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Faculty Learning Communities
We offer Faculty Learning Communities each year in the Faculty Center. FLCs provide a unique opportunity for faculty to engage in an important project, learn something new, and connect with colleagues. In addition to the training opportunities provided by our FLCS, we also have a research community to support faculty in making time for their research during the semester.
AY 2023/24 Faculty Learning Communities
APPLY TODAY--Deadline to apply extended!
Understanding and Improving Student Engagement
Building University-Community Partnerships Around PreK-12 STEM/STEAM Outreach
Quality Online Learning and Teaching Faculty Learning Community (QLT FLC)
Research with Latino Communities: Building Capacity in Collaborative Research
Open Calls
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Closed Calls
Understanding and Improving Student Engagement: A Faculty Center Certificate Program
Leader: Dr. Ruoxi Li
Overview
- Meetings on Fridays, 7 meetings total: 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/17
- Meetings from 12:00 to 1:30 pm at the Faculty Center
- $250 stipend for each faculty member who participates in at least six meetings
- Open to faculty of all ranks and colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023
- Earn a Faculty Center Certificate suitable for WPAF
- Deadline to apply: Sept 8, 2023
Description
Student engagement is crucial for creating a successful classroom learning environment, yet many students struggle to participate in activities, complete assignments on time, or even to show up for class. This FLC is dedicated to understanding and improving student engagement both inside and outside the classroom, using data sources such as Canvas Analytics, CSUSM DFW dashboard, CSU Student Success Dashboard, as well as surveys and activities designed by instructors. Participants will receive instructions on utilizing various tools and applying data to identify problems and develop solutions.
Specifically, this FLC focuses on:
- Accessing and analyzing data from Canvas Analytics, CSUSM DFW dashboard, and CSU Student Success Dashboard
- Developing course specific activities to obtain a deeper understanding of the problems and involve students to create solutions
- Communicating and sharing insights and experiences with fellow faculty participants and the wider CSUSM community
Expectation and compensation
The FLC meets on Fridays from 12:00 to 1:30 pm at the Faculty Center for a total of 7 meetings/10.5 hours of meeting time (9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/17). Feel free to bring your own lunch to the meetings! Faculty will receive $250 stipend if they participate in at least 6 meetings. They will also receive a Faculty Center Certificate confirming completion of this training program suitable for inclusion in a WPAF.
Participants will also share the work from this FLC with the larger CSUSM community at the Faculty Center Teaching and Learning Expo in Spring 2024.
Who should apply?
Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 are welcome to apply!
For questions about the Faculty Learning Community or application, please contact Ruoxi Li, Faculty Center Interim Associate Director for Teaching & Learning at rli@csusm.edu
How will faculty be selected?
- Stated interest in understanding and improving student engagement
- Diverse representation of different ranks, disciplines, and colleges
- Space will be limited to 6-8 participants
Apply to Certificate Program
Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment
during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity
are eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional
development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status
as a faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty
who will be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters.
Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit.
All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.
The Inventor’s Patent Academy (TIPA)
Leader: Dr. Serhan Kotiloglu
Overview
- Meetings on Wednesdays, 6 meetings total: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25
- Meetings from 1:30 to 3.00 pm at the Faculty Center
- Virtual participation in meetings possible
- $500 stipend for each faculty member who participates in at least five meetings and complete Qualcomm’s The Inventors Patent Academy (TIPA) Training Module (9 hours asynchronous training)
- Open to faculty of all ranks and colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023
- Earn a Faculty Center Certificate suitable for WPAF
- Deadline to apply: Sept 8, 2023
Description
The Inventor’s Patent Academy (TIPA) is an online resource to orient inventors to the patent process. Developed by the non-profit organization, Invent Together, TIPA intends to increase the number of women inventors and inventors of color who apply for and are issued a patent. In an effort to introduce student researchers to the patent process, this FLC is focused on developing guidance for the best way for faculty to integrate TIPA into the learning experience.
Specifically, this FLC focuses on:
- Completing TIPA training
- Identifying pedagogical strategies for integrating TIPA into academic courses
- Creating guides for CSUSM faculty that support the successful implementation of TIPA
Throughout the semester, we will identify best practices on integrating TIPA to our courses. We will investigate the use of TIPA online modules, additional materials, assignments and homework, and design sample curricula within our fields. Creativity is encouraged!
Expectation and compensation
The FLC meets on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3.00 pm at the Faculty Center for a total of 6 meetings/9 hours of meeting time (9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25). Meetings will be in a hybrid format, participating in meetings virtually is possible. In addition to the meetings, the faculty participant is required to complete the TIPA modules (3 modules totaling around 9 hours) and provide a copy of their TIPA completion certificate to the Faculty Center.
