Faculty Chat Spring 2021
In an effort to help keep us connected and allow us a chance to talk with each other, the Teaching and Learning Center is going to be hosting weekly Faculty Chat sessions. Some sessions will have themes and others will just be open sessions to talk about anything (or nothing).
Canvas Updates for Spring 2021 -- Thursday, January 7 from 1-2 pm & Friday, January 8 from 11 am -12 pm
Canvas has some cool new features rolling out for Spring 2021 and to help you better understand how they work, we'll be doing open sessions. Some of the new features being discussed and demoed include the new RCE, student assignment enhancements, quick access to student view, and more! For more information on features that will be discussed, check out the following page - https://richland.instructure.com/courses/1911107/pages/canvas-updates
Confessions of a Canvas Boot Camp Drop Out --Tuesday, January 12 from 11 am - 12 pm
Presenter: Louise Greene
With every good intention, the library went to boot camp last summer. After four weeks (instead of the seven weeks required to graduate), I quit. Was I a wimpy wannabe who failed to persist? Or was it just enough to jump start a project that students needed? With hard numbers, assessment measures and conclusions, you can be the judge of whether 230 students gained from my four-week trial.
Open Faculty Chat -- Thursday, January 21 from 1-2 pm
Have questions about Canvas, Zoom, or teaching in general? Or, do you just want a chance to chat with fellow faculty? Thursday, January 21 from 1-2 pm there will be an open Zoom session for anyone to stop in to say hi, chat, or ask questions! Feel free to come and go during this time period.
Session not recorded.
Friday, January 29 from 11 am-12 pm
New Course Analytics in Canvas!
The new course analytics in Canvas can be super useful in monitoring student access and success in your course, as well as a great way to contact students who fall into specific categories. This session will take you through all the hidden and awesome features of this new tool!
Chat log file - Course Analytics Chat Log.docx
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Friday, February 5 from 11 am - 12 pm
Learn more about Urkund (plagairism detector)
Please join us for an introduction (or review) of the Urkund/Ouriginal functionality within Canvas, and an overview of the Analysis Report.
Link to Recording: https://urkund.zoom.us/rec/share/SbUqnF2SP0pNFTFPM9uRiujoy7ho5JiJiyi1X5nn-Q_o-qrvyWrSkVZQh9cU7H1w.6Zupq2hl-zeovqI7
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Friday, February 12 from 11 am - 12 pm
Diving Deeper: Increasing Cognitive Rigor & Depth of Knowledge with Assessments & Discussions
Presenter: Jarry Brown
Are our assessments and discussion prompts pushing our students to deepen their thinking? Do they align with the rigor of our content? Join us for this interactive session and bring one of your current discussion prompts and/or a couple of quiz/test questions and be ready to dive in!
Session Resource: https://www.karin-hess.com/free-resources
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February 16-18
Growing Online Learning Conference
The theme of this conference is "TLC: Teaching, Learning, and Caring" and will take place February 16 – 18, 2021. The keynote will be “COVID Fatigue: A Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Moving Forward” and will be conducted by wellness and student services staff from multiple community colleges. Other sessions will cover topics such as student interaction in Zoom meetings, active learning in the digital environment, and authentic and meaningful assessments.
Session recordings can be found online at – http://ilcco.net/ILCCO/?p=edu&a=events&id=gol Links to an external site.
Conference Agenda
Thursday, February 25 from 1-2pm
Open Chat -- What did you learn from the Growing Online Learning Conference?
Open chat session to talk about what people learned and their biggest take-away from the Growing Online Learning Conference.
Session not recorded.
Open Education Week
This week is Open Education Week, which celebrates Open Education Resources (OER).
Session 1: Equity and Open Education Faculty Panel
Monday, March 1 from 12-1 pm
For more information see this page - https://openoregon.org/events/event/equity-and-open-education-faculty-panel
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Session 2: OER Student Panel
Thursday, March 4 from 2-3 pm
For more information see this page - https://openoregon.org/events/event/student-panel
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Session 3: Imagining an Open Future (with Robin DeRosa)
Friday, March 5 from 1:30-3 pm
For more information see this page - https://openoregon.org/events/event/imagining-an-open-future
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Monday, March 8 from 2-3pm
OER Faculty Panel
Interested in learning more about the pros and cons of using Open Education Resources (OER) for your course? In this panel discussion, four Richland faculty members are going to share their experiences switching to an OER textbook for their course. Faculty featured on this panel include Jill Feinstein (Biology), James Jones (Math), Kristi Palmer (Sociology), & Michelle Stephens (Communications).
Friday, March 12 from 10-11am
Put a little 'OM' into your classroOM" -- Incorporating mindfulness & meditation into your courses (or into your classroom) to enhance student success.
