Professional Development Events
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Forsyth Library is involved with various professional development initiatives at Fort Hays State University. View the current events that the library is involved with and video recordings of past events. Learn more about faculty services provided by Forsyth Library and research guides created for faculty to learn more about open educational resources, copyright, scholarly communications, and more. To view a full list of professional development events at FHSU, visit the Tiger Learn blog.
Presenting Like a Pro Tutorials and Workshops
- This workshop series helps prepare students and faculty to present scholarly research at professional conferences and FHSU's Scholarly and Creative Activities Day (SACAD). Hosted by Forsyth Library, in partnership with the Scholarship Environment Committee and the Office of Scholarship & Sponsored Projects, the following workshops help researchers with:
- Andy Tincknell, from Forsyth Library and Learning Commons, provides some tips on tailoring your (oral/poster) presentation for online delivery.
Videos to Past Events
- TILTed Tech Mini Conferences: TILTed Tech is a series of mini-conferences to inspire teaching, technology and scholarship. The event series is a collaboration between Forsyth Library, Teaching Innovation and Learning Technologies (TILT), and Technology Services, with lunch provided by the Office of the Provost. Use the links below to view videos of past mini-conferences:
- Assessment
- Assignment and Rubric Design
- Accessibility
- Accessibility for Inclusive Instruction
- Collaborative Learning
- Community of Inquiry (COI)
- Data Science
- Engaging Students Online (webinar)
- Great Ideas with Instructional Design
- Methods for Informing Instruction
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Perspectives on OER
- Qualitative Research and Dedoose
- Scholarly Activity
- Supporting Students in Unprecedented Times
- Technology Tricks and Treats
- Writing & Critical Thinking: An Engaging Approach to Teaching Online
- Working Effectively and Efficiently Online
- Open Educational Resources (OER) Events: Forsyth also provides professional development to enhance faculty scholarship and knowledge of open textbooks, zero-cost course materials, and open educational resources (OER).
- 2024 OER Mini-Conference: AI Assisted Authoring
- 2024 OER Mini-Conference: Engaging Students with Interactive OER with H5P and Pressbooks
- 2024 OER Mini-conference: OER Award Panel
- 2023 OER Mini-Conference: MATH 110 Transition to Open Educational Resources
- 2023 OER Mini-Conference: Department Awards for Growth, Innovation, and Impact
- 2023 OER Mini-Conference: Technological Tools for OER
- 2021 Zero-Cost Course Material Boot Camp and Handouts
- 2019 OER Mini-Conference
- 2017 Open Access Mini-Conference
- Other Events: Forsyth also provides professional development to enhance faculty scholarship, teaching, and research.