Academic Excellence: Faculty Support Services Portal

Academic Bulletins

Academic Policies

• Academic Policies
• Academic Integrity Policy
  • Academic Dishonesty Report and Decision Matrix (under Secure Academic Forms)
  • Academic Integrity FAQs
• Academic Grievance Policy

Advising

• Navigate360 Support Site

Other Resources

• Office of Fellowships
• Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)
• Writing Center Help for Faculty

At the end of each academic term, students are encouraged to provide feedback on their individual courses using Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKit), an online platform. Before each evaluation cycle, faculty can adjust the timeframe for evaluations in their courses and add up to four custom questions to the standard evaluation form. Faculty have access to course evaluation results via Canvas each term on the day after the deadline for turning in grades.

• 2024-2025 Course Evaluation Calendar
• Standard Course Evaluation form
• Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKit) portal
  • Instructions for signing in to the portal (link to be added)
• Adding custom questions to course evaluations
• Changing the timeframe for course evaluations
• Link to Canvas course with videos (link to be added)

Questions? Email courseevaluations@stedwards.edu

Academic Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning

• See the complete list of Academic Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning Available at St. Edward’s here: https://support.stedwards.edu/s/article/available-academic-tools
• Instructional Technology Support: Academic Tool How To, Troubleshooting, advice on best practices including generative AI and On-demand training courses and resources for building and teaching online courses. Request access by emailing support@stedwards.edu.
• In-class Technology training for students: Multimedia Tool Training from Digital Media Center Staff or Technology training on any supported university technologies.  Submit a support case.
• LinkedIn Learning gives students, faculty, and staff access to thousands of video tutorials on various topics.
• Do you have technology how-to questions or need tech support? Support.stedwards.edu is available 24/7 for self-help services. You can search the knowledge base for answers to common university technology questions and instructions on using academic technology tools. If you need extra support, you can email us during business hours at support@stedwards.edu. Cases submitted while we are closed will be reviewed the following business day, and an agent will respond as soon as possible.
• TLTR Funding for Technology Pilots for Teaching and Learning (up to $5000)
• TLTR Faculty Generative AI Software License Funding
• Generative AI Faculty Hub in Canvas: Contact support@stedwards.edu to enroll in our Canvas course to access on-demand resources, find policies and guidelines, share model assignments, and connect with experienced faculty. (we don’t want the self-enroll link on the public website, so we can keep this as faculty.
• Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable - A collaborative forum for faculty, staff, and students to shape technology’s role in teaching and learning
• Faculty Computer Refresh Guidelines

Assessment

• CTE sessions to prepare faculty for assessment and its relationship to course design

Faculty and student interactions

• Consultations about creating an optimal classroom environment (email facultysuccess@stedwards.edu to schedule a consultation)
• Student Advisor Link (SAL) Support Center

On Campus (Physical) Classroom Support

• Find Your Classroom: Classrooms on Campus and Scheduling (Registrar’s Office)
• Types of Classrooms
• Classroom Technology Support: Click the “Support” button on the Classroom Support Phone to call and get help with any classroom technology issues.
• Classroom security: To contact UPD directly, dial “UPD 8444.” Note: 911 will work as expected.
• Classroom supplies: To contact facilities, please dial “8787” or email facilities@stedwards.edu (for classroom supplies like chalk, whiteboard markers, etc.)
• Faculty: Classroom Technology User Guide (Using the Teacher’s Station)

Teaching and Pedagogy

• Library Instruction

Library instructors work with faculty to plan and lead instruction sessions for their courses, teaching information literacy concepts and skills that align with the course’s research objectives. Contact Brittney Johnson to schedule a session (bjohnso1@stedwards.edu).

