WHAT'S INSIDE

• Mentorship Program 2023/24: Call for Mentors
• New Full-time Faculty Orientation
• New Contract Faculty Orientation
• Updated Quiz, Discussions & Assignments Tools Coming June 19th!

• Lunch and Learn: Misinformation and Fact-Checking Content from AI (ChatGPT)
• Creating an Action Maze with D2L Release Conditions
• Assessment Redesign

• Call for Proposals: Symposium for SoTL, November 23-25, Canmore.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Mentorship Program 2023/24: Call for Mentors

Are you interested in becoming a mentor for pre-tenure faculty? We are inviting tenured faculty members to consider becoming mentors for pre-tenure faculty colleagues for the 2023-24 academic year. Mentoring resources and support will be provided.

What is the time commitment? All mentors will be asked to participate in an orientation meeting about mentorship in early Fall 2023. Once matched, mentors and mentees are encouraged to make time to meet once a month for the balance of the 2023-24 year.

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Boman (jboman@mtroyal.ca)

To apply: Please complete and submit this Google Form by Monday, June 12, 2023

New (Full-time) Faculty Orientation (NFO)

The NFO provides support and resources to all new full-time credit faculty members.The broad goals of the Orientation are to provide support across faculty roles, to assist in building community, and to be responsive in terms of addressing and supporting the professional learning goals of faculty members. The program commences with a three-day orientation in August, where faculty are introduced to the Mount Royal institution and community and to the various support systems available to them at the University. The August program also includes a series of guest speakers from across the University and provides professional development on topics such as the first day of class, classroom management, planning and funding a research program, course planning and assessment, and the use of learning technologies at MRU.

Dates: August 15, 16, and 18

Questions? Contact Erika Smith at eesmith@mtroyal.ca

New Contract Faculty Orientation (CFO)

This interactive orientation session introduces you to teaching at Mount Royal and helps you prepare for the new semester through information sharing and conversations with colleagues. We’ll provide you with information on the following: the profile of MRU students, academic regulations, available services, class planning, preparation for the first week, and an overview of the technologies used for teaching and learning.

Date: Thursday August 24, 2023
Register by:  Friday August 18, 2022
Time: 9:00 am–3:00 pm
Breakfast & lunch provided

All MRU Contract Faculty are welcome to attend. *
* Those who have been teaching at MRU for one year or less, and have not previously attended the orientation,will be given priority for registration and may be eligible to receive a stipend of $100 for attending.

Updated Quiz, Discussions & Assignments Tools Coming June 19th!

D2L has refreshed the Quiz and Discussions tool to have the same look and feel as the Assignments tool. This update makes settings easier to locate with the new right-hand sidebar. We're excited about the consistency this new update brings, and we hope you do too!

A new feature has also been added to Assignments giving you more options for how assignments display before and after their start and end dates.

Watch the video above for an overview of each feature, or

• Watch this video an overview of each new feature. or
• watch this video on the updated Quiz tool, or
• this video on the updated Discussions tool

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We are excited to offer a diverse range of professional development workshops designed to enhance your teaching, research and technology skills. Led by our experienced faculty and professional staff, take advantage of these opportunities to expand your knowledge and apply them to your work.

View the full schedule of professional development opportunities by going to our upcoming workshops page. (See also: calendar view).

Lunch and Learn: Misinformation and Fact-Checking Content from AI (ChatGPT)

In this Lunch and Learn, we'll discuss the potential and pitfalls of misinformation and fact-checking content from AI (such as ChatGPT), and consider the ways in which we might guide our students to consider these problems.

Facilitators: Erika Smith
Date: June 9
Time: 11:30 am–12:30 pm

MOKAKIIKS CENTRE FOR SOTL

Call for Proposals: Symposium for SoTL, November 23-25, Canmore

The theme of the 2023 Symposium is Expeditions in SoTL. More information about the call, and the link to the submission system, can be found here.

Deadline extended to June 16, 2023