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Teaching in the Winter and Spring? Submit Your Course Materials to the Bookstore by October 30, 2021!

Updates

Top Reasons to Submit Your Course Materials to the Bookstore

  • Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA): Your assistance helps ensure that the University is able to comply with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), a U.S. federal law enacted to help students save money by giving them the opportunity to shop early for their course materials.
  • Adoption of Accessible Content: All instructional materials must be accessible for students with disabilities. Federal disability legislation mandates that higher education institutions adhere to accessibility standards when designing, adopting and procuring educational materials and resources for the delivery of course content.

Submit by October 30, 2021! A Message from Shop Red West: 

Given the longer lead times caused by the pandemic, it is imperative that course material information be submitted to the bookstore  by October 30, 2021, regardless of where your students are directed to purchase.

Shop Red West, operated by Barnes and Noble College, has begun the adoption process and have started to contact instructors to remind them to place their course material requisitions via the AIP system. Instructors will be prompted to sign into the system using their NetID’s and historical course material information has been loaded into the system to make it easier to readopted materials.

Late adoptions negatively impact the prices of textbooks and other course materials and the store’s ability to service our students. Your assistance will help ensure that the University is meeting HEOA Compliance relating to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, a U.S. federal law enacted to help students save money by giving them the opportunity to shop early for their course materials.

Even if you are working with outside publishers or using Open Education Resources (OER), the Office of the Provost policy still requires you to notify Stony Brook University’s official campus store provider of all “required and/or recommended” course materials. This is extremely important to ensure that students can see their course material information on SOLAR when registration opens and can use different sources of financial aid to purchase their course materials.

If no course materials are required for your class, you still need to respond and indicate that “No Materials Are Needed.” Faculty can use this link to submit their information online.

If you have concerns regarding your course material submission, please contact Cynthia Cameron, Shop Red West General Manager at cynthia.cameron@stonybrook.edu.

Are Your Students Career Ready?

Instructional Design, Updates
Are your students career ready? Would you like to help them acquire real world experience as part of your course?  Learn how to incorporate industry projects and career success modules into your existing curriculum. Join Marianna Savoca & Urszula Zalewski in the Faculty Commons (Melville Library E 1332) or over Zoom  to learn more.  RSVP here!

INCORPORATING INDUSTRY PROJECTS INTO YOUR COURSE

You are likely familiar with “project based learning,” however, you may be curious about how to infuse real-world industry projects into your curriculum. Moreover, many of our students without transportation would relish the opportunity to work on an industry problem in their classroom.

Join CELT & the Career Center in the Faculty Commons for an informal conversation about connecting faculty to industry projects.
TUES, OCT 26 2:00pm – 3:00pm [Faculty Commons – Melville Library E 1332]
MON, NOV 15 11:00am – 12:00pm [Faculty Commons – Melville Library E 1332]
TUE, NOV 9 – 10:00am – 10:30am [ZOOM Virtual Session]

INCORPORATING CAREER SUCCESS MODULES INTO YOUR COURSE
 
Career Success Modules help students build confidence and knowledge about career interests and the job market, as well as connect classroom learning to industry needs. The Career Center has created a family of career success modules covering a variety of career readiness topics. Each module takes 20-40 minutes to complete.
 
Join us @ the Faculty Commons to learn more and/or have a personalized consultation.  
WED, OCT 27  2:00pm – 3:00pm [Faculty Commons – Melville Library E 1332]
WED, NOV 17 1:00pm – 2:00pm [Faculty Commons – Melville Library E 1332]
FRI, OCT 29  12:00pm – 12:30:00pm  [ZOOM Virtual Session]
TUE, NOV 9   3:00pm – 3:30pm   [ZOOM Virtual Session]

CELT Inclusive Teaching Panel Discussion: Using Authentic Assessment to Broaden your Inclusive Teaching Practice

Assessment, Equity and Inclusion, Updates, ,

Join CELT on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at 1 p.m. ET

Description: In this discussion, faculty members from philosophy, journalism, and physical therapy will talk about how they use authentic assessment in their teaching practice and how that can be an equity approach that helps students to challenge their assumptions. Authentic assessment requires students to apply knowledge to real world situations in innovative and concrete ways.

