Professional Development Calendar
Calendar of Professional Development Opportunities hosted by Academic Affairs for faculty and staff below.
Professional Development Opportunities Calendar - List
See list linked above for additional details, such as which office is offering the opportunity. (Note: schedule may evolve over the semester.)
| Date(s) | Time(s) | Location | Topic or Focus | Audience & Structure |
| Weds, Aug 20 | 1:00-2:30pm | zoom | Writing assignment seminar debrief | |
| Tues, Sept 2 | 1:30-3pm | 531 HH Hybrid | QR Assignment seminar debrief | |
| Weds, Sept 3 | 2-3pm | Zoom | Brightspace Assignments | Faculty/staff |
| Thurs, Sept 4 | 1:40-2:50pm | L2.72.03NB | Brightspace Drop-in Lab | Faculty/staff/students |
| Fri, Sept 5 | 11:00am-2:00pm | 9th floor Conference room | Debrief on career learning and inclusive pedagogy FIGs | Faculty teaching FYS, Sophonore and Transfer seminars |
| Fri, Sept 5 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Teaching at JJ (basics) | New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Tues, Sept 9 | 1:40-2:40pm | Zoom | AI-Assisted Faculty: Using AI to Enhance Teaching and Learning Productivity | Hands-on series for faculty interested in AI |
| Weds, Sept 10 | 2-3pm | Zoom | Brightspace Quizzes | Faculty/Staff |
| Thurs, Sept 11 | 1:40-2:50pm | L2.72.03NB | Brightspace Drop-in Lab | Faculty/staff/students |
| Weds, Sept 17 | 12:00-1:00pm | 335HH | AI Ethics Brown Bag Lunch Discussion | Faculty with AI Ethics concerns |
| Thurs, Sept 18 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Thurs, Sept 18 | 1:40-2:50pm | L2.72.03NB | Brightspace Drop-in Lab | Faculty/staff/students |
| Weds, Sept 24 | 2-3pm | Zoom | Brightspace Discussions | Faculty/Staff |
| Thurs, Sept 25 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Thurs, Sept 25 | 1:40-2:40pm | Hyflex (334HH & Zoom) | AI Considerations: Cheating and Detection, Policies, Grading & Defining Quality | Hands-on series for faculty interested in AI |
| Fri, Sept 26 | 10-1 pm | 531 HH TBD | Learning in Practice Course Development | |
| Fri, Sept 26 | 1:40-2:55pm | Zoom | Supporting Belonging and Transferable skills #1 | Faculty teaching FYS, Sophonore and Transfer seminars |
| Fri, Oct 3 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Faculty responsibilities | New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Weds, Oct 8 | 1:40-2:55pm | 335HH | Flipping the Pyramid seminar | Upper division/graduate course instructors |
| Thurs, Oct 9 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Thurs, Oct 9 | 1:40-2:40pm | Hyflex (334HH & Zoom) | Designing Assignments & Assessments to Motivate Human Effort in the Age of GenAI | Hands-on series for faculty interested in AI |
| Fri, Oct 10 | 10-11:30am | TBD | Intro to OER course conversion | |
| Weds, Oct 15 | 12:00-1:00pm | 335HH | AI Ethics Brown Bag Lunch Discussion | Faculty with AI Ethics concerns |
| Thurs, Oct 16 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Fri, Oct 17 | 1:40-2:55pm | Zoom | Supporting Belonging and Transferable skills #2 | Faculty teaching FYS, Sophonore and Transfer seminars |
| Mon, Oct 20 | 1:45-3pm | Zoom / In person (335HH) | Understanding Emotions in Critical Pedagogy seminar | Faculty interested in topic (by application) |
| Tues, Oct 21 | 1:40-2:40pm | Zoom | Empowering Students to Responsibly Use AI | Hands-on series for faculty interested in AI |
| Thurs, Oct 23 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Thurs, Oct 23 | 1:30-3pm | Hybrid 531 HH | LAW/POL 313 and Landmark Cases Project Intro | POL/LPS |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH or Zoom | Tenure, promotion workshop | Faculty |
| Thurs, Oct 30 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Date TBD | 1:30-3pm | 335HH or Zoom | Promotion to full workshop | Faculty |
| Weds, Oct TBD | 1:30 -3pm | TBD | Identifying funding opportunities | Faculty |
| Oct TBD | 1:30 - 3pm | TBD | New Faculty Lunch - OAR | Faculty |
