Faculty Development Institute

The College of Humanities is pleased to offer a line-up of faculty-selected workshops on topics often assumed to be common knowledge within the professoriate. Each session will provide faculty with an informative and accessible opportunity to learn a variety of academic skills and principles that are routinely deployed but rarely taught. Session leaders will include College of Humanities representatives who will share their experiences and best practices. The presentations and recordings from many of the workshops can be found below.

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Please sign up using the link below.
Drop-ins are welcome, but your RSVP is much appreciated.

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Questions?

Contact Ken McAllister or Minda Dettman at coh-adr@arizona.edu

Fall 2023 Workshops

Help! I need Research Subjects now!

In this 60-minute session, COH’s IRB specialist Miquel Simonet will introduce us to the widely used human subjects research participant management software Sona Systems. Sona Systems allows researchers to find, coordinate, communicate with, and pay research subjects with ease.

Friday, October 20, 2023
2:30 – 3:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom

Led by:

  • Miquel Simonet | Professor, Spanish and Portuguese

Hey! Where did my grant money go!? De-mystifying Facilities and Administration (F&A) Costs

Friday, November 3, 2023
2:30 – 3:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom

Led by:

  • Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
  • Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities

High Tech in the Humanities: An Interactive Session Linking your Project to the Future of Research

In this two-hour session, we will be introduced to several unusual tools that can be used to further our humanities research in new and unexpected ways.

Friday, December 1, 2023
2:30 – 4:30
Zoom

Led by:

  • Chris Reidy | Research Facilitation Manager, UITS
  • Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
  • Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities

Past Workshops

ZOTERO FROM ZERO: MANAGING CITATION AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

Friday, December 1, 2023
2:00 – 4:00
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
•    Jingyi Li | Data Science Ambassador, College of Humanities

Zotero Resources

HELP! I NEED RESEARCH SUBJECTS NOW!

In this 60-minute session, COH’s IRB specialist Miquel Simonet will introduce us to the widely used human subjects research participant management software Sona Systems. Sona Systems allows researchers to find, coordinate, communicate with, and pay research subjects with ease.

Friday, October 20, 2023
2:30 – 3:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
•    Miquel Simonet | Professor, Spanish and Portuguese

HEY! WHERE DID MY GRANT MONEY GO!? DE-MYSTIFYING FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATION (F&A) COSTS

Friday, November 3, 2023 (Postponed)
2:30 – 3:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by:
•    Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
•    Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities

HIGH TECH IN THE HUMANITIES: AN INTERACTIVE SESSION LINKING YOUR PROJECT TO THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH

In this two-hour session, we will be introduced to several unusual tools that can be used to further our humanities research in new and unexpected ways.
Friday, December 1, 2023
2:30 – 4:30
Zoom
Led by:
•    Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
•    Minda Dettman | Research and Award Coordinator, College of Humanities
•    Chris Reidy | Research Facilitation Manager, UITS

ACTIVITY INFORMED BUDGETING (AIB): WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU

Friday, February 3, 2023
2:30 – 4:00
In-person location: Modern Languages 345c (Dean’s Office Conference Room)
Co-leaders:
•    Toni Alexander | Assistant Dean for Business and Finance, College of Humanities
•    Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities

HUMANITIES DATA TOOLBOX

Come join Chen Chen, College of Humanities Data Science Ambassador, for a series of three introductory sessions to digital tools that can be used to expand, simplify, and enhance your research. Following each workshop, Chen will be available to discuss and brainstorm ways these tools can be incorporated into individual research projects.

Co-leaders:
•    Chen Chen | Data Science Ambassador, College of Humanities
•    Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities

RADICAL RESEARCH: AN INTRODUCTION TO NEW HUMANITIES SOFTWARE TOOLS

Topics: ChatGPT, Python
Friday, February 10, 2023
2:30 – 3:00

Presentation

SURVEYS AND TWEETS AND HISTORIES—OH MY! MANAGING AND MINING YOUR TEXTUAL DATA

Topics: Nvivo
Friday, March 3, 2023
2:30 – 3:00

Presentation

Recording

WHAT THE **** IS A DMP AND WHY DOES MY GRANT PROPOSAL NEED ONE?

Topics: Data Management Plans (DMP), DMP building tools
Friday, April 28, 2023
2:30 – 3:00

Presentation

STREAMLINING YOUR INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) RESEARCH

Friday, October 1, 2021
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Co-leaders:
•    Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities
•    Miquel Simonet | Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

WRITING AWARD SUPPORT AND NOMINATION LETTERS

Friday, October 22, 2021
3:00 – 4:30
Zoom
Co-leaders:
•    Melissa Fitch | Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
•    Ken McAllister | Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities

LEVERAGING CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND TEACHING

Friday, January 24, 2020
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by Ken McAllister

Presentation / COH Faculty Resources Guide

Recording

HUMANITIES DATA: WE ALL HAVE IT BUT HOW CAN WE USE IT?

Friday, January 31, 2020
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by Drake Asberry and Ken McAllister

Presentation

Recording

THE TRUTH ABOUT ACADEMIC NETWORKING: ENGAGING PRODUCTIVELY THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY 

Friday, February 28, 2020 (previously scheduled for March 27, 2020)
3:00 – 4:30
Modern Languages 345c or Zoom
Led by Ana Cornide, David Gramling, and Ken McAllister

Presentation

QUOTIDIAN COLLEGIALITY: RECOMMENDATION LETTERS, COMMITTEE WORK, AND THE VALUE OF SHOWING UP

Friday, March 27, 2020 (previously scheduled for February 28, 2020)
3:00 – 4:30
Zoom
Led by Beatrice Dupuy, Ken McAllister, and Caleb Simmons

Presentation

Recording

WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE ART OF FORGING A REWARDING ACADEMIC CAREER

Friday, April 24, 2020
3:00 – 4:30
Zoom
Led by Ken McAllister, Denis Provencher, and Chantelle Warner

Presentation