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CETL News
Call for UConn Equity Improvement Community Program
Supported by Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
October through Spring of 2022
Building upon the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, we are launching the UConn Equity Improvement Community program to advance equitable teaching and learning practices in STEM courses. Learn More
The Inclusive STEM Project, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Supported by NFS
October 13th-November 24th
This is a professional development program available to all UConn employees. The six week MOOC is designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy and ability of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to cultivate learning environments for students. Learn More
Teaching is a Work of HeART
Thursday, September 30
4:00 - 6:00 pm
The Benton Museum
Join the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for a meet and greet for TA's/GA's across disciplines. Expand your thinking and make new connections.
UConn Becomes Part of the CIRTL Network
We prepare graduate students and postdocs to excel as teachers, researchers, and as mentors. Future Faculty and Academic Careers programs are housed in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and offer both local and online professional development opportunities. Through the North American Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network, graduate students and postdocs in all fields can build skills for academic careers in a wide range of settings. MORE INFORMATION
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 University Teaching Awards
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 University Teaching Awards. Please click here for the names of our winners.
University-wide access to online teaching and work-life resources
Looking for additional resources on teaching development, work-life balance, and career development? CETL has an institutional account with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). CETL invites faculty and graduate students to sign-up for free subaccounts using your UConn email address. For more information about NCFDD: CLICK HERE
Authentication
UConn is required to verify the identity of students who participate in online courses and to establish that students who register in an online course are the same students who participate in and complete the course activities and assessments and receive academic credit. Your syllabus should include information for students on the methods you will use in your course for authentication. Please see this resource guide for more detail. READ MORE
Clear Face Masks and Microphone Covers Available to Instructors
Given the important role of facial expressions when communicating, CETL is providing, by request, clear face masks to instructors. To learn more about clear face masks and to request masks, check out our webpage. CETL is also providing, by request, microphone covers to instructors for use in the classroom.
The Teaching Professor and 20-Minute Mentor Commons
As a member of our campus community this online resource from Magna Publications is available at no cost to you. The Teaching Professor and 20-Minute Mentor Commons keeps readers informed of pedagogically sound techniques, new ideas, strategies that work, and pragmatic approaches to enhancing student learning and improving instructional effectiveness, regardless of teaching modality or academic discipline. READ MORE
Upcoming Events
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Sep
27
Keeping It Simple: Organizing Course Materials In HuskyCT1:00pm
Keeping It Simple: Organizing Course Materials In HuskyCT
Monday, September 27th, 2021
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Other Online
This session will cover options for presenting and arranging materials in your HuskyCT course in ways that minimize confusion for students. We will discuss various organizational strategies, such as ways to develop a straightforward main course menu, building in content areas, the difference between sorting materials into folders and learning modules, as well as controlling the visibility of content to students. We will also cover options for adding multimedia elements to your course, such as audio and video, among the variety of other options available in the system.
Monday, September 27, 1:00-2:30
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2189Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Sep
27
Helping Students To Be Better Prepared To Succeed 6:45pm
Helping Students To Be Better Prepared To Succeed
Monday, September 27th, 2021
06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
Other Online
Participants will leave with specific strategies for identifying students who may have gaps in their knowledge in key areas, specifically areas in which they are less than fully prepared to be successful, as well as strategies for bringing the students up to speed.
We will discuss topics such as:
• Turn it around: Consider how an unprepared or underprepared student feels
• Assessing how prepared students are (quick, ungraded pretest, short writing assignment, small group then whole group discussion…)
• Determining what needs to be done to bring them “up to speed”
• Your responsibility, theirs, some of each?
