Welcome to the FTLC
The Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) reinforces the educational mission of CSUB by promoting quality teaching to further enhance student learning. Our programming and collaborations are equity-minded and data-informed, providing guidance in innovative instructional methods, including effective uses of educational technologies, and offering mini-grants for professional development. The FTLC aims to foster a campus community that values and supports excellence in teaching, learning, and research.
Faculty Mini-Grants (Spring 2024)
The FTLC is currently accepting applications for the FTLC Mini Grants. Applications are due Friday, March 15 at 3:00pm. If you have questions, please email tlc@csub.edu
GE Learning Communities (Spring 2024)
Looking for opportunities to learn and collaborate? Consider joining one of the following Spring 2024 General Education Learning Communities:
- Information Literacy (Facilitated by Amanda Grombly): Enhancing skills in basic, critical, AI, and media literacy, focusing on evaluating information's reliability and application in diverse contexts.
- Oral Communication (Facilitated by Kelly O'Bannon): Exploring and enhancing pedagogy in oral communication to improve your teaching methods and help students improve their comprehension and reduce AI dependency.
- Quantitative Reasoning (Facilitated by Tim Burke): Addressing and overcoming barriers like Fixed Mindset and Imposter Phenomenon in the quantitative reasoning classroom, incorporating AI insights and tools.
- Written Communication (Facilitated by Kim Flachmann): Fostering a sense of belonging, applying Universal Design for Learning, integrating AI, promoting growth mindset, and employing peer evaluation to enhance education.
Each community will meet three times during the semester. Participants will be eligible for a stipend of $200 upon completion. We particularly encourage our Fall participants to rejoin, exploring different communities to broaden their experience and insights.
Interested? Please complete this brief survey.
FTLC Spotlight News
We are transitioning all Techsmith Knowmia video content to a new media manager by August 1st called Panopto. Panopto will host your videos and images, allow you to share them with faculty, staff, and students, and record new videos.
To learn more about Panopto, checkout their Basic Training Webinar Recording for on-demand videos.
You may also register for Panopto live webinars over Zoom on their website. Sign-in first using your email address and then click the Training link to locate their available webinar scheduled sessions.Here are some examples of Classroom Policies for Student Use of AI Generative Tools. They have been shared by instructors across the country and represent a range of strategies. Feel free to adapt for your courses.
From the August 23 Faculty Professional Development session: 7 Tips for Teaching with (or Around) ChatGPT
Here are the presentations and recordings for the 2022 Faculty Advising Summer Institute!
- Dr. Aaron Hegde: Academic Policies and Procedures
- Dr. Alicia Rodriguez: Understand our Diverse Students
- Dr. Anne Duran: Balancing Quality and Quantity in Programs with Many Majors
- Dr. Breanna Evans-Santiago: Faculty Advising - Asset Based and Belonging
- Dr. Di Wu: Stories from Faculty who Made a Difference
- Dr. Janet Millar: Managing Difficult Conversations and Crisis Situations
- Kris Grappendorf: Navigating the Catalog, myCSUB, Degree Audit, and Academic Roadmaps
- Dr. Luis Vega: Understanding University-Wide Graduation Requirements
- Dr. Melissa Danforth: Documenting Advising Efforts in RunnerConnect & OnBase
Here are two videos on the topic of Service Learning.
The following documents represent pre-pandemic requirements to teach online. The Academic Senate is currently revising these policies:
Contact Us
Email questions to the FTLC at tlc@csub.edu