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Creating a Gender Inclusive Classroom

UM Fernald Room 102

Presenting a collaboration between the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Rising Tide Center: When: Tuesday, October 1st, 2-4 pm Where: 102 Fernald Hall Join us for a working discussion of student identity and learn about small and powerful ways you can build an inclusive and dynamic […]

Creating Community in Your Online Course

UM Fernald Room 102

Research supports that opportunities for student-teacher, student-student interaction improve performance and retention in online learning environments. Join CITL staff and instructional designers as we discuss when, why and how to create community and collaboration in your online courses.  We will share strategies and tools for synchronous and asynchronous community building.  Register here 

Introduction to Group Work

UM Fernald Room 102

Why is group work so hard? Having our students work collaboratively in our courses is an effective way to increase engagement and learning.  Yet, many faculty and students dislike group work. Designing and implementing group work requires considerations of many factors.  We will discuss the merits of collaborative learning, different types of collaborative learning and […]

Assessment Tools in Blackboard: Quizzes, Tests, and SafeAssign

UM Fernald Room 102

In this training, we will take an in-depth look at quizzes, tests, and SafeAssign in Blackboard. You will learn how to make and grade assignments, create and edit online exams, and work with SafeAssign to check for plagiarism in your student’s written work. It is strongly recommended the participants have attended an Intro to Blackboard […]

Creating and Selecting Effective Educational Videos

UM Fernald Room 102

Educational videos are now commonplace instructional tools in online and face-to-face classes. Whether delivering course content, announcements, discussion prompts, or demonstrations videos can engage students and promote learning. They also […]

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