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Rising Star Award Applications Open
Faculty can become eligible for a 2023 Rising Star Award by completing the application before the deadline, February 20, 2023.All Rising Star Award requirements must be completed within the past two years, and each eligibility requirement can only be applied to one qualifying award. For example, if you win the 2019 Rising Star Award by submitting the Great Teaching Certificate, you cannot use the Great Teaching Certificate for a future application.
Research in Teaching and Learning (RiTL) Symposium
Please join us on April 21st, 2023 for the first UF RiTL (Research in Teaching and Learning) symposium. This half day kick off event will take place at the Harn Museum and feature a Keynote Dr. Bob Matthieu, founder of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning along with other guest speakers who are actively working on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Who should attend? All faculty including clinical faculty, instructional faculty, practitioners, faculty considering promotion, department Chairs, as well as staff and librarians interested in teaching focused research..
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january
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Event Overview Humanizing is a student-centered mindset that involves recognizing and supporting the non-cognitive components of learning. Humanizing integrates elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning and Universal Design for
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Humanizing is a student-centered mindset that involves recognizing and supporting the non-cognitive components of learning. Humanizing integrates elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning and Universal Design for Learning. In a humanized course, faculty intentionally cultivate an inclusive learning environment that fosters psychological safety and trust and forms connections that grow into relationships and a community. With an emphasis on presence, empathy, and awareness, faculty become warm demanders and students apply themselves at a higher level to not let down their learning partner.
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(Tuesday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
february
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Event Overview Join this workshop to discover how to turn your class into a global classroom. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad
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Join this workshop to discover how to turn your class into a global classroom. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad to collaborate on assignments, acquire global perspectives on course-related material, and develop intercultural competence skills. In the 2021-2022 academic year, over 1,400 UF students took courses that incorporated international virtual exchange activities in a variety of disciplines. This workshop will help you discover different types of virtual exchange projects and will connect you to trainings and resources to get you started.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Event Overview For the last few decades, medical educators have increasingly felt the pressure of time as they are called upon to add to their list of duties as well
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For the last few decades, medical educators have increasingly felt the pressure of time as they are called upon to add to their list of duties as well as increase the number of patients they see in any variety of clinical setting. The very reason so many of us choose employ in an academic center was for the joy and stimulation of teaching. Now, factors have compelled many to place a lower priority on their teaching, instead needing to focus on those other factors that are directly tied to promotion or salary. While many institutions recognize the need to reprioritize their expectations of their faculty, much work is still needed. Physician burnout remains high, especially among clinical educators. However, faculty can utilize their time more effectively, diagnose their learners while diagnosing their patients and increase their own satisfaction. Bedside teaching allows just that. This session will provide planning and preparation tips for bedside teaching, and review efficient teaching tools that are especially useful for clinician educators to utilize at the bedside.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Friday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Event Overview The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a strong framework for internationalizing curriculum across disciplines. Join us to gain a basic understanding of the UN SDGs and
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a strong framework for internationalizing curriculum across disciplines. Join us to gain a basic understanding of the UN SDGs and learn about numerous resources available to help connect your course – introductory or discipline specific – to the SDGs. We will also share about the UF SDG Faculty Guide developed by an interdisciplinary group at UF.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Event Overview Often online faculty struggle with getting acquainted with their students amongst limited face-to-face interactions, so how would you establish personal connections? This workshop discusses proven ways to creating
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Often online faculty struggle with getting acquainted with their students amongst limited face-to-face interactions, so how would you establish personal connections? This workshop discusses proven ways to creating meaningful interaction with the remote instructor. A few examples: include clever introductions of yourself, humanize your course, provide weekly overviews, personalize content, utilize cooperative learning, enable real-time communication, incentivize learning with rewards, and emphasize a bottom line. Join the conversation at #InclusiveTeaching
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Decode a Troublesome Concept or Skill for Your Learners February 8, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET Event Series
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Decode a Troublesome Concept or Skill for Your Learners
February 8, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
This two-part workshop is for anyone who needs to explain a concept or skill to students in any instructional role: an instructor, a guest lecturer, as a teaching assistant or tutor holding office hours. The main deliverable of the workshop is to develop an analogy for a particular concept/skill that will make your learners say “Aha! I truly understand what you mean!” By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Identify specific content or skills learners in your field/discipline typically struggle with.
