Professional Development Portal
Looking for Professional Development Opportunities?
Several departments across campus offer professional development for faculty and staff. We encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities. Check out the links below for more information regarding workshops currently being offered across campus.
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Canva
Canva is a graphic design platform that is used to create graphics and presentations.
Workshops Offered
- Creating Social Media Posts
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CETL Programming
Programming for faculty and staff to enhance their work as educators. We offer inclusive space for faculty and staff to meet for personal and professional growth. We focus on teaching, learning, and instructional technology.
Workshops Offered
- 2023 UW System OPID Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning
- CETL Certificate Program
- ChatGPT and Beyond: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education, Now and in the Future
- Reading Group: Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto by Kevin M. Gannon
- Teaching Boost Series: NCUR
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Equity, Diversity + Inclusion Programming
Tier 2 EDI programming provides participants with the conceptual framework, opportunities for self-reflection and group discussion, and skill-building experience necessary for being an effective advocate for equity and diversity.
Workshops Offered
- At-Risk Mental Health for Faculty and Staff
- EDI Forum and Artists Series: Jessica McCabe, Neurodiversity
- EDI Independent Film Viewing Series: A Place to Breathe
- EDI Independent Film Viewing Series: Autism Goes To College
- EDI Independent Film Viewing Series: Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness
- EDI Independent Film Viewing Series: The Dope Years: The Story of Latasha Harlins
- EDI Independent Film Viewing Series: What Was Ours
- Identity, Privilege and Oppression
- Inclusive Language
- Jelani Cobb: The Half-Life of Freedom, Race and Justice in America Today
- Life with Epilepsy
- Neurodiversity 101: Faculty Panel and Discussion
- Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts Book Discussion
- Panel Discussion: Caregiving Needs on the UWEC Campus
- Race x Disability: Lifting up Black and African American Leaders in the Disability Justice Movement
- Reading Group: How the Word is Passed
- Speech is Powerful: A Conversation with Megan Phelps-Roper
- Transparent Design Framework Workshop
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Excel
Excel is a spreadsheet management system designed to efficiently collect and sort data.
Workshops Offered
- Excel Visualize Data: Using Charts
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Growth Mindset for Leaders
Learning and development opportunities are now available for ALL in leadership positions or looking to be in these roles in the future. (Please note leadership comes at any level and does not depend on a title.) This program explores the fundamentals of leadership through exploration of UWEC-centric practices and through general leadership principles through a common language via Franklin Covey offerings, including the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, 6 Critical Practices and Leading at the Speed of Trust for Leadership. Registration is open to all employees.
Workshops Offered
- 6 Critical Practices for Leadership
- 6 Critical Practices for Leadership (Session 1)
- 6 Critical Practices for Leadership (Session 2)
- 6 Critical Practices for Leadership (Session 3)
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - (Session 1)
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - (Session 2)
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - (Session 3)
- Communication, Budget, and Working with Others
- Employee Performance Management
- Hire to Retire
- Leadership at the Speed of Trust (optional)
- Policies & Career
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Growth Mindset for Leaders Learning Camp
Week-long concentrated learning camp for those who want to complete the entire Growth Mindset for Leaders Program or catch up on individual courses.
Workshops Offered
- Communication, Budget, and Working with Others
- Employee Performance Management
- Hire to Retire
- Policies & Career
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Kaltura (My Media)
Kaltura (also known as My Media) is a recording device for screen and video capture. Users often use Kaltura to create their own videos, tutorials, or recorded presentation. Users also have the ability to upload footage from other devices to Kaltura.
Workshops Offered
- Asynchronous Lectures
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Microsoft Teams
The Teams service enables instant messaging, audio and video calling, rich online meetings, mobile experiences, and extensive web conferencing capabilities.
Workshops Offered
- Integrated Web Applications
- One Drive and SharePoint Relationships
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PowerPoint
Learn how to spice up your PowerPoint presentations!
Workshops Offered
- Asynchronous Lectures
- PowerPoint Poster
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Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a university supported survey software. This program offers a variety of survey options, survey appearance, survey statistics, and mass distribution options. The Qualtrics workshops will show learners how to create a basic survey, download results into Excel/Word, and how to create panels in order to distribute a survey to email list of participants.
Workshops Offered
- Course Evaluations
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WEDGE Removal Training
WEDGE Removal with special guest speaker, Gerry Preciado. WEDGE REMOVAL – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS Is there a wedge that is stopping you from being the best that you can be? The WEDGE Removal – Professional Development Sessions can help you learn how to remove that wedge and become all that you can be! Topics include a variety of fundamental skill areas, as well as subjects such as: Incorporated into these sessions are the core leadership qualities of communication, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, performance management, understanding goals and achievement, change management, team building strategies, and helping people feel a sense of belonging.
Workshops Offered
- ALL EMPLOYEES - WEDGE REMOVAL – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
- Introduction to WEDGE Removal - Director Session
- WEDGE Removal - Revitalizing Your Team with Effective Communication - Director Plus session
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Zoom
Zoom is a video conferencing tool with a variety of other features and uses.
Workshops Offered
- Asynchronous Lectures
Firstsource
The Firstsource Support Team offers 30-minute individual, small group and department-specific travel training (additional time may be scheduled).
Unravel Your Travel
- Travel authorization – if required
- Best practices for travel booking
- Airfare, lodging, vehicle rental
- Acceptable payment methods
- Cash advance process
- Expense reimbursement
- How to get your expense reimbursement report approved the first time
- Top 5 expense report send back reasons and how to avoid them
- Student travel
- Updates, tips and tools
Contact the Firstsource Support Team, (715-836-3131) of the ASK Center to schedule.