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Are you curious about some of the teaching and learning topics / buzzwords that you’ve been hearing about but just haven’t have time to look them up or attend a workshop? Join us this spring for some bite-size information sessions on a wide variety of teaching and learning topics.

A twenty-minute introduction to each topic will cover three things: what the general idea is, why it’s important, and how you can start to implement it in your teaching (a handout will also be provided with this information). This introduction will be followed by an optional twenty-minute Q&A for further discussion.

We’ll try to spread these out with repeated sessions over different days and times, so feel free to come by whenever the opportunity fits with your schedule.

If you have suggestions for additional topics that you would like to see covered, send me an email at mdsmith@ggc.edu.

The first round of TMTTs will be:

02/21 @ 10:30 a.m. – TMTT: Small Teaching

02/21 @ 2:00 p.m. – TMTT: TiLT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching)

02/22 @ 11:00 a.m. – TMTT: TiLT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching)

02/22 @ 3:30 p.m. – TMTT: Small Teaching

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Some of the faculty have recently expressed an interest in a series of lunchtime discussions on a variety of teaching and learning topics; this is something that we had already been considering, so we’re happy to explore this possibility. Please join us for some lunchtime exploratory discussions on the best way to structure these sessions.

Questions we will consider:

• Format: in-person / hybrid / online
• Frequency: every week / every other week / once a month
• Schedule: best days and times / number of times per week
• Location (for in-person sessions): CTE / Dining Hall (or a mix of both)
• Structure: pre-determined topics / introductory topic followed by open discussion / open discussion (and / or a signup sheet to propose topics and to see who else will be attending on a given day)

If you are interested and would like to provide some input in how these will be structured, please join us for one of the planning sessions below. If you are unable to attend any of these sessions but would still like to provide some input, feel free to send me an email with your thoughts on the questions above at mdsmith@ggc.edu.

Lunch & Learn Planning Sessions:

Tue 02/20 @ 1:00 p.m. (online)

Wed 02/21 @ 11:30 a.m. (in-person)

Thu 02/22 @ 12:00 noon (in-person)

Fri 02/23 @ 12:30 p.m. (online)

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*** Note that these are planning sessions; no lunch will be provided (but feel free to bring your own for the in-person sessions in the CTE)

Deadline for submission: Friday, March 22^nd, 2024

The CTE’s Teaching & Learning Day is an annual event that showcases the fresh thinking and innovative strategies of faculty and staff related to enhancing teaching and learning at GGC. Our eighth annual Teaching & Learning Day will consist of hybrid (physical and virtual) poster sessions that provide a visual forum for individuals and groups to showcase innovative work related to teaching, learning, and technology, including but not limited to:

• Course design (face to face, hybrid, and online)
• Assignment design
• Assessment strategies
• Efforts to enhance student success
• Engaged pedagogies (including experiential learning)
• Inclusive teaching
• Research on teaching and learning

These poster sessions provide an opportunity to reach a broad audience and initiate conversations with colleagues sharing similar interests.

The CTE is partnering with GGC’s School of Science and Technology this year to include the SST IE3 Inclusive Teaching Showcase as a part of Teaching & Learning Day.

Teaching & Learning Day will take place on Friday, April 12th, 2024. It will be a hybrid event, with an option to present in-person or virtually.

We invite you to submit an application to present your work. Please complete this application by Friday, March 22nd, 2024

*** Participants will vote on the best posters in several different categories; the winning posters will be featured prominently in the CTE (and/or on the CTE website) over the next academic year.

For more information, please take a look at our Teaching and Learning Day FAQ. Any questions may be directed to Michael Smith at mdsmith@ggc.edu.

Perusall Academy offers three separate courses (Kickstart, Next Level, and Mastery) with multiple dates. Remaining dates include:

Perusall Kickstart:

• Monday, February 26th, 2024: 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST
• Tuesday, March 5th, 2024: 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST

Perusall Next Level:

• Wednesday, February 28th, 2024: 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST
• Wednesday, March 6th, 2024: 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST

Perusall Mastery:

• Friday, March 1st, 2024: 10:00AM – 11:00AM
• Thursday, March 7th, 2024: 10:00AM – 11:00AM

What is Perusall?

