Monday, 05 Oct 2015
Live Webinar: Designing Learning Spaces with Learning Theory in Mind
Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this webinar with Scott McDonald. From K-12 schools to institutions of higher education, there is an increasing emphasis and investment in developing spaces to support student learning.
Meeting: Service-Learning Faculty Learning Community
Are you interested in developing, or enhancing, a service-learning component within your course? You are invited to join this dynamic, interdisciplinary group as we walk-through the process of integrating service-learning into the curriculum. These interactive sessions will include topical discussions, readings, and sharing of best practices.
Tuesday, 06 Oct 2015
Seminar: Using Clickers for Assessments and Exercises in a TBL Classroom
Learn how to engage students using clickers (via TurningPoint) for Readiness Assessment Tests (individual (iRAT) and team (tRAT)) and Team-Based Learning application exercises -- Instead of pen/paper or bubble sheets. Our presenter, Meghan Gillette, Lecturer, HDFS will also describe how to efficiently integrate and distribute the resulting grades in Blackboard Learn for each individual and team.
Teaching and Learning Circle: Engaging Students - How service-learning makes a difference
Service-learning provides an opportunity for students to engage with course content at a deeper, and more meaningful level. In this three-part series, we will read and discuss pertinent research for planning, implementing and assessing service-learning curriculum. Topics to explore include: developing community partnerships, designing a course component, and assessing the effectiveness of the service-learning component in your course.
Thursday, 08 Oct 2015
Live Webinar: 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Online Course Content
In our media-centric society, the desire and need for online learning is at an all-time high. However, as more academic content goes online, the industry is running into a stumbling block as they struggle to make their online courses accessible. With recent lawsuits in higher education and updates to Section 508 on the horizon, it is more important than ever that online learning content be made accessible to students with disabilities.