Faculty will receive $500 stipend for participating in at least 5 meetings and providing evidence of completing the TIPA training module (sharing copy of certificate of completion). Faculty who do not provide evidence of completing the TIPA training module by December 1, 2023 will receive a reduced stipend of $250 if all other criteria has been met. They will also receive a Faculty Center Certificate confirming completion of this training program suitable for inclusion in a WPAF.
Participants will also share the work from this FLC with the larger CSUSM community at the Faculty Center Teaching and Learning Expo in Spring 2024.
Who should apply?
Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 are welcome to apply!
For questions about the Faculty Learning Community or application, please contact Serhan Kotiloglu at skotiloglu@csusm.edu.
How will faculty be selected?
- Stated interest in understanding and sharing the patent process
- Diverse representation of different ranks, disciplines, and colleges
- Space will be limited to 6-8 participants
Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity are eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status as a faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty who will be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters.
Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit.
All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.
Building University-Community Partnerships Around PreK-12 STEM/STEAM Outreach
Center for Research and Engagement in STEM Education (CRESE)
Leaders: Dr. Sinem Siyahhan and Dr. Edward Price
Overview
- Meetings on Fridays, 8 meetings total: 9/08, 9/22, 10/06, 10/20, 11/03, 11/17, 12/01, 12/15
- Meetings from 9:00 to 11:00 am PST on Zoom
- $250 stipend for each faculty member who participates in at least 7 meetings
- Open to faculty of all ranks and colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023
- Deadline to apply: Sept 6, 2023
Description and Learning Outcomes
Through the Faculty Center, the Center for Research and Engagement in STEM Education invites faculty across campus to participate in a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) that focuses on engaging in PreK-12 STEM/STEAM outreach and developing and conducting community-engaged research to improve student outcomes. Led by Drs. Edward Price and Sinem Siyahhan, the FLC will build shared knowledge around community partners in the North County region, ways to build and sustain university-community partnerships, involve CSUSM students in STEM/STEAM outreach through service learning, and create a plan for outreach and implement these activities at community partner sites.
At the end of the Fall semester, participating faculty will be able to:
- Develop in-depth knowledge of effective university-community partnerships
- Transform their outreach ideas into action
- Engage in research and evaluation around preK-12 STEM/STEAM outreach
Expectation and compensation
The work for this FLC will take place over the Fall 2023 semester. We will meet twice a month virtually via Zoom in September, October, November, and December. Participants are expected to work on their projects between meetings. We will meet on Fridays between 9:00 and 11:00 am on the following days: September 8 & 22, October 6 & 20, November 3 & 17, and December 1 & 15.
Faculty will be compensated $250 stipend if they participate in at least 7 of the scheduled meetings and completing the project work assigned by FLC leaders.
Participants will also share the work from this FLC with the larger CSUSM community at the Faculty Center Teaching and Learning Expo in Spring 2024.
Who should apply?
Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 are welcome to apply!
Faculty who are interested in starting, or who have an ongoing project that involves preK-12 STEM/STEAM outreach are encouraged to apply. Those faculty who teach service learning courses that engage CSUSM students with K-12 students in the community should also apply. Faculty who are interested in applying for a grant that involves preK-12 STEM/STEAM outreach and want to pilot their ideas are encouraged to apply as well. Faculty from all disciplines and colleges are welcome.
For questions about the Faculty Learning Community or application, please contact Sinem Siyahhan, ssiyahhan@csusm.edu
How will faculty be selected? Criteria will include
- Clearly articulated interest in the FLC’s goals
- Willing to develop a plan of action for outreach
- Diverse representation of different ranks, disciplines, and colleges
- Space will be limited to 6-8 participants
Application
Please fill out the application: Apply to PreK-12 STEM/STEAM Outreach
Deadline: Sept 6, 2023
Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity are eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status as a faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty who will be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters.
Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit.
All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.
Quality Online Learning and Teaching Faculty Learning Community (QLT FLC)
Leader: Dr. Karno Ng
Overview
- Fall 2023 QLT FLC – Intro to Teaching Online with QLT
- 9/15/2023 (Fri) noon to 1:00 p.m. Workshop #1: Introduction to QLT FLC
- 10/6/2023, 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023 Synchronous online weekly Q&A session during the 3-week Intro course
- 11/3 (Fri:) noon to 1:00 p.m. Faculty Center: Workshop #2: Reflection, Sharing and the Next Step
- 12/1 (Fri): Complete Core 24 in the Self-Assessment.
- Spring 2024 QLT FLC – Implementation & Showcase
- Complete all components of Self-Assessment by 2/16/2024.
