E-learning is a visual medium, so it’s just as much about visual communication as it is about learning design. While you don’t need to be a graphic designer to build effective e-learning, understanding some basic design concepts can help you create better e-learning. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to apply essential design principles to…
Feedback is an essential part of student learning. This CETL session will look at how to construct positive feedback, how feedback can affect a student performance and how to give feedback using Elentra. Learning Objectives: List the steps to create positive feedback Describe how feedback can affect student performance List and describe how to…
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive and…
“Canva is a graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content.” The course will discuss how to use Canva and will show examples of visual content that can be created using the platform and in addition interactions and discussions on creating customs content.
Mind mapping is a technique used to visually outline information. By using words, pictures and diagrams, mind mapping can help professors teach connections in course material, as well as help students study. The main concept, or idea, is at the center of the mind map. From the nucleus-center, themes associated with the main concept…
Teaching and learning is of critical importance to academic libraries as they seek to align themselves with the mission of their universities. To effectively support faculty in their teaching, librarians and other instructional support staff need techniques and tools to foster collaboration. The demand for online instructional support during the pandemic affirmed the necessary role…
In this QuickTalk, we will conclude our series by exploring the bridge between the power of LinkedIn and the importance of a professional pathway. We will learn how to leverage LinkedIn as a component of setting professional goals, identifying gaps, and discovering the ways to evolve a career. Facilitated by: Laurie Burruss, Professor Emeritus,…
We have all experienced the acceleration of digital transformation in higher education. As campuses consider the affordances of new and emerging technologies or just take stock of their approach to online or blended learning, we have an opportunity to intentionally set a vision and strategy for the way our institutions can nurture and sustain a…
Meeting overload was a problem before the pandemic, but now with back-to-back Zoom meetings instead of the long Esplanade walks to our conference room destination, we have more time...and more time means more meetings. Advice on facilitating better meetings is plentiful, but often skips a crucial first step: asking yourself whether you need to have…
A fishbone diagram is a management and visualization tool for categorizing the potential causes of a problem. This tool is used in order to identify a problem’s root causes. Typically used for root cause analysis, a fishbone diagram combines the practice of brainstorming with a type of mind map template. Learning Objectives: Select the…