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Welcome Back Week In addition to the Technology Open House, there are several Canvas workshops throughout \u201cWelcome Back Week\u201d. These workshops cover a variety of topics from getting started in Canvas, a look at building content, and a more hands-on approach to features like “SpeedGrader” and other ways to expedite grading and provide feedback.\u00a0 These workshops will are all held in Hyland 3101.<\/p>\n LEARN Center\/LTC Collaborative Workshop Series The other workshops in the fall series will be on October 18th \u201cBest practices on providing effective feedback using low-tech and high-tech options\u201d and November 27th \u201cUsing groups to engage students and maximize your class time\u201d.<\/p>\n Teaching with Technology Additionally, there are two upcoming \u201cPoll Everywhere\u201d information sessions. Poll Everywhere is a polling application that can enhance live interactive audience participation in class in real time. You can learn more about “Using Poll Everywhere to Engage Students” through two upcoming workshops:<\/p>\n Institute for Online \/ Blended Teaching For a complete list of upcoming events or to sign up for these events, use the ICIT signup web page using your Net-ID! https:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Home<\/a> Find more about these and other activities on the LTC\u2019s blog page: http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/<\/a><\/p>\n Next week I want to peer into the future and explore the innovative practices, trends, and technologies for higher education as presented by the 2018 Horizon Report.<\/p>\n \u2013 Ted Witt RESOURCES: Welcome Back Week GooseChase notes:<\/p>\n upcoming activities where you can learn more about various “learning technologies”: Welcome Back Week, LEARN Center\/LTC Collaborative Workshop Series, Teaching with Technology, Institute for Online \/ Blended Teaching Continue reading
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\nOne of the most important events at the start of the academic year is Welcome Back Week. Each year, ICIT hosts a Technology Open House where faculty, staff, and students explore new campus technology and technology related initiatives. This year\u2019s Tech Open House is Wednesday, August 29 from 1:30 \u2013 4:30 pm in UC 275. You will find hands-on interactive demonstrations, information from vendors, and can participate in a \u201cGooseChase\u201d scavenger hunt. There will be free food and door prizes. Complete scavenger hunt missions to win additional door prize entries. See the resources section at the end of this TED Tip for more information on how to get started on the GooseChase.<\/p>\n\n
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\nThe LTC\/LEARN Center collaborative series for the 2018-2019 is on the theme of \u201cBack to Basics to Balance Workload\u201d and will focus on strategies to improve your teaching practice and student learning without adding to your workload. The first session \u201cEfficient and Effective Communication Strategies,\u201d will be Thursday, September 20 from 12:30 until 1:45 pm in UC259A. Heather Pelzel, Biological Sciences and LEARN Center and Ted Witt from the LTC will present communications strategies to help you:<\/p>\n\n
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\nSearching for ways to build community with students in your online class? Looking for a way to facilitate communication and collaboration between your students in your face-to-face class? You may benefit from the Learning Technology Center\u2019s (LTC) \u201cTeaching with WebEx Teams Bootcamp!\u201d Webex Teams is an app for continuous teamwork with video meetings, group messaging, file sharing and white boarding. This three part series is on Wednesdays at 3:00 pm in October.<\/p>\n\n
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\nIf you are new to teaching online or blended courses, or are interested in revitalizing a current course, the Institute for Online\/Blended Teaching provides instructors the opportunity to collaborate on course design strategies and teaching best practices. This intensive and interactive series of workshops simulates taking a blended course and integrates a variety of different methods and technologies. The structure of the Institute allows participants to explore new instructional and course design methods, and participate in learning activities similar to what a student would experience. Look for registration for the Winter 2018 program early this fall.<\/p>\n
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