Events
Scholarly Writing Institute (SWI), May 22-24
The CSUDH Faculty Development Center in cooperation with the Office of Research and Funded Projects is pleased to announce the Scholarly Writing Institute (SWI) Spring 2013. This May 22-24, we will host up to 30 tenure-track and lecturer faculty members who will take advantage of dedicated space and resources designed to encourage and support scholarly writing. This activity could be the catalyst for your summer creative and scholarly projects.
Please join us and your colleagues this May. Sign up for this valuable experience by contacting Neisha Rhodes, nrhodes@csudh.edu
The attachment provides details of this activity for your review.
Teaching Originality, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
Turnitin Plagiarism Education Week
Join your colleagues for a group viewing and discussion of these webinars that is hosted by Faculty Development Center and Instructional Technology for these webinar presentations.
Webcast: Teaching Originality, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
Presenter: Kelly McBride, Senior Faculty, Ethics, Reporting and Writing, Poynter
Location: Event location for all webinars will be the Library Faculty Digital Lab, LIB 2524, across the hall from the entrance to the new library.
RSVP Neisha Rhodes nrhodes@csudh.edu for each webinar.
How do students define "originality" in their cultural moment--one that is always on, connected, and sharing (thanks to the web and mobile technology)? And, how do their interpretations differ from what educators consider original in the classroom context? Delving deeper, how do we go about teaching students how to be creative and to think critically when doing their own work?
We'll tackle these topics and more as we share insights into how educators can encourage more creative, engaged, and original thought from their students.
Responding to Plagiarism: Lesson Plans and Strategies
Turnitin Plagiarism Education Week
Join your colleagues for a group viewing and discussion of these webinars that is hosted by Faculty Development Center and Instructional Technology for these webinar presentations.
Webcast: Responding to Plagiarism: Lesson Plans and Strategies
Presenter: Lynn Lampert, Chair of Reference & Instructional Services and Coordinator of Information Literacy & Instruction at California State University Northridge.
Location: Event location for all webinars will be the Library Faculty Digital Lab, LIB 2524, across the hall from the entrance to the new library.
RSVP Neisha Rhodes nrhodes@csudh.edu for each webinar.
Attendees will receive free lesson plans for teaching about plagiarism and source attribution.
Author Lynn Lampert will provide useful tools to combat the copy/paste culture. Instructors of all levels will leave with effective plagiarism teaching tools, from lesson plans to rubrics.
Plagiarism Spectrum Drill Down
Turnitin Plagiarism Education Week
Join your colleagues for a group viewing and discussion of these webinars that is hosted by Faculty Development Center and Instructional Technology for these webinar presentations.
Webcast: Plagiarism Spectrum Drill Down
Presenter: Renee Swensen, Professor of English at Saddleback College
Location: Event location for all webinars will be the Library Faculty Digital Lab, LIB 2524, across the hall from the entrance to the new library.
RSVP Neisha Rhodes nrhodes@csudh.edu for each webinar.
Attendees will receive key preliminary findings from a Turnitin survey on how instructors react when they encounter plagiarism.
We will focus on the Top 5 types of plagiarism (both intentional and unintentional), highlighting specific examples and presenting strategies for improving student awareness.
CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Webinar
A key goal of the CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) initiative http://als.csuprojects.org is to support faculty choosing quality course materials that are more affordable for their students. This webinar series is designed to support your campus communities implementing your own AL$ activities. With the Fall 2013 textbook adoption cycle upon many of us, the webinar series can be particularly useful.
AL$ launched the Rent Digital program which offers students the option to rent digital versions of textbooks at a cost savings of 60% or more off the price of purchasing the new print textbook http://als.csuprojects.org/rentdigital . Through CSU’s agreements with Cengage Learning, CourseSmart, Barnes & Noble, Follett, Norton, and Schlager Publishers, faculty and students have access to about 20,000 popular e-textbooks at discounted prices for fall 2013.
AL$-Rent Digital Webinar Series: The webinars provide an overview of AL$, share examples of successful CSU campus and system efforts to lower the cost of course materials, and demonstrate commercial eReader tools provided by publishers and e-textbook distributors. We will also dedicate time to address your questions, comments, or concerns.
Webinar #8: AL$, CSU Library Services, and SAGE Publisher: CSU libraries provide exceptional resources and services that can be used as instructional materials and the materials are FREE for students. Learn about the recent library innovations that are available to you and your campus. Also, SAGE publisher will present their affordability program for CSU’s criminal justice and related programs, with most of their digital textbooks in the Rent Digital program costing under $35.
