This new self-paced, asynchronous program will guide you on the benefits of alignment in course design and its impact on student learning outcomes. Faculty will learn to connect course goals, measurable student learning outcomes, assessments, and learning activities, ensuring each component supports students’ achievement and promotes more effective, intentional course design.

Professor, Elementary Education

Dr. Minsung Kwon is a professor in the Department of Elementary Education. As a former elementary school teacher with rigorous scholarly training and extensive research experience gained as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, she brings practical insights and scholarly expertise to her work, including measuring teacher knowledge, analyzing teaching practices, and designing practice-based teacher education programs. She has collaborated with scholars on NSF-funded projects and was selected as a CSU TeachingWorks Methods Fellow and an Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators STaR Fellow. She recently received a Faculty Research Project Development Initiative (FRPDI) grant and was selected as a Summer AI Fellow at CSUN. She has served on the editorial board of Educational Studies in Mathematics, on the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s Advisory Committee on Research and Dissemination, and as a guest editor for a special issue on practice-based teacher education in mathematics education.

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OneHE is an online, asynchronous professional development platform that provides practical teaching strategies and tips. Register below to get a free license. Available only to faculty teaching during the Fall 2026 semester.

FacDev has created two videos for faculty to share with students. Faculty can share these video with students as quick, practical resources for strengthening their study habits and academic skills.

Join us Tuesdays on Zoom throughout the semester for one-hour online workshops on a variety of teaching topics. All sessions meet from noon to 1 p.m. Open each link below to register.

Join us this semester for one-hour workshops hosted by CSUN librarians. All session are from noon to 1 p.m. Open each link below to register.

Interested in writing accountability this spring? Join the Office of Faculty Programs and Initiatives on Mondays and Tuesdays this semester from noon to 1 p.m. For questions email Dr. Anne Choi.

The Office of Faculty Development (FacDev) invites applications for the 2026-27 FacDev Facilitator Grants. These grants support faculty who would like to develop and facilitate a workshop, panel, facilitated discussion, or other short professional development program for CSUN faculty during the 2026-27 academic year. The goal of the grants is to create more opportunities for faculty to learn from one another and to bring a wider range of topics, experiences, and perspectives into FacDev programming.

Led by campus expert Dr. Owen Doonan, this 12-week workshop will provide faculty a structured, hands on program to complete an article for publication. Priority will be given to faculty who have a preliminary working draft of an article.

Do you want to take better pictures for your presentation slides, Canvas sites or to support your research and scholarship? Join us for this workshop to learn simple ways to improve your photography skills using your mobile phone.   

Join Faculty Development for a quiet, supportive space to make progress on your writing alongside colleagues. We’ll have coffee, snacks, and dedicated time to write in community.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted every aspect of our lives and especially affected how we teach and how students learn. In the workshop, we will explore the impacts of AI on teaching online asynchronous courses and share ways we can create activities and assignments that center student learning rather than offloading to AI.

Are you frustrated by unauthorized use of artificial intelligence in your classes? Join us for this workshop where we examine ways to support academic integrity through course, assignment, and rubric design that privileges process over product and policies and practices that foster connection and reaffirm our values. 

Get practical guidance on preparing and updating your CV for your PIF ahead of the November RTP submission deadline. Professor of Biology Karin Crowhurst will share tips for presenting your work clearly and effectively.