Through collaboration, low stakes/entry digital tools, and active learning exercises there are many ways to transform f2f assignments into online assignments. Using small adjustments this presentation will focus on strategies for creating online assignments framed within UDL principles, an understanding of cognitive load, and backward design. Slide Deck One Page Resource on Designing Assignments […]
Jason Neenos (Teaching & Learning Technologies) and Melissa Christensen (Director of Instiutional Effectiveness) present this workshop on how to create clear, effective, and engaging courses using the Learning Management System (Moodle/Canvas).
While Covid19 didn’t create the current challenges that are facing our classrooms it has brought the conversation to the fore. This presentation will look at the new reality for students and faculty learning in an age in information abundance and present concepts to help us design effective and caring courses. As a change leader, an […]
As part of the CoLab’s Jump Start program, director Robin DeRosa talks briefly about course structures to consider for spring 2021. She also provides an orientation to the week of Jump Start programming. Slide Deck
Place-Based Education (PBE), so named by David Sobel, is a unique teaching technique that has been developing within the educational community. More than ever, teachers are looking to provide students with not only education, but the skills necessary to make use of it. PBE fills this need by using both the natural landscape and human […]
How can our course designs and teaching practices evolve to respond proactively and effectively to social demands for equity and inclusion? Explore these resources from an October 2020 CoLab hosted event featuring PSU assistant professor of public health Suzanne Gaulocher and John Martin of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Academic Technology division. Workshop Google Doc
Lots of faculty are trying new things in their teaching as we navigate COVID. From using Zoom more, to teaching online and f2f students simultaneously, to developing ways to connect with asynchronous learners, many of you are feeling overwhelmed and unsure about how it’s going. This check-in is designed to give you practical just-in-time techniques you can […]
How to make Zoom breakout groups less boring. This is a list of ideas crowdsourced from Twitter. For all links and info, visit the slide deck! Slide Deck
CoLab faculty and staff host a panel discussion about “rigor” in higher education: what is it, what does it mean, how do we enact it or push against it? Video Recording of Webinar Slides of Presentation (Google)
