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Sep 1

Assignment Design for Student Success

Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Online

Please join us for a workshop focused on revising student assignments to increase student success. In this workshop, we will learn how to use a research-based assignment template to create more transparent and aligned assignments. Findings from a large-scale study provide evidence that transparent assignments enhance student success-- especially for low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented college students (Winkelmas, Bernacki, Butler, Zochowski, Golnice & Harriss Weavil, 2016).
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Sep 1

AsULearn Gradebook: Taking the Pain-Free Plunge - Webinar

Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Online

If you've never used the AsULearn gradeboook, you're not alone. Your spreadsheets have worked just fine for years, right? But wouldn't it be nice to finally eliminate all those emails from students wondering about their grades? Trust us, this is a teaching move students really dig (read: gets your teaching evals up) AND it saves you time - so it's great bang for your buck. And yes, the gradebook CAN handle your unusual grading scheme - the possibilities are basically limitless.
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Aug 30

Designing Peer Review Students Actually Use

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Online

If it's so touted by educators as a key classroom strategy, why do students roll their eyes when they see it listed on the syllabus? Learn strategies for designing a peer review setup that your students will actually use, like and accomplish great things with, and will even save you time and energy. Register here. 
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Aug 22

Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading

Monday, August 22, 2022 - 8:00am

This book club  will meet during Fall Semester 2022 based on participant schedules. For more information and to complete the interest form, please visit this link. 
Book Clubs
Aug 22

Grading for Equity

Monday, August 22, 2022 - 8:00am
Online

This book club will meet during Fall Semester 2022 based on participant schedules. For more information and to complete the interest form, please visit this link. 
Book Clubs
Aug 18

VoiceThread: New Features

Thursday, August 18, 2022 - 2:30pm
Online

Looking for a simple way to increase interactions between your students, helping students engage more with your content, and providing you a create presence in your online, hybrid courses, or f2f class? VoiceThread may be the answer! In this workshop we will revisit best practices and go over the new features in VoiceThread for Fall 2022. Register here. 
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Aug 18

Work Smarter Not Harder: Managing Late Student Work

Thursday, August 18, 2022 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Online

Over the last few years, many instructors have experimented with their approach to due dates and late policies. Some have seen success with completely eliminating both, but many have not. Instructors have remarked that due date flexibility results in increased workload for them and decreased output by their students. In this session, we'll discuss several approaches to late work including:
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Aug 17

Padlet: Assignments, Activities, and Quick Assessments

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Online

Looking for a way to increase engagement in your courses? You might want to try Padlet, a virtual bulletin board app. Whether you are teaching in-person or online, Padlet can be used in a variety of ways such as to:
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Aug 16

AsULearn Syllabus Plugin

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 1:00pm
Online

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success and the Department of Academic Technologies is excited to share with you an new feature in AsULean, the syllabus plugin. This feature will allow you to input all of the information required by Academic Affairs, plus add your own policies, rubrics, and other information that you typically share with your students. Register here.   
Teaching, Learning, & Student Success, Workshops
Aug 16

To Grade or Not to Grade: A Digital Exploration of Ungrading

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Online

Using a digital escape room, participants will collaborate and explore web resources to learn about "ungrading." Upon completion of the session, participants will be able to define ungrading and reflect on strategies they can use in their classrooms. Register here. 
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