Kennesaw State University

Teaching Resources

Examples of SoTL from KSU Faculty

Here are some great examples of published KSU faculty SoTL projects:

Glover, E. M., & Lauzon, O. (2018). Using a contrast illusion to teach principles of neural processing. Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, 17(1), A81–A88. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312139/

Area of Focus: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Tag: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

SoTL Listserv

"KSU-SoTL" Listserv:

The purpose of this listserv is to provide communication related to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, also known in some disciplines as pedagogical research or discipline-based educational research. This listserv will disseminate information about SoTL workshops and funding opportunities at CETL as well as helpful SoTL resources.To join, compose a new email, and in the TO field, enter the following:

KSU-SOTL-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@list.kennesaw.edu

Area of Focus: Tag: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Top Ten Pitfalls to Avoid When Doing SoTL

Area of Focus: Tag: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Top Ten Pitfalls to Avoid When Doing SoTL

Area of Focus: Tag: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

OwlTrain

KSU part-time faculty members have access through OwlTrain to a large variety of training sessions provided by the university to all faculty and staff. These trainings focus on a variety of topics, tools, etc. For example, there are currently trainings on how to use D2L (from the basics to advanced uses), VoiceThread, SoftChalk, and many more teaching and technology tools. There are also trainings in how to use Adobe products, Microsoft Office products, and more. Most of these trainings are provided at no cost and may be face-to-face at a scheduled time or virtual and available 24/7.

Area of Focus: Part-Time Faculty Tag: Part-Time Faculty

Ways to Increase Course Evaluation Response Rates

There are several ways you can increase your response rate for your online course evaluations (Adams, 2012; Hoel & Dahl, 2018; Nulty, 2008). Some suggestions for instructors include:

Area of Focus: Documenting Teaching Effectiveness Tag: Documenting Teaching Effectiveness

Advice from Near Peer Early Career Faculty at KSU

Welcome to KSU!

The following advice is from your peers in the inaugural Quick Starters Early Career Faculty Learning Community. 

First Things First …

Email

Your email is set up as soon as you accept the offer of employment. Start checking it right away so that you don’t miss any important announcements. “KSU Inform” is an essential source of news and events on both the Kennesaw campus and the Marietta campus.

Campus Card and Parking

Area of Focus: New Faculty Tag: New Faculty

Diversity and Inclusion

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion provides links to campus resources related to gender and worklife balance, GLBTIQ initiatives, racial and ethnic dialogue, health and wellbeing, disabilities and more.

http://diversity.kennesaw.edu/resources/diversity_resources.php

Area of Focus: New Faculty Tag: New Faculty

Faculty Development and Recognition

Faculty Development and Recongition offers programs to support faculty success at KSU, ranging from workshops on promotion and tenure to faculty awards.

https://fdr.kennesaw.edu/

Area of Focus: New Faculty Tag: New Faculty

Onboarding, Promotion, and Tenure

Faculty Affairs provides links to many important onboarding faculty resources, ranging from payroll and benefits, to KSU ID cards and email accounts, to navigating the annual review and promotion and tenure system/processes. 

http://facultyaffairs.kennesaw.edu/new_faculty_resources.php

Area of Focus: New Faculty Tag: New Faculty

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