- Develop an instructional intervention (in the form of an analogy) to communicate the mental actions learners must take in order to successfully navigate their struggle.
REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 10TH
Instructors
Larkin Hood & Chris Brua – Pennsylvania State University
Workshop Schedule
This two-session online workshop meets on Wednesday, February 8 and February 15
1-3PM AT/ 12-2PM ET / 11AM-1PM CT / 10AM-12PM MT / 9-11AM PT
Workload
Instructors anticipate students will need to spend 2-4 hours of total asynchronous work time for this workshop.
Registration & Enrollment
This workshop has a cap of 20 students. Registration is open from Tuesday, January 10 until capacity is reached or until Friday, January 27, whichever comes first. Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and registrants from CIRTL member institutions or alumni of CIRTL member institutions will receive priority. Once registration closes, all registrants will be notified of their enrollment status.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Practitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching
- Implement one or more evidence-based teaching strategies for students in a learning environment
- Integrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals
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(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Event Overview Are virtual lab simulations as effective in promoting student learning as physical labs? This workshop introduces the benefits and challenges associated with physical and virtual simulations by referencing
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Are virtual lab simulations as effective in promoting student learning as physical labs? This workshop introduces the benefits and challenges associated with physical and virtual simulations by referencing peer-reviewed research. In doing so, the successful incorporation of a virtual simulation in an upper division STEM course will be shared with the intention of motivating other instructors to also integrate active learning strategies into their classrooms.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Event Overview We often send what is called mixed messages to others. A mixed message in this sense is when the actual words being spoken are not consistent with the
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We often send what is called mixed messages to others. A mixed message in this sense is when the actual words being spoken are not consistent with the speakers voice inflections and/or body language. This workshop explores how to let your voice and body be congruent with what you say.
Location: 201 Bryant Space Science Center, 1772 Stadium Rd. Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida 32611 – Visit https://teach.ufl.edu/connect/ for detailed directions
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Event Overview Learn how to find and use library licensed materials such as e-books, case studies, scholarly research, news articles etc. to replace costly textbooks and save your students a
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Learn how to find and use library licensed materials such as e-books, case studies, scholarly research, news articles etc. to replace costly textbooks and save your students a ton of money on course materials. We will also discuss library services that can be incorporated into your Canvas site such as course reserves and research guides.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Tuesday) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Event Overview We talk a lot about teaching techniques, and the goal of great teaching is to help students learn. What do we know about how adults learn? How can
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We talk a lot about teaching techniques, and the goal of great teaching is to help students learn. What do we know about how adults learn? How can understanding learning make you a better teacher? This workshop explores the science behind adult learning and outlines strategies you can use to maximize learning.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Wednesday) 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Event Overview During this workshop, faculty will learn how to enhance their courses with international case studies, activities, and perspectives. This workshop will also expose instructors to best practices such
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During this workshop, faculty will learn how to enhance their courses with international case studies, activities, and perspectives. This workshop will also expose instructors to best practices such as international virtual exchange and useful frameworks (i.e., the UN Sustainable Development Goals) that can be used to infuse international concepts and activities into any discipline. The session will provide an overview of relevant data on the attitudes and beliefs of UF students towards global issues and intercultural communication that instructors can use to fine tune their teaching, and participants will also receive a self-assessment tool to measure the internationalization of their current courses.