Agenda
- Welcome and AL$ Overview (10 minutes)
- CSU Digital Library Services and Resources (20 minutes)
- SAGE Publishing (20 minutes)
- Summary, Discussion, and Looking Ahead (10 min)
DATE & TIME: Friday, April 12 from 12:00 – 1:00pm Access the webinar via Blackboard Collaborate: http://bit.ly/Lkxf9v. Don’t forget to have your headset ready to plug in – we’ll be using Collaborate for audio and visual presentations.
If you’d like to see any of the first 7 AL$ - Rent Digital Webinars, you can view the videos or just review the PPT’s at http://als.csuprojects.org/ (bottom left of the page).
If you have any questions, contact als@cdl.edu
Higher Education and The Life of the Spirit: An Evening With Alexander & Helen Astin
Higher Education and The Life of the Spirit: An Evening With Alexander & Helen Astin
Spend the evening with distinguished authors Alexander and Helen Astin as they share their extensive research and personal stories about the spiritual development of college students and faculty. Learn about the role college plays in facilitating and developing spiritual qualities as students grapple with big questions like: Who am I? What are my values? What sort of world do I want to help create? The Astins will share strategies for giving greater priority to the spiritual aspects of students’ and faculty’s lives.
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Loyola Marymount University. Program at 6:00 pm in the Hilton Center for Business, Room 100. Reception and book signing to follow at 7:30PM at St. Robert's Auditorium. See event flyer!
Loyola Marymount University Campus Map
Sponsored by Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Service and Action, Campus Ministries and California Campus Compact.
Registration opens March 1, 2012 and is required by Monday, April 1, 2013
Participant Fees: CSUDH Staff, Faculty, and Students - Free
We are a California Campus Compact member. There is no charge for you to register for this event.
For additional information contact Cathy Avila-Linn at cathy@cacampuscompact.org.
CATS 2013 at CSU Long Beach
CATS2013 16th Annual Conference Regional Face-to-Face Meetings at:
- Sonoma State University, Friday, March 22
Keynote: Kathy Fernandes, Director of the CSU's Learning Management Systems & Services Initiative, will speak on "Leading Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century." - Cal Poly, Friday, March 29
Keynote: Catheryn Cheal, Associate Vice President of Academic Technology at San Jose State University, will speak about "The Future of Academic Technology: Acquisition and Re-organization." - CSU Long Beach Friday, April 5
Keynote: Chris Mattia, Director of Academic Technology at CSU Channel Islands, will speak on "The Evolution of Academic Technology in Supporting the Ever-growing Demands of Faculty and Students."
Visit CATS2013 16th Annual Conference website for details of each meeting and registration. Registration is free for all CSU employees.
CATS conferences focus on the themes, issues, and technological and educational advances influencing the direction of academic technology. They showcase projects, experiences, and successful strategies of members.
CATS 2013 at Cal Poly
CATS2013 16th Annual Conference Regional Face-to-Face Meetings at:
- Sonoma State University, Friday, March 22
Keynote: Kathy Fernandes, Director of the CSU's Learning Management Systems & Services Initiative, will speak on "Leading Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century." - Cal Poly, Friday, March 29
Keynote: Catheryn Cheal, Associate Vice President of Academic Technology at San Jose State University, will speak about "The Future of Academic Technology: Acquisition and Re-organization." - CSU Long Beach Friday, April 5
Keynote: Chris Mattia, Director of Academic Technology at CSU Channel Islands, will speak on "The Evolution of Academic Technology in Supporting the Ever-growing Demands of Faculty and Students."
Visit CATS2013 16th Annual Conference website for details of each meeting and registration. Registration is free for all CSU employees.
CATS conferences focus on the themes, issues, and technological and educational advances influencing the direction of academic technology. They showcase projects, experiences, and successful strategies of members.
Spring 2013 Faculty Symposium
California State University, Dominguez Hills Symposium
The Faculty Role: High-Impact Practices
for Student Academic Success
March 27, 2013
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Loker Student Union (Ballrooms: 2nd Floor)
The focus of the symposium is on CSUDH faculty sharing their "best practices" related to deep partnerships between student and academic affairs. We want to celebrate current faculty engagement through internships, research projects, service learning and mentoring. The day would be an acknowledgment of key faculties' efforts and initiate discussions of how others could use these strategies. Dr. Emily Magruder and Dr. John Davis will work with a faculty planning committee on this program.
