The staff of Academic Innovation and eLearning have cleared their calendars and are available for you during their fall 2024 open office hours, this Friday, Nov. 1, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Visit them on the garden level of Sangamon Hall (Room 0114) for snacks and good conversation, or join us on Teams. They’re ready to talk about all things teaching, pedagogy, Canvas, H5P, digital accessibility and more. All faculty and staff are welcome to visit during their open office hours, regardless of department or teaching modality. If you can’t make it in-person to open office hours, please know that the doors are always open, or you can contact any individual staff member to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment.
Category Archives: Academic Innovation & eLearning
Save the Date – Professional Development Day on Nov. 5
Fall 2024 Professional Development Day takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Access the updated schedule-at-a-glance and the full session descriptions on the Professional Development Day page on the HR portal.
Virtual Workshop today, Engage Your Students with H5P Live Engagement Content
With H5P’s live engagement tools, you can engage your students in a completely new way. In this workshop hosted by Jennifer Gardner, from the H5P Core team, you will learn how content types like “The Chase” and “Multipoll” can introduce gamification to your teaching. It is a powerful and fun way to learn!
Join the virtual workshop on Teams today from 2-3 p.m. Register online.
AIeL Open Office Hours this Friday
The staff of Academic Innovation and eLearning have cleared their calendars and are available for you during their fall 2024 open office hours, this Friday, Nov. 1, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Visit them on the garden level of Sangamon Hall (Room 0114) for snacks and good conversation, or join us on Teams. They’re ready to talk about all things teaching, pedagogy, Canvas, H5P, digital accessibility and more. All faculty and staff are welcome to visit during their open office hours, regardless of department or teaching modality. If you can’t make it in-person to open office hours, please know that the doors are always open, or you can contact any individual staff member to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment.
Monday Morning Mentor
This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is, How Can I Leverage ChatGPT to Support Students with Disabilities? The presentation is available online on Oct. 28 and on-demand for one week. From the link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor, as well as access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. These materials will not be available to be viewed until Monday when the presentation becomes available. Use the password: leverage227.
Access to the programs in the Monday Morning Mentor series is restricted to members of the subscribing institution. Any unauthorized use or access, including sharing access with faculty and staff not affiliated with the subscribing institution, is prohibited.
Save the Date – Professional Development Day on Nov. 5
Fall 2024 Professional Development Day takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. AIeL has planned robust faculty-focused programming on topics such as academic tools; AI in education; innovation and creativity; student connections; and teaching, scholarship and research. The full schedule for the day will be coming soon, so make plans to join us on Nov. 5.
Save the Date – Professional Development Day on Nov. 5
Fall 2024 Professional Development Day takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. AIeL has planned robust faculty-focused programming on topics such as academic tools; AI in education; innovation and creativity; student connections; and teaching, scholarship and research. The full schedule for the day will be coming soon, so make plans to join us on Nov. 5.
Understanding Contract Grading: A Collaborative Approach to Assessment
Join us today from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Sangamon 1102 for a faculty development workshop, Understanding Contract Grading: A Collaborative Approach to Assessment.
In this workshop, we will explore contract grading, a student-centered approach to assessment that emphasizes collaboration, transparency, and equity. We’ll discuss what contract grading is, why we’ve chosen to implement it in our classes, and how it fosters a more inclusive and empowering learning environment. The workshop will offer practical advice on incorporating contract grading into your teaching, along with recommended resources for further exploration.
Presenters include; Dr. Gillian Bauer, professor, English; Dr. Karen Sisk, professor, English; Dr. Alison Stachera, professor, English; Eric Stachera, professor, English; Colin Suchland, professor, Sociology; Cara Swafford, professor, English; Lauren York, assistant professor, English
Monday Morning Mentor
This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is, How to Supercharge Your Slide Deck. The presentation is available Monday, Oct. 21 and on-demand for a week. You may access the presentation online. You will need to enter the following password to view the program: supercharge702.
Access to the programs in the Monday Morning Mentor series is restricted to members of the subscribing institution. Any unauthorized use or access, including sharing access with faculty and staff not affiliated with the subscribing institution, is prohibited.
Generative AI in Education
More seats have been made available for faculty interested in Teaching With Artificial Intelligence. This self-paced, online course is presented by the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Auburn University. Participants will earn an AI Explorer Badge from Auburn University.
In this self-paced online course, you will study the impact of the AI disruption of higher education continues to evolve and we are updating content as we learn more. This course represents a curated repository of inputs from a range of sources, disciplines, and stakeholders. The experiences, examples, and emphasis of the course is on faculty and students, and it is being created in collaboration with both. We do not position ourselves as experts on these matters, rather the course weaves expertise from a diverse range of faculty in order to provide a meaningful learning experience to a diverse range of learners. There are many interactive opportunities throughout the course to share your expertise and ideas. Our primary goal is to support you in thinking through the urgent questions that the AI disruption of higher education presents and to create opportunities for you to learn from and with others so that you are confident in supporting your students as we redesign our courses and navigate this shifting landscape together.