Workshops Spring 2023

Get practical strategies for addressing common teaching challenges and learning opportunities.


Our one-hour sessions cover diverse topics and effective best practices for teaching and learning through engaging presentations, small group discussions, and self-reflection activities. 

Resources:

January Workshops

 

Get strategies to mentor, support and supervise adjunct faculty for successful careers in higher education.

Note: This session is a part of this year's two-day Adjunct Faculty Bootcamp.

Date:

Tuesday, Jan. 24
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Amber Ward, Ph.D., Associate Director for Insititutional Effectiveness | Delaware State University
Link: REGISTER 

 

Add active learning tips and techniques to your teaching toolkit that foster student motivation, growth mindset, and engagement.

Note: This session is a part of this year's two-day Adjunct Faculty Bootcamp.

Date:

Tuesday, Jan. 24
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Desmond Stephens, Ph.D., Director for Faculty Development | FAMU
Link: REGISTER

 

Discover ways to help students successfully transition to college using engaging, challenging, and supportive methods.

Note: This session is a part of this year's two-day Adjunct Faculty Bootcamp.

Date:

Wednesday, Jan. 25
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Jennifer Collins, Ph.D., Associate Provost, Freshmen Studies | FAMU
Link: REGISTER

 

February Workshops

 

Learn how to navigate Simple Syllabus, the University's new centralized, template-driven platform that enables instructors to quickly personalize and publish interactive class syllabi.

Date:

Thursday, Feb. 2
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon 
Location: Zoom 
Speaker: Sundra Kincey, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President of Program Quality | FAMU
Link: REGISTER

 

 

Grab some time with us for a 1:1 appointment with TLC staff and experts to get help with creating flipped classroom learning experiences.

Date:

Monday, Feb. 6
Time: Noon - 3 p.m.  (20 mintues per appointment)
Location:

FAMU Teaching & Learning Center | 444 Robert & Trudie Perkins Way 

Link: REGISTER

 

Learn how to enhance the traditional lecture with research-based strategies for engaging students.

Date:

Thursday, Feb. 9
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker:

Deidre P. Williams, Faculty Development Coordinator, FAMU Teaching & Learning Center

Link: REGISTER

 

Discuss a Faculty Focus article on how to address essay cheating and how to design writing assignments in the face of artificial intelligence (AI).

Date:

Monday, Feb. 13
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Desmond Stephens, Ph.D. 
Articles:  Read before attending for an engaging discussion: Article 1 | Article 2
Link: REGISTER 

 

This webinar is a part of HBCU Tech Week—a mini-conference that will explore educational technology trends and issues impacting teaching and learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Guest speakers from FAMU, DSU, JCSU, and WSSU.

Date:

Tuesday, Feb. 14
Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Desmond Stephens, Ph.D. 
Link: REGISTER

 

This webinar is a part of HBCU Tech Week—a mini-conference that will explore educational technology trends and issues impacting teaching and learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Guest speakers from FAMU, DSU, JCSU, and WSSU.

Date:

Wednesday, Feb. 15
Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: John Bannister, Ph.D. | Johnson C. Smith University
Link: REGISTER

 

This webinar is a part of HBCU Tech Week—a mini-conference that will explore educational technology trends and issues impacting teaching and learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Guest speakers from FAMU, DSU, JCSU, and WSSU.

Date:

Thursday, Feb. 16
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Jeremiah Shipp, Ph.D. | Winston-Salem State University
Link: REGISTER

 

Grab some time with us for a 1:1 appointment to get help with writing your teaching philosophy statement. 

Date:

Monday, Feb. 20
Time: Noon - 3 p.m.  (20 mintues per appointment)
Location:

FAMU Teaching & Learning Center | 444 Robert & Trudie Perkins Way 

Link: REGISTER

This webinar is a part of HBCU Tech Week—a mini-conference that will explore educational technology trends and issues impacting teaching and learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Guest speakers from FAMU, DSU, JCSU, and WSSU.

Date:

Friday, Feb. 17
Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Amber Ward, Ph.D., Associate Director for Insititutional Effectiveness | Delaware State University
Link: REGISTER

 

Explore how to "Teach with an iPad." Basic device settings, essential applications, and creative strategies for college educators will be demonstrated.