- The keynote talk will be delivered by Dr. Ken O'Donnell, Senior Director, Student Engagement and Academic Initiatives and Partnerships, The CSU, Office of the Chancellor, Dr. Ken O’Donnell biography;
- Breakout groups with faculty sharing their engagement of students in research/ scholarly activities will follow;
- Lunch with a panel discussion;
- A second set of breakout groups with faculty will follow;
- A one hour networking- informal reconnecting among individuals who have met at this event, for next steps.
RVSP for this event to : Susan Sanders Ssanders@csudh.edu
California State University, Dominguez Hills Symposium March 27, 2013 Loker Student Union (Ballrooms: 2nd Floor) |
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| 11:30 A.M. | Convene and informal welcomes |
| 11:40 A.M. | Formal Welcome – Dr. Willie J. Hagan, Interim President |
| 11:50 A.M. | Keynote Address – Dr. Ken O’Donnell, Senior Director, Student Engagement and Academic Initiatives & Partnerships, Office of the Chancellor, CSU. |
| 12:30 P.M. | Lunch and Discussions at Table: What successes in engaging students through high-impact practices and other pedagogies and programs can faculty describe? How can these be replicated? What obstacles are evident when considering a wider replication? How can those obstacles be overcome? |
| 1:30 P.M. | Report table consensus / consensuses, and panel discussion (taking consensuses as kickoff for panel consideration) Panel: Dr. O’Donnell; Provost Ramon Torrecilha; a CSUDH faculty expert |
| 2:15 P.M. | Closure and Adjournment – Dr. Willie J. Hagan, Interim President |
| 2:30 P.M. | Reception and networking: How can faculty promote student success best practices to colleagues at CSU Dominguez Hills? |
CATS 2013 at Sonoma State
CATS2013 16th Annual Conference Regional Face-to-Face Meetings at:
- Sonoma State University, Friday, March 22
Keynote: Kathy Fernandes, Director of the CSU's Learning Management Systems & Services Initiative, will speak on "Leading Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century." - Cal Poly, Friday, March 29
Keynote: Catheryn Cheal, Associate Vice President of Academic Technology at San Jose State University, will speak about "The Future of Academic Technology: Acquisition and Re-organization." - CSU Long Beach Friday, April 5
Keynote: Chris Mattia, Director of Academic Technology at CSU Channel Islands, will speak on "The Evolution of Academic Technology in Supporting the Ever-growing Demands of Faculty and Students."
Visit CATS2013 16th Annual Conference website for details of each meeting and registration. Registration is free for all CSU employees.
CATS conferences focus on the themes, issues, and technological and educational advances influencing the direction of academic technology. They showcase projects, experiences, and successful strategies of members.
Annual Faculty Awards Reception
You are cordially invited to the Annual Faculty Awards Reception on Thursday, March 14, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the University Library South Wing, Fifth Floor.
At this event, California State University, Dominguez Hills will recognize 46 faculty members with service ranging from 5 to 30 years for their commitment to the university, and honor the 2013 Faculty Awards recipients:
Dr. Christopher Monty, History
Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher AwardMs. Naomi O. Moy, Reference Services
Excellence in Service AwardDr. Mary Lou Cappel, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Excellence in Service AwardDr. Matthew G. Mutchler, Sociology
Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award
Please plan to attend and show your support for our outstanding faculty. The reception is open to the entire campus community— faculty, staff and students. We encourage classes/students to attend this special occasion.
Special thanks to our friends at Shell Pipeline Company for sponsoring the Faculty Awards Reception.
Please RSVP to 310-243-3337 or avaldez@csudh.edu.
Learn About Rubrics
Learn about rubrics
Have you been thinking of using rubrics but not sure how to get started?
Are you already using rubrics but wondering whether they really promote student success?
Join colleagues for a 30-minute Turnitin webcast and discussion about rubrics:
Learner Centered Assessment: Do Rubrics Enhance the Learning Experience?
Turnitin’s Grademark software now allows instructors to create and incorporate rubrics into their assessment of student writing. This webcast explores whether rubrics really work to improve student success.
When: 9:00 – 10:00am, Thursday, March 14
Where: Faculty Digital Lab, LIB 2524
(across the hall from the new entrance to the library)
Following the webcast, faculty will discuss rubrics and compare notes on what has worked, what the obstacles are, and whether rubrics – and the Turnitin platform – can be used to improve student success.
