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ADVANCING EDUCATION THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TEACHING EXCELLENCE

  • New Access resources to help you shift to remote online learning environments. Here are things you should be thinking about now.
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Upcoming Events

  1. Jan 26 Developing And Building Online Assessments In HuskyCT11:00am

    Developing And Building Online Assessments In HuskyCT

    Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Other
    Online

    Many instructors administer online assessments through HuskyCT, and this overview session covers the variety of settings that ensure a smooth experience for both you and your students. We will focus on the basics of test creation and a review of the options that determine the test-taking experience for your students.
    Tuesday, January 26, 11:00-12:30
    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1912

    Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu

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  2. Jan 26 Effective Questioning Techniques6:45pm

    Effective Questioning Techniques

    Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

    06:45 PM - 07:45 PM

    Other
    Online

    Specific strategies regarding formulating and asking effective questions. An understanding of how an effective question differs from a less effective question. Ways to get answers to your questions…
    We will discuss topics such as:
    • What kinds of questions should be asked?
    • How do we form these questions?
    • How do we get answers to our questions?
    • How can we use questions to assess learning?
    • How can we more effectively respond to questions? …
    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1842

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  3. Jan 27 Giving Feedback 12:00pm

    Giving Feedback

    Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

    12:00 PM - 01:30 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 success and challenges you are facing in our new teaching reality. Each session has a topical theme but are shaped by the participants’ discussion, needs, and interests.
    The thematic focus for this particular session is giving feedback. Topics will include:
    • discovering opportunities for giving feedback on early assignments or activities
    • sharing approaches to giving constructive feedback on student work
    • structuring feedback to support learning
    • how much feedback is enough
    • using a variety of modes of feedback
    • share what’s on your mind
    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1892

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  4. Jan 28 Using LockDown Browser And Monitor For Online Tests In HuskyCT11:00am

    Using LockDown Browser And Monitor For Online Tests In HuskyCT

    Thursday, January 28th, 2021

    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Other
    Online

    LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down a student’s computer when used for administering a test through HuskyCT. Monitor is an additional feature that uses a student’s webcam to record them taking their test, which provides a means to review the student’s testing environment. When taking a test using LockDown Browser, students are unable to print, copy, go to other websites, access other applications, or close a test until it is ubmitted for grading, and Monitor creates a video record of the time they spent taking the test. This session will cover the use of LockDown Browser and Monitor for tests, quizzes, and exams in your course, including recommended settings and best practices.
    Thursday, January 28, 11:00 – 12:30
    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1911

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  5. Jan 28 Responding To Student Writing: Are There Better Ways To Grade?2:00pm

    Responding To Student Writing: Are There Better Ways To Grade?

    Thursday, January 28th, 2021

    02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

    Other
    Online

    Presenter: Tom Deans, Professor of English and Director, Writing Center
    Research consistently shows that novice writers need sustained feedback in order to grow, but it also suggests that some of our most habitual and time-consuming feedback practices don’t have great outcomes. This workshop will explore several adaptations and alternatives that can make better use of our time, humanize writer-reader relationships, encourage students to take more responsibility for their own learning, and lead to improved results.
    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1915

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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  6. Jan 29 Making Peer Review Work In Writing-Intensive Courses1:00pm

    Making Peer Review Work In Writing-Intensive Courses

    Friday, January 29th, 2021

    01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

    Other
    online

    Presenter: Tom Deans, Professor of English and Director, Writing Center
    Peer review of drafts is a signature pedagogy that can contribute to a more a vibrant and interactive classroom community, affirm writing as a social and iterative process, and distribute the labor of responding to writing. In this session will discuss several experience-tested strategies for making it work better, especially in online courses.
    Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1916

    Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu

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Keep Teaching

UConn Keep TeachingAccess resources to help you shift to remote online learning environments. Here are things you should be thinking about now.
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CETL’s University Teaching Award Winners

Announcing the winners of the 2020-2021 University Teaching Awards

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is please to announce the winners of the 2020-2021 University Teaching Awards.  Please click here for the names of our winners.

 

Bring your own device testing

Fixed auditorium imageBring your own device (BYOD) testing

For faculty looking to move away from paper exams or Scantrons, online testing is available through HuskyCT. Online testing can be offered in the classroom or as at-home assessments. For faculty wishing to administer online testing in the classroom (BYOD testing), CETL and ITS have worked to make this easier.  For more information and to register, please click here

University-wide Portfolium rollout

Portfolium logo The Center for Career Development, CETL, ITS, UConn Health, and Honors Program are pleased to announce the university-wide rollout of Portfolium, an e-portfolio system, to all faculty, staff, and students. To learn more about e-portfolios: https://cetl.uconn.edu/portfolios/

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