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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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: Exploring Turnitin in Canvas

If you have writing assignments in your course, you already know that plagiarism can be a problem. In this workshop, we present the tool, Turnitin, which helps identify instances of potential plagiarism. During the workshop, you will learn about the various ways in which Turnitin can be used in your Canvas course so that you can begin screening writing assignments for possible plagiarism and grammatical errors.

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Workshop: All About Canvas Rubrics

In this workshop, you will discover how to use Canvas Rubrics to provide clear and consistent feedback to students, save time grading, and improve the quality of student work. You will learn about different types of rubrics, including holistic, analytic, single-point, and customized rubrics, and discover how to create and use them effectively in your course. Whether you’re a seasoned Canvas user or new to the platform, you will learn practical tips and insights to help you maximize your use of rubrics in Canvas. Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your teaching and student learning outcomes – register now!

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Looking for Course Design Help? Schedule a One-on-One with an NSU Instructional Designer!

Throughout the semester it is essential to ensure that your courses are tuned to deliver exceptional learning experiences. To support you in this endeavor, we are excited to highlight DesignLink, our platform connecting faculty with our skilled instructional design team. DesignLink offers a streamlined process for faculty to collaborate with instructional designers in revitalizing course materials, exploring innovative teaching strategies, and enhancing student engagement.

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Workshop: Getting Started with SharkMedia

Videos are often some of the most highly engaging pieces of content for a course. As part of your course videos can be used to introduce new course content, reinforce concepts already learned, share demonstrations and simulations and much more. You may know that NSU has a media server that we call SharkMedia our branded version of Kaltura. But you may not know about all of the capabilities of SharkMedia.

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Workshop: Innovate and Collaborate: Exploring Microsoft Copilot 365 with Pages

Are you ready to streamline your workflow, boost collaboration, and apply innovative tools for teaching and research? Join us for an interactive workshop designed to introduce educators to Microsoft Copilot 365 Enterprise and Pages—a game-changing platform that enhances efficiency and creativity. Whether you’re managing administrative tasks, collaborating with colleagues, or analyzing data, this workshop will equip you with the skills to make the most of this powerful tool.

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Article: Enhancing Your Canvas Course with LinkedIn Learning Videos 

Do you want to captivate your students with high-quality, engaging content while saving time on lesson preparation? Integrating LinkedIn Learning videos into Canvas offers faculty a powerful way to enhance their courses. By embedding these professionally produced videos, instructors can boost student engagement with visually appealing content that encourages interaction and deeper learning.

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