OFD Newsletter: September 28, 2020
Virtual Resource Fair for Advisors
All faculty who advise or mentor students (undergrad and grad) are invited to attend the Virtual Resource Fair for Advisors. Any NC State employee who wants to learn about campus resources available for student support and the best ways to make contact and referrals is welcome.
Participating campus partners include the Student Ombuds Office, the GLBT Center, TRIO Collegiate Programs, Disability Resource Office, Academic Advising Programs and Services, Counseling Center, and many more.
This is a virtual drop-in event on Friday, October 9th from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m..
This event will use the Career Fair+ App that is currently being used for events across campus, including the virtual career fairs. You can download the app now if you would like to browse NC State events to get familiar with the app. After installing and launching the app, select North Carolina State University as your organization upcoming and past events.
You will be able to view a brief video introduction of the resource office through the app, and can use the noon – 2:00pm drop in time to meet someone affiliated with the office, and ask specific questions about their services.
Faculty Conversation Series
We are experiencing a school year unlike any other, filled with uncertainty. The campus-wide requirement to move online means that we are compelled to build more resilient courses.
This situation is like nothing we have ever faced before. In order to provide peer support and community around teaching and learning and help faculty overcome feelings of isolation and lack of preparedness, the Office of Faculty Development is continuing our popular Conversation Series.
Our next session, The New Face of Student Engagement, will be held on Wednesday, October 7. For each session, faculty will read a relevant article/paper about the topic (optional), receive question prompts, engage in conversation around the topic with other faculty members, and reflect on how the conversation may have changed their thinking on the topic.
All conversations will be facilitated by Dr. Maria Gallardo Williams, OFD SoTL Faculty Fellow.
Upcoming Sessions:
- The New Face of Student Engagement (October 7, 2020, 11:30 a.m.)
- Preparing for Spring (November 4, 2020, 11:30 a.m.)
Faculty Meet-Up: Teaching in Uncertain Times
Join us over lunch virtually for whole-group discussions facilitated by staff from DELTA, NC State University Libraries, and OFD. Faculty and teaching graduate students are invited to attend.
Bring your questions and ideas to share with colleagues about teaching in these challenging, uncertain times. Meet-ups will occur via Zoom every Thursday from 12:00-1:00 pm during the Fall 2020 semester. Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom meeting details.
Intercultural Development Inventory Initiative (Applications Due September 30)
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity at NC State University invites applications for the Inaugural Intercultural Development Inventory Initiative!
The Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) is the premier cross-cultural assessment of intercultural competence that is used by thousands of individuals and organizations to build intercultural competence to achieve international and domestic diversity and inclusion goals and outcomes.
Please visit this link to learn about the initiative from the IDI Champion Team: Intercultural Development Initiative (IDI) Pilot Video.
Please visit this link to apply for the initiative: Intercultural Development Initiative (IDI) Information and Application Form.
The application period will be open between September 7th – 30th, with anticipated notification of acceptance into the pilot program by October 20th.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
Online Lilly Conference Registrations Available
DELTA and the Office of Faculty Development are pleased to announce the purchase of a site license for the ITLC Online Lilly Conference, occurring November 30 – December 4, 2020. The NC State site licence provides unlimited free conference registrations for faculty, staff and graduate students using their NC State email addresses. Registration is normally $325 per person.
The Lilly conference is focused on enhancing online, onsite and hybrid teaching and learning. Attendees will enjoy five full days of conference programming with both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. Session types include 30- and 60-minute sessions, plenary addresses, roundtable discussions and poster presentations.
Tracks include:
- Assessment classroom technologies, course (re)design, diversity/inclusion, engaging/motivating students, service learning and teaching online.
- The Call for Proposals is currently open with a deadline of October 1, 2020.
To Register for this Conference:
- Go to https://www.itlclillyonline.com/ (close the pop-up, by “x”ing out).
- In the upper right corner of the website, click Log In
- Enter your first and last name and NC State email address.
- Site membership will be approved manually by ITLC Lilly staff (within 24 hours).
- Once approved, you will receive an email requesting that you set up your profile (Video with instructions for setting up your profile). After setting up your profile, your registration is complete.
- One week prior to the conference start, you will receive an email reminder of the event. To access programming (synchronously or asynchronously) log in using this same login button, using email and the password you created.
There is no cost involved in registration. If you have questions about this opportunity or about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), please contact the Office of Faculty Development at faculty_development@ncsu.edu.
Mindful Mondays
Never miss a Monday! Start your week enjoying the benefits of mindfulness – calm focus, greater clarity, and positive energy! Join a community of NC State faculty and staff who are learning and practicing mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques together, in Zoom, every Monday at 9:00 AM.
This program is suitable for all levels and open to NC State faculty and staff. No special equipment or training is needed. You must be an authenticated user to join the Zoom session link.
Sessions are led by OFD Program Evaluation Specialist and NC State Employee Wellness Champion, Dr. Jennifer Stanigar. Dr. Stanigar is a certified yoga teacher who has led yoga and meditation classes for over 20 years.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, September 30
- Applications Due: Inaugural Intercultural Development Inventory Initiative
Thursday, October 1
- Faculty Meet-Up: Teaching in Uncertain Times, 12:00 p.m.
- Proposals Due: Online Lilly Conference
Monday, October 5
- Mindful Mondays, 9:00 a.m.
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