Learning and Educational Center
The latest version of the Zoom Desktop software carries several updates that impact the classroom. The update includes a new breakout room option, the ability to save a Gallery View for use later as well as additional support for Emoji in chat.
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In the January 15th, 2022 Canvas release, the expanded or collapsed state of the Course Navigation Menu persists throughout all Canvas courses. In the Rich Content Editor, accessibility issues are displayed via an indicator over the Accessibility Checker icon. This functionality was previously managed by the Accessibility Checker Indicator feature option, which has been enforced for all Canvas institutions. In the Gradebook, the Missing status is removed for missing submissions that receive a manually entered grade. In SpeedGrader, graders are notified about unposted comments. Accompanying this Canvas Corner is a guide to share with your students on how to select personal pronouns in your user account.
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The LEC understands that there are many demands for your time and you might not be able to make it to all of our workshops. Here are some of the recordings from our Diving into Fall Guest Presentation Series in case you weren’t able to join us.
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Welcome and Happy New Year! The LEC is excited to kick off 2022 with a variety of professional development events and resources. In this issue, we begin with a Year in Review and highlight many of the LEC initiatives from 2021. We are grateful for your interest in using our resources to support NSU’s Vision 2025 and our path toward preeminence.
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In this session, we will discuss some foundational terms and definitions, different types of delivery modes, key competencies of online instructors, and emerging trends in online teaching and learning.
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In the December 2021 Canvas release, the discussions setting menu includes several terminology adjustments, the grade book settings menu has been adjusted to a sidebar, and the course publish and unpublish buttons display in the course settings page.
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This was a year of transition and dynamic change. With the global pandemic, and with the return to our campus, faculty made the heroic effort to transform their classroom experiences from the BlendFlex model to the face-to-face classroom in a very short time. The Learning and Educational Center (LEC) hosted a series of workshops, deeply rooted in teaching pedagogy, organized training for faculty, published articles, and created videos to support our mission to improve the quality of teaching and learning at NSU. Towards the end of the year, our Brand New LEC Faculty Studio was brought to life! Finally, we were able to implement the Thank-a-Professor Program to allow our NSU Students to send Thank-You notes to our Teaching Faculty for the amazing work that you do in your classroom! In case you missed these, below are links to some of the articles, Shark Notes, and videos along with some data on the workshops that we hosted and co-hosted with some of our university partners in 2021.
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We are so proud to present you with the new LEC Faculty Studio! This new space allows faculty the opportunity to create and edit a variety of engaging content types for their courses. Here, you can film video and record audio for course content including welcome videos, course tours, course orientations, and much more. Our new 66” lightboard will allow you to craft engaging content and illustrate concepts while maintaining a connection with your audience.
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This was a year of transition and dynamic change. With the global pandemic, and with the return to our campus, faculty made the heroic effort to transform their classroom experiences from the BlendFlex model to the face-to-face classroom in a very short time. The Learning and Educational Center (LEC) hosted a series of workshops, deeply rooted in teaching pedagogy, organized training for faculty, published articles, and created videos to support our mission to improve the quality of teaching and learning at NSU. Towards the end of the year, our Brand New LEC Faculty Studio was brought to life! Finally, we were able to implement the Thank-a-Professor Program to allow our NSU Students to send Thank-You notes to our Teaching Faculty for the amazing work that you do in your classroom! In case you missed these, below are links to some of the articles, Shark Notes, and videos along with some data on the workshops that we hosted and co-hosted with some of our university partners in 2021. Review of LEC Articles in 2021 The LEC published several articles in 2021 ranging with topics from Classroom Management, Teaching, and Instruction, BlendFlex, Instructional Strategies, Accessibility, Writing Course Objectives and took a deep dive at the Role of Motivation in Online Learning. If you missed them, here are […]
Read moreEducation is a caring practice. As such, it is important to consider the effectiveness of the technologies we use for promoting productivity, supporting student engagement, and facilitating a student’s acquisition of disciplinary knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
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