Location: 201 Bryant Space Science Center, 1772 Stadium Rd. Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida 32611 – Visit https://teach.ufl.edu/connect/ for detailed directions
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Event Overview Inclusive practices are critical to the higher education landscape to improve student learning. Inclusive teaching means designing and teaching courses in ways that foster talent in all students,
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Inclusive practices are critical to the higher education landscape to improve student learning. Inclusive teaching means designing and teaching courses in ways that foster talent in all students, but especially those who come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. In this two-part workshop, participants will get familiarized important concepts of diversity equity and inclusion, and the role of teaching methods in embracing student diversity in all forms. Also, attendees will discuss practical strategies of inclusive teaching that can be incorporated into everyday student interactions and during course design and assessment. Inclusive Teaching Strategies: Awareness, Reflection, and Action (Part 1) Through this workshop participants will be able to: Identify biases and those of their students and how they impact the classroom; Identify different types of biases and paradigms of inclusive teaching; Provide strategies for faculty to reframe biases in their classroom.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Tuesday) 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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Join us for an informal, round table discussion about new artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. We will be discussing concerns about AI tools affecting higher education and exploring ways
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Join us for an informal, round table discussion about new artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. We will be discussing concerns about AI tools affecting higher education and exploring ways they can be used to support student learning.
Location: 201 Bryant Space Science Center, 1772 Stadium Rd. Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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(Thursday) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Event Overview Inclusive practices are critical to the higher education landscape to improve student learning. Inclusive teaching means designing and teaching courses in ways that foster talent in all students,
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Inclusive practices are critical to the higher education landscape to improve student learning. Inclusive teaching means designing and teaching courses in ways that foster talent in all students, but especially those who come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. In this two-part workshop, participants will get familiarized important concepts of diversity equity and inclusion, and the role of teaching methods in embracing student diversity in all forms. Also, attendees will discuss practical strategies of inclusive teaching that can be incorporated into everyday student interactions and during course design and assessment. Inclusive Teaching Strategies: Embracing Student Diversity in All Forms (Part 2) Objectives Day 2 Identify principles of inclusive teaching Design a more inclusive classroom. Develop a plan to periodically evaluate their own biases and biases of students in their classes.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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Event Overview Lecturing continues to be the primary mode of teaching in higher education. In this workshop, we will discuss what research shows are the advantages and limitations of lecturing.
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Lecturing continues to be the primary mode of teaching in higher education. In this workshop, we will discuss what research shows are the advantages and limitations of lecturing. Come learn practical suggestions that will help you leverage the power of lectures and take your presentations to the next level.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
march
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Event Overview Building empathy in students can be important within a variety of disciplines, particularly professional roles within allied health and education. Attempts to build student empathy that do not
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Building empathy in students can be important within a variety of disciplines, particularly professional roles within allied health and education. Attempts to build student empathy that do not attend to dynamics of cultural differences and oppression can run the risk of promoting false empathy that serve the voyeuristic purpose of the student rather than achieving accurate empathy for others. This presentation will center on the differences between true and false empathy, and how whiteness, racial identity, and classroom dynamics can impact the ability to engage in cultural empathy. A model for cultural empathy training will be presented.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Event Overview This faculty development session will provide participants with an opportunity to explore best practices for evaluating learners and giving effective feedback in the clinical learning environment. Ample time for
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This faculty development session will provide participants with an opportunity to explore best practices for evaluating learners and giving effective feedback in the clinical learning environment. Ample time for discussion will be integrated into the didactic presentation. Participants are encouraged to come with questions and to share their experiences.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Event Overview Are you worried that your students might use artificial intelligence software to complete their assignments and exams? This session will explore assessment formats that rely less on responses
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Are you worried that your students might use artificial intelligence software to complete their assignments and exams? This session will explore assessment formats that rely less on responses that can be generated by AI tools and more on alternative and authentic ways students can demonstrate their content mastery. Incorporating alternative and authentic assessments may actually help you better assess students learning while also supporting skills that they will need to be successful in future careers. Suggestions and tools to support academic integrity will be discussed as well.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
Instructor(s): Michael Barber
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(Friday) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Event Overview Programming is easy. Everyone can learn this! This session will cover some of the lessons I’ve learned while creating and running a first time programmers course. We’ll also
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Programming is easy. Everyone can learn this! This session will cover some of the lessons I’ve learned while creating and running a first time programmers course. We’ll also do some programming (of course!), so bring a laptop if you want to code along.
