How do you really feel about end of the semester student evaluations? CATS can help you make mid-semester tweaks to your teaching and course material that are student-centered and have a proven record of leading to better learning outcomes for students – as well as happier students 😊 In this session, we will review techniques…
Emmy award winning Black Mirror: Bandersnatch was Netflix’s first interactive movie that allowed the viewer to choose the movie’s storyline. Like the popular Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 1970’s, Bandersnatch created multiple paths within the storyline based on the choices selected by the viewer. The question became, can we create an eLearning module…
This webinar will explore the trends, challenges, and key technology developments identified by a panel of global experts in the 2021 Teaching and Learning Horizon Report. Members of the Horizon Report team will highlight contextual trends and challenges and discuss how key technologies can assist higher education teaching and learning professionals in meeting upcoming challenges…
Elentra has the capability of rolling over your Learning Events from one semester to the next. This session will cover how to roll over learning events as well as editing those entries Learning Objectives: Explain rolling over Learning Events. Locate the manage event section Describe how roll over events and to edit new Learning…
As higher education leaders, decision-makers and governments look to the future of colleges and universities, the decisions they make now will have impacts on our higher education system for years to come. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on our colleges and universities. But there is more to…
What is equity and how do we promote it in the classroom? In the educational setting, equity can be defined as “freedom from bias freedom from bias, assumptions, or institutional barriers that negatively impact online learners' motivations, opportunities, or accomplishments” (Peralta Community College District). In this session, participants will be provided with tools and tips for how to…
Using the Zoom to Mediasite Integration in Your Department Learn how your department can automatically import cloud recordings from Zoom into the central storage and management area for much of the University's curriculum and departmental content- Mediasite.
Zoom’s breakout rooms provide a unique opportunity to learn to create active and engaging learning experiences for students. Join Contact North | Contact Nord’s Research Associate, Dr. Ron Owston, who describes how educators can: • Move beyond holding ineffective, unstructured breakout room discussions • Create distinctive breakout room roles for students to promote active participation…
Give students a new way to read online by adding your personally developed eBook to your online course content. Interactive eBooks can be easily embedded in your Elentra or Canvas learning management system. With a digital page-flipping sound and page swiping features, students can flip through your eBook with the same ease as a traditional…
Gamification, or the use of learning design coupled with game mechanics and logic, has been shown to be an engaging and useful strategy in the classroom. An escape room is just one example of gamification, and has been utilized across health profession students to promote collaboration and problem-solving. Through virtual experiential learning and team collaboration…