New Faculty Orientation, Eastern Illinois University
This year's New Faculty Orientation will begin Wednesday, August 14, 2019 @ 8. We will be contacting all newly hired faculty. But if you have your panthermail account, or began in the Spring or Summer, send us an email @ fdic@eiu.edu to get started.
Last year’s New Faculty Orientation took place Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Here are some photographs and the program of that event. The FDIC welcomes new faculty to EIU and will continue to keep them informed and connected through the year, including though a Brightspace module for the new faculty.
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8:00 - 8:30 am |
Registration & Breakfast |
Doudna Concourse
Bev Cruse, EIU Photographer, and Megan Jurgel, FDIC GA will be taking photos (head shots will be provided for your use)
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8:30 – 8:45am |
Welcome to EIU |
Doudna Lecture Hall
Dr. Jay Gatrell, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
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8:45 – 9:15am |
Your Faculty Development and Innovation Center |
Doudna Lecture Hall
Dr. Newton Key, Director, Faculty Development and Innovation Center
Ms. Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation
Ms. Lisa Dallas, Senior Instructional Designer
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be able to:
- Understand the scope of the FDIC, including the workshops, speakers, and reading groups directed towards faculty at all levels
- Identify teaching and learning resources and opportunities available to them through FDIC and across campus
- Know who to contact in the FDIC, how to contact them, and some of the issues that they might be able to assist you
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9:15 – 10:00am |
Who Are Our Students @ EIU? |
Doudna Lecture Hall
Dr. Catherine Polydore, Associate Professor, Counseling and Higher Education; Chair, Making Excellence Inclusive
Mr. Joshua Norman, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be introduced to:
- Recruitment and retention trends at Eastern Illinois University
- Approaches to teaching to enable diverse students to achieve intended learning outcomes
- Programs for provisional and underrepresented students
- The history of MEI on campus, and what it does now on campus
- Why students and the university benefit from inclusive excellence
- Opportunities for faculty in MEI
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10:00 – 10:15am |
Break |
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10:15 – 11:00am |
Introduction to the EIU/UPI Unit A & B Agreements |
Doudna Lecture Hall
Dr. Mark Kattenbracker, Interim Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Jeannie Ludlow, President, University Professionals of Illinois (UPI)
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be:
- Familiar with their faculty status and bargaining agreements
- Able to identify resources in the University Professionals of Illinois EIU chapter for their needs
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11:00 – 11:30am |
Introducing Booth Library’s Services & Resources |
Doudna Lecture Hall
Mr. Steve Brantley, Reference Services, Booth Library
Mr. Todd Bruns, Institutional Repository Librarian, Booth Library
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be able:
- To identify resources and course support offered by Booth Library for teaching, learning and research
- To identify scholarly communication support at Booth Library and promotion of their research and creative activity through the institutional repository, The Keep
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11:30 – 12:15 |
Assistance for Students and Faculty Across Campus |
Doudna Lecture Hall
Ms. Rebecca Edgington, Director, Autism Center/STEP
Ms. Jessica Hallett, Counselor, Counseling Center
Ms. April Jackson, Director, Office of Disabilities
Ms. Shelley James, Interim Director, Academic Advising
Ms. Stephanie Woodley, Assistant Professor, Special Education
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, faculty participants will:
- Know what advising services the university provides for students
- Know what counseling services the university provides for student
- Know what services the university provides for students with disabilities
- Be able to locate and contact the appropriate offices for questions regarding these services
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12:30 – 12:45pm |
Welcome to EIU and Booth Library/Remarks for Luncheon |
Booth Library Reference Room (NW 3rd floor)
Dr. David Glassman, President, Eastern Illinois University
Mr. Zachary Newell, Dean of Library Services
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12:45 – 1:30pm |
Luncheon |
Booth Library Reference Room (NW 3rd floor)
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1:30 – 2:15pm |
Mastering Teaching with D2L Brightspace |
e-Classroom, Booth Library 4450
Ms. Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation, FDIC
Ms. Lisa Dallas, Senior Instructional Designer, FDIC
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be able to:
- identify the course implementation process at EIU, sign on to D2L Brightspace, locate courses, and identify the basic layout of courses and tools available.
- use effective instructional design principles to begin to organize content in a D2L Brightspace course.
- align the syllabus to the grade book in a course in D2L Brightspace.
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2:30—3:15pm |
Getting Started with Office 365 |
e-Classroom, Booth Library 4450
Dr. Tom Grissom, ISS & Director, Instructional Technology Center
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be able to:
- Identify applications made available for faculty and student use in Office 365
- Be able to get started using applications beyond MS Office
- Know how to locate assistance for deeper use of these applications in their teaching
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3:15 – 3:30pm |
Summary & What's Next |
e-Classroom, Booth Library 4450
Dr. Newton Key, FDIC
Faculty Development and Innovation Center, fdic@eiu.edu, 1005 Booth, 217-581-7051
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- Off-Campus Online Resources compiled by EIU Fac Dev: http://www.eiu.edu/facdev/resources_online.php
- AAC&U and MEI: https://www.aacu.org/making-excellence-inclusive
- Making Excellence Inclusive at EIU: http://www.eiu.edu/mei/
- PantherTech Services: http://www.eiu.edu/panthertech
- EIU Tech Support Ticket System: https://techsupport.eiu.edu/
- Academic Affairs, Contract: http://www.eiu.edu/acaffair/contract.php
- Unit A Agreement: http://www.eiu.edu/acaffair/Contract/UA2012-2016CBA-FINAL-Sig.pdf
- Unit B Agreement: http://www.eiu.edu/acaffair/Contract/UB2012-2016CBA-FINAL-Sig.pdf