Location: 201 Bryant Space Science Center, 1772 Stadium Rd., Gainesville, Florida 32611 – Visit https://teach.ufl.edu/connect/ for detailed directions
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
07mar12:00 pm12:30 pmPlayPosit Lunch and LearnPassport Miles100Presenter(s)Brady Venables
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PlayPosit Lunch and Learn Presented by Brady Venables Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 12:00 – 12:30 PM ET Join this session to learn about how
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PlayPosit Lunch and Learn
Presented by Brady Venables
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 12:00 – 12:30 PM ET
Join this session to learn about how you can increase accountability, reduce grading, and add engagement with video based learning in Canvas. Register for PlayPosit Lunch and Learn here.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for this workshop. Create an account.
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(Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Event Overview Student evaluation data is a rich source of feedback from our students. This workshop will focus on aggregate level findings of the most common themes our students are
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Student evaluation data is a rich source of feedback from our students. This workshop will focus on aggregate level findings of the most common themes our students are talking about in our GatorEvals. We will discuss the findings and how we can identify areas of improvement and creating a plan to implement and re-evaluate adjustments to our courses.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Event Overview UF’s Special Collections contain thousands of books, archives, and artifacts from all over the world and all across time. They can add unique perspective to courses large and
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UF’s Special Collections contain thousands of books, archives, and artifacts from all over the world and all across time. They can add unique perspective to courses large and small, and in disciplines beyond the humanities. In this workshop, we will talk about how you can design visits and experiential learning activities into your semester courses. You’ll learn how to: 1. Work with a curator to select materials that fit your course theme and goals. 2. Design learning goals that are appropriate for the students experience level. 3. Build skills and curiosity with larger collaborative projects This session is particularly recommended for graduate students looking to build their teaching portfolios, and faculty planning QUEST courses. Curators will also be on hand to answer questions about holdings in attendees areas of interest, and to start brainstorming ideas with participants. Note: This session will take place in Smathers Library Room 100.
Location: 1545 W University Ave,, Smathers Library Room 100, Gainesville, FL 32603
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Event Overview In a Course Based Undergraduate Research Course (CURE) class students conduct faculty research that can result in helping move their research forward. CURES provide more research experiences than
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In a Course Based Undergraduate Research Course (CURE) class students conduct faculty research that can result in helping move their research forward. CURES provide more research experiences than would be possible in a one-on-one setting and also offer the experience to students who cannot otherwise use their extracurricular time to volunteer (due to the need to work). CURES can also meet Quest 3 designation.
Location: 201 Bryant Space Science Center, 1772 Stadium Rd. Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida 32611 – Visit https://teach.ufl.edu/connect/ for detailed directions
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Communicating to Learn: Incorporating Scientific Communication into STEM Courses March 14, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET
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Communicating to Learn: Incorporating Scientific Communication into STEM Courses
March 14, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Many instructors are eager to help students develop critical skills that extend beyond the classroom or the major. This is sometimes explained as teaching students to “think like a scientist” or “think like an engineer”, but how do we actually accomplish this goal? In this workshop, we will highlight the value of “communicating to learn” and show how communication-based assessments and activities can promote critical thinking and foster deeper learning of technical content. By the end of this workshop, participants will be prepared to:
- articulate the benefits of using communication-based assessments and activities in STEM courses
- identify higher-order learning goals in your discipline that can be served by communication-based assessments and activities
- design a communication-based assessment or activity for your course
Instructor
Rajan Kumar – Stanford University
Workshop Schedule
This one-session online workshop meets on Tuesday, March 14 at 3-4:30 AT / 2-3:30PM ET / 1-2:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM MT / 11AM-12:30PM PT.
