SUNY FACT2 Campus Representatives Update, Fall 2024

Dear faculty - we hope that your semester is going well and that you’ll take some time for a much deserved break. We’d like to share some upcoming faculty development opportunities with you, so that you can begin planning your end of the year and spring semester activities.

SUNY FACT2 Awards: Submit today!

The 2025 FACT2 Awards Committee is accepting nominations through Mon, Dec. 9, 2024. There is still plenty of time to submit a nomination for a FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instruction, Instructional Support, or Administrative Leadership in Teaching with Technology.

Download the FACT2 Awards Criteria and Rubrics to help guide you in your nomination preparations. If you have any questions, or require more information as you go through this process, please contact Janet Nepkie (janet.nepkie@oneonta.edu), Chair of the FACT2 Awards Committee.

Public Good U: Strengthening the Case for Public Higher Education, Albany, NY (February 7 – 9, 2025)

Imagine an institution that meets the ideals of public higher education: call it Public Good U. What does this institution look like, who does it serve, how is it funded and governed, and what service does it return to the community?

Join us for a groundbreaking national conference exploring the vital role of public higher education as a public good in the 21st century. This timely event will bring together educators, academic administrators, policy makers, and business leaders to address the challenges and opportunities facing public higher education institutions, students, faculty, and staff.

Check out the featured speakers, agenda, attendee and registration information, all at the Public Good U conference website.

SUNY DEISJ Curriculum Development Certificate Program (Spring & Summer 2025)

The purpose of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (DEISJ) Curriculum Development Certificate program is to help faculty and others involved in teaching SUNY General Education learn the knowledge and skills necessary to create course content that meets the SUNY DEISJ Gen Ed student learning outcomes. A group of SUNY DEISJ faculty fellows and SUNY staff developed the program framework. All courses are six-weeks, asynchronous online via Brightspace, and take 2-4 hours each week to complete. The courses are interactive with instructor feedback to participants and capped at 20 registrants. Please contact TLTC@purchase.edu if you’re interested in participating in the program.

Call for Presentation: SUNY Digital Learning Conference 2025, Binghamton University (March 12 – 13, 2025)

The deadline to submit an abstract to the Digital Learning Conference Abstract Portal is Sun, Jan. 19, 2025, 11:59pm.

Public humanities reaches beyond classroom and academic walls by encouraging the creation of accessible and open scholarship, projects and resources that engage a community audience. Teaching students in public humanities classes, or creating public humanities work, requires access to and knowledge of tools and methods to create and share scholarship for the public eye including web design, oral history, digital storytelling and more.

For this open, two-day SUNY Digital Learning Conference, we invite faculty, technologists, librarians, teaching and learning support specialists, and students to engage in discussions and workshops focused on tools and methods essential for effective public humanities work. This conference offers a platform for educators and practitioners to share their experiences and collaborate on projects that resonate with and engage diverse community audiences.

Presentations on any aspect of public humanities or community engaged work inside and outside of the classroom are welcome.

Call for Presentations: SUNY CIT 2025 - Human-Centered Learning: Tensions, Innovations, and Inclusion in the Future of Education (SUNY Oneonta, May 20 – 23, 2025)

The deadline to submit an abstract via the CIT Abstract Portal is Sun, Jan. 12, 2025, 11:59pm.

CIT 2025 is now accepting proposals for Presentations, Panels, Facilitated Discussions, Posters, Ignite Sessions, Hands-On Demos and Pre-Conference Workshops that Explore the evolving landscape of education by focusing on the balance between emerging innovations in education technologies and the human aspects of teaching and learning to maximize student learning outcomes.

CIT 2025 Conference Tracks:

• Adapting to a Changing Educational Environment
• Content Creation and Authorship
• Evolving Technologies and Frameworks
• Building Relationships and Support Networks Equitable Practices for All Learners

Thanks for your time and attention. Wishing you a successful end of the fall semester and calendar year!

Marie Sciangula & Kim Detterbeck, Your SUNY FACT2 Campus Representatives