Explore ways to increase interactivity and engagement within your online courses, while also meeting federal regulations for distance education. Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) is a federal requirement for all online courses that distinguishes “distance education” from “correspondence education”—the latter is ineligible to be paid for by federal financial funding (i.e., the University must return […]
Have you been struggling to find time to look for grant funding, or have your searches been missing the mark? Take advantage of this dedicated time to search in the Pivot-RP platform, with staff available to assist you as needed. Practice searching for funding opportunities, ask questions, and learn the next steps to take with […]
LGBTQIA2S+ youth, including college students, are among the most at-risk groups for mental health challenges, housing and food insecurity, and domestic violence, because of the ways in which society’s support systems fail to see and value them. Formerly referred called Safe Zone, Intro to Queer Allyship is a knowledge-level workshop focusing on using terminology appropriately, […]
Generative AI services such as Chat GPT have disrupted writing across the landscape of Higher Education. This session is an opportunity for faculty members to work in small groups with facilitators to pull apart one of their existing writing assignments to redevelop it in one of two ways: to make it more resistant to students […]
When teaching online or in-person, using inclusive methods for communication and inclusive language is critical for helping all students be successful. First, you will explore ways that you can use tools such as New Analytics, “Message Students Who,” and Inbox in Canvas to better connect with your students and support them. Then, you will learn […]
Join us for a panel discussion with senior faculty to learn more about strategies and recommendations they have for navigating tenure and promotion and building a strong network of support. During this informal discussion, you will learn from those who have gone before about the routines and partnerships they established in their early career years. […]
Online courses can appear to be an obstacle to student engagement and motivation when compared to face-to-face courses. There are challenges in online courses that instructors face, such as the absence of non-verbal cues seen in student faces, the ability to show enthusiasm for the content being taught, and the apparent absence of a community […]
Got a course plan you want to develop for online delivery? This internationally recognized, 2-part workshop includes an overview of the Quality Matters Rubric and provides a framework for participants to design an online course plan. An integral element of the workshop is an exploration of the eight General Standards of the QM Rubric, focusing […]
Just as the internet and Wikipedia have before, GenAI is changing the way that we interact with information as humans, and so the way we teach researched writing assignments will also need to change. This session will discuss the affordances and limitations of GenAI with regards to typical research assignments across the curriculum. Registration is […]
Getting feedback from our students is an essential part of reflective and scholarly teaching, as this allows us to make adjustments to our instruction and course design. Course evaluations, also known as student ratings of instruction (SRI), are just one data point in a rich body of information that we can use to plan for […]
GenAI has massive implications for content creation outside of the University, as it becomes both more powerful and more seamless in the creation of text, video, and audio. As we strive to help our students become engaged citizens, information literacy and AI literacy are more important than ever. This session will discuss ways in which […]
When teaching an in-person or hybrid course, Canvas is there to help! With just a little bit of time and planning, you can use Canvas to help students grow, learn, and be successful in your course. You will learn evidence-based strategies for designing and sharing course content with students. You will explore how to use […]