Welcome to the Weber State University New Faculty Academy. The goal of this program is to provide new faculty with the essentials they will need to be successful as they begin to teach courses this fall. You may participate in all of the sessions below. However, to qualify for the New Faculty Academy Graduation Certificate, which can be added to your Tenure and Promotion file, faculty members must complete at least the following sessions:

• All Core sessions, including all employment sessions
• 2 of 4 listed Tuesday Teaching Tips sessions
• 1 of 3 listed Course Design webinars

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Core

All sessions within the Core section of the New Faculty Academy must be completed by their due dates to qualify for the New Faculty Academy Graduation Certificate, which can be added to your Tenure and Promotion file.

*Synchronous meetings are in bold font.

Employment	Teaching	Design
Benefits coordinator meeting: HR will set up this one-on-one meeting with each new faculty member.	Provost Welcome and Kick Off July 9, 10:30 a.m.	Growing with Canvas At your convenience, Complete by July 17
Orientation Breakfast HR will schedule by August 30	Engaging in Best Practices for Inclusive Excellence July 21, 2 p.m.	Intro to eLearning Complete by August 15
Schedule HR Trainings Listed below:	New Faculty Retreat October 15-17 Virtual Event
Ethics, Integrity, and Fairness Complete by Dec 30	New Faculty Academy Graduation Spring Faculty Symposium
Building a Safe Campus Through Trust and Education Complete by Dec 30
Discrimination, Harassment, and Title IX for Staff and Faculty   Complete by Dec 30
University Governance and Employee Rights Complete by Dec 30
Information Security Awareness Complete by Dec 30
FERPA Complete by Dec 30

Choose Your Own Adventure

The sessions in this section are electives; however, you must choose 2 of the teaching electives and 1 of the design webinars.

*Synchronous meetings are in bold font.

Teaching	Design
Required: Choose at least 2 of the following 4 Tuesday Teaching Tips Workshops:	Required: Choose at least 1 of the following 3 Instructional Design Webinars:
Syllabus Design and University Policy July 14	Humanizing Your Online Course Webinar August 19, 9 a.m.
Outcomes and Assessment July 28	Tips for Designing Mobile Friendly Courses Webinar August 19, 10 a.m.
ChiTester / Proctored Testing August 4, 2 p.m.	Improving Course Accessibility Webinar August 19, 11 a.m.
Making the Most of the First Day August 11, 2 p.m.
	Additional Electives:
	Course Consultation and/or Rapid Course Design (email instructionaldesign@weber.edu)
	Back to School - Overview of Canvas August 4
	Back to School - Overview of Canvas (repeated) August 11
	Canvas Advanced August 12
	Other Resources: Course Review Online Tools

July 2020

• July 9, 10:30am Provost Welcome and Kick Off
• July 14, 2pm Syllabus Design and University Policy
• By July 17 Growing with Canvas
• July 21, 2pm Engaging in Best Practices for Inclusive Excellence
• July 28, 2pm Outcomes and Assessments

August 2020

• August 4, 2pm ChiTester / Proctored Testing
• August 4 Back to School-Live Overview of Canvas
• August 11, 2pm Making the Most of the First Day
• August 11 Back to School-Live Overview of Canvas (Repeat)
• By August 15 Intro to eLearning
• August 19, 9am Humanizing Your Online Course
• August 19, 10am Tips for Designing Mobile Friendly Courses
• August 19, 11am Improving Course Accessibility

October 2020

• October 15-17 New Faculty Retreat Virtual Event

Complete before December 30

• Ethics, Integrity, and Fairness
• Building a Safe Campus Through Trust and Education
• Discrimination, Harassment, and Title IX for Staff and Faculty
• University Governance and Employee Rights
• Information Security Awareness
• FERPA

Spring 2021

• New Faculty Academy Graduation
  Spring Faculty Symposium