The January Required Faculty Training document outlines the agenda and key topics for a faculty development meeting at CSU. The agenda includes welcoming remarks, a discussion of classroom observation processes and forms, a new classroom engagement review, an overview of the new Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning online resource, and a review of action items. Faculty are expected to meet new requirements for holding Collaborate sessions in their courses and completing training assessments through the Faculty Center.

1. January Required Faculty Training
January 19, 2021
CSU Faculty Development

2. Agenda
1. Welcome Dr. John Willey
a. Introduction of Dr. Pam Northrup
2. Classroom Observation Dr. John Willey
a. TERM
b. LPL
3. Classroom Engagement Review Dr. John Willey/
Peter Eggebraaten
a. New Classroom Engagement Form
4. Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Peter Eggebraaten
a. Overview
b. Basic Navigation
c. New Training Completion Guidelines
5. Conclusion
a. Other Business
b. Questions
c. Action Items 1

3. Classroom Observation
Description:
The classroom facilitation of all Lead Faculty, Full-time Faculty, Full-time Instructors, and
Part-time faculty is evaluated a minimum of twice annually by either Academic Program
Directors or Lead Faculty. The purpose of the Classroom Observation is to provide a means
for the appraisal, development, and documentation of faculty performance. The Classroom
Observation measures the quality of instruction and identifies areas of growth and
development. Lead Faculty and Academic Program Directors use the Classroom Observation
to help faculty improve their teaching performance in the online classroom on a continual
basis throughout the calendar year.
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4. Classroom Observation Term
Elements:
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5. Classroom Observation LPL
Elements:
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6. Classroom Engagement Review
Description:
The Classroom Engagement Review focuses on engagement elements directly from the
TERM Classroom Observation. Instead of only reviewing these items twice a year per faculty
member, these items are reviewed in every CSU course. The purpose of this review is to
emphasize and promote faculty-to-student engagement in the classroom.
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7. Classroom Engagement Review
Description:
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8. New Blackboard Collaborate
Faculty are required to hold three (3) Collaborate sessions per Term course. These sessions are
required to meet the follow guidelines.
 Administers a minimum of three (3) Collaborate sessions to instruct curriculum and/or
facilitate student engagement.
Collaborate Session Guidelines
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1. Minimum of 45 minutes per session.
2. Minimum of 30 minutes instructing curriculum and/or facilitating student engagement
per session.
3. Posts a Course Announcement in Blackboard with date and time for each session.
4. Records each session.

9. New Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Description:
The Faculty Resource Center will house all faculty tutorials, trainings, events, and core
documents distributed by Faculty Development. In addition, the center will provide forums
for faculty discussion, assessment-based training modules, document submission services, a
blog to publish faculty essays, as well as additional resources that assist faculty with their
duties.
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10. New Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
New Faculty Training Requirements
 Faculty training assessments have been moved from the Required Faculty Meetings
Course to the new Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.
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11. ACTION ITEMS
 Please be sure to meet the requirements found in the Classroom Observations and the
new Classroom Engagement Review.
 Collaborate sessions in Term courses will now be reviewed for each CSU course.
 The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning is now available and located on your
Blackboard Homepage under “My Courses.” The center will provide faculty with access to
tutorials, handbooks, and other faculty relevant information.
 Faculty training assessments and verifications have moved from the Required Faculty
Meetings Course to the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning under “Required
Training.”
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