Faculty Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

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Tuesday, January 26. 3:00PM.
Faculty Brown Bag,
Scaffolding Assignments: Feedback for better learning.  (How large assignments can be scaffold to provide students with ample opportunity to learn. And, providing feedback throughout.). Faculty brown bag discussions are opportunities for faculty to share research, ideas, strategies and challenges. Grab your coffee, tea, water or lunch and join the discussion.
Presenters: Norayr Ben Ohanian, Adjunct Lecturer Acopian Center for the Environment; Melissa Brown, Adjunct Lecturer College of Humanities and Social Sciences;  Theofanis Varvoglis, Professor College of Business & Economics.

Previous Workshops

2021

-January

Spring New Faculty Orientation 2021.
Presentation: New Faculty Orientation Spring 2021 Welcome
Presentation: AUA Students An Overview
Presentation: Policies: What New Faculty Should Know
Presentation:  Teaching and Learning
Presentation:  AUA Office of Student Affairs
Presentation:  Math and Writing Center: Concept and Services
Presentation: Human Resources
Handout:  Library Guide

Quizzes in Moodle.
Facilitator Yevgenya Paturyan, Associate Professor College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Open Educational Resources: An Introduction.  What are OERs and what resources are available for teaching and research.
 Facilitator: Hasmik Galstyan, Head of Reference / Circulation Department, AUA AGBU Papazian Library.

Using the Workshop Activity in Moodle.
How to use the Moodle Workshop activity for project-based learning and evaluating the implementation of real life projects.
Facilitators: Tatevik Avetisyan, Adjunct Lecturer College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Tatevik Zargaryan, Library Systems and Electronic Services Librarian.

Aligning learning activities and methods of evaluation to student learning outcomes: Improving Outcome-based Instruction.  
Facilitator: Anna Gevorgyan, Lecturer, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Advanced Moodle Tools: Creating Interactive Content in Moodle with H5P.
Facilitators: Maro Aghazarian, Adjunct Lecturer, College of Science and Engineering, and Parandzem Sargsyan, Institutional Research Manager

Developing course-based student learning outcomes.
Facilitator: Anna Gevorgyan, Lecturer, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

An Introduction to Hypothesis: A Moodle Tool to Help Students Read and Write in an Online Environment.
Facilitator: Becky George, Customer Success Specialist, Liquid Margins: Hypothesis.

2020

- December

Developing Course-Based Learning Outcomes.
Facilitator: Anna Gevorgyan, Lecturer, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Presentation:Developing Course-Based Student Learning Outcomes.

Aligning Assignments to Student Learning Outcomes.
Facilitator: Anna Gevorgyan, Lecturer, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Presentation: Aligning Teaching and Learning to Course Outcomes.

Advanced Moodle Tools: Creating Interactive Content in Moodle with H5P. Facilitators: Maro Aghazaryan, Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering and Parandzem Sargsyan, Institutional Research Manager

Workshop Tool in Moodle.  Facilitators: Tatevik Avetisyan, Adjunct Lecturer at College of Humanities & Social Sciences, and Tatevik Zargaryan, Library Systems and Electronic Services Librarian

Open Educational Resources: An Introduction.  What are OERs and what resources are available for teaching and research. Facilitator: Hasmik Galstyan, Head of Reference / Circulation Department, AUA AGBU Papazian Library.

Moodle and Zoom Tools for Teaching.  This webinar is an introduction for the faculty to various Moodle and Zoom tools to enhance teaching and learning. Tools such as discussion boards; chat; quizzes; surveys and feedback; and creating and integrating interactive content such as videos, quizzes, games, presentations through H5P.
Tatevik Zargaryan, Library Systems and Electronic Services Librarian
Presentation: Moodle and Zoom Tools for Teaching

Structuring your online course: Course rhythm and deadline days.
Facilitator: Alex Vartan Gubbins, Adjunct Lecturer • College of Humanities & Social Sciences.

An Introduction to Hypothesis: A Moodle Tool to Help Students Read and Write in an Online Environment.
Facilitator: Elitza Kotzeva, Assistant Professor College of Humanities & Social Sciences.

- October

Faculty Brown Bag: Research Ethics. Looking Back and Looking Forward
Facilitator: Kristina Akopian
Useful Links:
https://aua.am/aua-institutional-review-board-guidebook/
https://chsrmd.aua.am/

Faculty Professional Development Webinar:  Advanced Moodle Tools: Creating Interactive Content in Moodle with H5P
Facilitators: Maro Aghazarian, Parandzem Sargsyan, Yevgenya Paturyan
Presentation: Advanced Moodle Tools: Creating Interactive Content in Moodle with H5P

- September

Faculty Brown Bag Discussion: Talking With Students About The Current Situation 
Facilitators: Yevgeny Paturyan, Associate Professor; and Steven Donatelle, Adjunct Lecturer

Faculty Brown Bag Discussion: Strategies that work (and maybe add some that didn’t) in online teaching and asynchronous learning. Engaging students.
Facilitator: Vahram Elagoz, Adjunct Lecturer Acopian Center for the Environment

