AGENDA
Recordings are available in the Virtual Teaching and Learning Conference Canvas course . Please contact OLI@limcollege.edu if you do not have access to this course.
10:30am-10:35am: Opening Remarks from Provost Lisa Springer
10:45am- 11:45am: Generation Z: Technology Literacy and Learning - Lauren Bradley, Technical Services/Reference Librarian and Lauren Gavin, Reference & Instruction Librarian
Millennials were the first generation to be labeled as “digital natives” having grown up around technology. However, Generation Z, roughly classified as being born after the year 2000, is the first truly digital and mobile native generation. This generation has never known a time before internet and, for perspective, they were in elementary school when the iPhone was released. Generation Z comprises the bulk of the undergraduate students in America. It is often assumed that “digital natives” are more proficient in technology than preceding generations. This presentation will cover the reality of Generation Z technology literacy, and its impact on learning in the roaring 2020s.
1:00pm-2:00pm: Teaching Online: Moving from Face-to-Face to the Online Environment - Dr. Susan Baxter, Associate Professor, Online Graduate Studies
Distance learning is over 170 years old. It all started with correspondence courses and as technology evolved online learning started in the 1960s via computer intranet at the University of Illinois. A great deal has changed over time, and in this presentation, we will be discussing current best practices for online teaching and learning. Topics covered will include: the similarities and differences of face-to-face (F2F) and online teaching & learning (OL), learning objectives and backwards design, student engagement, technologies, assessments, and rubrics. Participants will be given a list of resources that faculty can access to help facilitate the move from F2F to OL.
1:00pm-2:00pm: Conversations with Faculty. Moderated by Nancy Miller, Chair of Fashion Merchandising, Assistant Professor and Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor, Advisor to the Provost.
Exploring how faculty who have taught primarily in our face-to-face format have adapted to the rapid changes in modalities during these challenging times. Panel will be conducted in a conversational format including the following faculty participants: Laurel Lueders, Chair of Visual Studies, Associate Professor, Grailing King, Full-Time Faculty, Visual Studies; Nancy Klein, Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Merchandising, Marc Benhamou, Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Merchandising.
2:00pm-4:00pm: What Does it Mean to Get a Course Available on Canvas for Students? Adam Rosen, Director of Academic Administration and John McDonough, Instructional Designer
As LIM moves from Blackboard to Canvas we want to empower instructors on what it takes to get your course ready to teach online. Whether your teaching online for the first time, or, you have been teaching online for a while, we will go through the platform differences and similarities. We will then walk you through, step by step for preparing to teach online using Canvas, including; creating assignments and setting due dates, organizing the assignments area, creating and maintaining the modules section, and updating the syllabus section, and many more. We hope to make this as engaging and interactive as possible. The second portion of the session will be devoted to Canvas specific questions and answers. So, be prepared to ask away!