Welcome to the Faculty Commons New Faculty Orientation Resource Page. Below you will find useful documents from past workshops.
2016-2017 Eastern Washington University New Faculty Orientation
Part 1
• Getting Started: September 16, 2016 (8 AM – 12 PM)
• Human Resources Orientation: September 20, 2016 (7:30 – 9:30 AM)
Eastern Washington State Digital Archives Bldg, Room 213
• Canvas Training: (hands-on, bring laptop if you can) Huston Hall 207
o September 19, 2016 (10 AM)
o September 20, 2016 (2 PM)
• Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Workshop: October 24, 2016 (3 PM)
Part 2
• Monthly Workshops: 3:00 – 5 PM (2 hours each) Faculty Commons
• October 13, 2016 – Getting to Know EWU and Its Students
• November 10, 2016 – Culturally Responsive Pedagogy & Equity in Student Achievement
• January 12, 2017 – Using Evidence to Improve Student Learning
• February 23, 2017 – High Impact Practices
• March 9, 2017 – Transparent Teaching I
- Transparent-Teaching Part 1 (Slides.)
- Assignments from FYE 2015 (Handout)
- Checklist for Transparent Assignment Design (Handout)
- Example A (Handout)
- Example B (Handout)
- Example C (Handout)
- Participation Rubric (Handout)
- Provost-Faculty Transparent Assgnt. Template-2016 (Handout)
- Transparent Assignment Model (Handout)
- Winkelmes – Transparency Workshop (Handout)
• April 13, 2017 – Transparent Teaching II
• May 11, 2017 – Introduction to Using Backwards Design
- Introduction to Backwards Design (Slides.)
- Course Calendar (Handout)
- Ticket out the Door (Handout)
- Understanding by Design Preassessment (Handout)
Part 3
• New Faculty Institute: (June 19-21, 2017) Faculty Commons
• Understanding by Design (UBD): Faculty will work with one specific course they have taught or will teach and work with the UBD framework (big ideas, assessment, and lessons) to develop a course/curricula with clear outcomes, rubrics, and expectations.