Date:

Thursday, Feb. 23
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon 
Location: Zoom 
Speaker: Amanda Orndorff Ed.D, Higher Education Leadership Executive |Apple
Link: REGISTER

 

TLC Faculty Book Club

Join us for a cross-disciplinary book discussion on various topics related to teaching and learning. Virtual meetings are held monthly. Featured books are provided by the Teaching & Learning Center.

Date:

Monthly (starting week of Monday, Feb. 24)
Time: TBD 
Location: Zoom 
Speaker: TLC Staff
Book: 

SoTL in Action: Illumnating Critical Moments of Practice | Nancy L. Chick 

Link: REGISTER  (limited space)

March Workshops

 

Grab some time with us for a 1:1 appointment to get help with creating an active learning exercise for your course. Bring your syllabus and one lesson plan.

Date:

Monday, March 6
Time: Noon - 3 p.m.  (20 mintues per appointment)
Location:

FAMU Teaching & Learning Center | 444 Robert & Trudie Perkins Way 

Link: REGISTER

In celebration of Women's History Month, the Teaching & Learning Center recognizes women in leadership. In this webinar, participants will discuss how to develop the flexibility and agility needed to navigate continuous waves of organizational change and new challenges.

Date:

Tuesday, March 7
Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Genyne H. Boston, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Academic & Faculty Affairs, FAMU
Link: REGISTER

 

In celebration of International Women's Day, the Teaching & Learning Center will recognize women in leadership with a symposium featuring dynamic speakers who are championing women in the workplace and beyond. 
 
Topics will highlight how to:
  • Become a Dynamic Leader
  • Navigate Gender/Culture Bias
  • Own Your Value/Negotiate Your Worth
  • Manage Effective Teams 
  • Make Connections + Build Alliances

This symposium is an early preview of a new Women in Leadership online certificate course offered by Florida A&M University, which will launch May 1, 2023.

Date:

Wednesday, March 8
Time: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Moderator: Cheron Davis, Ph.D. 
Link: REGISTER

 

 

Grab some time with us for a 1:1 appointment to get help with using formative assessments to provide meaningful feedback to students. 

Date:

Monday, March 20
Time: Noon - 3 p.m.  (20 mintues per appointment)
Location:

FAMU Teaching & Learning Center | 444 Robert & Trudie Perkins Way 

Link: REGISTER

Learn how to navigate Simple Syllabus, the University's new centralized, template-driven platform that enables instructors to quickly personalize and publish interactive class syllabi.

Date:

Wednesday, March 22
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon 
Location: Zoom 
Speaker: Sundra Kincey, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President of Program Quality | FAMU
Link: REGISTER

 

April Workshops

 

Grab some time with us for a 1:1 appointment to get help with transforming your teaching success into research-based strategies for SoTL publications.

Date:

Monday, April 3
Time: Noon - 3 p.m.  (20 mintues per appointment)
Location:

FAMU Teaching & Learning Center | 444 Robert & Trudie Perkins Way 

Link: REGISTER

Mid-level Faculty Bootcamp (Day 1)

Learn about the promotion process with particular emphasis on moving from associate to full professor, steps for setting up an Interfolio account to showcase career artifacts, and an overview of the packet submission and review cycle. 

Date:

Tuesday, April 4
Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Genyne H. Boston, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Academic & Faculty Affairs, FAMU
Link: REGISTER

 

Mid-level Faculty Bootcamp (Day 2)

Learn how to prepare a competitive packet for tenure and promotion that makes you stand out as an ideal candidate. 

Date:

Thursday, April 6
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon
Location: Zoom
Speaker: C. Perry Brown, DrPH, Professor of Public Health, FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Link: REGISTER

 

Grab some time with us for a 1:1 appointment to get feedback on your new Simple Syllabus.

Date:

Monday, April 17
Time: Noon - 3 p.m.  (20 mintues per appointment)
Location:

FAMU Teaching & Learning Center | 444 Robert & Trudie Perkins Way 

Link: REGISTER