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Facilitator: Tim Scala, Psy.D., Associate Professor/Licensed Clinical Supervisor Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice We invite you to join Dr. Scala and your colleagues on April 7th as we explore Infusing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Into Distance & Blended Educational Environments. The purpose of this session is to assist faculty in understanding the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and integrating concepts and strategies of SEL into online distance and blended educational environments. Common student challenges/concerns along with solutions will be discussed. Online resources will be provided that faculty can refer to and utilize in their courses. 

Facilitator: Jennifer Reeves, Ph.D. Director of Dissertation Support Services/Associate Professor Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Using Garrison, Anderson and Archer’s (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework, this interactive presentation will focus on ways to create meaningful and lasting social presence in your online classes, meetings, and/or virtual conference.

Facilitator: Eunice Luyegu, CPT, Ph.D., Curriculum Design Specialist/Assistant Professor Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences We invite you to join Dr. Luyegu and your colleagues on March 17th as we go Back to Basics on Visual Design. The purpose of this session is to share applicable visual design principles on aesthetics such as color, font, space, layout, and other elements. A simple, clear, and organized course promotes communication and improves students’ experience and engagement.

Facilitator: Bertha Amisi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences The purpose of this session is to discuss how case studies add value to instructional approaches and students learning experience. The session will include an overview of the idea of cases in the context of teaching, a presentation of my own use of cases as instructional and learning material, and a plenary discussion of effective use of cases to enhance learning and instruction. 

In a recent LEC Newsletter Article, Leveraging Canvas and NSU Software in the Online Classroom, you were introduced to some of the tools you have available to stimulate active and learner-aligned strategies to students such as videos and zoom breakout rooms. This article presents three easy-to-setup activities that you can use immediately in your course to generate interest and increase student engagement.