This Week in the LEC

In this session, participants will explore the role of AI in libraries, focusing on tools that enhance research activities such as literature reviews. Participants will learn how to critically evaluate AI technologies, considering their potential benefits and limitations, and discover practical strategies for leveraging AI tools to advance their research activities.

Engaging students at a distance and in the classroom can present challenges. Poll Everywhere offers 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.

Are you looking to streamline your teaching and research tasks? Join us for an exciting workshop exploring Copilot in Microsoft 365, a powerful AI-driven assistant designed to enhance productivity and efficiency. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to use Copilot to draft lecture outlines, analyze data, and collaborate with colleagues on research projects.

New to grant writing? This session demystifies the process by breaking it into manageable steps. Learn how to identify funding sources, craft compelling proposals, and avoid common pitfalls in the grant application process.

Generative AI has become another tool for researchers, offering opportunities to streamline workflows, enhance analysis, and explore new ways to present research results. However, its use raises important ethical considerations. This session will equip researchers with a foundation for ethical and responsible use of generative AI in research. Participants will explore best practices for using generative AI tools in research, examine ethical challenges such as bias and transparency, and learn how to maintain rigor and accountability when incorporating AI into their scholarly work.

Come join us on Thursday, January 23, 2025 for a day of learning about academic publishing from publishers, editors, and NSU faculty. You will not want to miss this opportunity to meet editors and reps from publishing houses including Clarivate, Elsevier, Emerald, IEEE, IGI, SAGE, Coherent Digital, CloudSource, and more.  AND we have added a track for fiction/nonfiction publishing for those of you who want to navigate that world with published authors, self-publishing, agents and marketing your work.

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!

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.

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.

Unlock the full potential of your video content in SharkMedia! This workshop is designed to bring your skills with SharkMedia 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.