Welcome to New Faculty Orientation at the University of Windsor!

This highly interactive event focuses on critical start-up knowledge for your research, teaching, and career planning, It's also a great chance to meet your colleagues, as welll as key people in teaching and learning, research services, student services, the administration, and the Faculty Association. Orientation will help you to:

  • hit the ground running, no matter what position you’re taking on;
  • start developing your campus network;
  • get to know the campus and the community; and
  • get help with organizational and logistical issues that often take up a lot of new faculty members’ time and energy.

We strongly encourage you to attend!

Most events will take place from 9am-2pm. There will be optional events that will take place after 2pm.

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Friday, July 24, 2020

10:00 AM

Optional Event: Introduction to Blackboard, our Learning Management System

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Friday, July 24, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Online
This workshop will introduce new faculty members to the Blackboard Learn environment and online learning. Participants will walk through the process of organizing the course menu, adding material to your site, and determining tool availability. Specific topics will be addressed (time permitting e.g. Discussions tool), through Q & A, and possible demonstrations.
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Please register for this event by following this link: http://cleo.uwindsor.ca/workshops/87/#wkshp-2998

12:30 PM

Optional Event: Quick Overview to Get Started Using Teams for NFO

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Friday, July 24, 2020, 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
This quick session will introduce you to the basic features and functions of Teams so that you can be successful with your new faulty orientation. This workshop will cover signing into Teams, using the Teams app, joining and participating in online meetings, meeting features and the chat function.

Monday, July 27, 2020

9:00 AM

New Faculty Orientation 2020: Day 1 ("Getting Started")

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Monday, July 27, 2020, 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams

Day 1 Topics:

  • Introductory Remarks and Welcome
  • Indigenous Welcome
  • Introducing...You
  • UWin 101
  • Roundtables:
    • Research Support
    • Engage Students in Large Classes in Uncertain times
    • Service, Leadership and Collegiality – Why, How, How Much?
    • Teaching: How do you know it’s working?
    • Research Strategies for Community Engagement
    • Creating Teams and Collaboration

2:00 PM

Optional Event: Getting Started with the Financial Services System

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Monday, July 27, 2020, 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
This presentation will help you access and navigate the financial system that manages your grants, expenses, and budgets. A representative from Research Finance will also be present at this event.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

9:00 AM

New Faculty Orientation 2020: Day 2 ("Your Campus Networks")

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams

Day 2 Topics:

  • Campus Community Network: virtual networking event with over 35 campus units that will be key to your and your students’ success
  • Working Across Difference: Conversations and Strategies

2:00 PM

Optional Event: Microsoft 365 & Teams Hands-On Workshop

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Schedule: Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
Whether you’re attending virtual meetings with colleagues, teaching online classes, collaborating with campus partners on a Word document or PowerPoint presentation, or trying to determine where a colleague fits in our organization, Microsoft 365 and Teams each offers dozens of functions that can be useful in everyday professional situations.
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This workshop is designed to introduce you to new Microsoft 365 and Teams features and provide opportunities to explore their application. Our goal is to have you walk out of this workshop with the confidence and know-how to use Microsoft 365 and Teams for all your work and collaboration needs.

4:00 PM

Optional Event: Tech Check for Elavator Pitch

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Location: Online
A chance to drop by, try out the Collaborate Virtual Classroom, and practice your One-minute Research Elevator pitch.

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

9:00 AM

New Faculty Orientation 2020: Day 3 ("Policy is Fun! Definitely!")

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Location: Online

Day 3 Topics:

  • Welcome to Episode 3 - A New Hope: Rise of the Engaged Faculty
  • Course Design Confidential
  • Instructor Challenge: Key Bylaws For Your Hip Pocket
  • Making Your Research Matter
  • Sharing Your Research
    • Your Research: One Minute Elevator Pitches 

2:00 PM

Optional Event: Introduction to UWinsite Student

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams
This session introduces faculty to UWinsite Student, the University of Windsor's new student information platform. UWinsite Student includes modules for student records, admissions, academic advising, and student financials and financial aid. Faculty can access UWinsite Student via a self-service portal to submit final grades, monitor grade appeals, and add or remove students from a course, among other tasks.

Thursday, July 30, 2020

New Faculty Orientation 2020: Day 4 ("Explain Yourself")

Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule: Thursday, July 30, 2020, 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams

Day 4 Topics:

  • Performance Evaluation and the Tenure/Permanence Track
  • Documenting Your Impact: Teaching Dossiers
  • Going Public
  • Closing Remarks