelligence. The FLC will read the book The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI. Professor Harnden will lead the group in applying the concepts to your courses. The FLC will meet approximately once a month in both fall and spring semester. Professor Harnden, with the help of CETL, will arrange the time and dates as well as establish any deliverables for the FLC. Once you register for this FLC, you will be sent the book and the facilitator will contact you.

Pedagogy of Kindness - Faculty Learning Community (FULL)

Fall and Spring Semester | Approx. 1 meeting per month  |  Teams |  Facilitator: Michelle Abbott, Professor of English

This Faculty Learning Community (FLC) will focus on kindness and connections in the classroom. The FLC will read the book The Pedagogy of Kindness: Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Education. The facilitator will lead the group in applying the concepts of kindness to your courses. The FLC will meet approximately once a month in both fall and spring semester. The facilitator, with the help of CETL, will arrange the time and dates as well as establish any deliverables for the FLC. Once you register for this FLC, you will be sent the book and the facilitator will contact you.

Distracted Learners - Faculty Learning Community (FULL)

Fall and Spring Semester | Approx. 1 meeting per month  |  Teams |  Facilitator: Ejiro Ogaga, Assistant Professor of Biology

This Faculty Learning Community (FLC) will focus on kindness and connections in the classroom. The FLC will read the book Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It. The facilitator will lead the FLC group in discussing way to improve student engagement in the classroom and online. This book provides strategies for reducing cognitive overload while "freeing up students' minds to to concentrate." The FLC will meet approximately once a month in both fall and spring semester. The facilitator, with the help of CETL, will arrange the time and dates as well as establish any deliverables for the FLC. Once you register for this FLC, you will be sent the book and the facilitator will contact you.

YuJa Panorama Overview

Thursday, September 11 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Zoom |  Facilitators: Jerrick Boun from YuJa and Teresa Hutchins

Curious about the accessibility of your course materials? Join us for an insightful session on YuJa’s Panorama Accessibility platform. This online training will walk you through how to evaluate the accessibility of your documents, PowerPoints, and other course content. Learn to identify what’s already accessible, what needs improvement, and how to effectively remediate issues to create a more universally accessible learning environment for all of your students. Bring your questions and get ready for enhancing accessibility!

YuJa Enterprise Video Basics

Tuesday, September 16 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Zoom |  Facilitators: Jerrick Boun from YuJa and Teresa Hutchins

Frustrated with recording lectures in Teams and students struggling to access them? Let YuJa’s Enterprise Video platform come to your rescue! YuJa’s Enterprise Video platform offers you a seamless solution that is fully integrated in D2L. This training session will introduce you to the platform’s core features, showing you how to easily record, publish, and upload your lectures directly within D2L. Discover how video content can enhance student engagement and streamline your content delivery. Join us to learn more and bring your questions!

Expert Panel: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

Wednesday, September 17 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Teams | Facilitators: Julia Reidy | Panelists: Brandy Rogers, Associate Prof of Biology; Zac Johnston, Director of Academic Operations & Assistant Prof of Mathematics; Frank Minor, Professor of English

Join our expert panelists for a 1-hour discussion of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), especially as we shift from “Scholarship and Professional Development” to just “Scholarship” as a category on our annual goals and evaluations. Questions and conversation welcome!

Advanced YuJa Enterprise Video

Wednesday, September 24 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Zoom |  Facilitators: Jerrick Boun from YuJa and Teresa Hutchins

You’ve learned about the basic functions of YuJa’s Enterprise Video platform, it’s time to take your skills to the next level. In this training session, we’ll look at the more advanced capabilities such as video editing, adding comments, and embedding quizzes directly into your videos. Discover how these features can enrich your course delivery and boost student engagement. Come prepared with questions and get ready to enhance your YuJa experience!

Talking Teaching: Coffee and Colleagues

Thursday, September 25 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | In-person Floyd Campus | Facilitator: Jesse Bishop

Do you teach at the Floyd campus? Do you want a chance to connect and compare notes with your colleagues? Join us for an in-person opportunity to talk teaching with fellow faculty. Free coffee and snacks! 

Accessibility Refresher

Thursday, October 16 | 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins

Join us for a practical refresher on how to ensure accessibility while creating content in D2L, Word, and PowerPoint. We’ll review common accessibility challenges and share helpful resources to support accessible content development. Plus, learn how YuJa’s Panorama Accessibility platform can assist in identifying and remediating issues in your existing materials. Whether you’re updating old content or starting fresh, this session will help you create more accessible learning experiences. Bring your questions!

Lab: Teaching in Light of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Monday-Thursday, October 13-17 | Asynchronous | D2L | Facilitator: Julia Reidy
Wrap up meeting | Friday, October 17 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Teams | Facilitator: Julia Reidy 

Is Generative AI a helper to assist with your teaching? Is it a threat to student learning? How can the realities of higher ed instruction in an AI-enabled world encourage us to rethink our pedagogy to align with our values? Join us for a one-week, mostly asynchronous online exploration of how generative AI works, how instructors have tackled it in their own teaching, and what might be possible for you. This one-week lab should take approximately 4 hours to complete. 

Copyright in the Classroom: Leveraging Open Educational Resources in Your Courses

Tuesday, October 21 | 2:00-3:30pm  |  Teams |  Facilitator: Susanna Smith

Imagine the following scenario: At the last minute, you’re asked to teach a course you’re unfamiliar with. You do have some materials from a colleague, as well as some learning activities you find online. You think some of the materials may be from a textbook, so you are not sure if you can reuse them. This session will tell you everything you need to know about copyright and educational fair use, Creative Commons licensing, and how to leverage this knowledge as you prepare materials for your classes! Workshop objectives:

1. Apply the principles of copyright to open educational resources.
2. Apply educational fair use practices.
3. Recognize the differences in Creative Commons licenses.
4. Integrate open educational resources appropriately into your courses.

YuJa Panorama Webinar

Thursday, October 23 | 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins

Join us in this informative webinar as we explore the capabilities of YuJa’s Panorama Accessibility platform. This session will provide an overview of how Panorama can help you identify accessibility issues, remediate those issues, and empower your students through a variety of alternative content formats that will allow them to engage with course content in a way that best supports their learning styles and needs. Bring your questions!

YuJa Enterprise Video Webinar

Thursday, October 30 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Teams | Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins

Ready to up your student engagement game? YuJa’s Enterprise Video platform is here! Join us for this webinar that will provide you with an overview of YuJa’s Enterprise Video platform. You will learn how to create, publish, upload, and manage your videos. We’ll also discuss advanced features including editing and embedding quizzes. Bring your questions!

Expert Panel: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Wednesday, November 5 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Teams | Facilitator: Julia Reidy

Join our expert panelists for a 1-hour discussion of the role AI plays in their own classrooms. Hear from colleagues on a variety of applications for AI use in different disciplines, as well as diverse postures about when and how AI should play a role in higher ed. Questions and conversation welcome!

Talking Teaching: Coffee and Colleagues

November | Date TBD | Facilitator: Julia Reidy

Do you teach at the Marietta or Paulding campus? Do you want a chance to connect and compare notes with your colleagues? Join us for an in-person opportunity to talk teaching with fellow faculty—event specifically designed for our smaller locations where it can sometimes be tougher to run into people. Free coffee and snacks!

Faculty will be polled to determine the best date and time for the best attendance.
Marietta Registration - Date TBD
Paudling RSVP - Date TBD