Registration
This workshop is open to the public (no cap). Registration opens January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Evidence-Based Teaching
- Describe and recognize the value of realistic and well-defined, achievable, measurable, and student-centered learning goals.
- Describe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.
- Describe several known high-impact, evidence-based effective instructional practices and materials and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals.
Practitioner: Evidence-Based Teaching
- Implement one or more evidence-based teaching strategies for students in a learning experience.
- Integrate one or more evidence-based teaching strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals.
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(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Event Overview Join us for a discussion about how the modern world has affected the latest cohort to enter our classrooms. We will discuss characteristics of Generation Z students and
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Join us for a discussion about how the modern world has affected the latest cohort to enter our classrooms. We will discuss characteristics of Generation Z students and teaching strategies best suited to reach and teach them.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Event Overview This workshop will explore the roles of an excellent mentor; will discuss effective communication practices and aligning goals with mentees. The session is interactive with case studies. Location: Virtual Event Passport
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This workshop will explore the roles of an excellent mentor; will discuss effective communication practices and aligning goals with mentees. The session is interactive with case studies.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Event Overview Human communication can be achieved through vocal (language) and non-vocal modalities (e.g., facial expressions, gestures, body posture, etc.). Although, there are universal principles that guide all human communication,
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Human communication can be achieved through vocal (language) and non-vocal modalities (e.g., facial expressions, gestures, body posture, etc.). Although, there are universal principles that guide all human communication, notable cultural differences still exist and may lead to communication breakdown between people of different cultural background, even if they communicate using the same language. Some of the notable cultural differences that may affect human communication rules are degree of cultural individualism (vs collectivism), high (vs low) context and masculine (vs feminine) societal values (Geert Hofstede). In this talk, you will learn more about these three cultural dimensions (individualism, high/low context and masculinity), and explain how/why they may influence human communication styles. You will also discuss potential negative consequences that stem from inappropriate application of cultural communication rules by non-native speakers. This talk should be particularly useful for instructors and mentors who collaborate/teach culturally diverse groups of students.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Friday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Event Overview Universal design for learning (UDL) is a transformative instructional approach that, in its adoption, exposes fundamental biases in traditional curricula. However, implementation of UDL principles, in its intentional
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Universal design for learning (UDL) is a transformative instructional approach that, in its adoption, exposes fundamental biases in traditional curricula. However, implementation of UDL principles, in its intentional consideration of diverse learner characteristics remediates such fundamental biases. We will present principles of UDL, share simple strategies for its implementation in classroom, advising, and mentorship contexts, and discuss practicalities of shifting our instructional framework from traditional instructional practices to adoption of a student-asset framework through UDL practices that intentionally consider diverse learner characteristics.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Mentoring and Advising Relationships: What Skills am I Developing? March 21, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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Mentoring and Advising Relationships: What Skills am I Developing?
March 21, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility”. This series supports graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at all levels to articulate and build upon professional skills acquired within and outside of academic experiences. As these sessions empower participants toward the pursuit of liberating and versatile occupation possibilities, we will also resist perceived and received norms of the employment “use” of a graduate degree. By engaging in this series, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will:
- identify the roles they play as mentors and advisors and articulate the skills they develop in interpersonal communication, multicultural competence, and active listening.
- identify their peer and mentor networks, identify roles they play in various communities and how those roles translate into professional skills, and make their own mentor network map and develop skills and confidence for developing their network.
- identify their graduate skills and competencies and consider how that is developed in their graduate studies and areas to grow.
- develop strategies and utilize resources for incorporating the concepts of the previous weeks into a cogent, actionable career development plan.
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
Mabel Ho & Angela Siegel – Dalhousie University
Katie Kearns & Trevor Verrot – Indiana University
April Dukes – University of Pittsburgh
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Tuesday, March 21 at 2:30-4PM AT / 1:30-3PM ET / 12:30-2PM CT / 11:30AM-1PM MT / 10:30AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility.”