Perusall offers social annotation features that can be used to increase student engagement, collaboration, and community within your MyCourses course. Perusall can be used with many open educational resources, websites, PDF files, Word documents and even select publisher materials to encourage students to actively engage with assigned readings and each other. Perusall is integrated with MyCourses.

Students use Perusall to collaboratively annotate readings; answering each other’s questions and engaging in discussions.   Student annotations can be graded using Perusall’s AI- assisted grading system to help instructors determine engagement and participation grades.

For more information about Perusall at GGC, see the IT website.

What is Perusall?

Perusall offers social annotation features that can be used to increase student engagement, collaboration, and community within your MyCourses course. Perusall can be used with many open educational resources, websites, PDF files, Word documents and even select publisher materials to encourage students to actively engage with assigned readings and each other. Perusall is integrated with MyCourses.

Students use Perusall to collaboratively annotate readings; answering each other’s questions and engaging in discussions.   Student annotations can be graded using Perusall’s AI- assisted grading system to help instructors determine engagement and participation grades.

For more information on Perusall at GGC, see the IT website.

What is Perusall Academy?

See the following announcement from Perusall:

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Perusall Academy, our webinar series designed to enhance your teaching with Perusall. Join us for our three-tiered program: Kickstart, Next Level, and Mastery. Each session is crafted to build your expertise with Perusall.

Perusall Kickstart   Tailored for educators that are new to Perusall or are looking for a refresher, this session covers foundational features, streamlining course setup, and basic LMS integration. It’s the perfect starting point to get your course up and running smoothly.
Monday, January 22nd, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Tuesday, January 30th, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Monday, February 26th, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Tuesday, March 5th, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST

Register for Perusall Kickstart

Perusall Next Level    Ready to deepen your understanding? Next Level delves into advanced assignment creation, including Peer Review, and and in-depth look at LMS features. Enhance your skills in scoring settings and advanced feature configuration to ensure you get the most out of Perusall’s dynamic capabilities.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM EST

Register for Perusall Next Level

Perusall Mastery    For experienced users, Perusall Mastery focuses on creating training/sandbox courses, troubleshooting common issues, and unlocking advanced features essential for IT/ID professionals. This session will fine-tune your expertise and empower you to leverage the full potential of the Perusall platform.
Friday, January 26th, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Thursday, February 1st, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Friday, March 1st, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST Thursday, March 7th, 2024  10:00AM – 11:00AM EST

Register for Perusall Mastery

Each webinar builds upon the last, advancing in complexity and offering a comprehensive understanding of our platform. To foster interactive learning, we’ve integrated a live Q&A segment in each webinar, providing you with the opportunity to have your questions answered by our experts in real time. As a token of our commitment to your professional development, attendees who successfully complete all three webinars will receive a Certificate of Completion. ✨ Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your pedagogy through the Perusall Academy. Build your skills, engage with experts, and join a community of forward-thinking educators. We look forward to welcoming you to the Perusall Academy. Best regards, The Perusall Team

Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices Badge 

Title: Making the Most of MyCourses:  Best Practices AY2023-24 

Description:  

The Making the Most of MyCourses workshop series presents pedagogical best practices for course design regardless of instructional modality (online, hybrid, hyflex, face-to-face) combined with MyCourses best practices.  

To earn the Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices AY202324 badge faculty and staff must provide evidence of a minimum of 20 of 27 possible artifacts. Participation in associated workshops is highly recommended but not required. Workshops will be recorded and available for faculty and staff to review at their discretion. 

Faculty and staff earning the Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices AY2023-24 badge exhibit a commit to implementing best practices in course design and technology use.  As such faculty and staff, may also choose to attend additional, optional workshops that are primarily focused on using specific MyCourses features in-depth such as but not limited to the Quiz tool, Assignment tool, Content tool, and Grade Book. 

Why should faculty and staff earn this badge? 

