{"id":4,"date":"2012-08-20T08:19:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T13:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:14:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of Faculty Development provides a community of support and development opportunities that enable Augsburg faculty and staff to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grow our excellence in teaching and learning, leadership, scholarship, and ultimately, student success. With the Center for Teaching &amp; Learning, we provide workshops, learning communities, recognition, and resources to support faculty through all stages of their professional development.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Upcoming Opportunities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptoweb.org\/gatherings\/conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ptoweb.org\/gatherings\/conference\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780686824820000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WU4_JMIQwACk0bONW0ekO\">Pedagogy &amp; Theatre of the Oppressed<\/a> Conference will be held at Augsburg, July 23-26, 2026. Educators, artists, community organizers, and activists from across the world will gather to share workshops, dialogues, and performances with lots of opportunities to learn and do. Augsburg faculty, staff, and students can participate in pre-conference workshops at no cost by contacting <a href=\"mailto:adamsc@augsburg.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"il\">adamsc@augsburg.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2025-2026 Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1dayjqQh5MZUqDb82-2N2px2DjMJexppcHM-1xQSGaoU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Faculty Support Guide 2025-26<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-campus safety:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/1\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vT4lnYa_HKz6nQntQhn8hjIJnAzlskPRamGahttOp0ZurkdeqxoyTPxwe7D2JtRKQEs6BpjOqHUKlrE\/pub?urp=gmail_link\"><b>Know your Rights <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_TIz_ALmIM3Lm7i-5dWN_q336Wosqf1XexX-rg_hcws\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.16.26 Emergent Teaching Concerns<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1fo-LZrhzHwx7-oMf8ZMEO4-_G-lm_cdfldsmvE5mcwM\/edit?usp=sharing\">New Faculty Welcome Book <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OGdj-937PY7J_X0xtQW9zeu9qD5zDtG4AvfToGdUc_I\/edit?usp=sharing\">Department Chairs &amp; Directors Guidebook <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/resources\/augsburg-resources-and-support\/course-syllabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/resources\/augsburg-resources-and-support\/course-syllabi\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692373226909000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Z6rdOCcf8GS6gJd1tYr8T\">Learner-Centered Syllabus Resources<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1FF_4zfwaDWdVnaJ0fZoPYqRRB4NMXzr-\/edit\">Syllabus template Spring 2026<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>All syllabi should include a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PEwwWB7PA1TnJS9aiNHqaep-73DpC_rcjO16yS3Ejq0\/edit?usp=sharing\">FERPA statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All syllabi are required to include this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1C9-kwFc0aXdjBuvJkMkeZ_DPOyRB0shpxHYtpVZJBFg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Title IX Statement.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0AI-Informed Assignments Quick Start Resources <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PQXaWF7idYh_aPOkHnAS3LIg7N7fQMpD\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101104922498524281313&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">AI-Informed Assignments Pilot.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Adjunct Faculty Workshop Attendance Reimbursement<\/h3>\n<p>Please submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd1sUns_DbtKhQ5H3Xi_Q4aW7Sls3qy6fQChy20tc7136bMAQ\/viewform\">Adjunct Faculty workshop reimbursement form<\/a> to request reimbursement for CTL workshop attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Faculty Development provides a community of support and development opportunities that enable Augsburg faculty and staff to grow our excellence in teaching and learning, leadership, scholarship, and ultimately, student success. With the Center for Teaching &amp; Learning, we provide workshops, learning communities, recognition, and resources to support faculty through all stages of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Our Purpose&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":1135,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4276,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/4276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}