Training & Events

Join us for an interactive workshop where you'll learn—and experiment with—effective AI prompting techniques for teaching. We'll cover practical frameworks for instructional tasks like course design, assessment creation, and student support, then give you time to tinker with your own materials while facilitators provide guidance. This is a space to try things out, troubleshoot, and discover what AI can (and can't) do for your teaching. Bring a laptop or device with access to generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot) and be ready to experiment with your own course content.

Open To
Faculty

Location
ORED Training Room 813

Our university is committed to delivering the highest quality instruction, and we believe that a classroom observation can significantly contribute to your growth as an effective teacher while showcasing your dedication to continuous improvement. Participating in a classroom observation offers numerous benefits, including enhancing your teaching effectiveness, fostering greater student engagement, and providing a focused pathway for professional development. By signing up for a classroom observation, we will visit one of your class sessions and offer valuable feedback on your lesson planning and delivery. The CITE Classroom Observation process includes a pre-observation meeting, an in-class observation, a student survey, and a post-observation discussion. Through this comprehensive approach, we ensure that the observation experience is thorough and constructive. Upon completion of the observation process, you will receive a detailed Observation Report presented in a standardized format. The report will encompass insights from the observation, valuable student feedback, and practical suggestions for future improvements, ultimately assisting you in refining your teaching techniques. If you have any further questions, please visit our webpage: https://www.cite.msstate.edu/services/teaching-feedback-person-courses.

Open To

Location
Your Classroom

This asynchronous-online, community of practice explores essential teaching issues and challenges with practical and timely suggestions for implementation throughout the semester. Invigorate your instruction with tips and suggestions from our experienced group of instructors while also contributing your input and perspective. Suitable for both new and experienced teachers, this series requires just 20 minutes per week! In this Community of Practice, we will discuss new topic every week for 15 weeks. Participants are expected to complete one discussion board assignment every week on a provided teaching topic. - Weekly Topics - Rapport: Getting to Know Your Students Prior Knowledge: Tapping Into What Students Already Know * Assisting Students with Note-taking  * Using Low-Stakes Assessments  * Incorporating Quick Writing  * Reporting Student Progress  * Using Surveys to Improve Student Experience  * Being Accessible to Your Students  * Grading Efficiently & Effectively  * Facilitating Useful Discussions  * Beginning & Ending a Lesson Purposefully  * Providing Effective Verbal Feedback  * Fostering Learning in Small Groups  * Reviewing for Exams  * Reflecting on Our Teaching  To earn the digital badge, participants are required to successfully complete 10 of 15 weekly discussion assignments. Important Note: Because seating is limited, we want to ensure all participants are fully engaged. This course includes weekly discussion board assignments requiring approximately 20 minutes per week. Please sign up only if you can dedicate this time to our community of practice.

Open To
New or Experienced Instructors

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/

MSU will soon move to a new platform for operations related to the grants lifecycle. Expanded use of Cayuse will soon take the place of the OSP portal and add some much-needed upgrades. This training course will show you how to navigate the new system and provide instruction and resources.

Open To
anyone

Location
301 Research Building, Conference Room 813

This asynchronous online course introduces instructors to the best practices of online instruction. Successful completion leads to the online teaching certification as well as the Online 101 Digital Badge. Delivered 100% online in Canvas, there will be no live meetings. Please ignore start/end times as the system requires these to be entered.

Open To
faculty, instructors, teaching staff/GA

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/

MSU will soon move to a new platform for operations related to the grants lifecycle. Expanded use of Cayuse will soon take the place of the OSP portal and add some much-needed upgrades. This training course will show you how to navigate the new system and provide instruction and resources.

Open To
anyone

Location
301 Research Building, Conference Room 813

Presented by Dr. Narcisa Pricope, AVP for Research and Professor, Geosciences, Stephanie Hyche, Director, Office of Research Development, Denise Navicky, Senior Program Manager, VP for Research MSU’s division of research and economic development is excited to launch the Energy Innovation Hub (E-Hub), an internal collaborative cluster designed to build on MSU’s existing strengths and research in energy systems, including clean generation, grid resilience, fuel transitions, storage technologies, AI/robotics, and carbon utilization. The key priorities of the Hub are to catalyze interdisciplinary synergy across MSU faculty, centers, and campus resources, and serve as a centralized access point for external partners—industry, state and federal agencies. Please join us virtually on January 23rd at 1:00 p.m. to hear from MSU researchers and leaders about areas of strength and potential collaboration regarding energy-related funding opportunities and learn more about how to engage in future activities. This program will provide a high-level overview of the current energy funding landscape and highlight existing and planned MSU energy and resilience-related initiatives and capabilities across these domains. A webex link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event.

