Workshop: Lucid for Education: Exploring Visual Collaboration within Canvas

In this interactive workshop, educators will explore how to leverage Lucid’s suite of tools—including Lucidchart and Lucidspark—within the Canvas Learning Management System to create dynamic visual content and collaborative learning activities. Participants will learn how to create and embed diagrams, flowcharts, and brainstorming boards to enhance instructional materials, facilitate student engagement, and support group projects. Attendees will receive step-by-step guidance on setting up Lucid in Canvas, using visual content to illustrate complex concepts, and incorporating interactive boards for real-time collaboration.

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Workshop: Engaging Students with Badging: Exploring Canvas Credentials

Are you looking for a different way to engage your Students?  Why not try Canvas Credentials. Digital badges are more than just symbols—they’re dynamic tools that can significantly increase student engagement by providing tangible recognition of their progress and accomplishments. By incorporating badging into your teaching strategy with the use of Canvas Credentials, you’ll encourage students to take a more active role in their learning journey.  Let us show you how!

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Research Series: From Classroom to Publication: Turning Teaching Cases into Scholarly Articles

Law, medicine, business, and other social science disciplines regularly use case studies to help bridge the theory-practice gap with students. Transforming these teaching tools into publishable scholarly articles offers a valuable opportunity to not only share insights with the broader academic community but also expand one’s research portfolio. This session will guide participants through the process of identifying the scholarly potential of their teaching cases and considerations in transforming your teaching case into an academic publication.

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Research Series: Building Your Academic Brand: Promoting Yourself as a Researcher

Establishing a strong professional presence is essential for gaining visibility, attracting collaborators, and highlighting your contributions to the academic community. This session will provide strategies for effectively promoting yourself as a researcher. Participants will learn how to utilize NSUWorks and new Pure profile pages to share their work, as well as how to leverage social media platforms like LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Twitter to expand their reach. Tips for crafting an engaging academic bio, sharing research highlights, and building a professional online presence will also be discussed.

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Article: Mindset Matters: Fueling Student Motivation and Success

Mindset science reveals that students’ beliefs about their abilities strongly influence their learning motivation (Dweck, 2006). Students’ academic mindsets are crucial for their achievements in their classes. Research reveals that teachers can significantly improve student mindsets, leading to better perseverance and learning outcomes, by adapting their instructional practices (Farrington et al., 2012).  

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Workshop: Transform Students Video-Watching Experience with Annoto

If you want to increase student engagement and personalize feedback within your Shark Media videos, the Annoto widget workshop was created just for you.
The Annoto widget is a tool that integrates with Shark Media and can be used in Canvas enabling you to add interactive elements to your videos. You can use it to create questions, quizzes, surveys, polls, and discussions that appear on the video timeline.

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New LEC Web Resources for Faculty on Generative AI

NSU’s Learning and Educational Center is excited to announce the release of its new web-based hub, offering faculty resources for teaching and learning with generative AI. Since the widespread release of generative AI, NSU faculty have been exploring the implications and opportunities of this technology for teaching and learning. The LEC continues to support faculty by providing guidance and offering workshops and presentations that explore various aspects of generative AI and its impact on higher education. 

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