Recent Searches

Loading Search Results...
Loading Directory Results...
Close

History

Close

Recent Pages

Recent Searches

EIU Faculty Development and Innovation Center

FDIC Logo

The FDIP

The Official Podcast of the FDIC

Welcome to the Faculty Development and Innovation Podcast - the FDIP - the official podcast of the Faculty Development and Innovation Center at Eastern Illinois University. Your hosts are Dr. Michael Gillespie, Director, and Kim Ervin, Instructional Designer with the FDIC. This podcast is to promote teaching excellence through the sharing of information related to instructional design, teaching strategies, and innovation. This podcast offers actionable steps to implement in your courses for the benefit of teaching and learning.

Subscribe to our RSS feed Rss Feed


Season 1, Episode 0: Introducing the FDIP

Dr. Michael Gillespie and Kim Ervin discuss why the FDIP and what to expect.


Season 1, Episode 1: Online Instructor Introductions

FDIC Instructional Designer Kim Ervin discusses creating an instructor's presence in online classrooms.


Season 1, Episode 2: Open Educational Resources with Steve Brantley

FDIC Instructional Designer Kim Ervin talks with Steve Brantley of Booth Library about OERs and their development and use across modalities.


Season 1, Episode 3: CSI Digital Initiatives with Dr. Trevor Burrows

FDIC Instructional Designer Kim Ervin talks with Dr. Trevor Burrows, the Digital Initiatives Coordinator for the Center for Student Innovation in Booth Library.


Season 1, Episode 4: Instructional Designer, Kim Ervin

FDIC Director Dr. Michael Gillespie interviews Instructional Designer Kim Ervin to learn more about her work and approach to working with faculty.


Season 1, Episode 5: Talking Universal Design with Dr. April Jackson

Dr. April Jackson, the Director of EIU's Office of Student Disability Services joins FDIC Director Dr. Michael Gillespie for an interview on UDL, how faculty can make simple accommodations that will benefit all students, and how student experience our classes when we don't!


Season 1, Episode 6: Universal Design for Learning Part 1: Video Captioning

Kim Ervin reviews the definition of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and describes methods for EIU faculty to caption videos.


Season 1, Episode 7: Universal Design for Learning Part 2: Accessible Documents from Word to PDF

Kim Ervin shares best practices for creating an accessible Microsoft Word source document that can then be saved to a PDF. 


Season 1, Episode 8: Universal Design for Learning Part 3: Accessible PowerPoint Presentations


Season 1, Episode 9: Innovative Office Hours


Season 1, Episode 10: An Interview with Joe Fatheree

FDIC Director Dr. Michael Gillespie talks with Joe Fatheree, an educator, activist, scholar, and thought-leader on AI in education.

GPT-4 Is Here. But Most Faculty Lack AI Policies (Inside Higher Ed, 22-March, 2023)

AI in Higher Education (Ray Schroder, UPCEA Sr. Fellow, UIS)

Everybody is Cheating: Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy (NPR, 26-January, 2023)

Related Pages

Contact Information

Dr. Michael Gillespie, Director, FDIC

217-581-7056
mgillespie@eiu.edu

Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation

217-581-8449
jalockett@eiu.edu

Kim Ervin
Instructional Designer

217-581-3716
kservin@eiu.edu

Faculty Development and Innovation Center

1105 Booth
217-581-7051
fdic@eiu.edu

Jeff Cranstoun
Instructional Support and Training Specialist

217-581-8368
jscranstoun@eiu.edu

David Smith
Instructional Support and Training Specialist

217-581-6660
dmsmith4@eiu.edu


Take the next step

apply now
schedule a visit