Teaching & Professional Growth

Artificial Intelligence– articles and resources.

  • Gen AI and USF
    Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is probably better known by the terms “chatbots” or “chatGPT”. By inputting a question, Gen AI can create new content such as text, images, and video, based on patterns it learns from existing data. Another way of thinking about AI is “machine learning.” One study conducted a year ago by… Read more: Gen AI and USF
  • AI and Canvas
    Educational technologist Glen Gummess presents an overview of AI and its impact on the Canvas learning management system. The video includes navigation to chapters and a transcript. Below the video is an outline for this presentation, updated Aug. 16, 2023, to include advice for students who are accused of cheating with AI, from a Washington… Read more: AI and Canvas
  • AI in Education, a free Canvas course
    This resource is distributed free of charge from the University of Sydney in Australia.  Click on the image to explore what’s available.
  • CHAT GPT/AI Uses for Faculty by Angela Antonou
    This is a slide deck supporting a presentation by Dr. Angela Antonou on how AI may be used by faculty. The deck includes a variety of linkable resources that you may wish to explore.   
  • “Harnessing the Power of AI”– A webinar recording.
    Here is a seminal webinar on the topic of AI in education: “Harnessing the Power of AI: Transforming Assignments and Assessments in Higher Education,” presented by Alchemy, an organization dedicated to supporting educators with various resources. About this webinar, Alchemy says “We have all read about the opportunity for AI to transform higher education, but… Read more: “Harnessing the Power of AI”– A webinar recording.

Academic Writing Group

Teaching & Professional Growth is proud to host the weekly Scholarship and Writing group.

Many faculty, staff & administrators would like to be more productive in their scholarship, but find themselves falling further behind as other duties take priority. T&PG to the rescue! Carving out an hour or two a week and finding peer accountability can help increase your scholarship productivity! Some therapists call this body doubling – having another person around engaging in the same task can help keep you on-track.

 

Where: Zeller Conference Room (Tower North, 2nd floor, next to COBHA offices)

 

When: Every Thursday from 10:30-1

This is a weekly open time to dedicate solely to academic writing. There are no presentation or expectations, just coffee and a quiet room to write or research. This offers faculty, staff and administration a time slot to devote to writing or researching, with the accountability of peers.

Feel free to come and go as you please, this is a drop-in group. A zoom option is also available here: https://stfrancis-edu.zoom.us/my/melindahammond for virtual body doubling.

Introducing a Partnership with the Technology Support Center

Teaching & Professional Growth and the Technology Support Center have begun a partnership to provide a faculty-driven approach to raising digital proficiency and efficacy in the use of learning technologies. The TSC as you know supports Canvas for online and hybrid learning as well as technologies for the classroom. Through this partnership with T&PG, we should be able to identify and assess new tools to make teaching with technology easier and more effective.

Through this partnership we hope to provide activities that are fun and effective in raising digital proficiency on the instructor’s terms in the use of tools for teaching.  You will see a few of these in the sidebar of upcoming events from time to time.  Activities can take several forms:

  • Consultations with instructors arranged by appointment.
  • At-your-own pace and time faculty development experiences through Canvas.
    • one week modules.
    • indefinite length Canvas resource modules.
    • Lab-based consultation and training arranged by appointment.
    • Scheduled demonstrations and activities.

These activities often generate resource materials that will be available through the parent LearnitNow website.

Watch your campus email for further notifications.

Melinda Hammond, Chair, T&PG Glen Gummess, TSC Educational Technologist

Latest News

Funding for Academic Conferences

T&PG has increased the funding for academic conferences to $1300 for those who are presenting and $1000 for those who are attending without presenting! Each faculty member is eligible for one funded conference per year. To apply for conference funds, on the portal go to “Committees and Organizations” then “Academic Assembly” then “Teaching and Professional Growth.” Under that menu, you’ll see a link for “Conference Funding Form.” Once you submit, this form will be automatically forwarded to the appropriate department chair (when applicable), dean, then the committee. You can also opt to request up to $500 in books in lieu of a conference. Conference and book requests are accepted every month.

Due October 1:

Applications for Spring 2023 Faculty Scholarship funds, 2023 Sabatticals, and Spring 2023 Peer Education are due (Forms are available on the portal)

Due October 31:

Strategic Professional Development applications are due (pending fund availability)

Upcoming October events TBA:

Technology Seminars

Awards Ceremony for Faculty Awards

Fall Faculty Forum

St. Francis Week – (Sponsored by University Ministry)