The Faculty Lab

Discover | Discuss | Implement

The Faculty Lab invites faculty to engage in purposeful explorations of issues related to teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and professional growth. Join your colleagues for short 15-30 minute learning bursts, 45 minute sessions and 60 minute deep dives that allow you to discover and discuss (new) ideas, get best-practice advice, and tips for implementation. Depending on the presenter’s preference these sessions may take place in person, fully online, or in a hybrid format.

Upcoming Faculty Lab Sessions

Jan 23 (12pm): Podcasting With AI (and without AI) (1 hour)

Learn the basics of podcasting, including brief history, use cases and creation workflow.

Jan 26 (1:30pm): SJSU Official Syllabus Workshop (1 hour)

how to work with the new SJSU Official Syllabus in your Canvas course.

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Creating Inclusive Course Materials Workshop (30 minute)

Learn best practices for creating accessible content in Word documents, PDFs and Google Docs.

 

January 27 (3:00pm) Collaborate with Google Apps on Canvas (1 hour) 

Explore various methods for sharing and collaborating using Google Apps on the Canvas platform.

January 29 (12:00pm): Polling for Student Engagement (1 hour)

This workshop will provide the knowledge and tools needed to implement polling in your online and physical classroom environments. 

February 19 (2:00pm): Looking Good! Strategies for Remote Recordings 

Join SJSU Online Videographers Trevor Merril and Khoa Chau for a hands-on workshop on how to produce high-quality (instructional) videos.

More details coming soon. 



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Missed a Session? 

Please check the list below for recordings of past sessions. Please note that not all sessions will be recorded. 

How to Work Successfully with Instructional Student Assistants (ISAs) (21 November 2025)

How to Work Successfully with ISAs video recording (45 minutes)


Got Ideas?

Are you a SJSU faculty member, administrator, or staff member who has a great idea, useful information, helpful tool, effective approach, or best-practice advice that you would like to share and that fits into a 15, 30, 45, or 60-minute lab session? Then, we’d love to hear it! Submit your proposal using The Faculty Lab Submission Form.
 

Session may focus on:

  • the integration of new technologies in the classroom. 
  • how to successfully advise, mentor, and work with students.
  • best practices for community-engaged/based teaching, learning, and research.
  • the integation of research and teaching.
  • the development of leadership, communication, or organizational skills.
  • how to achieve Work-Life Balance.