Events, Workshops, and Communities
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥x hosts a variety of events and communities throughout the academic year. These opportunities are geared toward instructors, graduate assistants, and any others involved in creating learning experiences at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥. Can't make it to an event? No problem! Check out our past event archive, which includes materials shared during the session and/or a session recording.
Do you not see what you are looking for here, or would you like a training or event more specific to your needs?
Our team is available to come to a department or group meeting to facilitate specific or targeted teaching and learning training. Reach out and let us know what challenges you are hoping to solve for instructors, learners, or both and we can support you by connecting you with resources and facilitating conversations around curriculum, course design, or instructional best practices. These can be single meetings or extended workshops depending on your goals.
Contact the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥x Teaching and Learning Team to discuss your needs.
Upcoming Events
Sept 17
1 p.m.
Elearning Fundamentals
Instructor Elearning Fundamentals: Marie Kondo Your Class (organization party)
Date: Thursday, September 17 Time: 1 p.m. Location: Online
Are you someone how organizes their closet by color? This workshop is for you! We will be showing how to Marie Kondo your class by organizing dropboxes, quizzes, gradebook, discussions with categories and reorder items. Join us to find the joy in each item in Elearning.
Expertise Level: Intermediate Users
Sept 19
12 p.m.
AI @ °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
Google’s NotebookLM: One AI Application—Multiple Ways to Reach Students
Date: Thursday, September 19 Time: 12 p.m. Location: Online
Google’s NotebookLM, a new application that is currently in Beta format, can transform how your students interact with texts. In this session, we download two document types – a syllabus and a short reading – and demonstrate how the app opens them up to comprehension in surprising ways. "Your syllabus as a 10-minute podcast" was probably not on your 2024 bingo card! Beyond the original uses of the application, we will also consider how it could be flipped to serve as a springboard for student projects.
Sept 25
noon and 6 p.m.
Course Design and Development
Midterm Check-ins and Student Surveys
Date: Wednesday, September 25 Time: noon and 6 p.m. Location: Online
Join °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥x Instructional Design for a 30 minute Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session about midterm course evaluations and how they can be used to support learner agency and improve teaching and learning experiences. In this short session, Instructional Designers will highlight available resources around this topic and answer questions about how best to use these resources to support instructional goals.
Sept 25
1 p.m.
Elearning Fundamentals
Instructor Elearning Fundamentals: All things Gradebook
Date: Wednesday, September 25 Time: 1 p.m. Location: Online
In this 60-minute workshop, we will talk through the bewildering world of Elearning gradebooks. We will go over the basics from creating categories and grade items and even offer tips and tricks to make things work smoothly for you and your students.
Expertise Level: All Users
Oct 29
noon and 6 p.m.
Course Design and Development
Increasing Student Engagement
Date: Tuesday, October 29 Time: noon and 6 p.m. Location: Online
Join °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥x Instructional Design for a 30 minute Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session about strategies to increase engagement, encourage interaction, and improve learning outcomes. In this short session, Instructional Designers will share ideas and strategies, highlight available resources around this topic, and answer questions about how best to use these resources to support instructional goals.
Nov 12
12 p.m.
AI @ °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥
Generative AI and Your Copyrights: A campus discussion
Date: Tuesday, November 12 Time: 12 p.m. Location: Online
- Copyright in the age of AI
- Author rights and consent
- The changing role of academic publishers
- Strategies for protecting scholarly work
Dec 4
noon and 6 p.m.
Course Design and Development
Preparing for Next Semester with the Functional Course Design Checklist
Date: Wednesday, December 4 Time: noon and 6 p.m. Location: Online
Join °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥x Instructional Design for a 30 minute Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session about performing a functional review of your course. In this short session, Instructional Designers will share the Functional Course Design Checklist and answer questions about various ways course accessibility, navigation, interaction, and alignment might be improved in preparation for future semesters.