Thursday, June 28, 2012

Quizzes in Canvas

Today a small group of us met in Collaborate for a mini-presentation on quizzes in Canvas. View the recording in Collaborate

Screenshot of quiz panel in CanvasTo me, today's session felt a lot like they used to back in abut 2007 when group of us would meet regular to ask each other questions and share what we'd learned about the ANGEL LMS, which was still very new to a lot of people at that time.

Like in the past, several people agreed today to come back in upcoming sessions to lead more mini-presentations as we all are trying to learn as much as we can about Canvas.  Click here to see the upcoming sessions.


I love learning tips and tricks from my colleagues.  When I agree to prepare for and present on a topic this further forces me to sharpen my knowledge ahead of time. 

Anyone is welcome to join us!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Assessment: What has it done for you (and your students) lately?




Tomorrow, Thursday, June 21st, at 1 PM, Noreen Light of the State Board will present on Assessment: What has it done for you (and your students) lately?.  This meeting will utilize the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing system.  There is no cost and all are welcome to attend.

The presentation will cover:
  • A short-and-sweet overview of classroom assessment basics
  • How assessment improves teaching and learning
  • Thinking in terms of cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains of learning
  • Choosing appropriate assessments
  • Providing feedback after exams, also known as “less whining, more learning”
  • Please have a copy of your course outcomes handy during the webinar.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Articulating and Aligning Learning Outcomes - Workshop Opportunity



If instructional/course design is your cup of tea, you may find the follow message from the Saylor Foundation interesting:

We are pleased to announce the second installment of our course design workshop series: Articulating and Aligning Learning Outcomes.  In this workshop, you will hear from Ellen Bremen, Emily Wood, Andy Williams, and Stephanie Delaney, expert instructional designers from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, as they share best practices and guidelines for articulating strong and testable learning outcomes and then aligning them with course content. 

Date: Wednesday, June 27th, at 1 PM EST

Monday, June 4, 2012

Thursday, June 7th, Strategies for Promoting Academic Integrity Presentation

Thursday, June 7th, at 1 PM, Stephanie Delaney of Seattle Central Community College, Renee Carney of Lower Columbia College and Connie Broughton of the State Board will present on Strategies for Promoting Academic Integrity.  This meeting will utilize the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing system.  There is no cost and all are welcome to attend.


The presentation will cover the concept of Academic Integrity as it pertains to setting expectations, assessment design and strategies, and strategies for redirection and remediation when academic dishonesty has occurred.


To view the recording, click the link below: