Program for the 2022 PDI

Contact Info

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Debora Colbert

Director, Professional Development

Monday, January 10th

10:00 AM

Session Title
Developing implicit bias training for students providing peer-to-peer feedback
Presenters:
Marta Rowh, MD, PhD
Category:
Curriculum Development
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
10:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
Implicit bias training is generally available to all instructors, but increasingly we are asking students to provide peer-to-peer feedback as part of course evaluation. Implicit bias training should be tailored for this population to include an introduction to evaluating implicit bias, the latest research on implicit bias and its effects in education, and most importantly evidence-based mitigation strategies that can be used by students before providing peer-to-peer feedback. This session will discuss the development of an implicit bias training tool developed by medical school faculty, it's Houston application to a wide variety of fields.
Goals and Target Audience:
Professors and instructors who use peer-to-peer feedback in their courses. Students who have ever given peer-to-peer feedback.

11:00 AM

Session Title
Seed Starting
Presenters:
Alison O'Connor,Amy Lentz
Category:
Personal/Professional Enrichment
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
11:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
This session will cover the basics of starting seeds indoors. Learn about the techniques and equipment needed to jump-start your summer vegetable garden.
Goals and Target Audience:
This class is for all audiences; the goal is to provide information to encourage seed starting at home.

1:00 PM

Session Title
How to Create and Host Your Very Own Podcast
Presenters:
Juan Rivas
Category:
Personal/Professional Enrichment
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
1:00 PM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
Creating a podcast centered around a person's interest. We will cover basic equipment (microphone, recording software, mixers), host websites, scripting, hosting, publishing schedules, video and live sessions, etc.
Goals and Target Audience:
Target Audience: Anyone Encourage audience to start their own podcast. Provide audience with "benchmarks" to give their podcast a good start. Discussions around funding, sponsorships, and other types of support.

2:00 PM

Session Title
Accounting for Special Course Fees
Presenters:
Kris King,Hayley Barnes
Category:
Campus Accounting Processes
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
2:00 PM
Session Length:
90 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
This PDI session aims to provide information that is important for people who are responsible for performing accounting functions related to the many Special Course Fee (SCF) accounts at CSU. We will discuss: the SCF New/Change/Cancel Request Form and how to complete it, the Types of Fees, the SCF Annual Review and proper completion, student refunds, and SCF Resources. The facilitators will walk through the completion of an SCF Annual Review that has multiple Types of Fees and includes refunds.
Goals and Target Audience:
GOALS: To increase knowledge of: Special Course Fee accounts, Types of Fees, proper completion of the SCF Request Form and the SCF Annual Review form, and improve the overall accounting for these fees. TARGETED AUDIENCE: This PDI session is designed for those who have any level of responsibility in accounting for Special Course Fee accounts.

Tuesday, January 11th

9:00 AM

Session Title
CSU System NetID Administration
Presenters:
Greg Vogl
Category:
General Campus IT and Technology Tools
Date:
Tuesday, January 11th 2022
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
CSU System NetID will replace CSU eID for identity management in Summer 2021. Learn how to use the administrative features of the CSU System NetID website to support faculty, staff and students, including: Overview of architecture and components; Comparison with eID administration; Login, access, and administrative roles; Search for and view details of user accounts; Add activation and recovery emails for, reconcile, and disable user accounts; System status, logs, and reports. Session will be offered via Microsoft Teams. If you did not receive an invitation, please contact Gregory.Vogl@colostate.edu.
Goals and Target Audience:
CSU Fort Collins eID and NetID support staff, including Division of IT, Library, Admissions, Registrar, HR, Web Services, and others

10:00 AM

Session Title
Exploring the Future by Looking Back: Reflection as a Tool for Learning
Presenters:
Marta Rowh,Ellen Aster
Category:
Curriculum Development
Date:
Tuesday, January 11th 2022
Start Time:
10:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
This session will explore reflection as a tool for students’ learning in institutions of higher education. We will discuss definitions of reflection and share strategies for (and lessons learned from) incorporating reflective activities in undergraduate education. We will close with a discussion on how reflection can be incorporated into attendees’ teaching/instructional environments.
Goals and Target Audience:
The goal of this session is to prompt thought and discussion about how reflection can be a useful, active learning tool in higher education instruction. The target audience is educators engaged in higher education instruction and curriculum design.

11:00 AM

Session Title
A metamorphosis of online instructional design: Lessons learned to enhance instructional methods for greater engagement and more meaningful learning interactions for the future of online courses
Presenters:
Gregory Wells,Candace Hall,Danielle Patterson
Category:
Instructional and Informational Technology
Date:
Tuesday, January 11th 2022
Start Time:
11:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
Online education is seeing tremendous growth; we are now able to reach a greater number and greater variety of students across the globe. This presentation provides an overview of online course development at CSU as well as current research focused on online course development and teaching to provide for engaging and effective courses. In addition, examples will be provided that demonstrate the use of various technologies and best practices associated with online education. These examples will be from actual CSU courses dispersed across various disciplines, demonstrating that online education is no longer passive learning and can be successful in all fields. Finally, the presentation will solicit questions from the participants related to the development process and future of online education.
Goals and Target Audience:
The target audience for the presentation will primarily be faculty and administrators within the departments that are involved in online education.

1:00 PM

Session Title
Colorado Gardening Tips for Newcomers
Presenters:
Alison O'Connor,Amy Lentz
Category:
Personal/Professional Enrichment
Date:
Tuesday, January 11th 2022
Start Time:
1:00 PM
Session Length:
90 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
If you've recently moved to Colorado, you probably realize that gardening in our semi-arid climate can be challenging! Join Amy and Alison from CSU Extension for recommendations of how to approach landscape management, turf care, and growing vegetables.
Goals and Target Audience:
All audience types will benefit from this class; the goal is to provide facts and resources to foster successful gardening.

Wednesday, January 12th

9:00 AM

Session Title
Smart Cycling Part 1: Road Rules (classroom)
Presenters:
Erika Benti,Jamie Gaskill
Category:
Safety and Health
Date:
Wednesday, January 12th 2022
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Session Length:
Half Day
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
Certified instructors will lead the class through an interactive and in-depth discussion of the following principles, while applying them to CSU and the Fort Collins area: 1.The Basics: Choosing a bike, maintenance, clothing/equipment, helmet, bike handling, shifting gears 2. Principles of Bicycling: Riding in a group, sharing paths/trails, inclement weather, night riding, long distances 3. Principles of Traffic Law: where to ride on the road, navigating intersections, rural roads 4. Bike Infrastructure 5. Hazards: Crashes and how to avoid them, five layers of safety.
Goals and Target Audience:
This session will help build an understanding of traffic laws as they apply to bicyclists, and provide strategies to increase safety and confidence while riding on campus and throughout the community. The target audience ranges from current bicycle commuters to people who are interested but concerned about using a bicycle for transportation. Smart Cycling Part 1 is a prerequisite to Smart Cycling Part 2: Road Skills (on bike).

1:00 PM

Session Title
Accounting and Kuali for Non-Accountants
Presenters:
Kris King,Hayley Barnes
Category:
Campus Accounting Processes
Date:
Wednesday, January 12th 2022
Start Time:
1:00 PM
Session Length:
80 minutes
Room:
LSC 312
Description:
This PDI session aims to provide important fundamentals of accounting as well as understanding the use of debits and credits, recording financial transactions accurately, and principles of accounting under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This session will also provide an overview of Kuali Financial System (KFS) tailored to the non-accountant user. Discussion will include screen layout, document searches, responsibility roles in the system, and items to consider when approving documents.
Goals and Target Audience:
This class is designed for those who access Kuali Financial System (KFS) and refer to basic accounting information infrequently.