Newsletter - Faculty Center for Professional Excellence

Welcome to this month’s Newsletter! Here you'll find updates, highlights, and important announcements.

As the semester unfolds, we continue to explore new ways to enhance student engagement, improve accessibility, and integrate innovative tools into our teaching practices.

Read on for resources, updates, and opportunities to enhance your teaching, and see our upcoming events to register for workshops.

FCPE Monthly: March 2026

Spring Forward

The Spring semester is now in full swing, albeit the snow, and the FCPE is happy to share a few opportunities, updates, and reminders as we continue working together to support your teaching, educational technology needs, and professional work.

Craft-Ed Workshops-to-Go Initiative

Deans, department chairs, program directors, faculty leaders, and administrators can partner with the FCPE to bring flexible, customized professional development directly to their departments or programs. We’re also happy to present at committee and faculty meetings.

Since the start of the Spring 2026 semester, the FCPE has facilitated numerous sessions on AI, inclusive teaching through Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and accessibility for several schools and colleges, as well as multiple faculty groups – with more scheduled. We welcome the opportunity to partner with you. Learn more on our website.

Interested in our monthly workshops, as well? Our events page is your go-to hub. New sessions are added regularly, so be sure to bookmark the page and check back often.

Moodle Course Archive

To ensure optimal performance of our learning management system, Moodle, IT will soon begin the process of archiving older Moodle course shells.

What is being archived?

Course shells from Spring 2024 and earlier semesters will be archived. The process will begin with the oldest content and move chronologically toward the Spring 2024 semester.

Will there be downtime?

No. This is a background maintenance process, and there will be no downtime for Moodle. Faculty and students can continue to use the platform as usual.

How do I request an archived course?

If you find that you need access to a Moodle course shell that has already been archived, you can submit a request to IT via the Moodle Course Archive Request Form. Please give yourself a few weeks lead time if you know you will need to import content from a specific older shell for an upcoming semester.

Please contact us with any questions:

FCPE | FCPE@adelphi.edu or IT HelpDesk | helpdesk@adelphi.edu

TLC26: Thrive | May 11^th | Call for Proposals

The Annual Adelphi University Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC26), hosted by the FCPE, is around the corner! We are accepting proposals aligned with the theme: Enduring Practice, Emerging Possibility: How Strong Pedagogical Practice Endures and Evolves in Changing Learning Environments.

See our Call for Proposals for more information and reach out to Karen Kolb, Director of FCPE, if you have any questions or would like support with your proposal. Keep an eye out for our registration form – coming soon!

Reminder: Faculty Writing Accountability Group

Writing is easy to sideline amid faculty commitments. Join FCPE’s Writing Accountability Group for a supportive, drop-in space to boost productivity. We meet Mondays at 1 pm and Thursdays at 10 am—come when you can! Watch the video below and complete the interest form to get started.

[Learn More] | [Join the Group]

ICYMI: Campus Access to Gartner

Adelphi faculty, staff, and students now have access to Gartner (available via eCampus), a leading global research and advisory platform known for its independent analysis of technology trends, vendors, and emerging innovations. This resource provides on-demand access to thousands of reports, white papers, case studies, and visual tools such as Hype Cycles and Magic Quadrants, offering valuable insights on topics like AI, cybersecurity, digital strategy, and higher education technology. With Gartner, you can bring real-world industry perspectives into your courses, support your scholarly work with credible data, and stay current on emerging trends in your field. See IT’s Gartner Campus Access webpage to learn more.

Stage to Screen: Stories That Teach

Sponsored by Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences

Join the Educational Theatre Program in person for Stage to Screen: Stories That Teach, an event showcasing compelling narratives adapted from stage to screen. These stories aim to engage, inform, and spark meaningful conversation.

The Festival will be held on March 13 in the PAC Concert Hall. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The event is free, and refreshments will be served.

To attend please register.

For those who are submitting work but need additional time, please email mtraina@adelphi.edu to request an extension waiver code.

TLC26: Thrive

Save the date for the Adelphi Teaching & Learning Conference 2026, scheduled for May 11, 8:30-5:00, in-person at the University Center. Join the Faculty Center for Professional Excellence and your colleagues for a day of shared ideas, meaningful conversation, and practical strategies for teaching and learning.

We are excited to invite proposals for concurrent sessions, aligned with the theme Enduring Practice, Emerging Possibility: How Strong Pedagogical Practice Endures and Evolves in Changing Learning Environments.