Faculty and staff should consider earning this badge to: 

• participate in the development of best practice and standards-based courses that create consistency in course design across the college.  
• share your commitment to expanding high-quality online, hybrid, face-to-face, and hyflex course offerings in support of the strategic plan. 
• participate in the conversation around designing courses and leveraging technologies to promote student success. 
• provide evidence of best practice implementation of Quality Matters (QM) using GGC technologies such as MyCourses, Kaltura, and more. 
• gain insight into the technologies and services available at GGC for faculty and students to support teaching and learning. 

Expiration:  
The Making the Most of MyCourses badge will expire approximately 3 years after it is awarded.   

The Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices AY2023-24 badge will be issued between September 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024.  This badge will expire on June 1, 2027. 

Criteria: 

Provide 20/27 artifacts as evidence that best practices presented in the Making the Most of MyCourses series were implemented in an Academic Year 2023-2024 MyCourses course. 

Workshop Topics and Schedule 

Spring Workshops 

• MyCourses: Leveraging digital content from the Kaufman Library
  Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session
• MyCourses: Fostering engagement with assigned readings
  Wednesday, February 14th, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session
• MyCourses: Fostering engagement with online lectures and videos
  Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session
• MyCourses: Assessing students
  Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session

Fall Workshops 

• MyCourses: Designing a supportive and easy to navigate course 
  Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 
• MyCourses: Designing an easy to navigate syllabus 
  Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 
• MyCourses: Incorporating time management strategies 
  Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 
• MyCourses: Communicating assignment and activity expectations 
  Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 
• MyCourses: Humanizing your [online, hybrid, or face-to-face] course 
  Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 

Supplementary MyCourses Workshops
Faculty and staff may also wish to attend supplementary MyCourses workshops to increase familiarity with features and become more acquainted with recent updates. 

Steps to Earn your Badge 

1. Attend Making the Most of MyCourses workshops or review recordings. 
2. Implement recommendations in any AY2024 MyCourses course. 
3. Login to MyCourses and locate the Center for Teaching Excellence: Badges course. 
4. Select Assignments from the course navigation bar. 
5. Locate the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment and submit your evidence.  See options below for submitting evidence. 
6. Information Technology and Center for Teaching Excellence will review evidence and award badges using a rubric. 
7. Claim your badge by selecting Awards on the course navigation bar in the Center for Teaching Excellence: Badges course. 
8. Share your achievement be selecting the share option for your badge.  You can share your badge in a variety of ways, including on LinkedIn and in your Email Signature.

There are two ways to submit evidence that you have implemented the best practices discussed in the Making the Most of MyCourses series 

• Provide screenshots from any AY2024 course that show how you implemented the best practices discussed in the Making the Most of MyCourses series. The screenshots will be considered as evidence in order to earn your Making the Most of MyCourses: AY2024 badge.  Each screenshot should be added as an attachment to the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment in the MyCourses: Center for Teaching Excellence badging site. 
• If the evidence exists in a single MyCourses course, provide the course name in text box for the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment in the MyCourses: Center for Teaching Excellence badging site. 

