Events Calendar

We know, sometimes making the live event is impossible.  To help, we try to record CCI events when the presentation format and content can be reviewed effectively as a video.

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HR Training Webpage
Human Resources manages a Training and Development webpage that lists several programs.  You will find information and resources on Compliance and Accessibility training (FYI- the BizLibrary compliance training site also includes a video tutorial library on various topics including Microsoft M365 applications).  You can also find information about SUNY CPD Points, which can pay for Center for Professional Development events.
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Leaders Learning Live – 2023 Webinar Series
The SUNY SAIL Institute offers the Leaders Learning Live 2023 online webinar series, which occurs every third Thursday of the month from noon to 1:00 p.m. This interview-style webinar series provides insights into a wide variety of higher education leadership topics and best practices at no cost. Learn more and register for any and all webinars of interest! Recordings of past webinars are also available on our webinars page.
 
Webinar Lineup:

• Who are SUNY’s Students
• Enrollment & Retention
• Fostering Positive & Inclusive Workplaces
• I’ve Served as Chair, What’s Next?
• Cabinet Dynamics
• Strategic Planning
• Change Leadership at SUNY
• Building a Transformative Research Culture
• Mediation: What To Do?
• Community Colleges: SUNY’s Hidden Treasure

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Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative Training Program
Microsoft and your organization are working together to help you learn the skills you need to be successful with Azure and other Microsoft technologies. With the right technical skills, you can be more innovative, and you can better adapt to the digital landscape, even as it continues to change.
Microsoft has created the Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI) program—to provide the structure and resources for you to expand your technical skill sets and growth. Sharpen your technical skills and knowledge of Microsoft solutions by enrolling in interactive courses and training designed for your role, and advance your career by getting certified.
Skills build confidence. Confidence drives productivity, innovation, and growth.
For more information on the program, go to https://esi.microsoft.com/ and sign in by entering your work email address and following the steps to create your learner profile. Need help signing in? Please contact: ESI Support.

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Teaching and Learning Certificate for New Faculty Program

The SUNY Center for Professional Development is pleased to announce this 100% asynchronous online-certificate program, which provides all of the knowledge and skills you need to teach college courses and also gives you the experience of what it is like to be a student in a well-designed online course.
This program is intended to assist faculty in planning a well-articulated, systematized path for their professional development, and the certificate provides evidence that faculty have attained a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching at SUNY.
To enroll, participants should have taught in a formal learning/training environment or plan to do so in the near future. Completion of all three courses are required to earn the certificate, and activities for the courses will include using an ePortfolio to document work. (If a participant's campus does not provide an ePortfolio platform for use, this program offers instruction on Mahara, a no cost Open Source ePortfolio platform which can be used by the participant for coursework during their duration in the program.)
Learning Outcomes:

• Utilize learning theory in the design and delivery of their courses
• Employ foundational learning teaching strategies that are supported by research and that promote active learning
• Effectively and efficiently evaluate student performance
• Create a safe and effective learning environment
• Utilize reflective techniques as a teaching practitioner
• Uphold and promote the academic policies of a participant's individual campus and the System

Please contact your Campus Points Contact to determine SUNY CPD Points eligibility to as a possible payment method.

Fall 2023

• Applying Universal Design for Learning Principles to Your Course: May 16 - June 26, 2023
• Innovative Strategies to Engage All Students: June 27 - August 7, 2023
• Critically Reflecting on Diversity and Teaching in SUNY: August 29 - October 9, 2023
• Design and Deliver Inclusive Courses: October 10 - November 20, 2023

Spring 2024

• Helping Non-Traditional Students Succeed: January 2 - February 12, 2024
• Critically Reflecting on Diversity and Teaching in SUNY: February 13 - March 25, 2024
• Teaching for Racial Equity: March 26 - May 6, 2024
• Applying Universal Design for Learning Principles to Your Course: May 14 - June 24, 2024
• Innovative Strategies to Engage All Students: June 25 - August 5, 2024

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Online Pedagogy: Design for Online Learning

This course is a collaborative effort between the Center for Creative Instruction, the Online Faculty Fellows and volunteer faculty from across the campus (dates to be added to Upcoming Events). Conceived in the fall of 2019, the course has been an integral part of the SUNY Potsdam reopening plan and has prepared scores of faculty in delivering high quality and highly engaging online content during the COVID 19 crisis.

Course Overview: The purpose of this course is to facilitate development of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) for effective online teaching and learning. The course focuses on pedagogy and the design/facilitation of online learning. You'll learn by reading, watching, listening, sharing, and doing - applying the course content to relevant course design and development activities. This four-week asynchronous course involves an estimated 3 to 4 hours of work each week.  Each course is limited to 20 participants and includes an optional opening and closing online meeting, as well as opportunities to meet with the instructors and other participants each week.
Registered participants will receive a welcome email in the days leading up to the start of the course. The email will contain links to the course sites in Brightspace as well as links to the optional Welcome and Closing sessions on the first and last days of the course, respectively. Both video meetings are optional and will be recorded.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify key differences between face-to-face (F2F) and online teaching and learning.
• Apply Backward Design to develop a course and its components.
• Recognize Community of Inquiry (CoI) principles of online learning and apply them to develop online teaching and learning experiences.
• Identify, select, and use tools, within the learning management system (Brightspace) and beyond, to support teaching and learning.
• Recognize relevant standards and guidelines that frame distance education.

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Quality by Design (QbD): Strategies for Effective Teaching and Quality Course Design 

This four-week online asynchronous course is intended for all faculty and instructional support staff at all levels of experience with an interest in effective teaching and quality course design strategies. It provides a unique opportunity to improve courses through a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of face-to-face, hybrid, or online courses, and focuses on four major topics that are a key component of any quality designed course, including:

• Learner Support
• Content Presentation & Accessibility
• Interaction & Collaboration
• Evaluation & Assessment

Those who complete the course will be able to identify the importance of learner-centered instruction; analyze the qualities of effective course design; and integrate these concepts into their teaching and/or instructional design strategies.
Participants will have the opportunity to earn badges issued through Acclaim by Credly and is free for CPD members and low cost for all others. The time-commitment for QbD varies by individual; averaging 2 to 4 hours per week.
For registration and more information, please visit the QbD website. 

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Lumen Circles Fellowships: Adventures in Teaching Excellence
SUNY faculty are provided a unique opportunity to connect with peers as they explore effective teaching strategies and instructional practices that support and boost student success and apply them in their own teaching. Through the fellowship you can learn, share ideas, and develop professionally in the areas you want to grow. Choose a fellowship theme in an area you’d like to deepen your expertise: Active Learning; Inclusive Teaching; Online Teaching; Teaching with OER; and more!
Lumen Circles Fellowships are offered in partnership with the SUNY Center for Professional Development, SUNY OER Services, and Lumen Learning. They are available at NO COST to SUNY faculty and campuses, and work well for any faculty member, in any discipline, at any stage of career. See Program Achievements for additional details about what faculty fellows have accomplished in order to earn a certificate. You do not need to use courseware to be eligible for this program.