HR News Professional & Personal Programming | July 2023
The Professional & Personal Development Program highlights the following discussions, training sessions, and development workshops available to you. Explore the items below for more information.
Be sure to check out the Training Resource links to the right to view additional training opportunities offered by Information Technology and the Universal Design Center
CSU Cross Campus Collaboration Classes will be back in September!
New Online Content Available In CSU Learn: Audiobooks, Books, Courses, & Skill Benchmarking
New content in the form of audiobooks, books, book summaries, courses, labs, live courses, skill benchmarks, and test prep is consistently being added to CSU Learn and available to you for free.
View All Recent New Content:
Simply copy and paste the Course ID or Content Title in the CSU Learn search bar to pull up the course.
Kimberlee Yolanda Williams's invitation to white women longing for authentic friendship with Black and brown women, the kind of friendship with no place for secrets, the kind of relationship where truth-telling is welcome, even when it hurts. (DEI In The Workplace; Embracing Equity; Women in Leadership)
Whether you are just starting in your career or you're a seasoned manager, asking for help is key to success. Yet its power is often overlooked. It’s a skill that we can all develop and that can be practiced and honed over time. In this leadercamp, speaker and writer Debbie Madden will offer best practices for starting small and iterating your way toward mastery.
This benchmark evaluates your proficiency in key areas of Google Slides 2022. Being aware of your proficiency level allows you to better understand your current skills and areas for improvement, so you can find suitable content and curate your own learning path
CSU's Got Talent | Manage Conflict So It Doesn't Manage You | June 27
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Location: Online, Zoom connection information provided upon registration
There is an updated CSUN Canvas Template developed collaboratively with Academic Technology, Faculty Development, and Faculty Fellows. The new template has also been created with CSU’s Quality Learning and Teaching Standards, equity-minded teaching, and Universal Design and accessibility principles in mind. Participants in this clinic will:
Learn how to import the Canvas Template into their Canvas Course
Learn best practices on migrating existing course content into the CSUN Canvas Template
Work directly from CSUN Faculty and Staff involved in the template development
Generative text products like ChatGPT have been making headlines for a few months now. As awareness of these tools grows so does the likelihood that students will use them for their assignments. As a response to this, one of the most frequent questions we have received in the past couple of months is “what can we do to find out if our students have used AI”?
We are happy to let you know that our partners at TurnItIn have released their new AI writing detecting tool. Join us in this workshop to learn all about this new feature.
2023 Thrive Thursday Webinar Series: CalPERS Skin Cancer and Heat Awareness | July 13
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Online, Pre-Registration Required
Most people are aware of the dangers of too much time in the sun. In today's webinar, you will learn about ultraviolet rays and what you can do to prevent sun damage. You will also be able to identify the signs of heat-related illness and ways to cool down. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan that will help you take positive steps toward avoiding heat related illness.
Presented by Kaiser Permanente in partnership with CSUN Benefits Administration. You do not need to be a Kaiser Permanente member to participate in this program.
There is an updated CSUN Canvas Template developed collaboratively with Academic Technology, Faculty Development, and Faculty Fellows. The new template has also been created with CSU’s Quality Learning and Teaching Standards, equity-minded teaching, and Universal Design and accessibility principles in mind. Participants in this clinic will:
Learn how to import the Canvas Template into their Canvas Course
Learn best practices on migrating existing course content into the CSUN Canvas Template
Work directly from CSUN Faculty and Staff involved in the template development
Generative text products like ChatGPT have been making headlines for a few months now. As awareness of these tools grows so does the likelihood that students will use them for their assignments. As a response to this, one of the most frequent questions we have received in the past couple of months is “what can we do to find out if our students have used AI”?
We are happy to let you know that our partners at TurnItIn have released their new AI writing detecting tool. Join us in this workshop to learn all about this new feature.
CSU's Got Talent | Know No Limits: Achieving Successful Change Inevitably Means Overcoming Obstacles | July 25
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Location:
Online, Zoom connection information provided upon registration
There is an updated CSUN Canvas Template developed collaboratively with Academic Technology, Faculty Development, and Faculty Fellows. The new template has also been created with CSU’s Quality Learning and Teaching Standards, equity-minded teaching, and Universal Design and accessibility principles in mind. Participants in this clinic will:
Learn how to import the Canvas Template into their Canvas Course
Learn best practices on migrating existing course content into the CSUN Canvas Template
Work directly from CSUN Faculty and Staff involved in the template development