Workshop Title	Evidence Artifact 1	Evidence Artifact 2	Evidence Artifact 3
MyCourses:  Designing a supportive and easy to navigate course	The Content tool’s Table of Contents shows: At least 4 modules including:  a Welcome module, 2 modules that include content, activities, and  assessments, and a Wrap-up module The 2 modules that include content, activities and assessments should use a similar structure to ensure consistency from module to module	The Welcome module includes: A welcoming  message from the instructor  A syllabus (deconstructed or word or PDF) An attendance verification activity	A welcome to the course announcement is available in the Announcement tool that includes:  The use of the {firstname} replacement string to personalize the announcement Language that includes embedded links directing students to the syllabus and other content housed in the Welcome module An embedded video from the instructor welcoming students to the course
MyCourses:  Designing an easy to navigate syllabus	The Welcome module includes a deconstructed syllabus that includes:  The deconstructed syllabus as a submodule within the Welcome module Each major section of the “syllabus” should be its own content item within the submodule	The Welcome module’s  deconstructed syllabus includes: The content for the syllabus presented as a HTML file (not Word or PDF files) The HTML files use the HTML templates provided within the HTML editor	An intelligent agent set to nudge a student who has not viewed a particular content item contained within the deconstructed syllabus submodule is available.     This can include an intelligent agent set to nudge/remind a student to view syllabus content such as attendance policies, grading policies, or tutoring information
MyCourses:  Communicating assignment and activity expectations	A module that displays a TILTed assignment/activity content item as well as a content item immediately following the TILTed content item that is linked to an assignment/activity such as a quiz, assignment dropbox, or discussion is available.	The TILTed assignment/activity is created as HTML content. The HTML content must include the purpose, task, and criteria.	The TILTed HTML content is formatted using a HTML template.
MyCourses:  Incorporating time management strategies	The Calendar tool includes all major due dates (assignment/assessment/activities), meeting times, major milestones (e.g. last day to drop), midterm and final exam dates.	The Content tool’s Course Schedule includes all entries pulled from the Calendar tool.	The deconstructed syllabus includes a content item that describes time management strategies/tools such as: recommendations for setting MyCourses notifications, downloading the Pulse app, and using the subscribe to calendar feature complete with links to appropriate knowledgebase articles.
MyCourses:  Humanizing your course	The syllabus or welcome message provides students with assistance on setting a preferred first name and instructions for updating and/or sharing personal pronouns in MyCourses.	There is a survey available in the Welcome module that asks students to share: 1) Why they are taking the course 2) What they hope to get out of the course	There is an end-of-course or end-of-module survey available that asks students to provide feedback on course design. The survey should include questions that ask students to provide feedback on what went well, what did not go well, and suggestions they have for future students.
MyCourses:  Fostering engagement with assigned readings	The Calendar tool shows due dates for reading assignments.	The syllabus or welcome message includes student best practices for readings such as: Recommendation to add time to the calendar/study plan for reading via MyCourses and/or Claw Mail Recommendation to chunk reading sessions in to 45 minute or less sessions Metacognitive Reading Strategies	There is a reading assignment (ungraded or graded) available via the Assignment tool, Survey tool, Discussion tool or Perusall.
MyCourses:  Fostering engagement with online lectures and video	The Calendar tool shows due dates for viewing video/ video assignments.	The Calendar tool shows meeting dates for Zoom (or similar) meetings (synchronous class sessions or appointments)	A video assignment (ungraded or graded) is available via the Assignment tool, Discussion tool or Kaltura Video Quiz.
MyCourses:  Leveraging digital content from the Kaufman Library	The syllabus includes information regarding availability of Kaufman Library resources such as: Accessing Library Databases from on and/or off Campus Ask a Librarian LibGuides	The course includes digital video content from sources like Films on Demand, Swank, or Kanopy in a Content module. This might include embedding video in a HTML file, discussion, or assignment.	The course includes electronic texts or articles in a Content module. This might include linking the text in a HTML file, discussion, or assignment.
MyCourses:  Assessing students	A low stakes, practice assessment is available during the first week of the semester that includes proctoring setup, if applicable. The practice assessment may be created using the Quiz, Assignment, or Discussion tool.	The syllabus includes information on proctoring requirements or expectations related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled technologies.	The course includes a rubric created using the Rubric tool.  The rubric is linked to TILTed information AND the rubric is attached to an assignment created using the Assignment or Discussion tool.

Submission Deadline:  

May 31, 2024 

Submission Protocol:  

Complete the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment in the MyCourses: Center for Teaching Excellence badging site. 

Theme: Building Bridges, Navigating Changes in Higher Education
April 15-16, 2024, Athens, Georgia

We are now accepting proposals for the 2024 USG Teaching & Learning Conference. The conference will be April 15-16, 2024 in Athens, Georgia.

Proposals are due by November 3, 2023.  Submit proposals here (you will be asked to create an account with Oxford Abstracts).

Strands

The conference will feature presentations centered around the following four conference strands (see the conference website for more strand details):

• Teaching, Learning, and Student Success
• Faculty and Student Well-Being: Creating Communities and Connections
• Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
• Educational Development: Connecting Knowledge to Practice

Session Formats

Interactive Presentations (45 minutes)
Highly interactive presentations that engage participants.

