The Faculty Success Hub is a place dedicated for faculty to learn about events/programs happening around the campus that are geared toward faculty development or may be of interest to faculty.
The Hub will be updated on Mondays and submissions must be received by 10 AM on the preceding Wednesday to be considered for inclusion.
Upcoming or Ongoing
6 Reasons to Add Your Work to the JMU Scholarly Commons. Find out how you can increase the visibility and accessibility of your scholarly work by adding it to JMU’s institutional repository, JMU Scholarly Commons. Sponsored by Libraries.
Adobe Creative Suite at JMU. If you need access to the Adobe Creative Suite, check out these locations at JMU that provide free access to it. Sponsored by Libraries.
Adobe Illustrator Basics Session 1 and Session 2. Discover the power of Adobe Illustrator in this workshop for beginners.
AI Workshops in Fall 2025. Join a workshop to explore the complex and ever-changing world of artificial intelligence (AI). Open to all faculty, students, and staff, the Libraries' AI workshops are offered with support from JMU IT.
Camtasia Basics. Join this hands-on workshop to enhance your skills in screen recording and video editing. Please bring a laptop with Camtasia installed.
Free Media for Creative Use and Teaching. Need images, video clips, or other media for your work or creativity? These sources offer material that is available under Creative Commons, Public Domain, or JMU license. Sponsored by Libraries.
Get library books delivered to your campus mailbox. Faculty members can library books delivered directly to their campus mailbox. This service includes books and other items from JMU Libraries or Interlibrary Loan (ILL)! Sponsored by Libraries.
Gradescope & Bubble Sheet Info Sessions. Join one of the Libraries' sessions for an intro to using Gradescope and Bubble Sheet at JMU. Gradescope is a powerful assessment platform available to JMU instructors, and Bubble Sheet is one aspect of it.
Intro to Photoshop Session 1 and Session 2. Get started with editing and enhancing photos in Adobe Photoshop, software that allows you to create and edit digital images.
Learn the Basics of Digital Accessibility. This online, self-paced course is for anyone at JMU who works on digital content, such as JMU websites, documents, and online learning materials. It will introduce you to the basics of digital accessibility.
Read the Chronicle of Higher Ed for Free. Did you know that the Libraries provides JMU with unlimited access to The Chronicle of Higher Education online? The Chronicle covers academia in the U.S. and publishes online content every weekday. Sponsored by Libraries.
See Physical & Digital Library Books Side by Side. If you like browsing books on a physical shelf so you can see titles on a similar topic grouped together, try the Libraries' Virtual Browse tool! Sponsored by Libraries.
Video Content for JMU Courses. Are you looking for video clips or documentaries to add to your courses? JMU Libraries gives you access to thousands of streaming videos on a wide variety of topics. Sponsored by Libraries.
Workshops on Canvas and Related Tools
Join the Libraries’ hands-on workshop, Canvas Essentials, to gain the skills and resources you need to create engaging courses in Canvas at JMU.
This session will help you get the most out of Canvas by using it with applications such as Canvas Studio, Zoom, Microsoft 365, and other powerful tools.
This workshop is particularly helpful for new faculty/staff or those transitioning to fully online instruction, but it is open to all JMU faculty and staff.
Location: This is a hybrid workshop, offered both on Zoom and in Rose Library room 3311. If you attend in person, please bring a laptop for hands-on training.
Dates and times: Choose the date and time that work best for you:
Questions? Please contact Ivan Guadarrama and Anthony Miles, the workshop instructors.
Artificial Intelligence Workshops in Fall 2025
Join a JMU workshop to explore the complex and ever-changing world of artificial intelligence (AI). Open to all faculty, students, and staff, these AI workshops are offered by JMU Libraries with support from JMU IT.
Choose one or more of these workshops, held in a hybrid format in Rose Library or on Zoom:
- Getting Started with AI, September 16, 2-3:30 p.m.
- AI Tools at JMU: Hands-On Workshop, September 18, 2-3:30 p.m.
- Getting Started with AI, October 6, 10-11:30 a.m.
- AI Tools at JMU: Hands-On Workshop, October 8, 10-11:30 a.m.
Other JMU-specific AI resources: JMU Libraries offers a variety of ways to learn more about AI, critically interrogate it, and use it appropriately in a variety of work tasks.
Learn more: Contact Ivan Guadarrama, Instructional Media Consultant at JMU Libraries, with any questions about these AI workshops.
Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools: New Workshops for JMU Instructors
Join the Libraries’ new workshop, Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools, to get an introduction to using:
- Zoom for virtual meetings and lectures
- Gradescope for efficient and flexible grading
- Anthology Ally for improving accessibility in your Canvas courses
- Canvas Studio for recorded video instructions
- Microsoft 365, including Copilot (the generative AI tool approved for use at JMU)
Whether you're enhancing course delivery, streamlining grading, or exploring AI-powered productivity, you'll learn something useful in this session led by Ivan Guadarrama.
Location: You can attend this hybrid workshop on Zoom or in Rose Library room 3311. If you attend in person, please bring a laptop for hands-on training.
Dates and times: Choose the date and time that work best for you:
Questions? Please contact Ivan Guadarrama.
Center for Faculty Innovation Programs
The Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI) provides comprehensive professional development opportunities for JMU faculty at all levels and stages of their careers. CFI initiatives support innovations in teaching, scholarship, career planning, and organizational development. The CFI is led by instructional faculty, staff, faculty associates, and students.