Instructional Resource Day
8:00-9:00
D2L Brightspace Support
Location: Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center
9:00-10:00
Panel on AI and ChatGPT-Style Tools in Education
Location: Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center
Panelists:
10:00-12:00
D2L Work Room-New Faculty, Adjunct or Additional Support
Location:
Voyageurs South, Atwood Memorial Center
10:00-11:00
Exploring AI Tools Available to Faculty, Staff and Students
Location:
Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center
10:00-11:00
D2L, Zoom and Mediaspace - How to Integrate Original Media within Your Courses
Location:
Voyageurs North, Atwood Memorial Center
11:00-12:00
D2L, Recorded Media, and Library Services
Location:
Voyageurs North, Atwood Memorial Center
12:00-1:00
Lunch on your own
1:00-2:00
New Faculty IFO/FA Orientation
Hosted by Faculty Association
Location: Maple Room, Atwood Memorial Center
1:00-2:15
Assessment Office Drop-In Session
Location: Administrative Services 210
Huskies 1st 4:
Faculty and staff are cordially invited to participate in the following Huskies First Four events:
2:30-3:00
Gather at Halenbeck Hall to cheer on our New Huskies as they enter the gym for New Huskies Convocation
3:00-3:45
New Huskies Convocation, Gym, Halenbeck Hall
3:45-4:15
“Welcome to the Pack” Reception, Gym Balcony Halenbeck
6:00-7:30
Huskies Downtown
Join President Wacker along with SCSU faculty, staff and students downtown St. Cloud near the Herbergers building for live music and food as part of the Huskies 1st 4 festivities.
Location: Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center
Host: SCSU Instructional Designers
Online location: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/97009620439
Passcode: Online
Drop in during this time to explore and get support from SCSU Instructional Designers.
Location: Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center
Facilitators:
Chris Stanley, Director of Educational Technology Innovations
Dave Blanchard, Director of Online and Distance Learning
Panel:
Join us for a facilitated panel discussion on uses of AI and ChatGPT within learning, creation, and our society (current and future). Panel members include faculty and staff with first-hand experience using AI and ChatGPT-style tools within their disciplines and coursework. This facilitated panel will include starter discussion prompts and will engage the audience in bringing more questions to the discussion!
Location: Voyageurs South, Atwood Memorial Center
Leads: Jodi Laudenbach and Kendra Self
Hands-on support with SCSU Instructional Designers around updating your D2L Brightspace Course for the new academic term. Bring your device to make the most of this session.
Separate session for remote faculty
Online location: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/97009620439
Passcode: Online
Location: Voyageurs North, Atwood Memorial Center
Lead: Roseann Wolak
Explore ways to use live and recorded original media within your courses, create engaging experiences, and use supported video services for instruction and student engagement! Bring your device to make the most of this session.
Location: Voyageurs North, Atwood Memorial Center
Leads: University Library and SCSU Online
Explore valuable University Library services that can be used in your courses through D2L Brightspace or the University Library website access.
Location: Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center
Leads: Dave Blanchard and Chris Stanley
You have heard about AI and ChatGPT but haven’t had the chance to play with it first-hand – this is a supported opportunity to explore tools that are impacting education, think about how to update assignments to leverage this modern tool, and how to speak about academic integrity and course expectations in a modern and evolving society. After exploring tools, we will hold a conversation around how to embed such tools within coursework. Bring your device to make the most of this session.
Location: Maple Room, Atwood Memorial Center
We would like to invite new faculty to a gathering hosted by the SCSU Faculty Association (FA) President Mumbi Mwangi and the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) President Jenna Chernega, Richard Kaspari IFO Legal/Benefits and Equity Representative will be there to discuss the IFO benefits package and pension plan choices for faculty.
Location: Administrative Services 210
The Office of Assessment and Accreditation will be available to help faculty. Questions about all areas of assessment including outcomes, measures, alignment, etc. are welcome although we will be particularly focused on outcome creation at the program and course level.