Take Ten Talks (10 minutes)
Short, dynamic, tech-free presentations that focus on a single, actionable take-away.

Infographic Lightning Round (5 minutes)
Fast-paced, five-minute overviews of topic using a single-slide infographic.

More details about these formats are on our website.

Timeline

Accepting proposals through November 3, 2023
Notifications: January 30, 2024
Registration opens in January, 2024

Submit Proposals

Submit proposals here.
You will be asked to create an account with Oxford Abstracts.

Forward this email a friend.

More information is on the USG Teaching & Learning Conference website.

See you in April in the Classic City!

Interested in learning more about ChatGPT and other AI tools? Join colleagues from across the USG as we discuss affordances and limitations of AI in higher education.  

All sessions will be held in Zoom. Session links will be emailed to you upon registration.

The GPT Revolution: Exploring Prospects and Roadblocks in Teaching and Learning
September 27, 2023, 12 – 1 PM
Meg Mittelstadt, University of Georgia

In the past year, new tools have emerged in the rapidly expanding field of generative AI that are sending shockwaves through higher education. In this session, we will explore prospects and roadblocks associated with the use of Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) and similar generative AI models in teaching and learning. We will focus on identifying where our own line in the sand falls with regard to use (or not) of generative AI personally, use (or not) by our students, etc.

Register here
 

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Higher Ed: Shaping the Change
October 16, 2023, 12 – 1 PM
Cynthia Alby, Georgia College and State University

We are already feeling the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education, but this is merely the tip of the iceberg. Which long-held beliefs and practices are crumbling? What do we need to consider? How might we re-imagine teaching and learning in response to this disruption in ways that not only solve the issues AI presents but, in the long run, better support the flourishing of students, faculty, staff, and administration?

Expect to walk away with a personalized list of ideas for responding wisely to the issues and affordances AI has brought to the table.

Register here

From A.I. to A+: Unleashing the Power of ChatGPT
October 26, 2023, 12 – 1 PM
Cori Crews and Casey Colson, Valdosta State University

Calling all educators who want to take their teaching game to the next level! Join us to explore discipline-specific examples and discover how ChatGPT can be your secret weapon in conquering daily academic challenges. Be ready to dive into a hands-on session, ask burning questions, and leave with new tools to implement inside and outside the classroom! Don’t miss this chance to learn how you can incorporate ChatGPT to revolutionize how you teach, inspire, and create.

Register here

PANEL: Navigating the Digital Future: Faculty Exploring AI’s Role in Education
October 31, 2023, 3 – 4 PM

Charles Grimm, Georgia Highlands College
Dr. Sunil Hazari, University of West Georgia 
Kimberly Van Orman, University of Georgia 

Discover the practical side of AI in education. Our faculty panel will provide insights into using AI in higher ed, discussing its advantages and challenges. Learn how they’re incorporating AI into student assignments and classroom activities. Join us for a straightforward and informative discussion on AI’s role in shaping the future of education, with time for Q&A with our panelists.

Register here

Questions? Contact Denise Domizi

Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices Badge 

Title: Making the Most of MyCourses:  Best Practices AY2023-24 

Description:  

The Making the Most of MyCourses workshop series presents pedagogical best practices for course design regardless of instructional modality (online, hybrid, hyflex, face-to-face) combined with MyCourses best practices.  

To earn the Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices AY202324 badge faculty and staff must provide evidence of a minimum of 20 of 27 possible artifacts. Participation in associated workshops is highly recommended but not required. Workshops will be recorded and available for faculty and staff to review at their discretion. 

Faculty and staff earning the Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices AY2023-24 badge exhibit a commit to implementing best practices in course design and technology use.  As such faculty and staff, may also choose to attend additional, optional workshops that are primarily focused on using specific MyCourses features in-depth such as but not limited to the Quiz tool, Assignment tool, Content tool, and Grade Book. 

Why should faculty and staff earn this badge? 