- Peer Review completed by 3/15/2024.
- 3/22/2024, 3/29/2024, 4/5/2024, 4/12/2024: Workshop # 3,4,5,6: Weekly synchronous online workshop to implement feedback from internal peer reviews.
- Complete internal certificate requirement (24 core & 85% overall) by 4/19/2023.
- Faculty Center Expo Showcase Event – share and celebrate accomplishments with wider CSUSM faculty community at campus’s signature Faculty Center Teaching & Learning Expo. (Likely the week of April 29—May 3, 2024).
- $1000 stipend for each faculty member who complete the above requirements.
- Open to faculty of all ranks and colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023
- Deadline to apply: Sept 8, 2023
Description
Quality online and hybrid courses are vital to student success. They not only increase student engagement but also lower DWF rates of the courses. Thus, it is essential to ensure that the online and hybrid courses have reached a commonly accepted standard prior to their delivery. The Quality Learning and Teaching rubric is an evaluation tool developed by the CSU Chancellor’s office to ensure the quality of online and hybrid courses. This FLC offers the opportunity for faculty to conduct self or peer reviews of online or hybrid courses with the QLT rubric. The goal of these reviews is to provide best practices and support towards designing and delivering courses that result in quality learning experiences for students. This FLC is committed to preparing faculty who are interested in completing the informal campus review process while offering a holistic approach to teaching online and hybrid courses. Not only will you complete the certification process, you will also be (1) guided through setting up your online or hybrid course in a way that provides support to students, (2) offers guidance to ensure your assessments are measuring your course objectives and, (3) creates an efficient way for you to provide feedback to students.
Specifically, the FLC will focus on:
- Applying best practices for designing and delivering online and hybrid courses using the QLT rubric.
- Developing online and hybrid specific strategies to increase student engagement and get the most out of your online or hybrid courses.
- Fostering a community of faculty who will share ideas and current examples of what they are doing in their online and hybrid courses to increase student success.
Expectation and compensation
Meetings:
The FLC meets on Fridays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Faculty Center or online (indicates by *)for a total of six workshops with a total of 6 hours of meeting time (9/15 (in person), 11/3 ( in person), 3/22*, 3/29*, 4/5*, 4/12*).
Note: Faculty must attend at least 5 out of the 6 workshops.
Training Course, QLT Course Certification, Presentation at the CSUSM Teaching and Learning Symposium
- 10/2/2023—10/22/2023: Complete a 3-weeks asynchronized online training course (time required: 15-20 hours): “Intro to Teaching Online with QLT”
- Weekly Q&A online sessions will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 PM (on 10/6, 10/13 & 10/20) during the duration of this 3-weeks training course. Note: Faculty must attend at least one out of the 3 Q&A sessions.
- Obtain QLT Course Certification by 4/19/2023. (see details component in the overview section)
- Present at the Faculty Center Teaching and Learning Expo in Spring 2024 (oral or poster presentation)
Faculty will receive $1000 stipend if they fulfill the expectation as listed above.
Who should apply?
Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 are welcome to apply!
For questions about this Faculty Learning Community or application, please contact Karno Ng, Faculty Fellow for QLT at kng@csusm.edu
How will faculty be selected?
- Taught an online or hybrid course at least once in the semester before Fall 2023.
- Stated interest in gaining knowledge in effective evaluation and implementation of online and hybrid best practices and getting their online courses to be QLT certified.
- Diverse representation of different ranks, disciplines, and colleges
- Space will be limited to 10 participants.
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Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment
during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity
are eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional
development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status
as a faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty
who will be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters.
Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit.
All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.
Faculty Learning Community Research with Latino Communities: Building Capacity in Collaborative Research
Leaders: Konane Martínez, Professor of Anthropology Faculty Director of the National Latino Research Center (NLRC),and Ana M. Ardón, NLRC Researcher; Liberal Studies Lecturer
Overview
- Meetings on the following Fridays from 10:00-12:00 during the 2023/2024 Academic year, September through April: Sept 15, Sept 19, Oct 13, Oct 27, Dec 1, Feb 9, Feb 23, March 8, March 20, and April 12
- $500 stipend for each faculty member who misses no more than two meetings over the course of the academic year
- Open to faculty of all ranks and colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
- Deadline to apply: Sept 8, 2023
Description
Latinx students comprise about half of the student body (48%) at CSUSM. Census 2020 documented that over a third of the surrounding community (37.9%) is Latino/a. Latino/a communities experience gross inequities and disparities in areas of education, health and civic participation due to social, political, and economic factors in the region. Applied and relevant research is vital to understanding the impact of these factors in local Latino/a communities. The primary goal of the FLC is to build the capacity of researchers at CSUSM to develop and carry our successful research with Latino/a communities in the CSUSM region. Participants will receive instruction on relevant data about Latino/a communities and examples of best practices in research and collaboration. A secondary goal of the FLC is to create a multidisciplinary research community that will develop research ideas and seek our potential sources of collaboration, funding, publication, and dissemination. Participants will produce a draft of a research plan including potential community partners and funding agencies.
