As you consider textbooks for upcoming semesters, please consider the following options that allow you to provide textbook access directly through your Brightspace courses.

Updates and SUNY faculty development opportunities from FACT2 Campus Representatives.

A Message from your Faculty Pedagogy Fellows...

This semester, we will discuss “Unraveling Faculty Burnout” by Rebecca Pope-Ruark.

Updates and SUNY faculty development opportunities from FACT2 Campus Reps to help faculty plan spring semester activities.

The second edition of Optimizing AI in Higher Education: SUNY FACT² Guide is available now.

Anthology Ally (formerly Blackboard Ally) is available in Brightspace to help faculty improve the accessibility and usability of course materials. We encourage instructors to use it as a guide for improving the quality of existing and new course content.

Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG) GrantsOpen Educational Resources (OER) Impact Grants

Over one million dollars of competitive innovation funds will be open to all SUNY faculty and staff in a new two-stage process to support academic excellence and student success.

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) Curriculum Development Certificate Program is offered by SUNY Center for Professional Development.

The SUNY Online Teaching unit has developed a portfolio of resources in a variety of modes to best fit institutional or individual needs. The monthly webinar series will provide an overview of the various resources developed to support faculty through this semester and beyond.

Please join Jennifer (“Jennie”) Uleman, 2024-2025 TLTC Faculty Pedagogy Fellow (and Chair of Law & Justice and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Critical Thought) for this fall’s Faculty Pedagogy Reading group!

Welcome to the Fall 2024 semester and brand new academic year!

The SUNY Online Teaching Certificate Program consists of 2 (two) online asynchronous courses. The courses are 6 (six) weeks in length each, and they contain approximately 3-6 hours of work each week. The courses are interactive with instructor feedback to participants and capped at 20 registrants. Fall 2024 courses begin August 27.

This new, free course, currently offered in a hybrid format provides a more in-depth overview of Universal Design (UD) in higher education. Participants will learn more about the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, as well as how to apply UDL and UD to their work with students. Participants in this workshop will apply what they learn about Universal Design, Universal Design for Learning, and/or WCAG principles to create plans for projects to create a more accessible, usable, and inclusive experience for students on their campus.

The purpose of the Inclusive Teaching and Learning Certificate Program is to help faculty and others involved in teaching and learning in higher education develop new mindsets and strategies for more inclusive and equitable practices in classrooms and other learning environments. The certificate provides evidence that the participants have attained a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching a diverse student population.

The SUNY New Faculty Peer Mentoring Program is designed to support the work of new tenure track colleagues in their first two years across the State University of New York. This Peer Mentoring Program offers new faculty an opportunity to talk about vital issues as teachers, scholars, and advisors. The Program is being offered at no cost to all 64 SUNY campuses.

Upcoming SUNY, CUNY Faculty Development Opportunities & More!

Join SUNY Instructional Designers Rob Piorkowski and Alexandra Pickett for the Spring 2024 faculty webinar series on effective use of Brightspace!

The TLTC needs your input to make Brightspace the best it can be!

Check out these quick tips to help you use Brightspace more effectively! 

The SUNY Online Summit will be held in person February 28-29, 2024 at the SUNY Global Center in New York, NY. D2L Connection: New York will be held on Friday, March 1 at the Global Center.

Several new features have been added to our instance of Brightspace.

We are thrilled to announce that Purchase College has partnered with SUNY Online Instructional Design Services to offer all Purchase College faculty and instructors access to tailored instructional design support!