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Academic Policies

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Other Resources

• Office of Fellowships
• Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)

At the end of each academic term, students are encouraged to provide feedback on their individual courses using Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKit), an online platform. Before each evaluation cycle, faculty can adjust the timeframe for evaluations in their courses and add up to four custom questions to the standard evaluation form. Faculty have access to course evaluation results via Canvas each term on the day after the deadline for turning in grades.

• • Instructions for signing in to the portal (link to be added)
• Adding custom questions to course evaluations
• Changing the timeframe for course evaluations
• Link to Canvas course with videos (link to be added)

Questions? Email courseevaluations@stedwards.edu

Academic Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning

• See the complete list of Academic Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning Available at St. Edward’s here:
• Instructional Technology Support: Academic Tool How To, Troubleshooting, advice on best practices including generative AI and On-demand training courses and resources for building and teaching online courses. Request access by emailing support@stedwards.edu.
• In-class Technology training for students: Multimedia Tool Training from Staff or Technology training on any supported university technologies.  Submit a.
• gives students, faculty, and staff access to thousands of video tutorials on various topics.
• Do you have technology how-to questions or need tech support? is available 24/7 for self-help services. You can search the knowledge base for answers to common university technology questions and instructions on using academic technology tools. If you need extra support, you can at support@stedwards.edu. Cases submitted while we are closed will be reviewed the following business day, and an agent will respond as soon as possible.
• (up to $5000)
• Generative AI Faculty Hub in Canvas: Contact support@stedwards.edu to enroll in our Canvas course to access on-demand resources, find policies and guidelines, share model assignments, and connect with experienced faculty. (we don’t want the self-enroll link on the public website, so we can keep this as faculty.
• - A collaborative forum for faculty, staff, and students to shape technology’s role in teaching and learning

Assessment

• CTE sessions to prepare faculty for assessment and its relationship to course design

Faculty and student interactions

• Consultations about creating an optimal classroom environment (email facultysuccess@stedwards.edu to schedule a consultation)

On Campus (Physical) Classroom Support

• Find Your Classroom: Classrooms on Campus and Scheduling (Registrar’s Office)
• Classroom Technology Support: Click the “Support” button on the to call and get help with any classroom technology issues.
• Classroom security: To contact UPD directly, dial “UPD 8444.” Note: 911 will work as expected.
• Classroom supplies: To contact facilities, please dial “8787” or email facilities@stedwards.edu (for classroom supplies like chalk, whiteboard markers, etc.)
• (Using the Teacher’s Station)

Teaching and Pedagogy

• Library Instruction

Library instructors work with faculty to plan and lead instruction sessions for their courses, teaching and skills that align with the course’s research objectives. Contact Brittney Johnson to schedule a session (bjohnso1@stedwards.edu).

• Library Archives
  • Faculty can collaborate with the Archivist to design assignments around the archival collection, plan a guest lecture, bring their class to the Archives, or create artifacts to be added to the Archives. (More info)
• Culturally responsive and assets-based pedagogies (Fac B&I and CTE)
• CTE sessions to prepare faculty for course design and teaching
• Teaching symposium
• CTE teaching awards
• for faculty to support each other in their teaching. (Request to join.)
• folder: a community-generated teaching guidelines and models, as well as recordings and slides for all teaching support events.
• with all events related to teaching support, which you can add to your own calendar.

Teaching Focused Communities:

• Virtual Communities
  • for faculty to support each other in their teaching. (Request to join.)
  • Generative AI Faculty Hub in Canvas: Contact support@stedwards.edu to enroll in our Canvas course to access on-demand resources, find policies and guidelines, share model assignments, and connect with experienced faculty.
• (TLTR)- A collaborative forum for faculty, staff, and students to shape technology’s role in teaching and learning
• in activities throughout the fellowship year.

