In this faculty development session, we will explore a range of innovative strategies and best practices to engage students in online courses effectively. With the increasing prevalence of online education, it's crucial for educators to adapt their teaching methods to create an interactive and stimulating learning environment. This session aims to equip faculty members with the tools and insights necessary to keep students actively participating and motivated in their virtual classrooms.

This session will highlight the Prairie Flag early alert system that allows faculty to communicate with advisors regarding students who may be struggling. This session will explain the system of surveys, how faculty can raise flags, and the process for resolving flags through advisor support and communication with faculty. Advisors will be on hand to share their experiences and how they work to resolve Prairie Flags. 

Join John Martin, Astronomy and Physics and Tarah Sweeting-Trotter, CASA as well as other advisors from CASA

During our session, we will discuss the importance of actively engaging students in conversations about artificial intelligence. We will share some potential syllabus language and assignment instructions that explicitly address appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI. We will share ideas for classroom activities and assessments that engage students in using conversational AI productively and intentionally, while clarifying their role as the expert and the critic of the chatbot output. 

This faculty workshop aims to equip educators with the necessary knowledge and tools to foster a supportive and inclusive environment for first-generation college students. The workshop will delve into the current state of higher education and the persistent challenges that these students encounter. It offers participants the opportunity to learn effective strategies to create an inclusive classroom culture, provide extra aid to students, and encourage their active involvement in campus life.

Autism in the Workplace: How Leaders Create an Inclusive and Supportive Environment

The focus of this event is to draw the audience’s attention to the field of autism as it relates to employment-based sup

Restorative practices provide great tools in getting to know our students and guiding classroom discussions at all levels. If you would like to learn more, come join us for this interactive, fun hands-on session.

Beth Hatt, Director, School of Education

Learn everything you need to know to get started with Brookens Library. This presentation will give you an overview of the library resources and services that are available to you for your teaching and your research, including the catalog, library databases, interlibrary loan and research help services.

This hybrid session will meet in UHB 3081 and on Zoom

Sally LaJoie - Instructional Services Librarian

Come join the Problem-Based Learning Community

Experience how the PBL framework can improve critical thinking and reduce bias.

Facilitators from the Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning will use an interactive scenario to highlight the four steps to building your students' confidence making evidence-based decisions. This will be the kickoff for this year-long learning community through which you will learn how to create your own problem-based learning sessions for your discipline with training and advice from the Alliance staff.

Please join a group of UIS faculty and staff for a planning session of the Building Inclusive Community Bookclub.

We will meet at 2pm on Wednesday, August 30 in BRK 437. If you are unable to join, but interested in participating, please email livia.woods@uis.edu.

Explore the software tools that are available to faculty at UIS to enhance your teaching and scholarship. This session will provide an introductory overview of numerous tools, with the option to arrange more in-depth group or individual sessions for those tools you're eager to explore further.

Kara McElwrath, Director, Technology Operations