Summer Learning
As the academic year comes to a close, new learning opportunities abound!
Over the summer, the Professional Development and Training Team in Human Resources will continue offering live (virtual) workshops throughout the summer. Keep an eye on our calendar! In addition, our Library colleagues will be hosting a wide array of L4HSU activities, and the Center for Teaching and Learning will offer in-depth learning opportunities for faculty.
As an Humboldt employee, you also have access to Learning Bundles (Search for *CSU Professional Development on CSU Learn), online professional and personal development experiences curated by theme (more about those below).
While you’re at it, indulge your hobbies, such as learning to create edible gardens or expanding your knowledge of our region’s flora and fauna.
Should you have any special requests, questions or ideas, please feel free to contact the Professional Development and Training Team. We are here to support your success!
Featured Tech Skills Course
Prezi Classic: Building Presentations
Build a presentation with Prezi. Discover how to create and open a presentation; import a PowerPoint presentation; use built-in presentations; work with frames, layouts, and text; and change the order of steps in a presentation path.
Course time: 42 minutes
How to Manage for Collective Creativity
CSU Learn Learning Bundles
The CSU Office of Learning and Development has created, in partnership with campuses across the CSU system, a collection of Learning Bundles (Search for *CSU Professional Development on CSU Learn): online learning opportunities curated around specific themes. Learning Bundles include webinar recordings, videos, books and articles offered free of charge to all HSU employees.
Learning Bundles cover a wide array of topics, such as building teams, performance evaluation, communication, strategic thinking, mindfulness, and much more to support your professional and personal development. They are available to you at any time!
Change Management – Prosci ADKAR basics
Change at an institutional, department or even individual level is more than the business side of planning. Every bit as important is the people side of change. Prosci's ADKAR Model is designed to guide change based, fundamentally, on how we as human beings experience change.
Creating Edible Gardens
Master Gardeners of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties provide extensive guidance on edible gardens. And don't feel limited by space, even if you live in an apartment. You'd be surprised at what you can fit on a deck or other small space!
Featured Soft Skills Course
Successful Performance Evaluations: How to Give Them and How to Receive Them
Giving and receiving effective performance feedback is an important skill for employees at all career levels. In this webcast, you will learn to appreciate feedback from others, and mitigate common “triggers” that prevent us from fully implementing the feedback we receive. You will also learn proven frameworks for delivering honest and constructive performance feedback, to help colleagues build confidence, bolster productive, and improve performance at work.
Course time: 63 minutes
Personal Resilience in an Uncertain World
We already lived in a VUCA world - volatile, uncertain, ambiguous and uncertain. Then 2020 arrived. At the onset of the pandemic, we as a University scrambled to rapidly adapt to working and teaching remotely, with commitment to maintaining excellent work quality and continuing to support our students. But this is taking a toll on all of us, and our resilience can wear thin. This session will explore easily accessible ways to build your personal resilience, now and as we continue to adapt in the future.
On the Bookshelf
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, A Leadership Fable
by Patrick Lencioni
The author's story serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight. Throughout the story, he reveals the five dysfunctions that go to the very heart of why teams, even the best ones, often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team.
5 Ways To Successfully Ditch The Digital Distractions
Picture this: Your to-do list rolling its imaginary eyes as you scroll through social media, refreshing Instagram one more time just in case someone updated their story in the last two seconds. Sound familiar?
Everyone’s been there. In fact, 75% of people admit to falling into the trap of digital distractions on a daily basis. Studies show that most people spend an average of eight hours a week just on notifications. That’s an entire workday!
CSU's Got Talent
"Effective Communciation Online or Off - Secrets to Getting Your Message Heard" May 26 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM PT
Upcoming Classes
National Geographic Video Storytelling Course for Educators
In our digital era, video is everywhere—and a powerful way to inspire change. Learn about digital storytelling and how to integrate video as an effective and dynamic instructional tool in your classroom. This short, self-paced online course is part of the Storytelling for Impact series developed in partnership with Adobe and National Geographic.
You can ENROLL NOW in this free course, as well as a course on video storytelling and companion courses for young creators, at National Geographic.
Exploring Humboldt's Flora and Fauna
iNaturalist is a great guide to answer all the "what is that?" inquiries when we are out and about in our beautiful region.
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Tech Tips
Give students a voice, collect ideas and spark discussions: 5 Kahoot!-powered tips
Facilitating a student discussion is a great way to deepen learning and make your lesson more interactive. Learn how Kahoot! features can help you give students a voice in class and virtually.