Events
The Center for Integrated Professional Development events are free and open to all faculty and to AP, civil service, and graduate students on campus. Please note that non-faculty may be put on a wait list for some workshops until 1 business day before the event. To see what courses you've already signed up for, log in to the My.IllinoisState.edu Event Registration System.
If you have questions, or if you need a special accommodation to fully participate in an event, please email ProDev@ilstu.edu.
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Technology Short Courses
Looking for the right technological tool? The Center offers software courses featuring digital teaching tools and other applications important to faculty and staff.
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University-Wide Teaching & Learning Symposium
Each January, the Center facilitates a daylong exploration of teaching and student learning.
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Learning Communities
Learning Communities are small groups of faculty and staff who meet to discuss specific topics of shared interests. Meeting schedules are determined by the group.
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Foundations of Diversity and Inclusion
This seminar series tackles tough questions involving culture, identity, and responsive teaching in a friendly, non-threatening environment. Participants who complete all three seminars in the series will receive a certificate of completion.
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Foundations of Equitable and Inclusive Teaching
Shift your course design by intentionally reflecting on your teaching practices with student diversity in mind.
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Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence
Science of Learning
Impact of Course Design
Evidence-Based Pedagogy
Classroom Climate and Culture
Feedback and Assessment Loop
Data-Informed Reflection
Early Career Learning Community
The Center’s Early-Career Faculty Circles offer faculty in their 1 st through 4 th years of service at ISU a combination of professional development and peer support. Join us for a series of lively conversations about teaching, surviving and thriving in the academy.
Begins Wednesday, January 25 - Learn more
Future Faculty Learning Community
This learning community circle serves graduate students who are interested in exploring issues related to college teaching, ranging from bread-and-butter pedagogical techniques, to strategies for making teaching more equitable, diverse, and inclusive, to classroom management and course organization tips and tricks.
Begins Monday, January 23 - Learn more
Introduction to Queer Allyship Lunch-and-Learn
Synchronous sessions:
Thursday, February 23 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location:
Multicultural Center 135
Facilitator:
David Giovagnoli, Center for Integrated Professional Development
LGBTQIA2S+ youth, including college students, are among the most at-risk groups for mental health challenges, housing and food insecurity, and domestic violence, because of the ways in which society’s support systems fail to see and value them. Formerly referred called Safe Zone, Intro to Queer Allyship is a knowledge-level workshop focusing on using terminology appropriately, understanding the relationship between sex, gender, and sexuality, and finding the resources available to support Queer Redbirds (faculty, staff, and students) at Illinois State University. This experience is tailored to faculty, staff, and graduate assistants, with either teaching responsibilities or other student-facing roles, particularly in Academic Affairs. Registration is required.
Participants are invited to bring their own lunch to this two-hour workshop. Note: this is the same content as presented in the Safe Zone workshop offered from Fall 2021 through Fall 2022.
This workshop falls under the AAC&U High-Impact Educational Practice of Diversity/Global Learning.
Fulbright Scholar 101
Register by Wednesday, February 8
Synchronous session:
Friday, February 10 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Fell 212
Facilitator:
Erin Mikulec, School of Teaching and Learning
Get an introduction to the Fulbright Scholar program. Learn about the different types of awards available and their requirements. You will learn how to search for the best award for your work and begin to identify an award for future applications. Participants will also become familiar with the timeline of the Fulbright application process and requirements, as well as learn to develop a competitive proposal. This workshop is for faculty and administrative professional staff only. Registration is required.This workshop falls under the AAC&U High-Impact Educational Practice of Diversity/Global Learning.
Building your Network of Support to Prepare you for Tenure and Promotion
Synchronous session:
Friday, February 17 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Williams 314
Facilitators:
Jennifer Friberg, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Dana Karraker, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Faculty Panel:
Deborah Garrahy, Professor, School of Kinesiology and Recreation
Reecia Orzeck, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Susan Hildebrandt, Professor, Languages Literature and Culture, Interim Associate Dean for Academics, Mennonite College of Nursing
Jennifer Friberg, Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Director Center for Integrated Professional Development and Cross Endowed Chair for SoTL
Elahe Javadi, Associate Professor, Information Technology
Join us for a panel discussion with senior faculty to learn more about strategies and recommendations they have for navigating tenure and promotion and building a strong network of support. During this informal discussion, you will learn from those who have gone before about the routines and partnerships they established in their early career years. There will also be plenty of time for Q&A. Registration is required.
Design and Implement a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program 101
Synchronous session:
Friday, April 7 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Fell 212
Facilitators:
Erin Mikulec, School of Teaching and Learning
Alex Ratcliff-Hanger, Office of International Engagement
In this session, participants will get an overview of the process and timeline of developing a faculty-led study abroad program. Participants will learn about the various options available for structuring a program as well as the responsibilities associated with being a faculty director. Participants will also learn about academics in a study abroad program; including course selection, instructional methods, out-of-class learning opportunities, and assessment. Registration is required. This workshop falls under the AAC&U High-Impact Educational Practice of Diversity/Global Learning.
Promoting Your Ideas through a Research Proposal: The Practical Side of Proposal Submissions
Synchronous session:
Friday, March 31 • 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Williams 314
Facilitators:
Jason Wagoner, Senior Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Beverly Beyer, Assistant Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
This session will introduce funding priorities for major sponsors and prompt you to think about your research as potential funders would. This session will also include an exploration of the Pivot tool, which helps you to find funding sources appropriate to your research, as well as find potential collaborators within and beyond ISU. We will also explore framing your research to increase likelihood of funding, writing grant budgets, the Cayuse SP platform, and the general grant-writing process. Faculty who attend this entire session will leave with a compelling Project Summary (a critical component to every grant proposal) for their research project, a budget template that can be adapted to any project, some basic rubrics to evaluate components of your proposal prior to submitting it, and a team of peers willing to serve as internal reviewers to your grant proposal before you submit it. Registration is required.
Qualtrics for Scholarship
Synchronous session:
Friday, April 14 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online
Facilitators:
David Giovagnoli, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Derek Meyers, University Assessment Services
Explore the functionality of Qualtrics for use in their scholarly projects. We will discuss simple workflows, provide resources on how to navigate the Qualtrics interface, and answer questions you may have about qualitative or quantitative research conducted with Qualtrics. We’ll also cover how survey design and data use might be impacted by Illinois State-specific policies and procedures. Registration is required.