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Teaching Fall 2020 …
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Ensuring Online Accessibility in Your Courses
featuring Jennifer CulverAugust 17, 2020
1-1:45 p.m.Come and learn some very easy accessibility tips for Fall! Accessibility tips range from providing extra time or attempts for only one student's exam, making media consumable in other ways quickly for learners, and finding where our common tools, such as Power Point can guide us to simple changes to make accessible content.
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Tips & Tricks for Student Engagement
featuring Adeline TolliverAugust 17, 2020
3-3:45 p.m.Engaging students can look different in face-to-face courses compared to online and SMUflex. Join CTE's Senior Instructional Designer Dr. Addy Tolliver to learn about some methods to maintain student engagement, interaction, and interest.
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Developing Assessments aligned with Learning Objectives
featuring Christina ChurchillAugust 18, 2020
11-11:45 a.m.Do your assignments, quizzes, and exams align with your course learning objectives? How do you ensure that you measure student learning accurately? Join us as we discuss how to ensure that your course is aligned.
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Collaboration and Engagement through Breakout Rooms
featuring Kathy Hayes, Elena Borzova, Marcela Giraldo, and Bivin SadlerAugust 18, 2020
2-2:45 p.m.Collaboration and engagement seems to be a daunting task in the online and SMUFlex world. Join us as we discuss how you can create a collaborative environment in your classroom. We will discuss how to keep students engaged to optimize learning.
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Approaches to Academic Integrity
featuring Michael Harris, Molly Ellis, Maribeth Kuenzi, and Peter RaadAugust 18, 2020
3-3:45 p.m.Looking ahead to the semester with many students and final exams online, there are many questions that arise about how to design and deliver exams successfully in the online environment. In this session, we will discuss some of what has worked well and some tips for ensuring academic integrity for fall classes.
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Always Remote: Using ManeFrame II for Research and Teaching
featuring Rob Kalescky and Eric Godat321August 19, 2020
10-10:45 a.m.ManeFrame II (M2), SMU's premier high performance computing cluster, is ready and waiting for faculty and students to get back to doing cutting edge research and creating edifying student experiences. Dr. Rob Kalescky and Dr. Eric Godat from OIT Research and Data Science Services and the Center for Research Computing give an introduction to M2 and teach you how you can access this powerful resource through our new web-based Portal from anywhere in the world, including your home office. No prior programming knowledge required.
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Q & A with CTE
featuring Michael Harris, Adeline TolliverAugust 19, 2020
1-1:45 p.m.Learning objectives, assessments, backward design, oh my! Here is your chance to ask the Center of Teaching Excellence. Join us in this Q & A session as we discuss course design, assessments, and more.
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Strategies to Teaching Large Online Classes
featuring Robert Hunt, Bivin Sadler, and Sheila WilliamsAugust 19, 2020
1-1:45 p.m.Engaging and connecting with students in a large class remotely has its unique challenges. Join the panel discussion on strategies to assist with these challenges. Tips and tricks to keep the students engaged and learning will be discussed.
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Zoom Best Practices
featuring Levi SterlingAugust 20, 2020
3-3:45 p.m.The education stage has become Zoom! Join us as we discuss best practices on using Zoom for your class. Learn about new upcoming changes in Zoom and what to do to ensure that your Zoom settings are correct for the semester.
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Easy Polling for Student Participation
featuring Levi SterlingAugust 21, 2020
1-1:45 p.m.Engaging students simultaneously through polling that will accommodate the SMUflex. Polleverywhere allows for students to connect no matter if they are in the classroom or online. Use this technology to build engagement between the two modalities.
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Canvas …
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Organizing Courses in Module
featuring Christina Churchill1August 17, 2020
4-4:45 p.m.Understand why modules are important in a Canvas course. Join us as we explain the importance of the student experience in navigating your course without doubts. We will discuss how the brain works and why navigation is important. Tips and Tricks will also be covered to make setting up modules easy.
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Designing Digital Assignments in Canvas
featuring Levi Sterling1August 20, 2020
4-4:45 p.m.Digital assignments can include videos, documents, presentations and more. Join us as we discuss how to configure assignments, how to give feedback and more.
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Developing Rubrics in Canvas
featuring Cassidy Porter2August 19, 2020
9-9:45 a.m.Rubrics help students understand what is expected of them, as well as demystifies grades by clearly stating the expectations for a project. Join us as we discuss how to set up rubrics in Canvas, as well as how they will make grading faster, less subjective, and help students succeed.
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Exploring New Quizzes Functionality
featuring Cassidy Porter2August 21, 2020
2-2:45 p.m.Canvas has a feature called "New Quizzes" that allows for more advanced options in the basic quiz. Join us as we cover the new quiz feature and how that can develop a more elaborate quiz in Canvas.
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Q & A with Canvas Admin Specialist
featuring Cassidy Porter21August 20, 2020
2-2:45 p.m.Ever wonder how to do specific things in Canvas? Or why things work a certain way in your Canvas course? Here is your chance to ask the Canvas administrator anything. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with the Canvas experts to ensure a positive experience for your students.
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Understanding Gradebook Functionality
featuring Jennifer Culver1August 17, 2020
10-10:45 a.m.The gradebook functionality is a powerful tool that helps students gauge their progress in your class at any time. Join us as we discuss how to ensure that the configuration is set correctly, the weights are established and the assessments are accurately set. We will also cover how to mute grades while you are posting and much more.
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Using Discussion Boards for Student Engagement
featuring Christina Churchill2August 20, 2020
12-12:45 p.m.Imagine a world where your students continued the class discussions outside of classroom time. Discussion boards in Canvas give this affordance. Join us in a discussion on why incorporating discussion boards helps student learning, how to set it up in Canvas, and how to grade it.