Panelists:

  • Jennifer Carter: Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and College of Business
  • James Pierre-Glaude: Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Program, School of Health Technology and Management
  • Zachary R. Dowdy: Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Communication and Journalism

Facilitators:

  • Carol Hernandez: Senior Instructional Designer, CELT
  • Catherine Scott, Assistant Director for Faculty Development – Testing, Assessment & Evaluation, CELT

Please register prior to the event.

Teaching Tuesdays

Assessment, Equity and Inclusion, Instructional Design, Online Learning, TA/Postdocs, Updates, , , , ,

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) has always been dedicated to the belief that excellent teaching in all its forms is vital to student success. Recently, to better align with our mission, we have been moved to the Office of the Provost under Elizabeth Newman, PhD, Vice Provost for Curriculum and Undergraduate Education. 

Teaching Tuesdays This semester, we are excited to begin a new initiative: Teaching Tuesdays. During these sessions, CELT experts will discuss evidence-based practical strategies and reflective questions aligned with the research expertise of staff in our department. Please join us at 11:15am in the Faculty Commons (Melville Library E1332) for any of the following topics:

  • Using Critical Self-Reflection to Catalyze Inclusive Pedagogy with Carol Hernandez on October 5th 
    • The pandemic has made clear that social identities, both those of our students as well as our own, shape not only how we are experiencing the fallout of the crisis, but also how we experience teaching and learning. Our session will address how reflecting on the intersection of our identities is a crucial catalyst to improving an educator’s inclusive teaching practice.
  • Grading for Teaching Assistants (TAs): Reducing Bias and Time-Saving Tips with Kimberly Bell, PhD on October 19th 
    • Grading and assessment are an integral part of any teaching experience. In addition to the technical details of entering and submitting grades, time management and biases also play an important role in grading and assessment, and these are often more challenging to overcome. Join this workshop to hear more about time saving tips and strategies for reducing bias in your grading and assessment.
  • Supporting Students’ Self-Regulation Skills in Your Course with Kristin Hall on October 26th 
    • In this workshop, we will go over the importance of self-regulation skills and how they are linked to academic achievement and academic success.  We will also discuss how to model and help students develop these skills in your course. 
  • Designing Courses for all Students with Jennifer Jaiswal on November 2nd
    • Not all students learn in the same way. Creating courses that allow for diversity in how we interact with the content helps students to find different ways to engage and to connect with the course material. In this course we will discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and redesign a course activity to be more inclusive.
  • National Distance Learning Week: Regular and Substantive Interaction: Reflections Based on the Updated Distance Education and Innovation Federal Regulations with Rose Tirotta, EdD on November 9th 
    • In July of 2021, the US Department of Education updated the Distance Education and Innovation Federal Regulations to align with updated pedagogical research and technological capabilities. This session will review these changes in parallel with evidence-based practices to reflect on future and current course development and organization. 
  • Ideation as a Teaching Strategy with Jennifer Jaiswal on November 16th 
    • How can you help your students craft new ideas in their area of study, create new products, or design new models for problem solving? Ideation is the process of creating many new ideas using generative thinking strategies. Ideation takes advantage of creativity to create new ways of thinking about problems and creating solutions. In this session we will cover generative thinking,  project models that can be applied and take on a design challenge.
  • Designing a Logic Model for Your Grant Evaluation with Catherine Scott on November 23rd 
    • Logic models are often required when submitting grant proposals. So what are they? Why do you need one? And how can you create your own? Join this workshop to have these questions answered and leave with a template to help you create your own.
  • Jump Start Engagement with Active Learning with Kimberly Bell, PhD and Rose Tirotta, EdD on November 30th 
    • Active learning can improve student outcomes and keep students engaged during and in-between your class meetings. Getting started incorporating active learning, implementing it, and assessing its effectiveness can seem challenging. Join this workshop to hear more about why active learning works and strategies you can implement and assess easily in your courses right away.

Please register prior to the session using the links above and email us if you have any questions.

Join us! The Faculty Commons in the Melville Library (E1332)

Updates

Updated: 11/8/22

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) would like to invite you to join us in the Faculty Commons in the Melville Library (E1332). We are excited to collaborate with you in this space this fall and beyond.

The Faculty Commons will be available for faculty to collaborate with CELT and with each other. 

Hosting a presentation? Meeting with a group of faculty to discuss active learning? Need a space to work on course development? Schedule the Faculty Commons via R25. Please submit your request at least 48 hours in advance. Email celt@stonybrook.edu with questions.

