New Faculty Orientation

NFO will take place on Friday, August 21. Check back soon for detailed agenda.

Workshops

Planning for Fall 2009 workshops is under way. If you have any suggestions or requests, please submit them to Brett Christie

Complete list of workshops

Welcome New SSU Faculty

The Center for Teaching and Professional Development would like to welcome the 16 new faculty who will be joining us as of Fall 2009. CTPD and the Professional Development Subcommittee will be putting on a New Faculty Orientation (Aug 21), as well as several workshops and other support activities throughout 2009-2010.

Revising a Fall Course?

The 2nd edition of the excellent "Tools for Teaching" has just come out. This book is very practical, covering ideas and strategies for teaching through hundreds of tips and methods. Topics cover both traditional tasks of teaching as well as broader concerns, such as diversity and inclusion in the classroom and technology in educational settings

Summer CAMP

CTPD delivered a Summer 2009 Course Accessibility Makeover Program (CAMP). Seventeen faculty members completed an intensive all-day training on June 2, including Universal Design for Learning and instructional materials accessibility. These faculty members will revise a Fall 2009 course, increasing accessibility, as well as teaching effectiveness toward the improved outcomes of all their students.

SSU Receives Federal Faculty Development Grant

Emiliano Ayala and Brett Christie have received over $1,000,000 for "Ensuring Access through Collaboration and Technology: Partnerships, Technology & Dissemination (EnACT ~ PTD). SSU will be the lead in a multi-campus effort toward faculty development in support of students of disabilities through the use of Universal Design for Learning. More information can be found at the EnACT website. This project runs through 2011.

SSU Receives $100K for STEM Faculty Development

Brett Christie and Emiliano Ayala procured funding for "Access by Design" (AxD), an innovative faculty development program in support of students with disabilities across three CSU campuses across Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. AxD will provide STEM faculty from Sonoma State, San Francisco State and CSU Pomona the skills, support and training necessary to ensure that students with disabilities are provided a high quality postsecondary education. Contact us.