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways.
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(Tuesday) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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PlayPosit Lunch and Learn Presented by Brady Venables Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 12:00 – 12:30 PM ET Join this session to learn about how
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PlayPosit Lunch and Learn
Presented by Brady Venables
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 12:00 – 12:30 PM ET
Join this session to learn about how you can increase accountability, reduce grading, and add engagement with video based learning in Canvas. Register for PlayPosit Lunch and Learn here.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for this workshop. Create an account.
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(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Imagine you are giving the best presentation of your career. Your verbal delivery is captivating and masterfully choreographed with slide visuals and props that are attention grabbing, easy to understand,
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Imagine you are giving the best presentation of your career. Your verbal delivery is captivating and masterfully choreographed with slide visuals and props that are attention grabbing, easy to understand, and even moving. This is what it means to use presentation visuals in a way that is worthy of the TED stage. In this course, participants will learn about the common mistakes presenters make with their presentation visuals, gain insights into the way the human brain best processes information while experiencing a presentation, leverage visual techniques for making your content resonate and stick, use next-level techniques to plan a visual presentation, analyze examples from some of the worlds best presenters, and apply key design principles. This course is helpful for both novice and even highly seasoned presenters. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop to this session to engage in hands-on design work activities in small groups.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Thursday) 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Teaching Careers March 23, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Teaching Careers
March 23, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni”. Join us to hear CIRTL alumni reflect on how they came into these positions: what made them pursue this career path; its benefits, stressors, and rewards; and how CIRTL shaped their interests, skills, and community. By engaging in this series, participants will:
- understand how knowledge gained through CIRTL programs can influence success in different career paths (not just faculty positions)
- gain awareness that there is a large community of people with similar knowledge gained from CIRTL programs
- learn how to join the CIRTL Alumni Network if interested
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
CIRTL Alumni Network Leadership Team
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Thursday, March 23 at 3-4PM AT / 2-3PM ET / 1-2PM CT / 12-1PM MT / 11AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni,” organized by the CIRTL Alumni Network.
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Describe and recognize the value of learning communities, and how they impact student learning
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways
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(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Location: Virtual Event Passport Miles: 100 Instructor(s): Sujata Krishna In this workshop I will go over how the LA program helps students and instructors in an active learning classroom. I will go over
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Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
Instructor(s): Sujata Krishna
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(Monday) 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Event Details
Event Overview Join this workshop to discover how to turn your class into a global classroom. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad
Event Details
Event Overview
Join this workshop to discover how to turn your class into a global classroom. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad to collaborate on assignments, acquire global perspectives on course-related material, and develop intercultural competence skills. In the 2021-2022 academic year, over 1,400 UF students took courses that incorporated international virtual exchange activities in a variety of disciplines. This workshop will help you discover different types of virtual exchange projects and will connect you to trainings and resources to get you started.
Location: 201 Bryant Space Science Center, 1772 Stadium Rd., Gainesville, Florida 32611 – Visit https://teach.ufl.edu/connect/ for detailed directions
Passport Miles: 100
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(Monday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Building my Networks and Engagement in Communities: What Connections am I Growing and Why? March 28, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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Building my Networks and Engagement in Communities: What Connections am I Growing and Why?
March 28, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility”. This series supports graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at all levels to articulate and build upon professional skills acquired within and outside of academic experiences. As these sessions empower participants toward the pursuit of liberating and versatile occupation possibilities, we will also resist perceived and received norms of the employment “use” of a graduate degree. By engaging in this series, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will:
- identify the roles they play as mentors and advisors and articulate the skills they develop in interpersonal communication, multicultural competence, and active listening.
- identify their peer and mentor networks, identify roles they play in various communities and how those roles translate into professional skills, and make their own mentor network map and develop skills and confidence for developing their network.
