Week of Events
Monday, August 19, 2024
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August 19, 2024 -Overview of Brightspace
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August 19, 2024 -Essentials of course design
Overview of Brightspace
Virtual Training Designed for faculty and graduate teaching assistants new to using UMaine's LMS Brightspace, this orientation will provide you with an overview of the layout, commonly used tools, and recommendations to help get you started and answer frequently encountered questions. After this, you can continue to learn using our our self-paced fundamentals course Get […]
Essentials of course design
In Person Training In this interactive workshop you will review the basic tenets of backwards design, your course goals, and outcomes; evaluate strategies to assess student learning and define the importance of your course for your students. Leave with an action plan for course modifications. This program is no longer accepting registrations.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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August 20, 2024 -Overview of Brightspace
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August 20, 2024 -A syllabus worth reading
Overview of Brightspace
In Person Training Designed for faculty and graduate teaching assistants new to using UMaine's LMS Brightspace, this orientation will provide you with an overview of the layout, commonly used tools, and recommendations to help get you started and answer frequently encountered questions. After this, you can continue to learn using our our self-paced fundamentals course […]
A syllabus worth reading
In Person Training A well-crafted syllabus can be a powerful tool that sets the stage for student success, classroom norms, performance expectations and student engagement. Research suggests that the tone and content of a course syllabus can directly affect students’ perception of instruction, the choice to pursue a subsequent major, and student-faculty interactions. We will […]
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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August 21, 2024 -Using Kaltura and video in your teaching (Virtual)
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August 21, 2024 -The UMaine Teaching Toolbox
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August 21, 2024 -Practical strategies to improve student engagement (Virtual)
Using Kaltura and video in your teaching (Virtual)
Virtual Training This session will provide an overview of the features of Kaltura - UMaine’s video platform. We will discuss creative ways to use video in your teaching and share ideas about using video to improve student learning. We recommend bringing a laptop with you and your UMS login credentials.
The UMaine Teaching Toolbox
In Person Training Learn about the tools available to faculty for use in teaching and learn about how to use these resources in your courses. We will discuss Brightspace, Zoom, Kaltura, TurnitIn, Google Drive, iClicker, Fogler LibGuides, Respondus, ArgGIS online and more! We are no longer accepting registrations for this discussion. Email citlworshop@maine.edu with […]
Practical strategies to improve student engagement (Virtual)
Virtual Training In today’s evolving educational landscape engaging students effectively can be challenging. It is more critical than ever to provide meaningful opportunities for students to engage with their learning, course content, and peers. This workshop will explore practical strategies to help improve student engagement in your classes. This session is open to all […]
Thursday, August 22, 2024
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Friday, August 23, 2024
No events on this day.