| Oct TBD | Execution functioning workshop | Faculty with neurodiverse student needs | ||
| Mon, Nov 3 | all day | online | Distinguished Teaching Prize nominations open | John Jay community |
| Weds, Nov 5 | 1:40-2:55pm | 335HH | Flipping the Pyramid seminar | Upper division/graduate course instructors |
| Thurs, Nov 6 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Fri, Nov 7 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Service & personnel process | New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Tues, Nov 11 | 1:40-2:40pm | Hyflex (334HH & Zoom) | Using AI to Aid in Course Design & Preparation | Hands-on series for faculty interested in AI |
| Weds, Nov 12 | 12:00-1:00pm | 335HH | AI Ethics Brown Bag Lunch Discussion | Faculty with AI Ethics concerns |
| Thurs, Nov 13 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Mon, Nov 17 | 1:30-3:30pm | 335HH | Immigration Town Hall | International faculty |
| Mon, Nov 17 | 1:45-3pm | Zoom | Understanding Emotions in Critical Pedagogy Seminar | Faculty interested in topic (by application) |
| Thurs, Nov 20 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Thurs, Nov 20 | 1:40-2:40pm | Zoom | Enhancing Instructional Capabilities with AI | Hands-on series for faculty interested in AI |
| Fri, Nov 21 | 11:30-2:30pm | 531 HH TBD | Learning in Practice Course Development | |
| Fri, Nov 21 | 1:40-2:55pm | Zoom | Supporting Belonging and Transferable skills #3 | Faculty teaching FYS, Sophonore and Transfer seminars |
| Thurs, Nov TBD | 1:30 -3pm | TBD | Approaching funders | Faculty |
| Mon, Dec 1 | 1:40-2:55pm | Zoom | Understanding Emotions in Critical Pedagogy seminar | Faculty interested in topic (by application) |
| Weds, Dec 3 | 1:40-2:55pm | 335HH | Flipping the Pyramid seminar | Upper division/graduate course instructors |
| Thurs, Dec 4 | 9:30-11:30am | Zoom | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) |
| Fri, Dec 5 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Enacting 7 Principles in Classroom | New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Weds, Dec 10 | 12-1pm | 335HH or Zoom | AI Ethics Brown Bag Lunch Discussion | Faculty with AI Ethics concerns |
| Fri, Dec 12 | 10:30-12pm | Hybrid | Assignment Pilot Debrief as needed | |
| Mon, Dec 15 | all day | online | Distinguished Teaching Prize nomination deadline | John Jay community |
| Dec TBD | PASS student workshop | Faculty interested in student perspectives on teaching | ||
| Mon, Jan 12 | 1:45-3pm | Zoom/TLC (Hyflex) | Understanding Emotions in Critical Pedagogy seminar | Faculty interested in topic (by application) |
| Thurs, Jan 22 (tent) | 9:00-2:00pm | Zoom/In Person | Faculty Development Day | Faculty and FD staff |
| Fri, Feb 6 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Resources for Research | New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Weds, Feb TB | 1:30 -3pm | TBD | Cultiativing an elevator pitch for your work | Faculty |
| Feb TBD | Flipping the Pyramid seminar | Research methods/ statistics instructors | ||
| Feb TBD | Execution functioning seminar | Faculty interested in supporting neurodiverse students | ||
| Feb TBD | The Write Space | Faculty with writing projects (10-week writing group) | ||
| Weds, Feb 25 | 1:30-3pm | Zoom | Faculty Leaves/Travia workshop | Faculty |
| Fri, Mar 6 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | New faculty peer panel | New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Thurs, Mar TBD | 1:30 -3pm | TBD | Enhancing scholarship presence via LinkedIn | Faculty |
| Fri, Apr 17 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Caring vs caretaking workshop | Faculty; New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Fri, Apr 24 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | CCE workshop | (Doctoral) lecturers; New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |
| Weds, Apr TBD | 1:30 -3pm | TBD | AI for Grant Writing | Faculty |
| Fri, May 1 | 1:30-3pm | 335HH | Form C & Personnel Process | Faculty; New faculty 1st Fri orientation series |