April 12, 2018, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningGive your Canvas Course a “Facelift” The Spring 2021 semester is fast approaching and what better time to think about what changes you’d like to make to your Canvas course! There are TONS of things you can do to make your Canvas course less confusing and easier for students to navigate, or simply more inviting and/or less intimidating. And, I’m here to work with you to make your course exactly what you (and your students) want it to be. So, what can you do? … read more
April 10, 2018, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningNews & Events for April 2018 There are always lots of cool, new things happening around campus and here in the School of Nursing. Here are just a few that I wanted to share with you and highlight. If you know of anything you’d like to add to future emails, please let me know! New Canvas Gradebook This past weekend, Canvas updated the Gradebook with some new features that I hope will make things easier for you and less confusing for your students. Click here for more details. … read more
April 3, 2018, Filed Under: UncategorizedNew Canvas Gradebook Saturday, March 31, 2018, Canvas released an updated version of its Gradebook with some cool new features that I hope will make working on student grades easier for you and less confusing for them. For full details on the New Gradebook, visit the Canvas Release Notes page. … read more
February 25, 2018, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & LearningNews & Events for February There are always lots of cool, new, innovative things happening around campus and here in the School of Nursing. Here are just a few that I wanted to share with you and highlight. If you know of anything you’d like to add to future emails, please let me know! Mid-course Surveys Mid-semester is upon us (or will be soon!) and here’s a great, simple resource that can help you get feedback from your students to help make changes or improvements to your courses now, rather than at the end. … read more
October 31, 2017, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningMid-Semester Feedback | Faculty Innovation Center Mid-semester feedback lets instructors “check the pulse” of their class partway through the semester. By surveying students, especially after a chance to evaluate evidence of learning, instructors and students alike can gain practical and actionable insights about what is working as well as recommendations for improving learning and teaching. Read More: Mid-Semester Feedback | Faculty Innovation Center | The University of Texas at Austin Create Your Own Mid-Semester Survey
October 4, 2017, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Teaching & LearningZoom & BigBlueButton: Web Conferencing Made Easy Do you ever have guest lecturers who can’t be THERE with you and your students in class? Do you ever wish you could offer ‘virtual office hours’ for your students? Would you like to let students work together in a virtual space that doesn’t require them being in the same room? Do you need to record a webinar that you can share with students later on? Well, luckily, there are two tools available to you to let you do all that and more. … read more
September 11, 2017, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & AppsGetting Started in Our New 1st Floor Classrooms Whether you haven’t yet had a chance to really explore our new first-floor classrooms, or you’d like a quick refresher before your next class, these three short videos (12 minutes total) will give you a quick overview of how to use the new technology in each classroom as well as some tips regarding what to do and what NOT to do. … read more
September 11, 2017, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & LearningNew Classroom “Cheat Sheet” By now you’ve probably noticed that many of the classrooms on the first floor here in the School of Nursing have been completely remodeled. One BIG part of that remodel was upgrading the technology available in each of those classrooms. Over the course of the next year or so, all of our classrooms will be upgraded with the same technology. So, to help you begin getting acquainted with this new tech and how to use it, here’s a handy classroom cheatsheet (show below) that explains the major features of the touch panel used to control the computer and projector in each classroom. … read more
August 11, 2017, Filed Under: Software & Apps, Teaching & LearningFall 2017 Faculty Training Workshops Do you ever wish you have more opportunities to learn about new teaching methods or classroom technologies and how to put them to use? Well, now you do! … read more
August 7, 2017, Filed Under: Software & Apps, Teaching & LearningAugust 2017 FIC Workshops All workshops will be conducted in SZB 450AF. unless otherwise noted. Workshop Descriptions are located below the schedule. … read more