Upcoming – This Week in the LEC

Behind the Scenes Podcast Episode 2: Barri Litt, Ph.D., CPA

May 14, 2025 thoeck Leave a comment

In this energizing second episode of Behind the Scenes: How Faculty Bring Learning to Life at NSU, we spotlight Dr. Barri Litt, a CPA, award-winning professor, and self-described “social butterfly,” who brings passion, presence, and personality into every accounting class. From banning technology in favor of deeper focus to integrating mindfulness breaks and real-world AI applications, Dr. Litt shares how she transforms technical content into human-centered learning. Discover how her people-first teaching style builds community, sparks curiosity, and equips students with skills far beyond the balance sheet.

Workshop: Engage and Manage Your Students with Poll Everywhere

May 13, 2025 thoeck Leave a comment

Discover how to boost classroom engagement and streamline course management using Poll Everywhere, a powerful audience response system that integrates seamlessly with your teaching. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore how to use live polling, Q&A, clickable images, word clouds, and more to create an interactive learning environment—whether in-person or online. You’ll also learn how to manage responses, customize activities to fit your teaching style, and review real-time analytics to assess student understanding. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped with practical strategies to encourage participation, foster student interaction, and make data-informed teaching decisions.

Workshop: Exploring Turnitin in Canvas

May 12, 2025 thoeck Leave a comment

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.

Save the Date! NSU Learning and Education Center’s Teaching and Learning Conference

May 11, 2025 thoeck Leave a comment

We are excited to announce that our LEC Advisory Council has set the dates and the theme for our annual teaching and learning conference. We look forward to providing a conference filled with insightful sessions and opportunities to connect with colleagues.

Workshop: Power Up Your Canvas Course with External Tools

May 9, 2025 thoeck Leave a comment

In this interactive workshop, educators will explore how to integrate powerful external tools into the Canvas LMS to create engaging, student-centered learning environments. Participants will learn how to embed tools like Poll Everywhere for live interaction, LinkedIn Learning for skill-building, and other curated apps that support multimedia, assessment, and collaboration. The session will highlight real-world use cases and provide practical steps to incorporate these tools seamlessly into Canvas modules, assignments, and discussions.

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser, Respondus Monitor, and Respondus 4.0

May 4, 2025 jr1645 Leave a comment

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

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

April 30, 2025 thoeck

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.

Workshop: Transform Students Video-Watching Experience with Annoto

March 14, 2025 thoeck

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.