• Library Archives
  • Faculty can collaborate with the Archivist to design assignments around the archival collection, plan a guest lecture, bring their class to the Archives, or create artifacts to be added to the Archives. (More info here)
• Culturally responsive and assets-based pedagogies (Fac B&I and CTE)
• CTE sessions to prepare faculty for course design and teaching
• Teaching symposium
• CTE teaching awards
• Teaching Forum Workplace Group for faculty to support each other in their teaching. (Request to join.)
• Teaching Support Google Drive folder: a community-generated teaching guidelines and models, as well as recordings and slides for all teaching support events.
• Teaching Support Events: A Shared Google Calendar with all events related to teaching support, which you can add to your own calendar.

Teaching Focused Communities:

• Virtual Communities
  • Teaching Forum Workplace Group for faculty to support each other in their teaching. (Request to join.)
  • Generative AI Faculty Hub in Canvas: Contact support@stedwards.edu to enroll in our Canvas course to access on-demand resources, find policies and guidelines, share model assignments, and connect with experienced faculty.
• Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR)- A collaborative forum for faculty, staff, and students to shape technology’s role in teaching and learning
• Innovation Fellowship: Join a faculty learning community focused on pedagogical innovation and engage in activities throughout the fellowship year.

CTE

The CTE offers the New Faculty Orientation, the Teaching Symposium, and Faculty SoTL Groups. Other events include: 

• Weekly writing group to support long-term RCSW projects
• Semester-long faculty learning communities: Books & Coffee, Read. Try. Chat.
• Teaching community check-in events 

Faculty Belonging and Inclusion

• Faculty Community-Building Events:  events for faculty from all academic schools to meet and connect in an informal setting. It encourages social engagement among peers.
• Collaborations with FCDI and its Faculty Mentoring Program, Community Learning in Mentorship and Beyond (CLiMB), also provide opportunities for faculty to support each other. 

Faculty Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (a Committee of the Faculty Senate)

Faculty Governance

All contracted faculty are members of the Faculty Collegium. The collegium generally meets once a semester and is a forum for faculty to be informed of developments on campus and to discuss issues of interest or concern. Most faculty business is conducted by the Faculty Senate. The Senate is elected, with representation from each School, undergraduate and graduate, and the Library, as well as some members elected at large.

• Document Archive
• Faculty Governance
• Faculty Senate and University Committees
• Academic Council Materials
• Council of Deans Meeting Minutes
• Graduate Council Meeting Materials

Munday Library

The Munday Library hosts various events throughout the year, including research/tools-focused workshops, welcome receptions, maker workshops in the Library Innovation Lab, a speaker series, panel discussions, and much more! (More info here.) We’re always looking for ideas and collaboration from faculty!

CTE sessions to prepare faculty for course design and teaching

Innovation Fellowship 

• It supports faculty members who seek to explore new pedagogical approaches and dedicate time to designing or revising courses.

Instructional Design Consultations 

• To help faculty with identifying and aligning learning outcomes, planning learning activities and assignment design, building courses in person and online, and creating Canvas Course templates. Make an appointment at (bitly link)  or request our help at support@stedwards.edu.
• On-demand training courses and resources for building and teaching online courses. Request access by emailing support@stedwards.edu.
• Request Generative AI project assistance from Instructional Technology to build learning resources

Library Archives

• Faculty can collaborate with the Archivist to design assignments around the archival collection, plan a guest lecture, bring their class to the Archives, or create artifacts to be added to the Archives. (More info here)

Library Collections 

• Over one million digital resources are available, including ebooks, specialized subject databases, journal articles, streaming videos, images, and archival materials. Permalinks to articles and video content can be embedded in Canvas courses.
• Faculty have access to Interlibrary Loan and TexShare to borrow materials outside of our collection.
• Faculty can complete a purchase request if we do not have an item in our collection that they want.
• Faculty can provide their own copy of a resource to be held on Course Reserve for use in the library only. 

Library Instruction

• The Library’s Canvas Course provides students with supplemental videos and modules to support their research.
• Guided Walkthroughs of Library Resources give basic tutorials on how to use some of our resources.