Faculty Brown Bag Discussion: Classroom Activities and Assignments with Hypothesis
Facilitator: Elitza Kotzeva

Workshop: Creating and Using Quizzes in Moodle
Facilitator: Yevgenya Paturyan

- August

Faculty Retreat 2020-2021 sessions (online)

Presentation: Tips for teaching online from faculty who taught this summer
Presentation: Updates from HR

New Faculty Orientation 2020-2021 (online)
Presentation: Agenda
Presentation: AUA Students An Overview
Presentation: Policies What New Faculty Should Know
Presentation: Teaching and Learning
Presentation: AUA Office of Student Affairs
Presentation: Human Resources
Presentation: Office of Student Affairs: Services and Disability Services

Workshop: Considerations in Online Teaching: Synchronous vs Asynchronous (will be held in Armenian)/ Առցանց դասընթաց` Նկատառումներ առցանց դասավանդման վերաբերյալ՝ համաժամանակյա և տարաժամանակյա ուսուցում (լեզուն՝ հայերեն)
Facilitator: Roza Selimyan
Presentation: Նկատառումներ առցանց դասավանդման վերաբերյալ Համաժամանակյա և ապաժամանակյա ուսուցում/ Considerations in Online Teaching Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning in Armenian

-July

Workshop: Tools for online teaching and learning

Workshopping your course: preparing for online teaching (CHSS, SPH, and Gen Ed Faculty)
Facilitator: Roza Selimyan

Faculty brown bag discussion:  Sharing online teaching strategies
Presenters: AUA Faculty Members Brent Anders, Hasmik Khalapyan, Vahe Odabashian

- June

Considerations in Online Teaching: Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning (CBE, CSE Faculty)
Facilitator: Roza Selimyan

- April

Faculty Workshop: Teaching with Technology
Facilitator: AGBU Library staff

- March

Faculty Workshop: Intro to Hypothesis--Annotation Tool in Moodle
Facilitator: Elitza Kotzeva

Faculty Workshop: Using the Bells and Whistles in Zoom
Facilitator: Satenik Mnatsakanyan

- February

Faculty Brown Bag: Making Group Work 'Work'
Handout: Group Work
Handout: Group Work Strategies to Ensure Students Pull Their Weight Faculty Focus
Handout: Group Work: How to Create & Manage Groups Center for Teaching Innovation
Handout: Challenges of Group Work

Faculty Workshop. Providing Positive and Constructive Feedback to Student Writing.
Presenter: Elitza Kotzeva
Presentation: Feedback to Student Writing
Handout: A Brief Guide of Responding to Student Writing
Handout: AFOSP Assessment Criteria
Handout: Deep Reading
Handout: Listening theories
Handout: Rhetorical Listening
Handout: Teach Writing as a Process Not Product
Handout: Tutoring ESL Students

- January

Faculty Workshop. Student Engagement/ Classroom Management
Presenter: Alen Amirkhanian


New Faculty Orientation
Presentation: Agenda
Presentation: AUA Students
Presentation: Office of Student Affairs
Presentation: Office of Student Affairs: Counseling Services and Disability Support Services
Presentation: Human Resources
Presentation: Moving Forward
Handout: Faculty Senate Bylaws, Faculty Senate Committees
Handout: Few Tips from Registrar

2019
  • October
    Faculty Brown Bag Discussion.  Principles of Effective College Teaching
    Presenters: Satenik Mnatsakanyan, Norayr Ben Ohanian, and Karena Avedisian
  • August
    Faculty Retreat (All-day event, off campus)
    New Faculty Orientation (One and a half-day event, on campus)
  • May
    Faculty Brown Bag Discussion. E-Resources
    Facilitated by Sargis Zeytunyan and Hasmik Galstyan
  • April
    Faculty Brown Bag Discussion. Faculty Research: Nanotechnology: Science of making small stuff do big things.
    Facilitated by Amalya Kostanyan
  • March
    Faculty Workshop. Project-Based Learning.
    Handouts are available to members of the AUA community upon request.

  • February

    Faculty Workshop. Classroom Assessment Techniques.
    Facilitated by Rubina Gasparyan.
    Presentation
    Handouts
2018
2017
  • May 2017: Project Based Learning
    Presentation
    Worksheet
  • May 2017: Faculty Brown Bag Discussion:  A recap of Integrating Information Literacy into Your Disciplinary Course, from the recent AMICAL Workshop
  • February 2017:  Faculty Brown Bag Discussion. Engaging and Active Learning and Assessment Strategies (including an introduction to www.polleverywhere.com)
2016
2015
2014
2013
  • 2013 May: Ugrad Program Chairs: Student Learning Assessment Plans: A review of direct and indirect evidence
  • 2013 April: Using Technology in the Classroom to Enhance Collaborative Learning Agenda Handout: Resources 
  • 2013 March: Undergraduate Course and Syllabus Development Presentation Handouts 
  • 2013 February: Introduction to eTexts Agenda Presentation Handout
2012
  • 2012 December: Undergraduate Assessment for Deans and Program Chairs
2011