CFE Newsletter
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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UPCOMING CFE SESSIONSActive Learning Basics: Rethink Your Teaching to Promote Deeper LearningThursday, September 1st || 10:00 am to 11:00 am || SUB 233 and WebEx option only for those at off-campus locations || REGISTER HERE In this workshop, you will actively learn about active learning pedagogies, including proven strategies and evidence-based, best practices for creating an active learning classroom. Join the Mindful Mentor Faculty Program!Application Due September 2nd|| Learn more about the mentoring community and apply here This Fall semester you are invited to join a community of faculty who together will explore a relational and inclusive approach to mentoring that fosters personal growth and collaborative relationships, learning how to mentor students with authentic connection and compassion. Designing More Effective and Engaging PresentationsThursday, September 8th || 10:00 am to 11:00 am || REGISTER HERE Increase the impact of your presentations in this one-hour, online session. Learn tips and tools for creating memorable classroom or research presentations - and take your visuals from blah to wow. If you have a presentation that can be used as an example for the workshop, please send it to Dr. Myleen Leary in advance at: myleen.leary@montana.edu Recognizing & Referring Students with Mental Health NeedsTuesday, September 13th || 12:00 pm to 1:00 am || SUB 168 || REGISTER HERE This training from Counseling & Psychological Services will provide an overview of college mental health and suicide, provide basic referral skills, and discuss campus resources for referral and support. Improve Your Path to Success by Joining a Writing GroupThursday, September 15th || 10:30 am to 11:30 am || Webex Research has shown that daily writing, recording keeping, and accountability increases faculty productivity by a factor of nine or ten based upon the number of pages written or revised per year! Come to an information session on writing groups and join a group. Online Teaching SquareSunday, September 25, 2022 - Sunday, November 20, 2022|| 8-week online course Participate in an 8-week Online Teaching Square where you will observe and discuss the online courses and teaching practices of other online instructors from across various disciplines at MSU. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ken Silvestri at 406-994-7835 or kenneth.silvestri@montana.edu. Grant-Writing Bootcamp: From Idea to ProposalApplications Due September 30th|| See more details about the bootcamp here With feedback from peers and experts, this 5-session workshop over 6 weeks is designed to help novice grant writers understand the requirements of a grant opportunity, collect and create the many parts of a proposal, organize and write about their project, connect with MSU resources, and submit a grant proposal at MSU. OTHER MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hispanic Heritage Month at MSUNational Hispanic Heritage month, a time for celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of people with Hispanic and Latinx heritage, runs from September 15 to October 15 each year. 2022 Undergraduate Scholars Program Fall & Academic Year Grant Proposal Applications Now OpenDeadline for students to apply is Sep 11th|| Learn more about USP here The Undergraduate Scholars Program (USP) welcomes MSU students to submit their 2022 USP Fall and Academic Year Grant Proposals. To apply, students must create a Submittable account at https://montanastateuniversity.submittable.com/submit D2L Brightspace TrainingsMSU's Electronic Course Activation Tools (ECAT) team will host workshops on the Brightspace Learning Environment in August and September. NCFDD WEBINARSMastering Academic Time ManagementThis webinar is specifically designed to address things like working long hours but making little progress on their research and writing and other issues. It provides participants with concrete skills to successfully transition from graduate student to professor. "What I Wished I Would Have Known as a New Full-time Faculty Member"August 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET || Sign-up here In this webinar, a panel of Assistant and Associate Professors from different disciplines and institutions will share their experience, insight, and advice to help support the success of new full-time faculty members. Overcoming Academic PerfectionismThursday, September 8th, 2022 at 12 PM MDT || Sign-up here Are you a perfectionist? Thenature of the Academy is likely to exacerbate your perfectionist tendencies, as opposed to minimizing them. This webinar gives some ideas on how to overcome your tendencies.
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