Mindfulness & meditation are scientifically proven to make you more focused and attentive. As a result, your brain is more able to absorb and process new and complex information. In addition, mindfulness & meditation increases your ability to handle stress and can help reduce anxiety. So why isn't everyone using it? While there are many answers to this question, one can be lack of access. So, let's bring this tool to our students by incorporating into our curriculums! Don't know anything about mindfulness or meditation? NO worries at all. IN this session, Gabriela will give you just enough information to be dangerous AND provide with you lots of simple and easy ways to bring mindfulness and mediation to your students.
PowerPoint: Put the Om in Your ClassroOm.pdf Download Put the Om in Your ClassroOm.pdf
Wednesday, March 24 from 11 am - 12 pm
Digital Escape Room -- Laura Philips
Create a digital Escape Room using Google Slides. It’s a fun way for students to discover new information, review materials, or take an assessment.
Additional Digital Escape Room Resources:
- Laura Philips' presentation slideshow link: Digital Escape Rooms Slideshow
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- Digital Escape Room Sites and Information Download Digital Escape Room Sites and Information
- Digital Escape Rooms using Google Forms Download Digital Escape Rooms using Google Forms
- Digital Escape Rooms using Google Slides Download Digital Escape Rooms using Google Slides
Wednesday, March 24 from 1 - 2 pm
Depression and Students -- Shelly Baldwin
Thursday, March 25 from 1-2 pm
Reading in Content Areas -- Gail Bauer
Would you like your students to understand more of their reading assignments? Would you like to know how to help them get the most of their reading? We will talk about the reading process and some practical strategies to use with students to help make reading and understanding easier for them.
Monday, March 29 from 1-2pm AND Thursday, April 1 from 10-11am
Master Syllabus Updates - Teena Zindel-McWilliams
In this session, Teena Zindel-McWilliams will review changes in the Master Syllabus and delineate the differences between the Master Syllabus and the Working Syllabus. Let's talk about why these documents are important for you and your students.
Nearpod, The Sequel -- Laurie Hughes
Friday, April 16 from 11am - 11:30pm
New Canvas Features -- Reassign Assignments & Annotating Studio Video!
This quick session will review how the new 'Reassign Assignment' option in Canvas works, as well as the new option to annotate video in Studio!
(1) Reassign Assignment is a new option in Canvas that allows Instructors to reassign an already submitted assignment to a student. A use case for this is if the student submitted the wrong assignment or didn't do well on the assignment and you'd like them to resubmit it. By selecting this option, the assignment is added back to the student's "To Do" list, which makes it more likely for the student to see it and get it fixed and submitted.
(2) Faculty can now video in Studio! This functionality allows faculty to add comments and even links to outside resources to their video. These annotations are added at specific points in the video. When students watch the video, the video will pause and pop up the annotation. Once the student clicks continue, the video will continue playing.
Friday, April 23 from 11am-12pm
Teaching & Learning Post-COVID
Teaching during the pandemic has often been like a rollercoaster with a lot of twisting and turning, and ups and downs. As we prepare to go back to campus, what teaching innovations are worth keeping? What do students think has worked or not, and what do they want post-COVID? This open session will be to talk about what students would like colleges to keep doing and what innovations/technology educators will continue to use. To help get you thinking about these topics, see the following two articles.
Teaching After the Pandemic, What Innovations are Worth Keeping?
Links to an external site.(The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2021)
COVID-Era College: Are Students Satisfied
Links to an external site. (Inside Higher Ed, March 2021)
Session not recorded
Wednesday, April 28 from 11am-12pm
New Canvas Instructor Training Course
During the spring 2021 semester, TLC staff (led by Jarry Brown) worked to reimagine and redesign the Canvas Instructor Training course! Based on lessons learned during the pandemic, as well as previous experience working with faculty, the new course is designed to better guide faculty through the course design process. Come get a sneak peek at the new course, and provide your thoughts and feedback!
Thursday, May 6 from 1-2 pm
Open Faculty Chat
How did your spring semester go? What are you looking forward to for this summer and the fall? This is an open chat with no agenda, just a chance to hangout and talk with fellow faculty. Feel free to come and go during this time period.
Session not recorded.
Friday, May 7, May 14, May 21, & May 28 from 10am - 12pm
Breaking Down Barriers Accessibility Workshops
Registration is available for ILCCO’s free Breaking Down Barriers Accessibility Workshop. This conference is an opportunity to engage in best practices in moving your instruction and your campus to a more inclusive culture.
Each Friday in May, you will have the opportunity to engage with expert presenters that highlight and celebrate being accessible, designing with educational technologies that work for everyone, working towards institutional compliance, and designing your course to have a focus on inclusive course design. Not only will you be engaged and hear from experts, you'll also hear from your peers and your students.
All sessions begin with a keynote presentation followed by the option of selecting one of three tracks during the Zoom session. Choose to attend a lightning round with four, 15-minute presentations, a panel presentation track or, hear more from the keynote presenter. Afterwards, engage with participants all month long in our back-channel chat. We hope you'll join us as we Break Down the Barriers and share stories and resources to help you and your campus on your accessibility journey.
For more information and recordings of the sessions see the following -- http://ilcco.net/ILCCO/?p=edu&a=events&id=breaking
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