I hope you are enjoying the winter break! The College is closed through January 2nd but I wanted to send this reminder of the several opportunities as you to prepare teach:
- ONLINE TEACHING: If you are teaching a fully online course (no schedules class meetings) we strongly encourage you attend the Online Teaching Essentials Workshop. We will cover the basics of how to engage students entirely through Canvas.
- ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES: It's very likely that you will have one or more students who need extended time on exams or a sign language interpreter. Focrun Nahar, our new (ish) Assistant Director of DEI and Accessibility will provide guidance on supporting students who need accommodations.
- ZOOM: We'll be holding a Teaching with Zoom training. This training covers all of the key features in Zoom to help make your virtual class sessions interactive and engaging. We will review old features and introduce new updates.
- OLI Faculty Office Hours: We will be holding OLI Faculty Office Hours on Thursdays afternoons and Friday mornings. You can register through MyLIM-Events for the Zoom link. And, of course, we are happy to connect with you 1:1 if these days/times do not work. Email OLI@limcollege.edu. If you are new to LIM College, please note, you have been added to Passport to Canvas, a quick training on using Canvas, in Canvas.
In addition to workshops for you, we will also be holding Canvas trainings for LIM students the week before classes start. Please let your students know! They can register through MyLIM.
I've included event registration links below. We will continue to add our trainings and workshops in the MyLIM Events calendar so please check it periodically!
All the best and have a happy and healthy New Year!
Deepa