The Center: Faculty Resources

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Resources for Midway Faculty

undefinedThe Center@Midway is a hub for professional development on teaching and learning best practices for faculty and instructors. As an education community of practice, The Center will enable best practices and innovative ideas to flow across the university.

On this page faculty and instructor will find valuable resources for teaching at Midway University.  The Center@Midway's program and services are also described. 

Quick Access

Module Content Import Dates

Remote Synchronous Instruction

MyMidway & Self-Service

Preparing Courses

 

Teaching @ Midway

Canvas Checklists

Preparing a Live Course
Use this checklist to prepare your course for launch

Creating a New Course in Canvas
This checklist will guide you step-by-step through the course creation process

Preparing the Midway Course Template
Use this checklist to prepare the Midway Course Template in your course

Canvas Essential Skills
The essential skills every faculty member should be able to do in Canvas.

Canvas Ready
This checklist will be used to evaluate courses before they launch.

Blueprint Manager Guide
Use this guide to prepare your Canvas Blueprint Course

  
Course Evaluations Learn more about EvaluationKit - Midway University's course evaluation system.  

FERPA Tutorial
*for Canvas Permissions

Canvas user role permissions allow users to access certain features and perform certain functions within a course site. A user's permissions within the course site are determined by the role the user is assigned. Any user who will hold one of these roles must complete the FERPA tutorial before being assigned to the role.

  
Final Exam Schedule Fall 2020 Exam Schedule  

Midway Syllabus

This template has been designed to improve consistency across courses.  Additionally, the template has been designed using Microsoft Word's Styles. These Styles make the document ADA compliant.  Please move your content into this template and upload both the PDF and Word document to your Master courses. 

  
MyMidway Through MyMidway, faculty can access online courses, email, self-service and more.  See MyMidway & Self-Service Walk-through to learn more.  Click MyMidway portal to access the site. You will use your Midway credentials to log in.  

Self-Service

 In Self-Service, Midway faculty can view class rosters and post attendance and grades  
Teaching and Learning Resource Manual The Midway Teaching & Learning Resource Manual has been developed to provide a current and compact reference to the philosophy, objectives, organizations, responsibilities, academic information, general and procedural regulations, professional activities and professional regulations for Midway University instructors. 

Services & Programs

The Center@Midway works to advance educational excellence through innovative, discipline-based approaches to teaching and learning and appropriate uses of technology to enrich the learning environment. We engage directly with faculty through new initiatives and close collaboration on pedagogy and educational technology projects. We strive to advance innovation and excellence in teaching, learning, assessment and other scholarly activities.

The Center works with all schools and departments. The Center offers a variety of workshops and seminars focused on pedagogy, educational technologies, and assessments. It also facilitates the annual programs such as Faculty Development Institute and New Faculty Institute.

Center staff are available to assist faculty with course development and revision, syllabi design, assessments, teaching strategies and learning activities, instructional materials, and the use of technology to enhance learning.

Center@Midway Services

  • Workshops & Trainings:  The Center offers educational experiences designed exclusively for faculty. The intent of faculty development is to deepen and enrich the teaching practice of faculty by focusing on an aspect of their teaching. Please see The Center Training Hub for Faculty learning opportunities.
  • Instructional Design Consultations: The Center offers teaching consultations on a variety of topics from presentation skills, student engagement, and incorporating technology into coursework. Contact Dr. Ellen Bloomfield to schedule a consultation
  • Design your own Group sessions: If you department or group has a specific training need, we can design a workshop specific to your needs.  Contact Dr. Ellen Bloomfield to schedule a group training.
  • Camtasia Room: Camtasia Studio is screen recording and video editing software that captures what you see and do on your screen along with your voice.  It can be used to create videos for training, demonstrations, and many other uses.  Please contact The Center@Midway to request to use the Camtasia Room located in the library.
  • Academic Posters: The Center@Midway can print academic posters for faculty and students for very minimal charge. Please contact The Center@Midway to inquire about poster printing services.

Center@Midway Programs

Our Midway Faculty Development programs explore what it means to develop and demonstrate teaching expertise, recognizing not only the complexities of teaching, but also that teaching expertise is developed through a learning process that continues over time. 

  • Faculty Development Institute is offered every Fall and Spring for the faculty at Midway University.
  • Adjunct Faculty Development Institute is a full-day faculty development opportunity for Midway Adjunct Faculty. Faculty can choose to attend online or enjoy the day on Midway's beautiful campus and attend in person.
  • New Faculty Institute held each year in August is a two-day New Faculty orientation for all new faculty members. This orientation is always held prior to the start of the fall semester, and aims to welcome new faculty to the Midway community and to help their transition to Midway be as smooth as possible.