If you are interested in attending to learn more about using Linkedin Learning, please use the above links to register, and you will then receive an email with a link to the Webex Meeting.
With the recent UW-Whitewater announcement regarding COVID-19 and Spring Break, the Learning Technology Center (LTC) has put together the following workshops and resources to help support this rapid shift to teaching courses in an alternate delivery. The workshop schedules and descriptions are available below.
Walk-In Sessions are located in the LTC – McGraw Hall Suite 120.Virtual walk-ins are also available during those times. Call us at 262.472.1004 or email ltc@uww.edu and an available staff member will invite you to a Webex session.
The Media Recording Studio is available between 8:15 AM and 4:00 PM – schedule your appointment. Recorded videos will be made available as soon as possible. The studio will be closed from March 23rd to April 3rd.
The LTC Staff are available Monday – Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. If you are not able to attend any of the sessions below and need assistance call us at 262.472.1004 or email ltc@uww.edu to schedule an appointment.
Do you need a help setting up Webex, figuring out how to record your lectures, or getting your assignment added to Canvas? Stop by for Walk-In Assistance during spring break between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM in the McGraw Hall 120 Suite.Call us at 262.472.1004 or email us at ltc@uww.edu to connect remotely using Webex. The LTC Staff will be ready to help!
Workshop Descriptions
How-To Transform a Face-to-Face Course for Teaching Remotely (60 minutes offered both in-person and virtually)
In this workshop, you’ll learn what the Top 7 things to consider as you work to transform your course using Canvas. Face-to-Face and Webex Web Based workshops are available. The workshop will highlight:
Communication
Email (Sent from WINS)
Canvas Announcements
Canvas Inbox
Webex Teams and Meetings
Assessments
Assignments with Due Dates
Quizzes with Due Dates
Discussions
Create and Share Content
Pages with To-Do
Weekly Course Summary
Grading and Feedback using Speedgrader
Publishing your Course
Getting Help
We will be holding the workshop at the following times. Face to Face offerings will be held in McGraw 19a. Computers will not be provided for this training.
Overview of Webex Meetings (30 minutes offered both in-person and virtually)
Join this introduction to Cisco Webex Meetings to gain a high level overview of how to schedule your meeting, manage audio and share content. At the end of the class you will be able to host your own meeting and receive resources to help you continue your learning.
Overview of Webex Meetings for Teaching/Instruction (30 minutes offered both in-person and virtually)
Join this introduction to Cisco Webex Meetings to gain a high level overview of how to schedule your meeting, manage audio and share content. In addition we will cover how to authorize the Cisco Webex integration in Canvas. At the end of the class you will be able to host your own meeting and receive resources to help you continue your learning.
Conducting Webex Meetings (60 minutes offered both in-person and virtually)
Need a deep dive into the capabilities available to you as you conduct your meetings? Join this class to learn how to manage audio and sound alerts, turn on video and access different video layouts, use the whiteboard for collaboration, sharing techniques and best practices, and much more. You will receive resources to help you continue your learning.
Conducting Webex Meetings for Teaching/Instruction (60 minutes offered both in-person and virtually)
Need a deep dive into the capabilities available to you as you conduct your meetings? Join this class to learn how to manage audio and sound alerts, turn on video and access different video layouts, use the whiteboard for collaboration, sharing techniques and best practices, and much more. We’ll go into detail about how to use the Cisco Webex integration in Canvas, including how to hold breakout sessions, record sessions, and how to use Virtual Office hours.
Communicating Remotely (30 minutes offered both in-person and virtually)
Learn about campus tools to support virtual communication, including a high-level overview of Webex Meetings, Teams, and Jabber. We’ll also cover why you may want to learn more about Google Drive in order to collaborate on shared work.
Introduction to Campus Technology (60 minutes in-person)
The goal of this session is to create awareness of the campus-supported communication, collaboration, and work productivity tools that apply to all staff and introduce participants to support resources. This session will be particularly helpful to those new to campus, however, all staff may benefit from hearing about technology tools they might not be aware of or changes to technology that make the tools more useful for their work.
Google Apps for Education: Essentials (60 minutes in-person)
Learn about the different Google Apps for Education you can use to collaborate and file-share on the go! This workshop is an overview of Google Apps including Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Presentations, Forms, Drawing, and Sites. Learn the basics of each program to get you up and running quickly with Google applications.
During the Spring 2020 semester, the Learning Technology Center is supporting a small group of instructors in piloting Linkedin Learning. As a part of the project, the pilot instructors will be presenting on how they use Linkedin Learning, and what they have learned, to the campus community.
Linkedin Learning
Pilot instructors will be presenting on their experiences with Linkedin Learning at the following dates, times, locations. Clicking on the session link will take you to the UWW Event Sign-Up page. Please note that you will need to login with your UWW credentials to sign up.
If you would like to attend remotely, please register and then contact us at icit-techpilots@uww.edu. If you have any other questions about the pilot, Linkedin Learning, or any other learning technology, please contact the Learning Technology Center.
The retirement of Desire2Learn will be here before you know it! All information you would like to keep must be exported out of D2L before June 1st, 2020. Whether it’s an old for-credit based course, or an ongoing course – make sure all material is backed up. Once our access is removed, we will not have any way to obtain this data.
Registration is suggested, but not required. You can register at the link above (please note that you need to sign in with your UWW credentials to register).
If you are interested but unable to attend in person, please register and then email icit-techpilots@uww.edu, and we set you up to attend via Webex.
If you have any additional questions about these adaptive and personalized learning sessions, or other LTC events, please contact the Learning Technology Center
As a member of the UW-Whitewater community, you are invited to submit a session proposal for the campus event 2020 Celebrating Teaching and Learning Conference, “2020 Vision for Student Success.” This special forum is meant to showcase the wide variety of ways we are all transforming the lives of our students through teaching and learning. The Conference will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2020 on the UW-Whitewater campus. It is sponsored by the LEARN Center, the Learning Technology Center, and the Office of Academic Assessment.
The Learning Technology Center (LTC) has been supporting instructors in using adaptive and personalized learning platforms as part of a pilot project since 2018. If you are interested in adaptive and personalized learning, please consider joining us this Friday for a discussion that will include experiences of instructors in the current pilot project.
Registration is suggested, but not required. You can register at the following link (please note that you need to sign in with your UWW credentials to register):
If you are interested but unable to attend in person, please register and then email us at icit-techpilots@uww.edu, and we will get you set up to attend virtually.
If you have any additional questions about these adaptive and personalized learning sessions, or other LTC events, please contact the Learning Technology Center.
During the spring 2020 semester, the Learning Technology Center is supporting a small group of instructors in piloting Linkedin Learning. As a part of that project, pilot instructors will be presenting on how they incorporate Linkedin Learning into their course design and facilitation.
Linkedin Learning
There are three sessions. Each session focuses on a different use.
The 2020 Celebrating Teaching and Learning Conference will be held on May 20th, 2020 on the UW-Whitewater Campus. This year’s conference will be the “2020 Vision for Student Success” focusing on the following themes:
The Cisco/Presidio Teaching with Technology Innovator Honorarium is a recognition that will be bestowed upon an instructor who displays an outstanding commitment to leveraging learning technologies to solve common teaching challenges related to creating rich learning experiences to increase student success. Applications are due by February 25, 2020.
The official UW-Whitewater App is available to download. Instructors may find the App useful for communication with students, to see upcoming campus events, and to help students connect with resources.
As an instructor, authorize the UW-Whitewater App to interact with your Canvas account. This will allow your students to get assignment due date notifications inside of the app. You can also leverage the app to help communicate with your students regarding upcoming events, or help them connect to campus resources. You will only need to do this ONCE and it will apply to all of your current and future courses. Authorize right now, it takes less than 5 minutes!
The LTC welcomed Melissa Smiley as the new Assistant Director of Campus and Learning Technology in November of 2019. Melissa’s responsibilities include: identifying audience technology adoption and tracking their proficiency, developing systemic evaluation methods and training workshops in areas of need, assisting with strategic planning and partnerships, and finally, guiding the LTC staff and supporting ongoing growth.
Melissa, her husband (Dave), and their 5 children (Molly (14), Elizabeth (12), Catherine (11), Laney (7) and Luke (7)) live in the town of Ottawa, WI. They are joined by an elderly dog named Willow, who despite being fed by Melissa, favors Dave.
We are thrilled to have Melissa join our team, please take some time to welcome her the next time you see her!
Weekly Email Updates
Did you know that you can get a weekly email update about what’s going on in the LTC? Every Monday morning, you will get an email that contains a summary of the latest items from our blog. To signup for these updates, just fill out the form below!
Streaming.uww.edu (Vbrick Rev) Planned Outage – February 8th
On Saturday, February 8th 2020 between 9 AM and 5 PM VBrick Rev (http://streaming.uww.edu) will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance. During this outage, we will be deploying the latest version of VBrick Rev. Additional details are located here: Streaming.uww.edu (Vbrick Rev) Planned Outage – February 8th.
Workshops and Hands-on Training Opportunities
We have a number of workshops scheduled for the coming semester. Whether you are looking for Online Course Development Tools, wondering how you can utilize LinkedIn Learning in your courses or just looking for some training on the Google Suite, be sure to checkout the event signup at http://go.uww.edu/ltc-workshop-signup.
Collaboration Tools
Webex Teams is a collaboration tool designed for continuous teamwork with video meetings, group messaging, file sharing and white boarding. Get started at: https://www.uww.edu/icit/services/webex-teams
The Cisco Webex Education Connector is available for use in Canvas! The Webex Connector allows you to interact with Webex Meetings and Webex Teams directly from your Canvas course. It can be accessed by clicking on “Cisco Webex” in the course navigation menu. Get started at: https://spaces.uww.edu/x/74I3AQ
Google Apps are web-based tools available to all UW-Whitewater users. They allow you to create, share and access documents from any internet-connected computer, tablet, or mobile device. Get started at: https://www.uww.edu/icit/services/google
Custom Consulting & Training
Custom Consulting and Training Services are aimed at helping departments find software solutions to meet their needs. Small-group training sessions can be customized to cover topics relevant to your team and available schedule.
Contact the Learning Technology Center for additional information!
Don’t forget to Visit Us
Are you still with us? If so – great, you made it to the end! Be sure to stop by the LTC throughout the semester to visit. As a reminder, we are located in McGraw Hall, Suite 120 and are available between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM weekdays. We can also be reached at ltc@uww.edu or 262.472.1004. We’ll always be willing to help, and have plenty of treats on hand for your sweet tooth. Have a great semester!
Dealing with the unexpected inside the classroom is part of teaching, but what happens when the unexpected prevents everyone from even gathering? Certainly any number of things could force you to cancel class, but what can you do to help students continue to progress while they wait out the latest winter storm?
Don’t fear, the LTC is here!
Here are just a few of the tools you can use to enable learning from almost anywhere:
Canvas
Every semester, all courses are automatically setup and created in Canvas. As an instructor, it’s up to you to Publish the course before the students are able to see it. Once the course is published, you are able to send out News Announcements, post Assignments, and start up Discussion Forums all with a few clicks. The best part is that Canvas Support is available 24/7/365 to help you get up and running!
Webex Meetings
With Webex Meetings, you have the ability to schedule and create a web based meeting where you can use both audio and video to communicate with your students. To make things even easier, this is also integrated directly into every Canvas course on campus. Click on the “Cisco Webex” link in your course to get started. All you and your students need to connect is an internet connected device.
If you are already using Webex Teams with your class, it’s a great tool to use for last minute and unexpected situations. Webex Teams allows for communication using an app that students can download onto their computer, mobile devices or access using the web browser. You can use teams to group message, share files and even schedule Webex Meetings right from the application.
Video is also a great way you can deliver a lecture to your students virtually, from anywhere. We have created a guide that explains the available tools and recommend uses.
The next time you find yourself in an unexpected situation that might impact your class, remember there are a number of great tools and resources out there. You can always reach out to the Learning Technology Center if you have any questions!
