Learning and Educational Center
One of the foundations when designing a course, is the learning objectives. Learning objectives aren’t just a list of what you plan to cover in the class, rather what you want your students to learn or achieve by the end of the course. If your students don’t know the end goal and if the course doesn’t have measurable learning objectives, your students could get lost along the way.
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As a part of the Learning and Educational Center’s continuous efforts to promote course quality and academic success, we have created a fresh new look with three new Canvas Course Template options for the upcoming 2021 Fall term. The new template pages have a sleek, visually appealing look and feel while remaining quality-focused to assist faculty in creating courses that provide organization and transparency for students. These templates can be used individually as a complete package or pages from different templates can be combined to meet your needs. The new 2021 Course Template options are based on the Backwards Design model as well as the essential standards of the Quality Matters (QM) rubric.
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Register for a BlendFlex interactive training session and learn how to deliver face-to-face and online learning experiences simultaneously. After this mandatory online training, you will be able to do the following:
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The Zoom application was updated on Monday 4/19 (Version 5.6.3) which brought a couple of features you might enjoy in your classroom. When someone is screen sharing, you now have the ability to Annotate with a Vanishing Pen. This is helpful if you need to point out something on a screen share, but don’t need the markings to persist. Any marks made with the vanishing pen disappear within a few seconds.
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SharkMedia is the NSU branded name for the video platform Kaltura. Kaltura is offering a new masterclass series focused on helping higher education faculty and instructional designers better use video. The series is called Kaltura Academic Media & Pedagogy (KAMP).
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As a part of the Learning and Educational Center’s continuous efforts to promote course quality and academic success, we have created a fresh new look with three new Canvas Course Template options. The new template pages have a sleek, visually appealing look and feel while remaining quality-focused to assist faculty in creating courses that provide organization and transparency for students. These templates can be used individually as a complete package or pages from different templates can be combined to meet your needs. The new Course Template options are based on the Backwards Design model as well as the essential standards of the Quality Matters (QM) rubric. Templates for Learning The templates are designed to help you modify your courses to be accessible and inclusive of the diverse needs of all students. Drawing upon the collective research of professional organizations such as Quality Matters and the Online Learning Consortium, we know that clear course organization enhances the overall learning experience. Additional recommendations include keeping things simple by driving students to central locations within the course for ease of access to relevant course information and materials. For instance, students should be able to access readings, assignments, and supplementary resources on the “Module Overview” pages. You may want to avoid having students click several links or scrolling endlessly to locate pertinent information. Students find this approach frustrating and it detracts from the overall learning experience. The new Course Template design options feature a placeholder for the name of your course as well as […]
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Our Instructional Design team has been working hard to create new, visually appealing templates for you to use when designing your Fall Semester courses. These new templates continue a tradition of providing an organized structure for faculty and students while also being visually appealing. Stay connected with the LEC to learn more about these templates and be sure to watch for our release of the templates next week.
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Students often forget about due dates for upcoming assignments and quizzes. The Office of Innovation and Information Technology (OIIT) in collaboration with the Undergraduate Student Government Association made available a new tool for students to receive text reminders about important deadlines. Students now have the ability to set up a daily automated text message alerting them to upcoming assignments and quizzes via a new tool called Lazy Texts.
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On March 20th, 2021, Canvas released a few feature updates: Students will be able to submit Webcam Assignment Submissions. Rich Content Editor: This change allows users to control the display of the file preview. In SpeedGrader, instructors can reassign an assignment with a due date to an individual student and ask them to redo their submission.
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Facilitator: Tim Scala, Psy.D., Associate Professor/Licensed Clinical Supervisor Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice We invite you to join Dr. Scala and your colleagues on April 7th as we explore Infusing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Into Distance & Blended Educational Environments. The purpose of this session is to assist faculty in understanding the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and integrating concepts and strategies of SEL into online distance and blended educational environments. Common student challenges/concerns along with solutions will be discussed. Online resources will be provided that faculty can refer to and utilize in their courses.
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