Update to ARC Practice and Policy on Accommodations

By swcelt in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs

Monday September 25, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central/4:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern 

Facilitators: Jordan Beck, Elizabeth Polzin, and Erin Laverick 

Recent changes to ADA law have impacted the ways in which CUWAA serves students through accessibility services. The Faculty Senate created an ARC Ad Hoc Committee dedicated to learning more about how these changes impact accommodations and faculty work. During this session, we will discuss the changes to ADA law, how the changes impact the accommodation process, and provide a summary from the Faculty Ad Hoc Committee. Time will be allocated for faculty questions, comments, and suggestions for further learning during the session. 

 

Resources from this program are attached below:

Recording

Powerpoint

The Successful Department Chair/Academic Program Director

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

The Successful Department Chair/Academic Program Director 

Friday, September 8, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom 

Presenter: Leah Dvorak
The audience for this program is Department Chairs and Program Directors. What are the expectations for the role of Department Chair or Academic Program Director? An effective chair or academic program director manages faculty, staff, programs, courses, and processes vital to student success. The effective chair also fosters a healthy departmental culture and establishes efficient, collaborative decision-making processes. A strong department chair or program director uses both management skills and leadership skills to create and sustain a successful department in which faculty and staff feel engaged and energized.    
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Academic Program Review (APR) Process and Purpose

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Uncategorized

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT
Academic Program Review (APR) Process and Purpose
Thursday, August 24, 2023 10-11 AM Central/11-12 noon Eastern
Presenters: Leah Dvorak, Brooke Johnson, Michele Hoffman, Elizabeth Evans
This session is for faculty and program leaders and focuses on our new process for Academic Program Review (APR) beginning in September. Topics include why this process is vital to a healthy program and the complement of academic programs at our university, and how the process will work. You will learn what information is provided by OIE and what information needs to be uploaded by program representatives. The system used for this process is new for APRST and will be explained in the August 22nd program on Academic Program Change. Those programs assigned to participate in September, October or November APR should send representatives to this session as well as the 8/22 session.    
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Academic Program Change, New Program Proposal and Suspension/Discontinuance Starting September 2023

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Current Programs

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Academic Program Change, New Program Proposal and Suspension/Discontinuance Starting September 2023

Tuesday, August 22, 9:00 – 10:00 am Central/10:00 – 11:00 am Eastern on Zoom

Presenters: Brooke Johnson, Michele Hoffman

This session will walk through the new process programs will use starting September 2023 to initiate, change or discontinue programs as of the 2024-2025 academic year (beginning August 2024). Come to this program to learn about the tools and deadlines for these curriculum processes.   This program is for all program directors, department chairs, and academic staff involved in managing our complement of programs.

 

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Mequon Adjunct Orientation (In-Person Classes)

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Adjunct Training

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Mequon Adjunct Orientation (In-Person Classes) 

Monday, August 21, 5:00 – 6:30 pm Central via Zoom 

 

Presenters: Kate Robertson, Elizabeth Evans, Ty Landers, Jason Lane, Jan Chapman, Andrew Wahl 

 

Are you ready for teaching the spring semester that begins on August 28? During this session for Mequon adjuncts teaching in-person classes, we will share important policies and where to find them as well as many resources that address first-day teaching, student support, Academic Resource Center services, classroom AV, faith and learning, Blackboard, and more. 

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Program Assessment Leader Roundtable 23

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Outcomes Assessment 0 Comment

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Program Assessment Leader Roundtable 23 on Zoom

Thursday, August 17, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Central/12:30 – 2:00 pm Eastern on Zoom

 with Elizabeth Evans

For all program assessment leaders including faculty assessment committee members at each campus. This session will focus on a review of GLO #6 Analytical Fluency from the past year, including data submitted to date, and a look forward to 2023-2024 focus on GLO #3 Integrated Disciplinary Knowledge and GLO #1 Christian Faith. Leaders contribute to collegial conversations about assessment practices and experiences, their development in the phases of the assessment cycle, and share improvements made in the past year arising out of assessment results. Reminders about current year instructions, resources, and support information are available on the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes channel on the portal (faculty tab), and the October 1, 2023 deadline for reports for 2022-2023 from programs (majors/graduate programs/stand-alone certificates).

 

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Handouts and PowerPoint link are below:

 All of these links and more are on the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes portal channel (Faculty tab)

New and Returning Faculty Development Day: Faculty Resources

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs 0 Comment

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Faculty Resources

3:00 – 4:00 pm Central/4:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern

With Elizabeth Evans, Wayne Thompson, and Janessa Doucette 

Learn what resources are available to you as faculty, including research/scholarship support, where to find them, and who to contact if you need more help.

 

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New and Returning Faculty Development Day: Blackboard Tests and Respondus LockDown Browser with Monitor

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Blackboard Learn, Respondus 0 Comment

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Blackboard Tests and Respondus LockDown Browser with Monitor

1:00 – 2:30 pm Central/2:00 – 3:30 pm Eastern

with Justin Frisque

The first half of this session will show how faculty can create Blackboard Tests using three commonly used question types. The second half of the session will cover Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor. Faculty will learn the difference between LockDown Browser and Monitor, and how to enable the appropriate settings based on where students take the test.

 

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New and Returning Faculty Development Day: Engaging Your Learners

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Teaching Best Practices 0 Comment

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Engaging Your Learners

11:45 am – 12:45 pm Central/12:45 – 1:45 pm Eastern

with Kate Robertson and Madelyn Kempen

Effective teaching fosters learning; students need to be engaged for learning to happen. This session introduces strategies to engage students in multiple instructional modes.

 

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Here is the handout for this session: FINAL Engaging Your Learner 08152023

New and Returning Faculty Development Day: Blackboard Basics

By Jennifer Peters in 2023-2024 CUWAA Programs, Blackboard Learn 0 Comment

Concordia University
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
CELT

Blackboard Basics

with Justin Frisque 

Learn how to add content, Blackboard Assignments (“dropboxes”), and set up the gradebook for a Fall course! This is an ideal session for faculty new to using Blackboard. The session is for those who set up their own Blackboard courses.

 

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Here are the handouts from this event: