EIU Faculty Development and Innovation Center

Upcoming Opportunities

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Fall 2023 Programming

Sept. 7, 2023, 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Provost’s Roundtable: Understanding & Relating to Today's College Students 

Facilitator: Michael Gillespie, Director of Faculty Development and Innovation

Participants: Bobbi Kingery, Director of Career Services; Amy Odwarka, First Year Student Librarian; Jody Stone, Dean of Students; and Amber Webb, Program Director, Student Success Center

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Sept. 19, Oct. 17, & Nov. 14, 2023 9:00am

Open Educational Resources (OER) Workgroup

Facilitator: Lauri DeRuiter-Willems, FDIC Fellow and Associate Professor of Public Health

Location: Sept. 19: E-Classroom (4450 Booth); CSI Active Learning Classroom (1220 Booth)

Sept. 20, 2023 12:30pm

Director's Brown Bag: What Conversations are We having about AI?

Facilitator: Michael Gillespie, Director of Faculty Development and Innovation

Location: CSI Active Learning Classroom (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Sept. 27, 2023, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Best Practices for Working with International Students

Facilitator: Mutombo “Andy” Kabasele, Assistant Dean for International Education

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Oct. 5, 2023, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Grant Proposal Writing 101

Facilitator: Robert Chesnut, Interim Dean, Graduate School and Director of Research and Sponsored Programs

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Oct. 11, 2023, 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Small Changes for Instructional Design

Facilitator: Kim Ervin, Instructional Designer, FDIC

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Oct. 19, 2023, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Follow the Money to Support Your Scholarly Habit

Facilitator: Robert Chesnut, Interim Dean, Graduate School and Director of Research and Sponsored Programs

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Oct. 26, 2023, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

The Keep, Digital Commons and Your Scholarship

Facilitator: Todd Bruns, Head of Scholarly Communication, Booth Library

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Nov. 1, 2023, 3:00pm – 4:00pm

AI beyond ChatGPT: Incorporating AI in Teaching and Learning

Facilitator: Kim Ervin, Instructional Designer, FDIC

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth) and Synchronous Online Session (Zoom)

This workshop is offered as a FDIC Flex "hybrid" session both in-person and synchronously on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants to join in-person or live online.

Nov. 16, 2023, 9:30am – 10:30am  

An Open Conversation with Harlan Cohen

Facilitator: Michael Gillespie, Director of Faculty Development and Innovation

Speaker: Harlan Cohen

Location: Center for Student Innovation (1220 Booth)