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Faculty Professional Development Day Online

Greetings all…

 

We have two fun-filled days of professional development scheduled for Thursday, August 6, and Friday, August 7….and we are doing it COVID style this year!

 

Our Professional Development Day has expanded to 2 days, and we have two excellent keynotes to open and close the event. ALL sessions will have a virtual component, but there will also be options for attending some sessions in person. As usual, this time of year, the majority of sessions are focused on faculty and their needs as we return for the Fall Semester. I also know this is a hectic time of the year for our administrative areas, but please know that everyone is welcome to attend, and hopefully, there is something on the schedule that grabs your attention!

 

Attached is the current schedule - it is still a work in progress as we are gathering panel members and collecting the WebEx links. There is a survey for you to register for the sessions you are planning to attend, and let us know whether you will be attending online via WebEx or in person. All this information will help us ensure social distancing, and will give me the information I need to send you a reminder email with the appropriate links. Look for the reminder email on Wednesday afternoon - it will also include links to all sessions.

 

You can find the registration survey available now online -->
Professional Development Day Registration

 

Before I close the email, here are several other highlights for the day:

  • Opening Keynote Session - A (Virtual) High 5: the Integral Role of Faculty in Advancing a Culture of Student Success
  • Roundtable discussions to follow related to the keynote and student success
  • Two Faculty Panels - on focused on active learning in online/hybrid courses, and one focused on issues encountered while teaching in this COVID era
  • Multiple sessions from your colleagues on using technology in the classroom
  • Three pedagogical sessions offered by WVNET’s Teaching and Learning Commons
  • Sessions that introduce the new Annual Faculty Review process, and the promotion and tenure process, using Digital Measures
  • Several sessions focused on helping students - advising best practices, financial aid, student services available, DegreeWorks, research on attendance and more
  • Closing Keynote Session - Get Ready for the Freshman Class of Tomorrow
  • 34 concurrent sessions, 2 keynotes, and all the information needed to help you kick off your semester!

 

Many thanks to all the presenters and IT staff who helped make this year’s program so amazing and diverse. We definitely could not have done it without your assistance!!

 

Don’t miss out on these two days - get your registration survey completed now.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FSUPDD20

 

Please let me know if you have any questions!

 

Joy :-)

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Joy A. Hatch, Ph.D.
Fairmont State University

Vice President for Information Technology and Enrollment Management

129A Colebank | 1201 Locust Avenue | Fairmont, West Virginia, 26554

Joy.Hatch@fairmontstate.edu

304-367-4927

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Date:
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Time:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Online:
This is an online event.
Event URL:
https://www.fairmontstate.edu/files/Professional-Development-Day_2020_Schedule.pdf

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