Tag: CATL
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Course Crunch: Scheduling for Student Success
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Last semester, thanks to the “Becoming a Student Ready University Initiative,” we read Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Paying the Price, Beverly Daniel Tatum’s Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Cia Verschelden’s Bandwidth Recovery. This year we will tackle a series of “tough” issues that percolated through our community: course-scheduling, textbook affordability,…
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Center for Teaching and Learning to host High Impact Practice series
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The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) is hosting a reading series about The Association of American Colleges and Universities’ High-Impact Practices (HIPs). HIPs turn 10 this year, and in honor of that milestone and an initiative sponsored by UW System and the National Association of System Heads, CATL will highlight readings…
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Register for the teaching community, ‘Teaching with Transparency’
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In 2018-2019 The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will facilitate a teaching and learning community that will take transparency into consideration, which may help students to navigate courses more successfully. Over the course of eight meetings, the community will explore research examinations between transparency in teaching, learning and persistence to graduate. For…
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Join the Educational Resource Symposium, Friday, April 27
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Join instructors and staff on Friday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 1965 Room, University Union for a thoughtful discussion on student resources from the perspectives of affordability, technology and more. This discussion will examine Open Educational Resources (OERs) available through libraries, rising costs of textbooks, the workload that surrounds content-development…
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Educational Resource Symposium is Friday, April 27
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Join a group of invested instructors and staff interested in exploring student resources from the perspectives of affordability, technology, accessibility and many other factors. The Educational Resource Symposium is Friday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the 1965 Room of the University Union. This thoughtful discussion will examine Open Educational Resources (OERs),…
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Instructors can now log into Canvas (D2L replacement)
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Instructors may now log into Canvas, the learning management system which will gradually succeed D2L. Upon logging in, instructors will see “blank” courses. These courses are where instructors may develop their courses for future delivery. These blank courses are not connected to SIS; their purpose is to allow instructors to get everything just right before…
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Applications being accepted for Teaching Enhancement Grants
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The Instructional Development Council (IDC) is accepting applications for the Teaching Enhancement Grants, through the support of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, to provide funding for professional development activities or projects that can lead to the improvement of teaching skills or the development of innovative teaching strategies. Please note: spring grants…
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Prepare for the upcoming transition to Canvas with help from CATL
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Not everything in D2L will work in Canvas. The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will help prepare for the upcoming transition to Canvas through the following workshops and learning sessions. The “Prepping Your Course” series of workshops will help instructors ready their course for the transition to Canvas. The workshops will take place on:…