2024 CFE Faculty Foundations
CFE Faculty Foundations welcomes new and returning faculty to the University and is part of the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) orientation activities and the faculty onboarding experience at Carolina.
The event includes two days of in-person workshops, networking opportunities, and social events, including a Welcome Reception with remarks from the Provost, hosted in partnership with the Office of Faculty Affairs, to connect new and early career faculty with CFE staff, new colleagues, and campus partners. The program features practical workshops to support career planning, mentoring, teaching and learning, leadership, and research, to help you succeed as a faculty member here at Carolina.
The week continues with Just-In-Time Workshops, open to all new and returning faculty, to support your teaching, leadership, research, and mentoring in preparation for the fall semester. Be sure to scroll down and check out our 2024 Just-In-Time Workshops schedule!
Faculty Foundations Schedule
All Events In-Person
| 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM |
Welcome and Meet the CFE (Lunch provided)
Connect with new colleagues, meet CFE staff, and learn more about the programs, resources, and services at the Center for Faculty Excellence offers.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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| 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM |
Introduction to Teaching at Carolina
An interactive session to orient new faculty to teaching at Carolina, including introducing resources and sharing an overview of key partners across campus.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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| 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM |
If I Knew Then What I Know Now – An Early Career Panel
Learn from a panel of early- and mid-career faculty, who came to Carolina in the last 5-7 years, about what they wish they had known when first starting – and what they have learned along the way.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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| 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception with Provost Chris Clemens (Hors d’oeuvres and drinks provided)
Join us for an end-of-day welcome networking reception with new colleagues, campus partners, and CFE staff. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverage service provided.
Graham Memorial Hall – Lounge Directions |
All Events In-Person
| 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
What’s Your Plan? Charting Your Faculty Course at Carolina (Coffee and light breakfast provided)
An interactive workshop to help new faculty develop a networking and mentoring plan, identify potential mentors, understand how to use individual development plans, and set goals in support of their career development.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Informal Networking Lunch (Lunch provided)
Network with new colleagues, CFE staff, and our campus partners to learn more about resources and services to support your success at Carolina.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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| 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM |
Fostering a Culture of Inclusion
An interactive workshop to help new faculty develop best practices for fostering welcoming, inclusive spaces in their teaching, mentoring, leadership, and research.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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| 3:00PM – 4:15 PM |
Afternoon Workshops (Concurrent)
Beyond Think-Pair-Share: Strategies for In-Class Small Groups
Faculty will learn teaching strategies they can implement during class, consider how each strategy supports course objectives, recognize the pros and cons of each strategy, and reflect on their roles as instructors.
Freedom Forum (Third Floor – Carroll Hall)
Introduction to Research Support at Carolina
In this introductory overview to the administrative support teams for research and scholarship at UNC, faculty will learn about the resources available at Carolina that support finding funding, proposal support, post-award management, and internal collaboration. The session will also introduce Dimensions/Altmetrics, a tool to support faculty collaboration and research.
Carroll Hall Room 111
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Just-In-Time Workshops Schedule
Just-In-Time Workshops are open to all faculty, new and returning, to support preparation in teaching, mentoring, and more as we begin the fall semester. Our 2024 Just-In-Time Workshops include a mix of virtual and in-person sessions, and more sessions will be announced throughout July. You can register for any session(s) of interest. In addition, our colleagues at ITS-Educational Technologies are offering Canvas training workshops and drop-in help sessions ahead of the Fall semester. Visit their training page to learn more.
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Making Mindfulness Actionable in Your Classroom for Supporting Students (In-Person)
This workshop will provide an opportunity for faculty across the university to engage in mindfulness practices aimed at fostering emotional resilience in both students and themselves. Participants will learn short, simple practices and strategies that can be readily integrated into the classroom and interactions with students to support their emotional well-being and help build stress management skills. Additionally, mindfulness resources and opportunities for engagement with the Mindful UNC community of practice will be shared to support ongoing growth for incorporating mindfulness into each participant’s work.
