Workshops

OFD workshops are developed and led by UMassD faculty for UMassD faculty. Workshops are interactive and collaborative: participants can share their experiences, pose questions, and hear from colleagues. A variety of workshop-based resources, including short video tutorials and helpful bibliographies, are housed in the Resources for Scholarship and Professional Activity and Resources for Teaching and Learning areas of our website.

In addition to the OFD’s regular offerings, faculty may also be interested in the workshops offered through CITS Instructional Development on a range of topics dedicated to online teaching and instructional technology.

 

Spring 2024 offerings

All workshops are conducted in person in the Office of Faculty Development (Library 213). We will continue to offer hybrid modality for Spring 2024, though we encourage you to attend in person if you are on campus and able to do so. Please register for workshops by emailing Ellen Mandly at emandly@umassd.edu.

  • OFD Welcome Back Lunch. Wednesday, February 6th, 11 a.m-12 p.m.
  • Spring Virtual Writing Retreat. Wednesday, February 7th, 7 a.m-8 a.m. (Zoom) 
  • SYR(Share Your Research) Ryan Beemer. Thursday, February 8th, 1 p.m-2 p.m.
  • SYR(Share Your Research) Kathy Kavanagh. Monday, February 12th, 12 p.m-1 p.m.
  • Faculty Learning Community Kickoff Meeting. Wednesday, February 14th, 12 p.m-1 p.m.
  • Spring Virtual Writing Retreat. Wednesday, February 21st, 7 a.m-8 a.m. (Zoom)
  • What We Talk about When We Talk about Writing. Wednesday, February 21st, 12 p.m-1 p.m.
  • Reimagining Rigor and Resilience: Dealing with Complexity. Tuesday, February 27th, 2 p.m-3 p.m.
  • Take the Leap into OER! Thursday, February 29th, 12:30 p.m-1:45 p.m.
  • Gratitude Workshop. Monday, March 4th 1 p.m-2 p.m.
  • Spring Virtual Writing Retreat. Wednesday, March 6th, 7 a.m-8 a.m. (Zoom)
  • Using DMPTool for Data Management Plans-Grant Writing Program, Thursday, March 7th, 1 p.m-2 p.m.
  • Spring Virtual Writing Retreat. Wednesday, March 18th, 7 a.m-8 a.m. (Zoom)
  • Competency-Based Education. Monday, March 25th, 12 p.m-1 p.m.
  • Reimagining Rigor and Resilience: Cultivating study skills. Tuesday, March 26th, 12:30 p.m-1:30 p.m.
  • Mentoring Research Students. Thursday, March 28th, 1 p.m-2 p.m.
  • The Alphabet Soup of Agreements, Monday, April 1st, 1 p.m-2 p.m.
  • Canvas Conversations, Monday, April 1st, 11 a.m - 12 p.m.
  • International Education, International Programs, and Study Abroad, Tuesday, April 2nd, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Course Design on a Dime, Wednesday, April 3rd, 11 a.m - 12 p.m
  • Reimagining Rigor and Resilience: Engagement and Attendance. Thursday, April 4th, 12:30 p.m-1:30 p.m.
  • Embodied Cognition and Teaching. Wednesday, April 10th, 11 a.m-12 p.m.
  • LEGO© SERIOUS PLAY© (LSP) Workshop, Thursday, April 11th 12 p.m - 2 p.m.
  • Spring Virtual Writing Retreat. Wednesday, April 17th, 7 a.m-8 a.m. (Zoom)
  • Share Your Research(SYR). Thursday, April 25th, 1 p.m-2 p.m.
  • Spring Virtual Writing Retreat. Wednesday, May 1st, 7 a.m-8 a.m. (Zoom) 

 

Fall 2023 offerings

All workshops are conducted in person in the Office of Faculty Development (Library 213). We will continue to offer hybrid modality for Fall 2023, though we encourage you to attend in person if you are on campus and able to do so. Please register for workshops by emailing Ellen Mandly at emandly@umassd.edu.

  • Contemplative Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community. Monday, September 18. 12-1 p.m.
  • Welcome Back Lunch: Thursday, September 20, 11:00 a.m-2:00 p.m
  • Teaching Large Classes. Wednesday, September 20. 12-1 p.m
  • Opening Dialogue: Engaging Students in a Time of AI. Thursday, September 21. 12:30-1:30 p.m
  • Revisiting Best Practices: 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. Monday, September 25. 12-1 p.m.
  • Gaming, Student Engagement, and Pedagogy. Monday, October 2. 12-1 p.m.
  • Flocks, herds, hives, and intrigues: How to Teach Students to Collaborate, October 4. 12-1 p.m.
  • Share Your Research Presentation: Dr. Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh. Thursday, October 5. 1-2 p.m.
  • Best Practices Series #2: Course Design and Learning Outcomes, Wednesday October 11. 12-1 p.m.
  • A Beginner’s Guide to AI and the Classroom, Thursday, October 12. 11-12:45 p.m.
  • Lectio Divina and Global Citizenship. Monday, October 16. 12-1 p.m.
  • Virtual Writing Retreat. Tuesday, October 17. 8 a.m-9 a.m
  • Mind Over Monsters Reading Group #2 Wednesday, October. 18-1 p.m.
  • Beyond the Discussion Board: Flipgrid, Padlet, Collaborative Worksheets on Wednesday, October 18. 11 a.m.-12. p.m.
  • Contemplative Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community. Thursday, October 19. 12:30-1:45 p.m.
  • Share Your Research: Yuegang Zuo, Thursday, October 19. 1-2 p.m.
  • Using sciENcv for Grant Proposals, Monday, October 23. 12-1 p.m.
  • Virtual Writing Retreat, Tuesday. October 24 8-9 a.m.
  • Share Your Research Presentation: Dr. Sarah Donelan. Thursday, October 26. 1-2 p.m.
  • Engage Against the Machine: A Constructive Approach to ChatGPT. Wednesday, October 30. 12-1 p.m.
  • The Alphabet Soup of Agreements. Thursday, November 2. 12:30-1:30 p.m.
  • Embodied Cognition, Teaching, and Learning. Wednesday, November 8. 12-1 p.m.
  • Contemplative Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community. Thursday, November 16. 12:30-1:45 p.m.
  • Contemplative Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community. Monday, December 4. 12-1 p.m.