FLC Learning Outcomes
This FLC will have three learning outcomes:
- Participants will learn about Latino/a communities and examples of best practices in research and collaboration.
- Participants will identify potential research topic(s), collaborators, and funding.
- Participants will collaborate to create a multidisciplinary research community at CSUSM.
Time Commitment and Compensation
FLC will meet roughly for about two hours on select Fridays during the 2023/2024 Academic year, September through April, for a total of about 20 hours (Sept 15, Sept 19, Oct 13, Oct 27, Dec 1, Feb 9, Feb 23, March 8, March 20, and April 12). Faculty will receive $500 stipend for participation in the FLC if they do not miss more than two meetings over the course of the academic year.
FLC participants will share the work of the FLC with the larger CSUSM community at a Faculty Center event such as the Faculty Center Teaching and Research Expo in Spring 2024.
Who Should Apply?
Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 are welcome to apply!
Any faculty interested in learning and/or growing their research while building collaboration with colleagues to conduct research relevant to Latinx communities in our region.
For questions about the Faculty Learning Community or application, please contact Konane Martinez at kmartine@csusm.edu
How will faculty be selected?
- Stated interest and potential impact of their research interests
- Diverse representation of different ranks, disciplines, and colleges
- Space will be limited to 6-8 participants
Only Unit 3 faculty members who will be on contract with an existing Unit 3 appointment during the entire time frame of the training or professional development opportunity are eligible to be considered for a stipend. Faculty may not request or accept professional development and/or training under this program unless they are on active pay status as a faculty bargaining unit employee. Summer stipends can only be offered to faculty who will be employed the preceding spring and subsequent fall semesters.
Faculty are limited to a maximum of $10,000 in stipends for faculty training and professional development per fiscal year. Faculty cannot accept an offer for a stipend that will cause them to exceed this $10,000 annual limit.
All faculty members accepting a stipend must fulfill all of the stated terms and expectations that constitute completion of the training or development activity to receive the stipend.
Accepting Proposals for New FLCs for Spring 2024!
Research and Creativity Activity Community
Leader: Dr. Cecilia “Lia” Uy-Tioco, Faculty Fellow for RSCA
Description and Outcomes
Research and creative activity start way before the writing process, many of us get stuck in various places, especially during the semester when teaching and service take up so much of our time. This community provides a space for faculty to develop their research, scholarly, or creative activity. Our aim is to keep each other accountable as we embark on our projects. Our community will be composed of faculty who are exploring new research, scholarly, or creative projects, trying to get their project started, or are stuck in the middle of a project. Some examples: getting updated with current literature and research; gathering data (e.g., conducting interviews); transcribing and coding interviews; working on a book proposal; designing a research plan, etc.
The Research and Creative Activity Community is not about brainstorming a new project nor is it a guided writing group with a training curriculum (like the Writing FLC). Rather, it is a space for faculty who already have a project in mind or stuck in the middle of one and would benefit from having a community to help keep them on track. Each participant will set their own goals and map out their plans for the semester. We will be sharing our projects and progress with each other, holding one another accountable. The hope is by the end of the semester, participants would have advanced in their research, scholarly, or creative project and be ready to move on to writing.
Who should apply?
Faculty of all ranks from all colleges with teaching appointments in Fall 2023 are welcome to apply! Any faculty (tenure track and lecturers) who would like to make significant progress on their research, scholarly, or creative activity project and participate and share their projects with a supportive community.
How will faculty be selected?
- Interest in participating in the community and having a research or creative activity project in progress that aligns with the goals of this community
- Diverse representation of different ranks, disciplines, and colleges
- Space will be limited to 8 participants.
Time Commitment and Compensation
This community will meet virtually from 1pm-3pm on the following Fridays in Fall 2023: September 15, September 29, October 20, November 17, and December 8, for a total of 10 hours. The facilitator will also be available for 1:1 meetings/Office Hours. Faculty participants will receive $250 compensation as Professional Development Funds for participating in the opportunity and missing no more than two meetings.
Please submit a statement (no more than 500 words) that describes your research, scholarly, and creative project and what you hope to achieve in this research community. Applications due Sept 8, 2023. If you have any questions, please email: Lia Uy-Tioco at cuytioco@csusm.edu