• The role of feedback. Types of feedback. The importance of feedback- read and comment upon rough drafts, have checkpoints for projects and actually check them
• Freshmen in particular
• On campus sources- the Writing Center, tutoring services, Q center, http://achieve.uconn.edu, the library…
• Working in small groups, peer editing, peer feedback in general…
• Study groups for test prep; groups that meet regularly throughout the semester
• Consider giving work done early in the semester less value in grading: 1st test- 20%, 2nd test 30%, Final 40%, quizzes, HW, class participation 10%- something like that.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2161Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Sep
28
Specification grading: an alternate means of assessing learning based on mastery and process12:00pm
Specification grading: an alternate means of assessing learning based on mastery and process
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Other Online
Specification grading: an alternate means of assessing learning based on mastery and process
Online
Presenters: Lauren Schlesselman, CETL-EdTech and Jamie Kleinman, Psychological Sciences
As professors explore this new world of distance learning and look for ways to assess learning for the fall semester, they are searching for better ways to assess student work. This session will provide you with an alternative known as specification grading. Jamie Kleinman has been using specifications grading in her psychology courses for the past three years and will describe her experiences with this grading system, which helped her make a seamless transition to distance learning this spring semester. Specifications grading is a system designed to promote student motivation and mastery. All work is graded as pass or fail based on rubrics or ’specifications’ that are provided to students. Built into this system is a way for students to check their own work to determine if it meets the basic standard to pass and a feedback process for students to correct work that has not yet met the standard. Instead of focusing on getting grades, students focus on developing skills and engaging with the subject material in a way that promotes mastery through multiple levels of critique. While this system takes time to set up, once it has been established, grading is simplified for the instructor as they can use a checklist to make sure that student work meets the criteria to pass. Students are still assigned traditional grades by linking assignments together in bundles that correspond to grade levels. Jamie will bring course syllabi to explain how she uses this system and why it is an excellent way of approaching student work, today more than ever.
Tuesday, September 28, 12:00-1:30
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2144Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Sep
28
Managing Culture And Climate In The Classroom 6:45pm
Managing Culture And Climate In The Classroom
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
Other Online
Participants will walk away with:
Specific, concrete strategies for creating and maintaining a positive learning environment, beginning before the first day of class and continuing through the entire semester.
We will discuss things like:
• What to do before the first day of class
• How to begin the first class
• Things to do every day…
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2162Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Sep
30
Finding And Teaching With Library Streaming Videos In HuskyCT 11:00am
Finding And Teaching With Library Streaming Videos In HuskyCT
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Other Online
Teaching online? Looking for videos to assign to your classes? Attend this workshop to learn the ins and outs of UConn Library’s streaming video collection. We will provide an overview of video content, how to search for videos, and how to recommend new videos to the Library. An expert trainer with Academic Video Online will lead a deep dive into over 70,000 videos: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, demonstrations, and news programs across all subjects. Learn how to search the database, create clips, request audio descriptions, embed videos in HuskyCT, and more.
Register – https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2191Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Sep
30
Teaching Is A Work Of HeART4:00pm
Teaching Is A Work Of HeART
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
Meet and greet for TAs/GAs across disciplines at The Benton. Expand your thinking and make new connections.
Cosponsored by UConn’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the William Benton Museum of Art.
Registration required: https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2146Contact Information: benton@uconn.edu
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Oct
1
VoiceThread: Asynchronous Presentation And Engagement Tool1:00pm
VoiceThread: Asynchronous Presentation And Engagement Tool
Friday, October 1st, 2021
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Other Online
VoiceThread is a powerful HuskyCT integrated tool for transforming media into an asynchronous conversation space. Both instructors and students can create media projects in a slide-show style format, record commentary (voice, webcam or text), and share with others to comments or discussion.
Possible Uses
• Record creative & engaging multimedia presentations
• Post video content enabling learners to directly comment/ask questions
• Stimulate audio/video interaction as a Discussion Board alternative
• Create video content viewing assignments that require student commenting
• Allows learners to explain research, demonstrate understanding, & tell their stories
• Allows learners to build a digital portfolio of shareable artifacts
• Allows learners to collaborate on group projects
Friday, October 1, 1:00-2:00pm
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2199Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Oct
4
Mixing It Up: Adding Variety To Your Instruction 10:00am
Mixing It Up: Adding Variety To Your Instruction
Monday, October 4th, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Other Online
Mixing It Up: Adding Variety to your Instruction
Monday, October 4, 1:30-2:30
Online
Presenter: Wayne Trembly, CETL-Faculty Development
We will discuss:
• Breaking up the lecture- how, why, and when
• Small group discussion in distance learning
• Brief activities to reinforce key concepts
• Long term projects- how to make them work...
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2164Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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