• OER’s and Electronic Resources

    Zoom

    OER stands for Open Educational Resources, but it also has a second informal meaning of Online and Electronic Resources. Attend this presentation from a faculty perspective on how to mine “things” from the online world for your courses. Feel more confident in locating electronic resources that are appropriate for your course. Instructional objectives: Discuss the…

  • Partner Webinar: New School Year, New You: Strategies for Managing Stress, Exhaustion, and Burnout for Pandemic Fatigued and Weary Online Instructors

    This webinar is part of our OLC Innovate 2021 Best-in-Track (Leadership and Advocacy) summer webinar series! For some instructors, the pandemic events of 2020 and 2021 brought new challenges to teaching and learning, alongside an imbalance in routines, priorities, and self-care habits. Many Instructors found themselves buried under grading and content creation, all while managing…

  • Facilitator Series

    As competency-based education expands across the health professions the methods we use in the classroom also expand in order to promote active learning both inside and outside of the classroom. While we develop new learner skills through a competency-based approach we must also develop new faculty skills to meet the expanding needs for our students…

  • Building Course Structure with the Bricks of Engagement

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    In this session, participants will learn how creating structured interactions within online and in-person courses can be beneficial to students and increase their engagement. In addition to this, this session will describe how structure can help reduce cognitive load for students and assist with inclusivity in the classroom.  Session Objectives:  Define structure and describe the ways it can be used to increase student engagement  List and explain examples…

  • Partner Webinar: Exemplary Experience: A Contemporary Case Study of Approach with Baker College

    Designing and delivering quality online programs can seem like a herculean task as exemplary administration requires strategy, collaboration, and coordination across the institution. Join us for this webinar with Dr. Lesa Louch of Baker College, driving force of their recent exemplary designation for online program administration and Dr. Nicole Weber, OLC’s Assistant Vice President of…

  • Myth of Multitasking

    We’ve all heard it, and we all think we’re good at it, but multitasking is a LIE! Attend this presentation and learn about how the brain works and how multitasking is really not effective. We will participate in an exercise that proves multitasking is a lie and view several video snippets to help you explain…

  • 7 Things You Should Know About the HyFlex Course Model

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    The hybrid flexible, or HyFlex, course format is an instructional approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online learning. Each class session and learning activity is offered in-person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online. Students can decide how to participate. This session is based on The 7 Things You Should Know About... series from the EDUCAUSE Learning…

  • Mayer’s Multimedia Learning Theory

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    This session will cover Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning and how they related to creating engaging and effective presentations. These principles can also be used not just in PowerPoint presentations, but eLearning modules and online lessons.   Learning Objectives: List and describe the 12 Principles Explain how the principles relate to online learning Explain how the…

  • Planning for a successful IRB or IACUC submission in IRBnet

    The Institutional Review Board (IRB ) and The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has an important role in university research. One of the roles of  the IRB is to help to facilitate and process human subject protocol submission for appropriate approval. One of the roles of  IACUC is to help to facilitate and…

  • Creating Immersive Experiences Using 360° Technology

    Zoom

    In today's age of educational tools and resources, instructors have a myriad of tools to choose from. Leveraging any one of these to ensure student success can be daunting. 360° technology, has the potential of impacting student outcomes in a rich way without necessarily relying on specialized gear. The benefits of immersive learning include: creating…