- identify their graduate skills and competencies and consider how that is developed in their graduate studies and areas to grow.
- develop strategies and utilize resources for incorporating the concepts of the previous weeks into a cogent, actionable career development plan.
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
Mabel Ho & Angela Siegel – Dalhousie University
Katie Kearns & Trevor Verrot – Indiana University
April Dukes – University of Pittsburgh
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Tuesday, March 28 at 2:30-4PM AT / 1:30-3PM ET / 12:30-2PM CT / 11:30AM-1PM MT / 10:30AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility.”
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways.
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(Tuesday) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Event Overview During this workshop, faculty will learn how to enhance their courses with international case studies, activities, and perspectives. This workshop will also expose instructors to best practices such
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Event Overview
During this workshop, faculty will learn how to enhance their courses with international case studies, activities, and perspectives. This workshop will also expose instructors to best practices such as international virtual exchange and useful frameworks (i.e., the UN Sustainable Development Goals) that can be used to infuse international concepts and activities into any discipline. The session will provide an overview of relevant data on the attitudes and beliefs of UF students towards global issues and intercultural communication that instructors can use to fine tune their teaching, and participants will also receive a self-assessment tool to measure the internationalization of their current courses.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
30mar(mar 30)10:30 am13apr(apr 13)12:00 pmApplying Learning Analytics
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By Center for Instructional Technology and Training Over 3 weeks there are TWO
Event Details
Over 3 weeks there are TWO 90-min required sessions and one 90-min optional session. All sessions are from 10:30am – noon ET on Thursdays.
3/30/23: The first session will focus on guiding principles for learning analytics, building familiarity with data within your own courses, and group discussion on course design principles for improving data collection and action steps.
4/6/23: The second optional session will include in-depth coverage of Quiz Statistics in Canvas as well as an overview of data available via other educational tools, but the content will also be available asynchronously for those who don’t want to attend.
4/13/23: The third session will be heavily structured around participants unique needs but is currently envisioned as small group work, with the assistance of the facilitators, to develop a strategy for an upcoming course that will enable key interventions to enhance student success.
**The second two sessions could be held in-person, in the Computer Science and Engineering building, if attendees prefer, so we will send a survey out in advance to gather feedback on your preferences.
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March 30 (Thursday) 10:30 am - April 13 (Thursday) 12:00 pm
30mar1:00 pm2:00 pmPlayPosit Foundations Training Passport Miles100Presenter(s)Brady Venables
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PlayPosit Foundations Training Presented by Brady Venables Thursday, March, 30, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (Virtual Event) This training will highlight the fundamentals
Event Details
PlayPosit Foundations Training
Presented by Brady Venables
Thursday, March, 30, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (Virtual Event)
This training will highlight the fundamentals of PlayPosit with an emphasis on interactions that are automatically graded by the platform. It will be customized for your learning management system and include use cases relevant to all content areas in Higher Ed. Register for PlayPosit Foundations Training.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for this workshop. Create an account.
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(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Non-Faculty Careers in Academia March 30, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Non-Faculty Careers in Academia
March 30, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni”. Join us to hear CIRTL alumni reflect on how they came into these positions: what made them pursue this career path; its benefits, stressors, and rewards; and how CIRTL shaped their interests, skills, and community. By engaging in this series, participants will:
- understand how knowledge gained through CIRTL programs can influence success in different career paths (not just faculty positions)
- gain awareness that there is a large community of people with similar knowledge gained from CIRTL programs
- learn how to join the CIRTL Alumni Network if interested
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
CIRTL Alumni Network Leadership Team
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Thursday, March 30 at 3-4PM AT / 2-3PM ET / 1-2PM CT / 12-1PM MT / 11AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni,” organized by the CIRTL Alumni Network.