LinkedIn Learning 

• It gives students, faculty, and staff access to thousands of video tutorials on various topics.

St. Edward's University Open Educational Resources 

• OER and Library Course Materials Discovery Service: Are you interested in exploring zero-cost course materials for your students? Are you seeking materials that are more relevant and responsive to both academic goals and student needs?  Staff from Munday Library and Instructional Technology can help you explore available options in Open Educational Resources (OER) and library materials. To get started, fill out this form to schedule a 30-minute meeting: OER and Library Course Materials Discovery Service Sign-Up Form

Teaching symposium (coordinated by the CTE)

2024-2025 Faculty Manual 

Faculty Zero-Cost Course Materials Grants

• These grants encourage faculty to explore high-quality alternatives to expensive course materials. Zero-cost solutions like Open Educational Resources (OER) and library resources can make courses more affordable for students, while allowing professors the freedom to create more tailored, inclusive course materials.

Innovation Fellowship 

• It supports faculty members who seek to explore new pedagogical approaches and dedicate time to designing or revising courses.

Institutional Review Board

Library Research Help

• Faculty can schedule an appointment for in-person, phone, or Zoom consultations on their research or publishing questions. Visit bit.ly/MundayResearchHelp

Library Archives

• Faculty can collaborate with the Archivist to design assignments around the archival collection, plan a guest lecture, bring their class to the Archives, or create artifacts to be added to the Archives. (More info here)

Office of Sponsored Programs

Office of Fellowships

PEG/Sabbatical Leave

Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)

TLTR

• TLTR Funding for Technology Pilots for Teaching and Learning (up to $5000)
• TLTR Faculty Generative AI Software License Funding 

Writing Center Help for Faculty

• Faculty Senate Canvas Course:
• Generative AI Faculty Hub in Canvas: Contact support@stedwards.edu to enroll in our Canvas course.
• Library Canvas Course for Student Research:  Library’s Canvas Course
• Program-Level Assessment Course: Self-enroll in the Program-Level Assessment course
• Course Evaluations Canvas Course:  (link to be added)

• Available Academic Tools
• Digital Media Center
• Faculty: Teaching Online
• Getting Started Technology Guide (Faculty)
• Getting Started in the Classroom Checklist
• Instructional Technology Department and Hub (faculty workspace)
• OIT Support
• Technology Training for Faculty and Students

As part of St. Edward’s integrated planning and continuous improvement processes, all programs participate in ongoing assessment of how well students achieve program-level learning outcomes. 

• Faculty and staff who self-enroll in the Program-Level Assessment course on Canvas can access information and resources to support the assessment process. 

For additional support, please email assessment@stedwards.edu

Calendars

• Teaching Support Events: A Shared Google Calendar with all events related to teaching support, which you can add to your own calendar.
  • Please subscribe to the Teaching Support Events calendar and RSVP to upcoming events. Note that you must subscribe with your St. Edward’s Gmail account.
• 2024-2025 Course Evaluation Calendar

Faculty Search Committee Training 

Implicit Bias Training is offered to Faculty Search Committees as part of the hiring process. The training walks the search committee through an inclusive hiring process and guides them in utilizing best practices in their outreach, recruitment, and advertising strategies to attract qualified candidates and expand the applicant pool’s diversity. It also provides clarification and guidance on developing rubrics and matrices used to conduct an equitable search process.  Schedule your search committee training by emailing facultysuccess@stedwards.edu.

Other Workshops available On-Demand

These workshops are available throughout the academic year.  Contact facultysuccess@stedwards.edu to schedule one for your program, department, or School.  

• Immigrant identities
• The impact of microaggressions
• Culturally responsive and asset-based pedagogies
• Understanding diverse social identities and their intersections
• Creating the optimal classroom environment during challenging times

Teaching Support Google Drive folder

• Community-generated teaching guidelines and models, as well as recordings and slides for all teaching support events.