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Using Quizzes in Canvas
Steve Snider1August 20, 2020
12-12:45 p.m.Assessing students through Canvas quizzes is simple and convenient. Join this session as we cover the basics of setting up a quiz online, assigning the quiz, and how to give feedback and grade quizzes.
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Using Test Banks in Canvas Quizzes
featuring Cassidy Porter2August 20, 2020
9-9:45 a.m.Canvas has the ability to use test banks to create a variety of quizzes for your students rather than just one. This could minimize cheating during your assessments. Join us as we discuss how to set up test banks in Canvas.
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Using the Canvas Attendance Tool
featuring Cassidy Porter21August 18, 2020
4-4:45 p.m.Ever wonder how to do specific things in Canvas? Or why things work a certain way in your Canvas course? Here is your chance to ask the Canvas administrator anything. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with the Canvas experts to ensure a positive experience for your students.
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Using the Power of Groups in Canvas
featuring Jennifer Culver21August 18, 2020
10-10:45 a.m.Canvas groups give students the opportunity to collaborate, communicate, as well as turn in Assignments together. Join us how Canvas groups work and how these features can save time for faculty.
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Video …
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Creating, Editing, and Sharing Videos through Panopto
featuring Laura Ohlson21August 19, 2020
10-10:45 p.m.Move from creating a simple asynchronous recording to uploading and editing your video in Panopto. This workshop will cover how to create, edit and share your Panopto videos for the best student experience.
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Creating Video Editing with Adobe Rush
featuring Ian Aberle21August 19, 2020
11-11:45 a.m.Learn about Adobe Premiere Rush, the easy-to-use, all-in-one video editing software for online video creators. Join us as we discover the creative possibilities Adobe Premiere Rush can bring.
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Embedding Questions in PlayPosIt and Sync with Canvas Assignment
featuring Emily Bleibel (PlayPosIt) and Jennifer Culver3August 21, 2020
11-11:45 a.m.Find out how to incorporate PlayPosIt within your videos to ensure that students are watching them. The questions feed into your Canvas Quizzes for student assessment.
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Personalized Learning Through PlayPosIt
featuring Emily Bleibel (PlayPosIt) and Jennifer Culver3August 21, 2020
10-10:45 a.m.When students get an answer wrong, do we want them to just keep going in a video? If not, PlayPosit has options for you. Come learn some advanced PlayPosit skills, such as jumps and branches to reinforce learning right as students are engaged in content.
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Tips & Tricks for Video Creation
featuring Robert Hunt and Bivin Sadler321August 17, 2020
12-12:45 p.m.Join our panel of faculty and staff as they discuss their tips and tricks for video creation. Topics will include lighting, sound, element positioning and much more.
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Using Zoom for Creating Videos
featuring Faye Walter1August 21, 2020
3-3:45 p.m.Creating an asynchronous video in Zoom allows you to create a simple video in no time. Join us as we discuss how to create videos quickly in Zoom.
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Teaching SMUFlex …
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SMUFlex: Summer Faculty Panel
featuring Alan Humason, James Calvert, and William Maxwell321August 17, 2020
9-9:45 a.m.Join our panel of faculty that taught SMUFlex style this summer. Learn their tips, tricks, and methods that helped make their courses successful.
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SMUFlex: The Trending Classroom
featuring Christina Churchill321August 18, 2020
12-12:45 p.m.SMUFlex classrooms may slightly vary from one school to another but in the core, they are similar. Join us as we discover the classrooms throughout the SMUFlex campus.
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SMUFlex: Considering Your Online Students
featuring Robert Hunt, Jill Kelly, and Jim Linck321August 19, 2020
3-3:45 p.m.SMUflex should provide an equal experience for online and face-to-face students. Join our panel as we discuss considerations to ensure that all students have an equitable experience.
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Solutions for Digitizing your Whiteboard
featuring Faye Walter & Christina Churchill321August 20, 2020
3-3:45 p.m.The faithful whiteboard has been the backbone of many lectures. Join us now as we explore the new generation of whiteboards, the digital whiteboard. During this session, we will discuss and display the different methods that SMUFlex will allow you to display your whiteboard.
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Opportunities & Challenges …
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Building and Maintaining Remote Student Relationships
featuring Elena Borzova, Robert Hunt, Jill Kelly, and Bivin Sadler321August 17, 2020
2-2:45 p.m.Research identifies the need for professional faculty and student relationship for students to thrive. Join us as we discuss the challenges and opportunities in remote education in continuing to develop these bonds.
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Faculty Lessons Learned with Remote Teaching
featuring Aria Cabot, Marcela Giraldo, William Maxwell, and Bivin Sadler321August 18, 2020
9-9:45 a.m.Teaching remotely has been a unique experience for everyone. Join this panel discussion as they share their experiences. See what helped them overcome challenges, learn things to avoid, and things that are a must.
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Library …
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Course Material and Films for Your Class: The Basics
featuring Jolene de Verges, Jalesia Horton, Elizabeth Killingsworth, and Sarah Sanabria321August 19, 2020
4-4:45 p.m.Classes are online, so are library materials! In this panel discussion with librarians, find out how to access digitized materials for your course. This includes textbooks, research material, films, and more. Find out how the library can get digital and streaming materials for you and your students.
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Integrating the Library into Online Instruction
featuring Megan Heuer, Elizabeth Killingsworth, and Jonathan McMichael321August 20, 2020
1-1:45 p.m.Discover how librarians can assist you with remote teaching. This panel discussion, led by librarians, will highlight Canvas integration, tailored research instruction for your course, as well as customizing remote workshops.
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