Faculty and staff should consider earning this badge to: 

• participate in the development of best practice and standards-based courses that create consistency in course design across the college.  
• share your commitment to expanding high-quality online, hybrid, face-to-face, and hyflex course offerings in support of the strategic plan. 
• participate in the conversation around designing courses and leveraging technologies to promote student success. 
• provide evidence of best practice implementation of Quality Matters (QM) using GGC technologies such as MyCourses, Kaltura, and more. 
• gain insight into the technologies and services available at GGC for faculty and students to support teaching and learning. 

Expiration:  
The Making the Most of MyCourses badge will expire approximately 3 years after it is awarded.   

The Making the Most of MyCourses: Best Practices AY2023-24 badge will be issued between September 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024.  This badge will expire on June 1, 2027. 

Criteria: 

Provide 20/27 artifacts as evidence that best practices presented in the Making the Most of MyCourses series were implemented in an Academic Year 2023-2024 MyCourses course. 

Recordings:

Recordings of past workshops are available here.

Workshop Topics and Schedule 

Fall Workshops 

• MyCourses: Designing a supportive and easy to navigate course 
  Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 

• MyCourses: Designing an easy to navigate syllabus 
  Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 

• MyCourses: Incorporating time management strategies 
  Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 

• MyCourses: Communicating assignment and activity expectations 
  Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 

• MyCourses: Humanizing your [online, hybrid, or face-to-face] course 
  Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session 

Spring Workshops 

• MyCourses: Leveraging digital content from the Kaufman Library
  Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session

• MyCourses: Fostering engagement with assigned readings
  Wednesday, February 14th, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session

• MyCourses: Fostering engagement with online lectures and videos
  Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session

• MyCourses: Assessing students
  Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:45 a.m.
  Zoom Session

Supplementary MyCourses Workshops
Faculty and staff may also wish to attend supplementary MyCourses workshops to increase familiarity with features and become more acquainted with recent updates. 

Steps to Earn your Badge 

1. Attend Making the Most of MyCourses workshops or review recordings. 

2. Implement recommendations in any AY2024 MyCourses course. 

3. Login to MyCourses and locate the Center for Teaching Excellence: Badges course. 

4. Select Assignments from the course navigation bar. 

5. Locate the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment and submit your evidence.  See options below for submitting evidence. 

6. Information Technology and Center for Teaching Excellence will review evidence and award badges using a rubric. 

7. Claim your badge by selecting Awards on the course navigation bar in the Center for Teaching Excellence: Badges course. 

8. Share your achievement be selecting the share option for your badge.  You can share your badge in a variety of ways, including on LinkedIn and in your Email Signature.

There are two ways to submit evidence that you have implemented the best practices discussed in the Making the Most of MyCourses series 

• Provide screenshots from any AY2024 course that show how you implemented the best practices discussed in the Making the Most of MyCourses series. The screenshots will be considered as evidence in order to earn your Making the Most of MyCourses: AY2024 badge.  Each screenshot should be added as an attachment to the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment in the MyCourses: Center for Teaching Excellence badging site. 
• If the evidence exists in a single MyCourses course, provide the course name in text box for the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment in the MyCourses: Center for Teaching Excellence badging site. 