Wilson Library 304 |
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Curricular Development Grants to Advance Global Learning (Virtual)
Join us for a workshop to learn more about opportunities provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) to advance global learning opportunities in the classroom. The OVPGA offers funding opportunities as well as resources and support |
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11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
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Introduction to Research Support at Carolina (Virtual)
In this introductory overview to the administrative support teams for research and scholarship at UNC, faculty will learn about the resources available at Carolina that support finding funding, proposal support, post-award management, and internal collaboration. The session will also introduce Dimensions/Altmetrics, a tool to support faculty collaboration and research. |
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| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Creating an Inclusive Syllabus (Virtual)
The syllabus is often the first point of contact between your students and your course. How can you ensure that this important document is inviting, not discouraging? In this session, we’ll review strategies to make your syllabus more welcoming, transparent, and supportive of all students. Plan to bring an existing syllabus to evaluate and begin to revise. |
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| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Creating and Assessing AI Assignments (In-Person)
This session will focus on assignment structures and assessment methods. We will explore ways to intermingle in-class and at-home activities giving students extra guidance and critical reflections of their work. We will closely examine the importance of good prompt creation to keep students on track with your learning goals. Additionally, we will touch on creating guided reading questions, low-stakes assessments and ways to test your assignments before releasing them to students.
Greenlaw Hall 431 |
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Gradescope Essentials (In-Person)
Gradescope is a tool used to administer and grade online or digitized paper-based homework, quizzes, and exams with open-ended or multiple-choice questions, including bubble sheets. In this hour-long session you will learn how Gradescope can be useful to your course, how to set up a Gradescope account, link your course and enrollment, and learn the basic things you can do in Gradescope using sample courses
Greenlaw Hall 431 |
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| 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
Finding Your People: Building a Community of Mentoring Support (Virtual)
Building a support system of mentoring relationships, including peers and senior faculty, can promote faculty well-being, acclimation to the University, community connections, and professional development and advancement.This workshop will cover the importance of a mentoring network and the value of peer support. Participants will identify ways to cultivate a community based on shared interests, values, experiences, and encouragement to broaden their networks and bring new perspectives to promote their growth. Participants will also determine mentoring/support needs, generate ideas about how to get started connecting with peers, and set goals toward building or expanding their support system. |
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| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Engaging Students from the Start: Meaningful Warm-Up Activities (Virtual)
Are you looking for ways to boost student participation and deepen student learning during your class sessions? Use the opening minutes of class to engage students in meaningful learning from the start. Join us to discuss the various reasons why beginning class with a warm-up activity supports student learning. This session will provide you with a variety of ideas for effective warm-up activities and provide you with the space and guidance to start developing a warm-up that you can implement in your course. |
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| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Setting the Stage for an Engaged Semester (Virtual)
How can educators help students remain engaged and enthusiastic about learning – and do so without compromising their own well-being? In this interactive workshop, participants discuss concrete practices for the first day(s) of class that promote a positive learning environment and foster connections between students, between students and instructor, and between students and course content. |
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
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Helping Your Students Harness the Power of AI (In-Person)
In this session we will explore ways instructors can model effective use of AI for their students and how you may introduce strategies for using AI as a personal study partner. AI may be used to have “conversations” with primary resources, be a personal foreign language partner, and act as “devil’s advocate” to test students’ assumptions. Additionally, AI can help develop outlines and skeleton structures, consolidate notes, and be a conceptional tutor. Let us help you develop these skills for yourself so you may impress your students and nurture best practices.
Greenlaw Hall 431 |
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| 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
GenAI for Effective Teaching and Enhanced Student Learning (In-Person)
This workshop focuses on empowering instructors to understand and effectively integrate Generative AI (GenAI) into the classroom. It will cover fundamental concepts, applications, and ethical considerations, emphasizing issues of academic integrity, bias, and classroom management. Participants will learn to design assessments that minimize AI misuse and maximize AI’s potential. Additionally, the workshop will teach instructors how to guide students in using AI ethically. A key component will be addressing concerns and attitudes towards AI in education, providing a platform for participants to voice apprehensions, share experiences, and discuss solutions.
Carroll Hall 111 |
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