How to Creatively, Equitably and Responsibly Teach with AI

Presenters: Mary Clifford, Mark Gill, Lindsey Vigesaa, Mark Petzold, Celi Monroe, Janet Tilstra, Stephen Walker, Dave Blanchard

Wondering what’s happening on campus with AI applications for teaching and learning? In this session, participants will receive an update on SCSU faculty knowledge, attitudes and use of AI from the Spring 2024 campus survey followed by a teaching showcase of ways AI is being and might be used in teaching and learning. Participants will see ways AI can be used to create PowerPoint slides, video, images...even podcasts. We will explore AI assessment and grading, focusing on use of AI to develop rubrics, define criteria, and generate examples, as well as discussing the ethical limits of AI feedback and grading. Representative SCSU faculty will showcase specific changes they have made in the past year in response to AI. This is a session to examine possibilities, bring up sticky questions, and share ideas.

Empowering Minds: Practical Resources to Foster Student Mental Health & Well-being

Presenters: Rebecca Peine, Dr. Jennifer Rocheleau Dorholt, & Jen Johnson   

Workforce Development: How Paid Internships Impact the Student and Field Agency Experience

Presenters: Sarah Meisinger, Hilary Akah, Oslyn Collins, Celestine Nnenany, & Muhsin Shalle

Discover the SCSU's Social Work Pipeline Program's impact and innovative approach to the student internship experience. This grant funded initiative through the Minnesota Department of Education prioritizes ADEI principles and practices to support BIPOC BSW and MSW student interns during their practicum (internship) semesters. The session will feature student and faculty panelists who will share their insights and experiences, including the value of partnering with area school districts, SCSU alumni, and the C.A.R.E. initiative to bring much-needed financial support to students while impacting systems change that will enhance and support a diverse workforce.

Beyond Performance: How Faculty Can Meaningfully Embed the Land Commitments into Their Courses

Presenters: Kelly Branam-McCauley, Rob Galler, and Ruthanne Kim

Learn to act on the land commitment personally and professionally, centering the research and lived experiences of our Native students, faculty, and staff with the acknowledgment of all who benefit from this public university on Native land. Understand how to embed this commitment in your course and consider what approaches your discipline and program can make to act.

Using Course Data to Inform Teaching Changes: Improving Student Success using Equity by Design methods

Presenters: Mark Petzold & Janet Tilstra

Looking for ways to understand and better meet the needs of your students? Feeling frustrated when students don’t succeed despite your best efforts to teach them? This spring semester, CETL will host an Equity by Design course as part of MinnState Equity 2030. In this data-based approach, student success patterns and equity gaps are examined by instructors using disaggregated data. Collaborative cohorts examine trends, pilot interventions, and continuously evaluate the impact of teaching and learning practices on student success patterns. Join this session for an overview of Equity by Design process, exemplars of identified teaching/learning changes that support student success, and opportunities at SCSU for ongoing learning on EbD methods.

Accessibility and Student Success through Intentional Course Design

Presenters: Dave Blanchard & Molly Tast

Explore how intentional course design can foster accessibility and enhance student success. Participants will learn practical strategies for creating inclusive learning environments that meet the diverse needs of all students. Grounded in principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and accessibility best practices, the session will guide attendees in identifying potential barriers in course content, technology, and pedagogy. Participants will gain actionable insights into designing courses that are not only compliant with accessibility standards but also supportive of equitable access to learning for all students. Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, the session will demonstrate how intentional decisions in course layout, multimedia use, and assessment design can improve the student experience.

Beyond the Classroom: Addressing Unmet Student Basic Needs to Promote Academic Success

Presenter: Rebecca Peine

Extending Honors Across Campus and into the Community

Presenters: Jennifer Cavalli and Mary Clifford

Which students do Honors programs serve at a four-year institution? At St. Cloud State University’s newly established Honors College, the answer is all students. This session will explore the new honors model, curriculum, and its alignment with best practices for inclusive honors education. It will highlight an on-ramp specific to transfer students and SCSU students who desire to join honors after their first year, a two-tiered community learning sequence, and interdisciplinary courses on emerging technologies open to all students that invite guests from the community and local industries to join as co-teachers and co-learners.

D2L and Course Development Workshop Session

Presenters: SCSU Online Instructional Design Team

What are the best practices for D2L? Join this session to hear about updates to D2L and best practices for using D2L for in-person AND online course development. Bring your device as this timeslot is structured for hands-on workshopping.

Faculty Drop-In Sessions with SCSU Online Instructional Design Team - MC 218

SCSU Online Instructional Design Team MC 218 or book an online appointment

Assessment Training Session #1 - Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center

The PLO Project: Designing Program Learning Outcomes for Student Success

Sponsored by the Office of Assessment and Accreditation (OAA)

Workshop Leaders: Melissa Krause and Kristian Twombly

Clear and concise program learning outcomes (PLOs) can make assessment easier for faculty and still reflect discipline standards and institutional goals. With guiding templates and personalized assistance, workshop participants will engage in reviewing and revising their current PLOs with a focus on student learning and success. Attendees will also have an opportunity to book an appointment with the OAA staff for help in completing this work during Spring semester.

Assessment Training Session #2 - Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center

It’s True! Improving Assessment Efficiency Also Impacts Student Success

Sponsored by the Office of Assessment and Accreditation (OAA)

Workshop Leaders: Kristian Twombly and Melissa Krause

You’ve edited your PLOs to be clear and concise with a nod to Our Husky Compact and improved the ability to assess those outcomes. Now what? Now is the time to develop tools to assess those PLO’s. In this workshop we will present a set of rubrics meant to assess OHC, PLOs, and LEP, all at the same time. These common rubrics are meant to provide useful data to inform curricular change and increase student success as well as reducing the amount of work you’re asked to do as part of the assessment process. Bring along a copy of your PLO’s and a signature assignment (if you have one) and we’ll introduce you to this new approach.