CTE

The CTE offers the New Faculty Orientation, the Teaching Symposium, and Faculty SoTL Groups. Other events include: 

• Weekly writing group to support long-term RCSW projects
• Semester-long faculty learning communities: Books & Coffee, Read. Try. Chat.
• Teaching community check-in events 

Faculty Belonging and Inclusion

• Faculty Community-Building Events:  events for faculty from all academic schools to meet and connect in an informal setting. It encourages social engagement among peers.
• Collaborations with FCDI and its Faculty Mentoring Program, Community Learning in Mentorship and Beyond (CLiMB), also provide opportunities for faculty to support each other. 

Faculty Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (a Committee of the Faculty Senate)

Faculty Governance

All contracted faculty are members of the Faculty Collegium. The collegium generally meets once a semester and is a forum for faculty to be informed of developments on campus and to discuss issues of interest or concern. Most faculty business is conducted by the Faculty Senate. The Senate is elected, with representation from each School, undergraduate and graduate, and the Library, as well as some members elected at large.

Munday Library

The hosts various events throughout the year, including research/tools-focused workshops, welcome receptions, maker workshops in the Library Innovation Lab, a speaker series, panel discussions, and much more! (More info) We’re always looking for ideas and collaboration from faculty!

CTE sessions to prepare faculty for course design and teaching

• It supports faculty members who seek to explore new pedagogical approaches and dedicate time to designing or revising courses.

Instructional Design Consultations 

• To help faculty with identifying and aligning learning outcomes, planning learning activities and assignment design, building courses in person and online, and creating Canvas Course templates. Make an appointment at (bitly link)  or request our help at support@stedwards.edu.
• On-demand training courses and resources for building and teaching online courses. Request access by emailing support@stedwards.edu.
• Request  from Instructional Technology to build learning resources

Library Archives

• Faculty can collaborate with the Archivist to design assignments around the archival collection, plan a guest lecture, bring their class to the Archives, or create artifacts to be added to the Archives. (More info)

Library Collections 

• Over one million digital resources are available, including ebooks, specialized subject databases, journal articles, streaming videos, images, and archival materials. Permalinks to articles and video content can be embedded in Canvas courses.
• Faculty have access to and to borrow materials outside of our collection.
• Faculty can complete a if we do not have an item in our collection that they want.
• Faculty can provide their own copy of a resource to be held on for use in the library only. 

Library Instruction

• The provides students with supplemental videos and modules to support their research.
• give basic tutorials on how to use some of our resources.

• It gives students, faculty, and staff access to thousands of video tutorials on various topics.

• OER and Library Course Materials Discovery Service: Are you interested in exploring zero-cost course materials for your students? Are you seeking materials that are more relevant and responsive to both academic goals and student needs?  Staff from Munday Library and Instructional Technology can help you explore available options in Open Educational Resources (OER) and library materials. To get started, fill out this form to schedule a 30-minute meeting: 

Teaching symposium (coordinated by the CTE)

• These grants encourage faculty to explore high-quality alternatives to expensive course materials. Zero-cost solutions like Open Educational Resources (OER) and library resources can make courses more affordable for students, while allowing professors the freedom to create more tailored, inclusive course materials.

• It supports faculty members who seek to explore new pedagogical approaches and dedicate time to designing or revising courses.

Library Research Help

• Faculty can schedule an appointment for in-person, phone, or Zoom consultations on their research or publishing questions. Visit

Library Archives

• Faculty can collaborate with the Archivist to design assignments around the archival collection, plan a guest lecture, bring their class to the Archives, or create artifacts to be added to the Archives. (More info)

Office of Fellowships

Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)

TLTR

• (up to $5000)
•  

• Contact support@stedwards.edu to enroll in our Canvas course.
• Library Canvas Course for Student Research: 
• Program-Level Assessment Course: S
• Course Evaluations Canvas Course:  (link to be added)

• for Faculty and Students

As part of St. Edward’s integrated planning and continuous improvement processes, all programs participate in ongoing assessment of how well students achieve program-level learning outcomes. 

• Faculty and staff who . 

For additional support, please email assessment@stedwards.edu

folder 

• Community-generated teaching guidelines and models, as well as recordings and slides for all teaching support events.

Calendars

with all events related to teaching support, which you can add to your own calendar. 

• Please subscribe to the  calendar and RSVP to upcoming events. Note that you must subscribe with your St. Edward’s Gmail account.