The presenters in the Turnitin Webcast:
Heidi Andrade, Associate Professor of educational psychology and the Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs at the School of Education, University at Albany—State University of New
York. She has written important articles on rubrics and edited or co-edited several books and
journals on assessment.
Renee Swensen, Professor of English at Saddleback College. She collaborates with K-12 teachers to develop curriculum to help high schools better prepare students for college-level reading, writing, and grammar.
For more information on the webcast: http://pages.turnitin.com/WC_031413_register.html
If you cannot join us in the Faculty Digital Lab, you can visit the link above and register to participate on your own. You do not need to register if you plan to join us in the Faculty Digital Lab.
IPAD Basics and Course Application
Join the FDC for this collaboration with Title V and Instructional Technology. Bring your IPAD to share your apps and ideas with others and you will also learn new techniques. Located in Extend University Classroom (EE 1213) the two hour morning session 9:30 to 11:30 will be a basic introduction to IPADS (overview, apps and resources). If you don’t have an IPAD but are thinking about getting one, we invite you to the morning session so that you can explore this useful teaching tool.
During lunch, a group of CSUDH faculty will facilitate discussions and brain storm usage of this innovation in courses. Lunch will be provided for all participants. Also during the lunch break, the IT staff will be available for assistance with the setup or any technical questions about your IPAD.
The afternoon session from 1:00 to 3:00 will be a sharing among faculty of current uses in their courses. As a participant in this event you will learn about useful apps that could be integrated into your teaching, share your teaching tips with others and join a learning community of IPAD users. RSVP for the event to Academic Affairs: academicaffairs@csudh.edu
IPAD Resources
Explore a collection of video tutorials, classroom guides, and web pages for educators.
The 16th Annual CSU Teaching Symposium, February 22-23, 2013
The California State University is hosting the 16th Annual CSU Teaching Symposium on February 22-23, 2013. This year the event will be held at the beautiful campus of the California Maritime Academy.
For details about the event, visit The 16th Annual CSU Teaching Symposium website.
Registration
Registration fee $45 if registration completed by January 31st, 2013.
If registration completed after February 1st, 2013, the fee is $50.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Vivienne McClendon
Director, Center for Engagement, Teaching and Learning
The California Maritime Academy
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707) 654-1283
vmcclendon@csum.edu
Spring Reading Circles, RSVP by February 20, 2013
The Faculty Development Center (FDC) is hosting two reading circles for spring 2013 hosted by the new co-directors of the FDC Dr. John Davis and Dr. Emily Magruder. The reading circle will meet every other week for an hour to discuss chapters of the book. Participants share their insights and application of the books themes to their professional activities. Each participant will receive a personal copy of the book for the discussion. Space is limited for each circle.
RSVP for the event by February 20th to Neisha Rhodes nrhodes@csudh.edu.
What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. In stories both humorous and touching, Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of students' discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential.
Academic Self: An Owner’s Manual by Donald Hall
In this highly readable manual for improving academic collegiality, Donald E. Hall shows us how the university can become a genuine culture of critical exchange: by training academics not as ‘monologic scholars,’ but as ‘dialogical thinkers’ who see each other as ‘partners in
conversation.’” —Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, University of Illinois at Chicago, authors of “They Say/I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Spring 2013 Lecturer orientation
As a CSUDH faculty we all face a number of challenges. To help faculty through the first semester, we invite new faculty to attend an orientation. Twenty faculty attended the Spring 2013 orientation on Friday January 18th 9:00 to 1:00pm with lunch. The orientation included an overview of CSUDH, an introduction to our CSUDH students, tips for effective teaching and use of technology and information on University policies services. As a participant, each faculty member begins building their professional identity as a member of the CSUDH community.
This lecturer orientation will be scheduled prior to each fall semester and spring semester terms.
Scholarly Writing Institute
The CSUDH Faculty Development Center in cooperation with the Office of Research and Funded Projects hosted the second Scholarly writing institute on January 7-9 2013. Twenty faculty members took advantage of dedicated space and resources designed to encourage and support scholarly writing.
The next Institute is scheduled at the end of the spring term, May 22-24 2013. Mark your calendars and plan to jump start your summer, research activities. RSVP for the event to Neisha Rhodes nrhodes@csudh.edu
Scholars Writing Institute Provides Forum for Faculty to Advance Works
For the better part of a three-day stretch in January, several members of the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills participated in the university’s Scholars Writing Institute (SWI), forming a study hall of sorts to put procrastination at bay and remove distractions in order to advance the progress of draft manuscripts, conference abstracts, grant [...]