Current Programs
OneHE
Learn how to sign up for this free, on-demand professional development opportunity for CSUN faculty teaching in the Spring 2026 semester.
Tuesday Teaching Tips
Join us Tuesdays throughout the semester for one-hour online workshops on a variety of teaching topics, hosted by a FacDev instructional designer.
Lunch Bytes
Hosted by Academic Technology, this series of one-hour workshops will give faculty strategies for incorporating technology in thier teaching.
Demystifying CSUN
This series that makes the structures and processes of academic life clearer. Each session offers practical guidance on navigating the people, offices, and policies that shape faculty work at CSUN.
CSU Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT) Courses
In addition to our CSUN programming, you can take advantage of the CSU-wide professional development programs. Titles include Introduction to Teaching Online using Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT), Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online and AI Tools for Teaching and Learning.
ACUE Micro: Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses
Are you interested in designing more learner-centered courses? In the Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses course, you will learn practices proven to align assessments, assignments, and learning experiences that offer students clarity around what they are learning and how they will be assessed. Participants who complete the course will earn a microcredential from the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
Ad Hoc eLearning Peer Review
For graduates of the eLearning Institute who want to get feedback from a faculty mentor on either (1) a new course or (2) on the further revisions made to the course worked on during the Institute.
CSUN Connects
This program provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to connect around shared experiences and identities by proudly displaying placards that contain statements meant to lift up experiences and identities that are often undervalued in higher education.
eLearning Institute
If you are relatively comfortable with the technology already and want to focus on pedagogy, this program is designed for you to build one of your courses in Canvas using the Quality Learning and Teaching framework. Explore best practices as you prepare your course and learn from faculty peer facilitators who share examples and provide specific advice on online course design.
FacDev Lounge Hours in FacDev Commons
Are you looking for some inspiration for trying something new? In addition to our comprehensive programs, Faculty Development offers productive workshops for CSUN faculty on a variety of topics throughout the year. We announce these in our monthly Newsletter which goes to all CSUN Faculty and you can view the Calendar for our current offerings.
New Faculty Foundations
This is a year-long University level service committee convened to help co-design and implement our redesigned New Faculty Foundations events and resources for newly hired tenure-track and lecturer faculty to meet their needs.
Office of Faculty Development
Contact Information
Valera Hall 215
(formerly University Hall)
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8473
- Phone: 818-677-5934