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Office of IDEAS

Training Opportunities

Below you will find our upcoming workshops and training opportunities. Please register to attend the sessions that interest you.
Don't see what you need or can't attend during the scheduled time? Let us know and an Instructional Designer can meet individually with you.

Department Chairs: The IDEAS Instructional Designers are available to come to your next department meeting (or other scheduled time) to train your faculty. Here's a list of potential topics we can present to your group: Project Based Learning; Active Learning Tools (options include Flip, Perusall, Jamboard); any and all aspect of Canvas including course building, mobile app, templates, new quizzes; What's New with Zoom; Academic Integrity; Digital Badging; and, Panopto (recording, uploading, Zoom integration, adding quizzes and additional content).

Interested? Shoot us an email at ideas@mail.fresnostate.edu.

Spring AI Workshops

Join the Office of IDEAS for a series of AI-themed workshops this spring. Topics and dates below.

  • AI Playtime | Wednesday April 17th from 1 pm - 3 pm in UL2134
  • Navigating the Intersection of AI and Equity | Tuesday, April 23rd from 11 am - 12 pm on Zoom

Register for the AI Workshops

Introduction to AI Tools for Teaching & Learning

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence tools where guided experimentation empowers participants to understand some of the basics of AI functionality, including its workings and methods for detecting its usage. Learn basic AI terminology, engage in hands-on exploration of AI Tools, learn strategies for detecting AI-generated content, and techniques to address potential misuse of AI tools by students. Participants will apply the knowledge gained to develop a personalized AI use policy for their course, and find resources to maintain currency in this dynamic field.

Apply for Introduction to AI Tools

DISCOVERe Essentials

DISCOVERe Essentials is a self-paced online training required for faculty who wish to be certified to offer DISCOVERe-tagged classes.

The training features online modules with some flexible in-person sessions required.

Self-Enroll in DISCOVERe Essentials

 

Flexible Course Design in a HyFlex Classroom is a fully asynchronous self-paced online training required for faculty who wish to offer courses in the HyFlex modality. A HyFlex classroom demo/practice session can be requested.

Self-Enroll in HyFlex Training Course

 

Open Ed Week 2024

Open Educational Resources is a self-paced course to introduce faculty participants learn to create, reuse, remix, redistribute, revise, and retain open-licensed content to combat course material costs and improve content relevance for students. 

Self-enroll in Open Educational Resources course

Growing with Canvas

Growing with Canvas is a self-paced online tutorial for faculty who are new to using Canvas LMS who prefer to learn on their own, can't attend face-to-face workshops, or would like to review how to accomplish a certain task.

Self-Enroll in Growing with Canvas

 

 

You may also want to enroll in the Faculty Toolbox to get the latest information and suggestions from the Office of IDEAS: https://fresnostate.instructure.com/enroll/CLR7ER 

 

 

CSU's Got Talent

Systemwide Learning & Development presents a series of LIVE webcasts featuring innovative and essential training for your professional and personal success! All CSU employees are invited to attend the CSU's Got Talent (CSUGT) live talks presented by sought-after experts in a wide variety of professional development fields! 

2024 topics include Teamwork Across Generations, Relationship Intelligence, The Burnout Epidemic, and Frugal Innovation and much more. Recordings of past sessions are available on CSU Learn.

View and register for 2024 CSU's Got Talent sessions

 

LockDown Browers & Respondus Monitor

  • This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

Perusall Academy

  • Perusall Academy offers three different educational webinars, each hosted by a Perusall expert.

    • Kickstart
    • Next Level
    • Mastery

 

  • CSU Learn
    • CSU Learn is Fresno State's one-stop shop for on-campus and cross-campus learning opportunities.

  • Microsoft 365 Training Library
    • Access tutorials and templates for a range of Microsoft Office products such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and One Note.
  • Office of Organizational Excellence
    • Organizational Excellence creates and leads organizational and professional development programs designed to nurture a culture of change, continuous improvement, and innovation and build organizational and individual capacities within the Fresno State community.

  • Fresno County Public Library

    • Anyone with a Fresno County address can sign up for a Fresno County Public Library card electronically, to get immediate access to electronic resources and ebooks. To check out physical items, you will need to visit an FCPL branch to activate your account.

      FCPL digital resources include Mango Languages, Kanopy, Overdrive eBooks, Peterson's Test Prep (online test prep/practice tests including GRE), and several digitized local history collections. If you don't live in Fresno County, check your local public library system's online resources. All libraries in the San Joaquin Valley Library System (SJVLS) allow residents of their services areas to sign up for an electronic card online, and many offer access to their online resources.

      FCPL Resource Spotlight: LinkedIn Learning

      LinkedIn Learning is an online tutorial service available through FCPL. It offers thousands of videos teaching everything from Adobe Photoshop to Microsoft Word & Powerpoint to Business and Finance.