Learning and Educational Center
Join the Faculty Book Club where we will read and discuss, How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching written by Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha C. Lovett, Marie K. Norman. Dr. Kathleen Hagen will lead us through a review of each chapter and moderate a discussion of our experiences with each principle and how we might apply the principle in upcoming classes.
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Are you teaching an online or blended course in the fall? Are you looking for guidance on how to design a new course or spruce up an existing one? Join us on our Canvas Summer Road Trip!
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We are nearing the end of summer and have reached our destination! Our Canvas course is ready to go. In this session, we will review the Canvas Course Roadmap to ensure we are all set for welcoming our students in the fall. Resources to support course design and delivery will be provided.
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There are a variety of ways to organize your content in Canvas. In this session, we will discuss best practices in course organization including chunking, sequencing, and providing variety.
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This workshop is designed to show you different classroom technologies that can assist you in enhancing your online, blended, or face-to-face classroom experience. The instructor will take you step-by-step through each topic by telling you what it is, why you would use it, and demonstrate how to use it before you try it. This session will include tips on providing assignment feedback using dictation, changing the view of your gradebook, bulk editing assignment due dates, and discovering the analytics within your course.
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Join colleagues from around the world and keep up with the latest our LMS platform has to offer. Hear from experts on a variety of educational technology topics and learn how they have made Canvas an integral part of their instructional practice. There is usually something for everyone at this event, whether a Canvas expert, or if you are just starting out, our instructional designers have always come back with some new knowledge. Because it is online this year, you can attend from anywhere and it is totally free.
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Flipgrid is an easy to use tool to foster strong connections within a course. This tool is offered to educators for free and can be integrated into your Canvas Course to allow students and you the opportunity to record their responses to topics in fun and innovative ways. The social experience of letting students use creativity in composing their video allows them to engage with a topic stimulates thought provoking responses from the students and can also be entertaining. With this tool, you see the student’s emotions during their responses, which can generate a meaningful, more connected experience to any topic you ask them to share their opinions about.
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Some learning paths involve complex, critical, or even lifesaving decisions. What path would you take to teach those details and how effective would it be? Materials, case scenarios, and exams are excellent ways to promote learning. In some areas of expertise, hands-on experience might be the best approach. But what if learning from mistakes in real-time is too costly? When it comes to the need to learn difficult tasks or perform skills safely in an active and authentic environment, immersive learning might be a solution.
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In this presentation, Dr. Zakrajsek will share his insight to some of the questions on the minds of faculty. He will address topics such as how to practice empathy and compassion for students while maintaining rigor and academic quality, how to create inclusive class environments, the future of higher education and the role of the faculty in a post-pandemic world, and what future learning spaces might look like (both physical and/or virtual).
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One of the most impactful things you can do to get your course off to a good start is welcoming your students. In this session, we will discuss strategies you can use to welcome your students and make them feel part of your online learning community.
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