Faculty Commons

The Faculty Commons will host workshops, discussions, and events. 

Interested in scheduling a workshop or discussion for all faculty? Email celt@stonybrook.edu! Some suggestions would be: a workshop about ways to engage students in a large class, a faculty book club, or a discussion about the scholarship of teaching and learning.

The Faculty Commons will be open for drop-ins.

The Faculty Commons will have drop-in hours where faculty can stop by to discuss teaching and learning with one of our experts. Check our Faculty Commons calendar for more information. You can also schedule a consultation at a time convenient for you by emailing celt@stonybrook.edu.

Staying Safe.

In order to stay safe, we request that you wear masks while you are visiting the Faculty Commons. Also, coffee/tea service is not available at this time. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Online Teaching Certificate (OTC) Courses Start in October!

Instructional Design, Online Learning, Updates

Join the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) for one of our Online Teaching Certificate (OTC) multi-week courses:

Please register in advance. Email celt@stonybrook.edu if you have any questions.

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Reflections on Remote Teaching

Instructional Design, Online Learning, Updates,
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In March 2020, the pandemic pushed all faculty and students to a remote teaching reality. CELT is hosting two online conversations where faculty members can get together to talk about what worked well, what they might want to incorporate into their teaching practice moving forward, and what they wish they had known back then.

When you register, you will have the option to respond to three reflective prompts. Using those responses, we will take a deeper dive into what actions faculty can take as they prepare to teach in the fall.

Your responses will remain confidential and will only be shared in aggregate as part of our study on the overall effectiveness of CELT. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may continue to participate in CELT services even if you withdraw from the study of its effectiveness.

Register in advance to attend either of the CELT Reflections on Remote Teaching. Even if you cannot attend, register so that you can receive the recording and resources.

 

CIT 2021: Working Together to Prepare all Students for a Lifetime of Learning

Assessment, Educational Technologies, Online Learning, Updates, , ,

ipad with cupFrom May 25th-27th, the SUNY Center for Professional Development hosted the annual Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT), which took place virtually this year. The theme for CIT 2021 was “Working Together to Prepare all Students for a Lifetime of Learning” and included the following tracks:

  • Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion
  • Emerging Technologies and Digital Strategies
  • Measuring Effectiveness
  • Open Education
  • Pedagogically Speaking

The Keynote speaker was Jesse Stommel, Ph.D, executive director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at University of Mary Washington, co-author of An Urgency of Teachers: The Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy and co-editor of Disrupting the Digital Humanities. In addition, there were concurrent short talks, poster sessions, exhibitions sessions, and FACT2 Excellence awards. With the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, many presentations focused on innovations in online learning and teaching including strategies for large enrollment online classes, gamification, Open Educational Resources (OERs), equitable assessments, tools for engagement online, and effectively teaching music/art virtually. 

There were many great tips and resources presented, so we hope you explore the recordings here! 

 

Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Resources

Online Learning, Updates

Stony Brook is a member of the Online Learning Consortium, or OLC. The OLC supports online, blended, and digital learning in higher education. Stony Brook University has an institutional membership.  If you would like to take advantage of our membership services, create an account using your Stony Brook email address. 

Some of their free resources include:

  • Ideate: A free, collaborative, and dialogue-based virtual event designed around a series of open salons, OLC Ideate consists of casual and inclusive spaces with discussions organized and facilitated by a thought leader.
  • Scorecards: benchmarking tools that can be used as a reference 
  • Tools for Educators: tools and resources to aid in your planning and preparation of online and blended instruction 

Let us know if you have any questions or if you want to discuss something you found interesting!

 

Join us for a CELT Coffee Break!

Updates

Interested in learning more, but you don’t have time for a scheduled workshop? Join us for one of our CELT Coffee Breaks, short, self-paced modules for instructors that can be completed in one sitting. We currently have four modules:

  • Assessment
  • Engagement
  • Student Workload: Rationale
  • Student Workload: Strategies

These can be found in the course: CELT Coffee Break Modules in Blackboard. Log into Blackboard, go to your My Institution tab, and scroll down to the bottom. The course will be listed under: Courses where you are: Student.

Do you have any questions? Do you have a suggestion for a future Coffee Break? Let us know!

CELT Coffee Breaks