Did you know that you can obtain a certificate of completion for any of these workshops?
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Reflecting on the Success of the 3rd Annual NSU LEC Teaching and Learning Conference
Thank you for making the 3rd Annual NSU LEC Teaching and Learning Conference a success! Explore the Conference Session Recordings playlist to revisit workshops and presentations, and don’t forget to share your feedback through the Post-Conference Event Survey. Learn more about this year’s event and access resources to enhance your teaching and learning journey!
Read moreArticle: Instructor Strategies to Foster Student Mental Well-being
In higher education, while intellectual growth is often prioritized, students’ mental health plays a critical role in their success. Research shows that mental health challenges can lead to academic struggles and limited career opportunities (Hughes & Spanner, 2019). Faculty can support students by fostering a compassionate and inclusive learning environment, using open communication, flexible course design, and practices that help students feel valued and supported.
Read moreWorkshop: Getting Started with Poll Everywhere for Classroom Engagement
Engaging students at a distance and in the classroom can present challenges. Poll Everywhere provides a way to interact with your students with activities designed to ask questions, drive participation in group activities, and encourage students to share thoughts and insights from their phones or computers.
Read moreWorkshop: Transform Your 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. You and your students can also use it to annotate your videos with highlights, notes, links, and images. These features can help you enhance your instructional design, foster student collaboration, and provide timely and personalized feedback. We hope to see you there!
Read moreWorkshop: 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.
Read moreLooking 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.
Read moreCreate Dynamic Course Content at the LEC Faculty Studio
The LEC Faculty Studio, located in the Carl DeSantis Building on the Fort Lauderdale Campus, is a dedicated resource supported by our team of videographers and instructional designers. To schedule an appointment and explore the equipment available for your session, please visit the LEC Faculty Studio page on our website. We look forward to collaborating with you!
Read moreThe 2024 LEC Virtual Teaching and Learning Conference is Just a Few Days Away!
The 2024 LEC Teaching and Learning Virtual Conference is just days away. Be sure to register so that you can ensure your place at this must-attend event on November 7th and 8th, 2024. This conference is designed to empower NSU educators to enhance the quality and relevance of teaching and learning and is centered around the theme “Raising the Bar: Educating the Modern Learner.” Reserve your space and mark your calendar!
Read moreWorkshop: Exploring Advanced Features of SharkMedia
Unlock the full potential of your video content in Shark Media! This workshop is designed to bring your skills with Shark Media to the next level. Participants will learn how to perform basic video editing, create interactive hotspots, manage and edit captions for accessibility, build engaging quizzes, and analyze viewer engagement through detailed analytics. Through hands-on demonstrations and guided instruction, you’ll explore each of these features and discover how to create more dynamic and interactive videos that captivate your audience.
Read moreWorkshop: 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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