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Communicate.Access resources to help you shift to remote online learning environments. Here are things you should be thinking about now. MORE DETAILS
Workshops & Seminars
Topical programs for faculty to gather with colleagues to listen, discuss, interact, reflect, and learn. MORE DETAILS
Higher Education Anti-Racist Teaching Podcast
The Higher Education Anti-Racist Teaching (H.E.A.R.T.) Podcast focuses on elevating our learning about anti-racist teaching at colleges and universities. MORE INFORMATION
UConn Online
Select from over fifty online Master's and Graduate Certificate programs in business, health, education, engineering, etc. MORE DETAILS
Online Teaching
Online teaching strategies ranging from hybrid courses to fully online experiences and distance learning.
Consultations
Instructional design and professional consultants provide individual, group, or departmental consultations.
Assessment
Strategies to adapt existing and new assessment methods for in-person and remote teaching.
Teaching Your Course
(CETL) recognizes that teaching a course poses countless challenges, both expected and unexpected.
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Each course at UConn is unique and, as the syllabus is a reflection of the course and the instructor, each syllabus is unique as well.
CETL News
Deadline Extended for 2022 CT OER Grant
The deadline for the Call for Applications to the Connecticut Open Educational Resources Grant Program has been extended. The new deadline for applications for this opportunity is now February 18th, 2022. The CT OER Grant program is for faculty and departments within Connecticut’s higher education institutions to explore, adopt, create, revise, and supplement Open Educational Resources (OER). This grant program focuses on OER opportunities in “high-impact” areas – courses with high enrollment, and high textbook costs. Adopting OER has the potential to increase equity in our classrooms and enhance student success at UConn. Please see the linked application above for further details about the grant program and application process.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Zach Claybaugh (Student Success Librarian/UConn Library) at zachariah.claybaugh@uconn.edu.
The Inclusive STEM Project, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Supported by NFS
March 23 - May 5, 2022
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
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
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
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
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. Clear masks and mic covers will be available starting January 18th.
Upcoming Events
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Jan
26
Helping Students To Be Better Prepared To Succeed 10:00am
Helping Students To Be Better Prepared To Succeed
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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=2307Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Jan
26
Developing And Building On-line Assessments In HuskyCT10:30am
Developing And Building On-line Assessments In HuskyCT
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Other Online
Developing and Building Online Assessments in HuskyCT
January 26, 10:30-11:30
Online
Presenter: Daniel Facchinetti, CETL – EdTech
Many instructors administer online assessments through HuskyCT, and this overview session is an introduction to the Test and Assignment tools in HuskyCT, as well as a newer assessment integration called Gradescope. We will cover the basics of these three tools to ensure a smooth experience for both you and your students. We will focus on creating different types of assessments and a review of the options that determine the test-taking experience for your students.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2372Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Jan
26
Critical Thinking Activities & Assignments4:00pm
Critical Thinking Activities & Assignments
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Other Online
What are Teaching Talks?
Join us for an hour of your day to connect with your colleagues. These sessions serve as a springboard for discussions around a topic related to teaching and learning but really give you the chance to share the successes and challenges you are facing in our new teaching reality. Sessions have a topical theme but are shaped by the participants’ discussion, needs, and interests.
The thematic focus for this particular session is designing critical thinking activities and assignments.
• How do you incorporate critical thinking into your course design?
• How do you build it into class time when class time already seems too short to cover all the content you want to cover?
• What are some critical literacy activities you have implemented in your classes? How did you think about assessment of them?
In this teaching talk we will share frameworks and activities that can be modified to fit even a small amount of class time.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2323Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Jan
27
Designing Multimodal Assignments 11:00am
Designing Multimodal Assignments
Thursday, January 27th, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Other Online
The focus of this presentation is designing video and audio assignments and assessments. If you can, please bring a brief description of a course objective or assignment you are thinking about. Karen and Tina will offer a brief presentation, prompts for ideation, and time for Q&A about educational technologies.
Proposed Objectives:
• Review the value of, and some best practices for, video and audio assignments
• Discuss how to use multimodal assignments for formative and summative assessment
• Share what’s on your mind—brainstorm for a course you’re designing or redesigning for remote teaching.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2341Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Jan
31
HuskyCT Basics1:30pm
HuskyCT Basics
Monday, January 31st, 2022
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Other Online
This session will introduce you to HuskyCT, the University of Connecticut’s LMS (Learning Management System) and will cover the basic terminology, interface navigation, and content building tools you need to get started designing your HuskyCT Course.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2388Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Feb
2
Test Building Q&A And “Hands-On” Work Session2:30pm
Test Building Q&A And “Hands-On” Work Session
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Other Online
Have you begun using the Tests tool in HuskyCT but still have some questions? This session will be dedicated to specific questions participants have about their work with the Tests tool. Topics we may cover could include working with different question types, working with Question Pools, importing questions from external sources, using Respondus 4.0, setting up the LockDown Browser/Monitor requirement, as well as deploying a test and which options to choose. (Registration will be limited to 3 participants per session, and prior attendance in the “Developing and Building Online Assessments in HuskyCT” workshop is encouraged.)
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2373Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Feb
2
Effectively Communicating With Students 6:45pm
Effectively Communicating With Students
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
Other Online
We will discuss effective communication strategies such as:
• Use of HuskyCT Discussion Board and other features
• Effective listening
• Giving useful and effective feedback
• Communicating in bot a synchronous and asynchronous environment...
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2308Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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3
Less Listening, More Active Participation 10:00am
Less Listening, More Active Participation
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Other Online
Participants will come away with specific strategies for getting students more actively involved in their learning.
At this session, participants will discuss topics like:
• When do I need to lecture, and when may I allow students to learn on their own?
• Overcoming obstacles to active learning
• Opening the lecture to increase active learning
• Strategies to activate the classroom
• Small group discussion, whole group discussion
• Active learning through projects, problem solving activities, experiments …
• Giving choices
• Specific things to consider for the beginner
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2309Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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