Upcoming Events & Workshops
Spring 2025 Events
Scholarly Productivity Panel
- When: Thursday, January 30 from 12:30 to 1:30pm
- Where: Zoom
Engage with a panel of productive scholars from each college, assembled by our Faculty Mentoring Committee, and learn to improve your productivity. Questions for the panelists can be submitted on the RSVP form.
Motivating Assignments: Balancing Rigor, Compassion, and Engagement
- When: Thursday, February 13 from 1:00 to 2:00pm
- Where: Zoom
When educators discuss assignments, the conversation often centers on their effectiveness in assessing student learning. In the age of generative AI, the focus has shifted toward creating 'AI-proof' assignments to minimize cheating. What if we reimagined assignments as a strategy for enhancing student engagement? What would that look like?
Join us for a virtual interactive workshop led by Drs. Hodes and Mohajeri from WCU’s College of Education and Social Work. They will share their approaches to creating assignments designed to increase student engagement and motivation. Moving beyond traditional assessment frameworks, this session will explore how assignments can serve as catalysts for enhancing student motivation, creativity, and authentic learning.
Participants will explore topics such as:
- Designing assignments that promote academic integrity while building student confidence and capability.
- Strategies for shifting student focus from grade achievement to mastery learning.
- Inclusive and equitable assignment practices that leverage diverse student strengths and experiences and provide multiple means for student engagement and expression.
- Flexible assessment strategies that maintain academic rigor.
- Setting and communicating expectations for acceptable AI use for course assignments
- Implementing innovative assignment strategies without increasing instructor workload.
Register to reserve your spot!
Promotion Panel
- When: Thursday, February 20 from 12:30 to 1:30pm
- Where: Zoom
Come talk with a panel of professors, assembled by our Faculty Mentoring Committee, who have recently been through the promotion process! All levels of promotion will be addressed. Questions for the panelists can be submitted on the RSVP form.
AI in Action @ WCU (Webinar Series)
30-minute interactive webinars to inspire and motivate you to consider new ways to engage with AI in your teaching, scholarship, and service. Each session will feature a different West Chester University presenter, and all webinars will be recorded for later viewing. Visit our blog for the full list of presenters, topics, and dates!