Open To
anyone

Location
WebEx

Join us for a brief but in-depth overview of how to use shared booking pages in Microsoft Bookings—a powerful scheduling tool included with Microsoft 365. Shared bookings make it easy for departments, teams, and service groups to manage appointments collaboratively. Learn how to create a centralized booking page that multiple staff members can access, automate confirmations and reminders, and integrate seamlessly with Outlook calendars and Teams. Whether you’re coordinating departmental services, team consultations, or shared office hours, this webinar will show you how to set up and manage a shared bookings page to save time, reduce scheduling conflicts, and improve the experience for everyone.

Open To
MSU Faculty, Staff, Students

Location
Online only

Join us for an interactive workshop where you'll explore—and experiment with—how AI can streamline your teaching workflow. We'll examine practical applications for course preparation tasks like drafting syllabi and creating course materials, then give you time to tinker with your own course materials while facilitators provide guidance. This is a space to try things out, troubleshoot, and discover what AI can (and can't) do to support your teaching preparation. Bring a laptop or device with access to generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot) and be ready to experiment with your own course content.

Open To
Faculty

Location
ORED Training Room 813

This interactive training course equips Mississippi State University students, faculty, and staff with the knowledge and strategies needed to respond effectively during an active attacker event. Based on the nationally recognized Avoid | Deny | Defend (A.D.D.) model developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center, the course emphasizes proactive decision-making and personal safety. Participants will learn how to: Avoid danger by recognizing threats early and quickly moving to safety, Deny access by securing their location to slow or prevent an attacker's entry, and Defend themselves as a last resort, using physical resistance when necessary. The training includes realistic scenarios, discussion, and practical steps tailored to the university environment. By the end of the session, attendees will feel more confident in their ability to react decisively and protect themselves and others in a critical incident.

Open To
MSU Faculty, Staff and Students

Location
Union Fowlkes Auditorium

Join us for an interactive workshop where you'll discover—and experiment with—ways to meaningfully integrate AI into student learning experiences. We'll explore practical examples of AI-enhanced assignments and reflective practices, then give you time to tinker with adapting these approaches for your own courses while facilitators provide guidance. This is a space to try things out, troubleshoot, and discover what AI can (and can't) do to enhance student engagement and learning. Bring a laptop or device with access to generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot) and be ready to experiment with your own course content.

Open To
Faculty

Location
ORED Training Room 813

Presented by: Amalie Stenfeldt-Jurgensen, Customer Success Associate, Research Professional, Pivot-RP Academia & Government Join Amalie, as she provides an in-depth overview of Pivot’s features and functionalities. This session will demonstrate how you can leverage Pivot’s algorithms to enhance your research activities. Learn effective strategies for discovering and being discovered by fellow researchers, navigating the opportunities database, engaging with content, managing groups, and more. A webex link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event.

Open To
anyone

Location
WebEx

Presented by Stephanie Hyche, Director, Office of Research Development ORED and the Office of the VP for Finance are collaborating to offer LevelUP, a professional development program made available by the Society of Research Administrators, International, and free to all MSU faculty and staff. The program features a catalog of asynchronous short courses on extramural funding topics available individually or in curated tracks based on users' needs and/role within the organization. Sessions on specific agencies, federal regulations, proposal development, and others, may be of interest to faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and other non-administrators looking to grow their knowledge of the grants world. Join us to learn more about these offerings, which courses or tracks may support your professional development goals, and how this free program may also support your mentoring activities. Completed LevelUP courses earn CEUs that may be acceptable for your individual professional needs, as well. A Webex link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event.

Open To
Faculty

Location
WebEx

Presented by: Stephanie Hyche, Director, Office for Research Development, Denise Navicky, Senior Program Manager, ORED, Alex McIntosh, Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, MSU Foundation, and Narcisa Pricope, Associate Vice President, Office for Research and Economic Development The Bold Solutions Network is a community of organizations collaborating to solve global problems. The network serves as a clearinghouse for raising visibility of organizations and their capabilities, to foster connection with others working on common challenges, access to resources and support for building capacity, and access to grant funds across several themes. Attend this introductory session to learn about the network, its current initiatives, partners, and priorities, and how you might benefit from MSU's benefits as an institutional member.

Open To
anyone

Location
WebEx

This asynchronous online course introduces instructors to the best practices of online instruction. Successful completion leads to the online teaching certification as well as the Online 101 Digital Badge. Delivered 100% online in Canvas, there will be no live meetings. Please ignore start/end times as the system requires these to be entered.

Open To
faculty, instructors, teaching staff/GA

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/