New Text Message Reminders Tool for Students Now Available!

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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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Infusing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Into Distance and Blended Educational Environments

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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Creating Meaningful Social Presence in Online Classes

LEC Guest Lecture Series Creating Meaningful Social Presence

Facilitator: Jennifer Reeves, Ph.D. Director of Dissertation Support Services/Associate Professor Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Using Garrison, Anderson and Archer’s (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework, this interactive presentation will focus on ways to create meaningful and lasting social presence in your online classes, meetings, and/or virtual conference.

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Three Engaging Instructional Activities to Stimulate Active Learning

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In a recent LEC Newsletter Article, Leveraging Canvas and NSU Software in the Online Classroom, you were introduced to some of the tools you have available to stimulate active and learner-aligned strategies to students such as videos and zoom breakout rooms. This article presents three easy-to-setup activities that you can use immediately in your course to generate interest and increase student engagement. Think-Breakout-Share, Short Video Burst and Fishbowl Discussions are all presented.

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Shark Notes: Bringing the Outdoors Online: Creating Online Field Labs

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Hi Sharks! Shark Notes is a brief summary of article highlights that you may find helpful. Whenever we read an article we’d like to share, we’ll provide the link in our newsletter. Since you probably get quite a few suggested articles coming from colleagues, external companies, and so on, you can first read the Shark Notes to help decide whether you want to read further. Check out our third article recommendation along with the accompanying Shark Notes. We promise, there will not be a quiz! Bringing the Outdoors Online: Creating Online Field Labs https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-course-design-and-preparation/bringing-the-outdoors-online-creating-online-field-labs/?st=FFdaily%3Bsc%3DFF210301%3Butm_term%3DFF210301&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Bringing+the+Outdoors+Online%3A+Creating+Online+Field+Labs&utm_campaign=FF210301 Summary: During these unprecedented times, science teaching faculty are faced with the challenge of moving their lab courses to the online environment. This article presents strategies on how you can create online field labs throughout multiple semesters in an online course. The best practices in this article reinforce concepts to deliver successful and engaging online field labs. Highlights: Data Collection techniques – What powerful data collection tools can students use to collect data given to lacking access to the area and equipment? How can these tools be used to meet the learning objectives? The practice of science – Given a pre-collected data set, can students formulate a […]

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Visual Design – Back to Basics

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Facilitator: Eunice Luyegu, CPT, Ph.D., Curriculum Design Specialist/Assistant Professor Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences We invite you to join Dr. Luyegu and your colleagues on March 17th as we go Back to Basics on Visual Design. The purpose of this session is to share applicable visual design principles on aesthetics such as color, font, space, layout, and other elements. A simple, clear, and organized course promotes communication and improves students’ experience and engagement.

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Using Case Studies to Enhance Instructional Approaches and Students’ Learning Experiences

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Facilitator: Bertha Amisi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences The purpose of this session is to discuss how case studies add value to instructional approaches and students learning experience. The session will include an overview of the idea of cases in the context of teaching, a presentation of my own use of cases as instructional and learning material, and a plenary discussion of effective use of cases to enhance learning and instruction. 

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