Events and Training Sessions
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is excited to announce the launch of "From the Chair's Perspective," a new series of professional development sessions designed specifically for university department chairs. This initiative aims to provide valuable insights and strategies tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities faced by department leaders.
We currently have 3 upcoming workshops, all of which will be online via WebEx:
1) From the Chair’s Perspective: Review, Tenure, and Promotion
September 13, 11:30-1 pm online
A very important function of a chair is facilitating the tenure and promotion processes for department faculty. Acting Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Mary Humphrys, will discuss the procedures related to these activities including following timelines, adhering to Collective Bargaining Agreement guidelines, interacting with the multi-level review people/committees, and procuring external letters. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
Fatmeh Alalawneh, Faculty Affairs Specialist, will discuss RTP and using Faculty 180, and Beth Gerasimiak, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Administration, will also be available to answer questions on the Personnel Calendar..
https://utoledo.webex.com/utoledo/j.php?MTID=m8424127f71b3c6e18346cb9e1b9b61e6
Meeting number: 2307 543 5873
Meeting password: SigQeX83DH7
2) From the Chair’s Perspective: Faculty Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements
September 27, 10:30-noon online
Department Chairs, join Kristen Fitzpatrick and Lisa Miller from the Office of Faculty Labor Relations for a workshop about the UT-AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreements. Discuss language, process, and consultations. We will discuss examples of issues Department Chairs may encounter. The goal of this workshop is to give Department Chairs an understanding of the collective bargaining agreements and their processes.
https://utoledo.webex.com/utoledo/j.php?MTID=mbf3245f3c1ce54c0b0e584d822538c5b
Meeting number: 2304 825 9247
Meeting password: grJfTsxw354
3) From the Chair’s Perspective: Navigating the CIM System
October 18, 10:30-noon online
Led by Cathy Zimmer, Director of Academic and Curricular Initiatives, and Alana Malik, University Assessment Director. Participants will learn how to submit and review course and program proposals in our curriculum inventory management system (CIM). We will also introduce the new curriculum mapping feature, which allows departments to align individual course learning outcomes to specific program learning outcomes. You are welcome to invite others from your department who may be interested in learning or refreshing their knowledge of how to navigate our CIM system. The main goals are to discuss the basic steps of how to navigate the CIM system; to describe how to map program curriculum in the CIM system, and to identify CIM support resources both online and within the Provost Office.
https://utoledo.webex.com/utoledo/j.php?MTID=m94f61afed80b7fc63b42fa98dd627b84
Meeting number: 2302 290 9643
Meeting password: ZVqMmMj535W
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: universityteachingcenter@utoledo.edu
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