• Becoming Your Own Instructional Designer – Facilitated Workshop

    Daumier Conference Room Daumier Building, Pomona, CA, United States

    One overarching goal for an instructional designer is to create a perfect match between modality, content, student learning, and faculty experience and expectations.  In this workshop we will view a Magna Publications video led by Krys Ziska Strange, a curriculum and learning innovation designer for the Office of Digital Learning at the University of Arizona.  …

  • Top 5 PowerPoint Sins NOT to Commit When Lecturing

    Bartlett Theatre HPC 701 E. 2nd Street, Pomona, CA, United States

    It's the start of a new year and why not start it off trying to groove good habits? Come learn about the top 5 things you DON'T want to do when using PowerPoint for a presentation. Using research from cognitive psychology and neuroscience, 5 of the biggest PowerPoint Sins will be presented so that you…

  • Active Learning for Large Classes

    Bartlett Theatre HPC 701 E. 2nd Street, Pomona, CA, United States

    Active learning has been shown to produce better outcomes than a completely passive lecture format. So why aren’t we all doing it? The problem is that trying to roll out active learning in a large classroom seems overwhelming. Come to this interactive session to learn about the basics of active learning and participate in building…

  • Development of a Branched E-Learning Simulation for Schizophrenia Therapeutics

    Electronic learning (e-learning) is gaining popularity due to technology trends, learner preferences, and evident need for curricula to be able to adapt to changing world conditions. Passive e-learning methods such as recorded Zoom lectures can be used in an emergency, although are far from ideal e-learning tools. Interactivity in e-learning exercises changes the level of…

  • Development of a Branched E-Learning Simulation for Schizophrenia Therapeutics

    Electronic learning (e-learning) is gaining popularity due to technology trends, learner preferences, and evident need for curricula to be able to adapt to changing world conditions. Passive e-learning methods such as recorded Zoom lectures can be used in an emergency, although are far from ideal e-learning tools. Interactivity in e-learning exercises changes the level of…

  • Office Hours: Instructional Design

    ID office hours are offered on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 PM. The virtual office hours are staffed by Instructional Designers, who are knowledgeable in online pedagogy, instructional technology tools, learning resources, curriculum mapping, e-learning development, and more. This will be an open Q&A Zoom session with no outlined agenda; you bring your questions and we'll work…