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Jan 7

Hypothesis: Collaborative Annotation

Thursday, January 7, 2021 - 9:00am to 9:30am
Online

As an integrated external tool in AsULearn, Hypothesis allows for collaborative annotation on online documents such as websites, or uploaded PDFs. Students can create annotations and reply to others. It enables sentence-level note taking or critique on top of online classroom readings, news, blogs, scientific articles, books, terms of service, ballot initiatives, legislation and more. Register "
Learning Technologies, Workshops
Jan 6

Simultaneous Teaching: Zoom & F2F

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

With the Pandemic, faculty are working hard to keep their courses accessible to students. If you have tried or are considering teaching in the classroom, and also offering to Zoom with students simultaneously, there are challenges. Please join this open session with three faculty who taught concurrent classes and what they learned.Faculty Panelists Include: Dr. Vicky Klima (Mathematical Sciences); Dr. Trent Spaulding (Nutrition & Health Care Mgt.); and Dr. David Shows (Marketing & Supply Chain Mgmt (SCM).
Learning Technologies: Instruction, Learning Technologies, Workshops
Jan 6

Assignment Potluck

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Online in Zoom

Faculty will come together to share an assignment idea that has worked well or ask other faculty in the session to suggest ideas with an assignment. Like a potluck, everyone is expected to be an active participant and come prepared to share. This session is designed to be an informal time of sharing ideas about assignment possibilities within courses. We can all learn from one another and offer ideas and suggestions for teaching strategies. Registration Link
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Learning Technologies, Learning Technologies: AsULearn Tools, Workshops
Jan 4

Combining Courses in AsULearn-Metacourses

Monday, January 4, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Online in Zoom

Attend this webinar and learn to use the "course meta link" to combine enrollments from multiple sections or courses into ONE AsULearn course site, while still being about to sort your grade book by section, and send announcements to separate sections if needed, and use group overrides to control release times of the same activities based on section (group). Registration Link
Learning Technologies, Learning Technologies: AsULearn Tools, Workshops
Nov 13

Inclusive Language and Gender Pronouns

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 1:00pm
Online in Zoom

As campus works to become more inclusive, one of the most important elements is the language that we use. Often heard is a reference to "pronouns", but what are they and why do they matter? During this engaging and interactive session, participants will learn about inclusive language, what pronouns are and how to appropriately ask for and use them, and better understand the importance of this small but powerful statement. Click here for more information. 
Workshops
Nov 6

Transparent Assignment Peer Review

Friday, November 6, 2020 - 2:00pm
Online in Zoom

Have you redesigned an assignment based on the Transparent Assignment Template and could use a little feedback on the finished product? Join us in this interactive session during which we will work in small groups to provide each other with feedback. Please be prepared to share your redesigned assignment in a Zoom breakout room. Click here for more information. 
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Nov 5

Situational Factors in the Learning Environment

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 1:15pm
Online in Zoom

Video Module 
Workshops
Nov 4

Strategies for Facilitating Online Discussion

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 2:00pm
Online in Zoom

Engaging learners in discussions is a critical part of the online learning experience as it provides opportunities to engage with content in deep in meaningful ways, and also facilitates presence and community in the course. During this session, we will provide tips, strategies, and approaches for facilitating both asynchronous and synchronous discussions in online and blended courses. We will discuss strategies for using a variety of tools such as AsULearn forums, FlipGrid, VoiceThread and Zoom to create opportunities for students to engage with course content and each other.
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Oct 21

Writing to Learn

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 2:00pm
Online in Zoom

Writing to learn refers to a set of ideas and practices regarding the way people use writing as a tool for learning (not just communicating). This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the concept of writing to learn with particular emphasis on the importance of writing-to-learn activities as tools for deepening understanding, extending learning, and developing critical thinking skills across all disciplines. Click here for more information.
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Oct 20

Assignment ReDesign

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 3:30pm
Online in Zoom

Do you ever feel frustrated with the quality and/or effort that your student's put into their assignments? Are your students turning in work that does not reflect their full potential or capabilities? In this session, we will learn how to revise an assignment to clearly convey expectations for quality. Join us to learn how to apply simple methods to create more transparent assignments that will increase student success. Click here for more information. 
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops