The Learning Technology Center is offering a full roster of learning opportunities ranging from training on the nuts and bolts of Webex and Canvas to rethinking traditional student learning and engagement. Consult our full calendar to see all sessions and to register in advance. LTC workshops are open to faculty, staff, and student employees.

Can’t join at the scheduled time or missed a session? No problem, schedule an individual meeting with the LTC. Links to previously recorded materials are often available too. 

Don’t see a session on something you would like to learn more about? Let us know! We look forward to meeting your needs as best we can – email ltc@uww.edu with your request. And, don’t forget, LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of industry-vetted on-demand courses!

Click any session title below to see dates and links for registration.

General Campus Technology

• Campus Technology: Resources to help you succeed (also available on-demand)
• Google Drive and Apps Essentials
• Outlook Email/Calendar Basics (Tips & Tricks)
• Ingeniux-Web Content Management

Instructional Workshops

• New in Spring 2022!: Flipped Learning Fundamentals
• New in Spring 2022!: Universal Design for Learning
• Adaptive Learning Community of Practice
• EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT Issues in Higher Education
• Teaching with Webex Teams
• Classroom Technology – Guided, Hands-On Introduction 
• Interactive Polling Options Overview

Webex

• Getting Started with Webex (Teams)
• Suggestions for Effective Online Meetings & Events
• Breakouts in Webex
• Interactive Polling with Slido

Canvas

Getting Started Each Semester: 

• Improving Course Navigation
• Setting Up a Points Based Gradebook in Canvas
• Setting Up a Weighted Gradebook in Canvas
• Canvas Open Lab 

Assessment and Feedback

• Higher Integrity Quizzes
• Canvas “New Quizzes”
• Faster Grading With Better Feedback
• Canvas Lab: Rubric and Quiz Building
• Canvas Grading Lab

Course Navigation and Design

• Improving Course Navigation
• Canvas Open Lab
• Better Courses Through Better Pages (also available on-demand)
• What Students Want in Canvas (previous session recording available)

Learning Analytics

• Canvas Learning Analytics (Introduction)
• Canvas Learning Analytics for Better Teaching and Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guides the design of learning experiences to proactively meet the needs of all learners. When you design through UDL, you assume that barriers to learning are in the design of the environment, not in the student. 

This workshop series explores the principles of UDL: provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression. Additionally, we will answer the following questions:

• How can I engage all students in my class?
• How can I present information in ways that reach all learners?
• How can I offer purposeful options for students to show what they know?

Workshop Details

• How Universal Design Helps Everyone
  March 4, 1:00 pm
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. The human-centered approach to design that Universal Design supports is user-friendly and convenient, but is also respectful of user dignity, rights and privacy. Learn about how incorporating UDL into your classroom helps everyone!
  • Sign up: https://my.uww.edu/SignUp/Registration/Details?id=17117

• Next Level Design: Representation
  April 1, 1:00 pm
  • In this workshop, apply next level design principles for resourceful, knowledgeable learners, present information and content in different ways.
  • Sign up: https://my.uww.edu/SignUp/Registration/Details?id=17120

• Next Level Design: Action and Expression
  April 8, 1:00 pm
  • In this workshop, apply next level design principles for strategic, goal-directed learners, differentiate the ways that students can express what they know.
  • Sign up: https://my.uww.edu/SignUp/Registration/Details?id=17121

• UW DLE Student Experience Survey
  April 15, 1:00 pm
  • In 2021, a student usability study of the University of Wisconsin System digital learning environment (DLE) was conducted. The purpose of the research is to examine the student user experience (UX) with the digital learning environment (DLE) and identify factors that influence student access and success across the University of Wisconsin System. This workshop reviews those results and discusses ways to improve your classroom and teaching to incorporate specific suggestions from the research. 
  • Sign up: https://my.uww.edu/SignUp/Registration/Details?id=17124

• Next Level Design: Engagement
  April 22, 1:00 pm
  • In this workshop, apply next level design principles for purposeful, motivated learners, stimulate interest and motivation for learning.
  • Sign up: https://my.uww.edu/SignUp/Registration/Details?id=17118

Congratulations on another successful semester, Warhawks!

The hallways might be a bit quieter over the next few weeks, but the learning never ends at the Learning Technology Center! Below you’ll find a few opportunities to help finish strong and keep the momentum going through to the Spring:

Canvas

Once you’ve marked up your students’ final exams and papers, be sure to check the settings of your gradebook to ensure accuracy and to prepare for a successful transfer to WINS. The LTC will offer multiple sessions for instructors to double-and-triple check final grades:

• Canvas Grading Lab (12/6/2021, 10am) – Check and double-check grade categories and schemes.
• Canvas Grade Submission (multiple sessions and times) – transfer grades directly from the Canvas Gradebook to WINS.

Winterim 2022

Spend Winterim at the LTC (in-person or online) with dedicated time and support to complete course preparation for Spring 2022 or for Summer/Fall 2022!

• The Winter Online Bootcamp will provide guidance and support for instructors preparing or launching Spring 2022 courses.
• The Online Blended Institute will focus on design and delivery for Summer and Fall 2022 courses.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning – Instructor Use Cases (12/6/2021, 2pm)
Join us as we explore how instructors on our campus integrate the wealth of learning and development resources on subjects ranging from advanced software training to soft-skills development and enrichment.

Over the break, take some time to develop deeper technical abilities, hone soft skills, or start from the beginning with new software, all within LinkedIn Learning. Check out our blog for more information and get started with your learning pathways!

Webex

Cisco Webex continues to evolve and offer new and exciting features that benefit each member of our campus community. Join us this month as we dive deeper into everything Webex!

• Learn about what’s new and improved in Webex.
• Review the basics of hybrid meetings in video-enabled meeting rooms.
• Learn the secrets to better Webex Meetings and Events.
• Don’t forget about the ways Webex (Teams) can support team communication and collaboration!

More Information

Consult our full calendar of events for more information or to register in advance!

New to campus or looking for a refresher? Sign up for “Campus Technology: Resources to Help You Succeed” or check out our on-demand technology orientation to get you started at UW-Whitewater!

The LTC offers individual and small group consultations on a variety of topics and services, please email ltc@uww.edu to learn more and get started! Subscribe to our blog for frequent technology updates and information about our workshops, campus events, and other announcements.

If you require assistance or have questions on campus technology, please feel free to contact the Help Desk. Outside of Help Desk hours, we invite you to search our Knowledge Base for helpful articles on using and troubleshooting campus technology.