Workshop Title	Evidence Artifact 1	Evidence Artifact 2	Evidence Artifact 3
MyCourses:  Designing a supportive and easy to navigate course	The Content tool’s Table of Contents shows: At least 4 modules including:  a Welcome module, 2 modules that include content, activities, and  assessments, and a Wrap-up module The 2 modules that include content, activities and assessments should use a similar structure to ensure consistency from module to module	The Welcome module includes: A welcoming  message from the instructor  A syllabus (deconstructed or word or PDF) An attendance verification activity	A welcome to the course announcement is available in the Announcement tool that includes:  The use of the {firstname} replacement string to personalize the announcement Language that includes embedded links directing students to the syllabus and other content housed in the Welcome module An embedded video from the instructor welcoming students to the course
MyCourses:  Designing an easy to navigate syllabus	The Welcome module includes a deconstructed syllabus that includes:  The deconstructed syllabus as a submodule within the Welcome module Each major section of the “syllabus” should be its own content item within the submodule	The Welcome module’s  deconstructed syllabus includes: The content for the syllabus presented as a HTML file (not Word or PDF files) The HTML files use the HTML templates provided within the HTML editor	An intelligent agent set to nudge a student who has not viewed a particular content item contained within the deconstructed syllabus submodule is available.     This can include an intelligent agent set to nudge/remind a student to view syllabus content such as attendance policies, grading policies, or tutoring information
MyCourses:  Communicating assignment and activity expectations	A module that displays a TILTed assignment/activity content item as well as a content item immediately following the TILTed content item that is linked to an assignment/activity such as a quiz, assignment dropbox, or discussion is available.	The TILTed assignment/activity is created as HTML content. The HTML content must include the purpose, task, and criteria.	The TILTed HTML content is formatted using a HTML template.
MyCourses:  Incorporating time management strategies	The Calendar tool includes all major due dates (assignment/assessment/activities), meeting times, major milestones (e.g. last day to drop), midterm and final exam dates.	The Content tool’s Course Schedule includes all entries pulled from the Calendar tool.	The deconstructed syllabus includes a content item that describes time management strategies/tools such as: recommendations for setting MyCourses notifications, downloading the Pulse app, and using the subscribe to calendar feature complete with links to appropriate knowledgebase articles.
MyCourses:  Humanizing your course	The syllabus or welcome message provides students with assistance on setting a preferred first name and instructions for updating and/or sharing personal pronouns in MyCourses.	There is a survey available in the Welcome module that asks students to share: 1) Why they are taking the course 2) What they hope to get out of the course	There is an end-of-course or end-of-module survey available that asks students to provide feedback on course design. The survey should include questions that ask students to provide feedback on what went well, what did not go well, and suggestions they have for future students.
MyCourses:  Fostering engagement with assigned readings	The Calendar tool shows due dates for reading assignments.	The syllabus or welcome message includes student best practices for readings such as: Recommendation to add time to the calendar/study plan for reading via MyCourses and/or Claw Mail Recommendation to chunk reading sessions in to 45 minute or less sessions Metacognitive Reading Strategies	There is a reading assignment (ungraded or graded) available via the Assignment tool, Survey tool, Discussion tool or Perusall.
MyCourses:  Fostering engagement with online lectures and video	The Calendar tool shows due dates for viewing video/ video assignments.	The Calendar tool shows meeting dates for Zoom (or similar) meetings (synchronous class sessions or appointments)	A video assignment (ungraded or graded) is available via the Assignment tool, Discussion tool or Kaltura Video Quiz.
MyCourses:  Leveraging digital content from the Kaufman Library	The syllabus includes information regarding availability of Kaufman Library resources such as: Accessing Library Databases from on and/or off Campus Ask a Librarian LibGuides	The course includes digital video content from sources like Films on Demand, Swank, or Kanopy in a Content module. This might include embedding video in a HTML file, discussion, or assignment.	The course includes electronic texts or articles in a Content module. This might include linking the text in a HTML file, discussion, or assignment.
MyCourses:  Assessing students	A low stakes, practice assessment is available during the first week of the semester that includes proctoring setup, if applicable. The practice assessment may be created using the Quiz, Assignment, or Discussion tool.	The syllabus includes information on proctoring requirements or expectations related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled technologies.	The course includes a rubric created using the Rubric tool.  The rubric is linked to TILTed information AND the rubric is attached to an assignment created using the Assignment or Discussion tool.

Submission Deadline:  

May 31, 2024 

Submission Protocol:  

Complete the Making the Most of MyCourses AY2024 Evidence assignment in the MyCourses: Center for Teaching Excellence badging site. 

Join Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark (author of Unraveling Faculty Burnout, speaker at our Winter Institute this past January, and guest speaker at our recent CTE book club wrap-up) on May 7th or 20th for a Faculty Vitality Summer Retreat. Reflect on your academic year, assess vitality vs. burnout, and use #AgileFaculty tools to plan your summer. $25 with one-on-one coaching option.

Faculty Vitality Summer Retreat 2023 | rebecca pope-ruark (theagileacademic.com)