Faculty and Staff Professional Development Resources

"Supporting Continuous Improvement Efforts Across SUNY"

"The Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP) provides a safe and
supportive environment to work alongside peers to expand
your pedagogical toolbox. "

"Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) connects students and professors in different countries for collaborative projects and discussions as part of their coursework. "

Curated resources on anti-racism. "The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment makes learning outcomes visible and useful to the public."

The Association of College and University Educator's offers a peer-to-peer toolkit.

"What, so what, now what" class activity.

Info on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

Resources on affective learning and teaching.

Probing questions vs. clarifying questions.

Resources from the Transparency in Learning and Teaching project (TILT Higher Ed).

Definition of "ungrading."

Organizational site for the SEP.

Resources on SAPP from Columbia CTL.

Open access journal on the subject of SaP.

Resources on student well-being in learning environments.

Resources on Appreciative Advising.

Ideas for using ice-breakers in class.

An overview of seven principles for good teaching.

From Lehman College.

From the University of Minnesota.

From Carnegie Mellon University.

From Vanderbilt University.

From Wenger-Traynor.

A look at alternative grading and how to start implementing it in the classroom.

How to being the practice of "ungrading."

Some quick tips to foster student reflection.

"Simple classroom strategies can assist students with deficits in executive function skills like time management and active listening."

A self-assessment quiz for imposter phenomenon.

Attributes of the Y generation.

From Vanderbilt University.

Article on fostering a growth mindset for both student and faculty success.

Chapter on pedagogical partnerships.

Areas of support for first-gen college students.

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A variety of resources on imposter phenomenon.

Pre-covid graphic from 2019.

Trauma exposure and adjustment to the college experience.

"Making sure that learners are learning what they need to learn is important. That’s especially important when teaching something critical, applicable, or related to something that is time sensitive. That’s when knowledge checks come in. Knowledge checks are a way for us to determine whether our learners are learning what we want them to learn when we want them to learn it."

An overview video and graphic on student data.

"Researcher Dante Dixson is developing programs to help disadvantaged students envision a brighter future for themselves."

"Your teaching philosophy is a self-reflective statement of your beliefs about teaching and learning."

"In partnership with institutions of higher education, ACUE prepares, credentials, and provides on-going support to faculty in the use of evidence-based teaching practices that promote student engagement, persistence to graduation, career readiness, and deeper levels of learning."

A list of articles pertaining to grading for equity

Various DEI in the classroom topics.

This one from a Teaching and Learning center also presents practical advice for the classroom.

Overview of trauma-informed pedagogy.

Advice on inclusive pedagogy.

Student belonging in the classroom.

A guide for creating inclusive syllabi.

A guide for equity-minded syllabus creation.

A tool for fostering inclusion in the classroom.

"The Transparency in Learning and Teaching project aims to advance equitable teaching and learning practices that reduce systemic inequities in higher education."

An overview, tips, and considerations for implementing Universal Design in relation to your course syllabus.

"Teachers have made their grading and assessment more equitable. Use and adapt these models to help you bring equitable practices into your own classroom."

Adaptable "workshop in a box" of materials.

An example of a high impact practice rubric.

From Brown University, examples of DEI statements to be used on a syllabus

CUNY open access courses for professional development of faculty and staff.

A free course for educators.

Includes two free courses with a DEI-focus.

Collection of resources on UDL.

Free courses offered by SUNY on UDL

A series of videos on several areas of professional development.

An overview and exploration of constructivism, including details on implementing elements.

DEI and online teaching.

Questions for an introductory online survey.

How do you go about creating a virtual team? Free online course.

"Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) between instructors and students is a core component distinguishing distance education from correspondence education."

For online learning.

"A humanizing element for online courses."

Podcast

New England Resource Center for Higher Education self-assessment rubric for the institutionalization of DEI

CUNY resource

This podcast interviews Dr. Havidán Rodriguez, President of the University at Albany.

"Techniques for assessing course based knowledge and skills"

From Vanderbilt University. "Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are generally simple, non-graded, anonymous, in-class activities designed to give you and your students useful feedback on the teaching-learning process as it is happening."

Information provided by Harvard U Teaching and Learning Center on how to design your course.

It is argued that an organization that does not support those that whistle blow because of violation of professional standards is indicative of a failure of organizational ethics."

National Education Association

From Claris Consulting.

"This I Believe, Inc., was founded in 2004 as an independent, not-for-profit organization that engages youth and adults from all walks of life in writing, sharing, and discussing brief essays about the core values that guide their daily lives."

Podcast by neuroscientist Richard Davidson on the concepts of love and learning.

Podcast on teaching with kindness.

A guide on how to consider and conduct a personal SWOT analysis.

A set of tips on improving organizational leadership from Marymount University.

Examples of innovative change driven by educational leadership.

"Culture3 explores where technology, creativity, and hope meet to chart a path to a better future."

Different approaches to crafting organizational climate survey questions.

A consideration of college completion, its implications, and how to address completion rates.

An article on leadership styles, attributes, visionary leadership qualities.

Article on organizational climate.

Classroom exercises and activities that incorporate diversity.

University of Pennsylvania's Center for Teaching and Learning

Focuses on building expertise in the teaching and learning of mathematics.

How students may interpret feedback.

A brief article on some of the changes AI might bring to education.

A report from The Institute for Ethical AI in Education.

An article on some of the pressing issues for education in the face of AI.

A quick look at the principles of gamification in the classroom.

A brief overview of promising and ineffective uses of gamification design practices.

An academic article on gamification and online learning.

An article from University of Michigan on using gameful pedagogy to reconsider courses.

Background information on and examples of gamification for learning.

Blog on designing for the user experience.

"At a time when student satisfaction is critical, consider these user experience pitfalls in educational technology solutions."