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Describe and recognize the value of learning communities, and how they impact student learning
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathw
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(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
april
30mar(mar 30)10:30 am13apr(apr 13)12:00 pmApplying Learning Analytics
Event Details
By Center for Instructional Technology and Training Over 3 weeks there are TWO
Event Details
Over 3 weeks there are TWO 90-min required sessions and one 90-min optional session. All sessions are from 10:30am – noon ET on Thursdays.
3/30/23: The first session will focus on guiding principles for learning analytics, building familiarity with data within your own courses, and group discussion on course design principles for improving data collection and action steps.
4/6/23: The second optional session will include in-depth coverage of Quiz Statistics in Canvas as well as an overview of data available via other educational tools, but the content will also be available asynchronously for those who don’t want to attend.
4/13/23: The third session will be heavily structured around participants unique needs but is currently envisioned as small group work, with the assistance of the facilitators, to develop a strategy for an upcoming course that will enable key interventions to enhance student success.
**The second two sessions could be held in-person, in the Computer Science and Engineering building, if attendees prefer, so we will send a survey out in advance to gather feedback on your preferences.
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March 30 (Thursday) 10:30 am - April 13 (Thursday) 12:00 pm
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Graduate Skills and Competencies: How am I the Author and Narrator of my Story? April 4, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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Graduate Skills and Competencies: How am I the Author and Narrator of my Story?
April 4, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility”. This series supports graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at all levels to articulate and build upon professional skills acquired within and outside of academic experiences. As these sessions empower participants toward the pursuit of liberating and versatile occupation possibilities, we will also resist perceived and received norms of the employment “use” of a graduate degree. By engaging in this series, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will:
- identify the roles they play as mentors and advisors and articulate the skills they develop in interpersonal communication, multicultural competence, and active listening.
- identify their peer and mentor networks, identify roles they play in various communities and how those roles translate into professional skills, and make their own mentor network map and develop skills and confidence for developing their network.
- identify their graduate skills and competencies and consider how that is developed in their graduate studies and areas to grow.
- develop strategies and utilize resources for incorporating the concepts of the previous weeks into a cogent, actionable career development plan.
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
Mabel Ho & Angela Siegel – Dalhousie University
Katie Kearns & Trevor Verrot – Indiana University
April Dukes – University of Pittsburgh
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Tuesday, April 4 at 2:30-4PM AT / 1:30-3PM ET / 12:30-2PM CT / 11:30AM-1PM MT / 10:30AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility.”
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways.
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Time
(Tuesday) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Details
How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Careers Outside of Academia April 6, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
Event Details
How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Careers Outside of Academia
April 6, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni”. Join us to hear CIRTL alumni reflect on how they came into these positions: what made them pursue this career path; its benefits, stressors, and rewards; and how CIRTL shaped their interests, skills, and community. By engaging in this series, participants will:
- understand how knowledge gained through CIRTL programs can influence success in different career paths (not just faculty positions)
- gain awareness that there is a large community of people with similar knowledge gained from CIRTL programs
- learn how to join the CIRTL Alumni Network if interested
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
CIRTL Alumni Network Leadership Team
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Thursday, April 6 at 3-4PM AT / 2-3PM ET / 1-2PM CT / 12-1PM MT / 11AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni,” organized by the CIRTL Alumni Network.
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Describe and recognize the value of learning communities, and how they impact student learning
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways
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Time
(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Details
Event Overview Are you looking to enhance your Zoom meetings, or find new tools to connect and collaborate in online environments? This session will dive into tips, tricks, and tools
Event Details
Event Overview
Are you looking to enhance your Zoom meetings, or find new tools to connect and collaborate in online environments? This session will dive into tips, tricks, and tools for providing a more engaging online experience using Zoom polls, virtual whiteboards, and collaboration tools. Presented by technologists at the UFIT Center for Instructional Technology & Training.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Friday) 11:00 pm - 12:00 pm
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Autograded Interactive Video Lessons with PlayPosit (Beginner experience suggested) Presented by Brady Venables Monday, April 10, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET (Virtual Event)
Event Details
Autograded Interactive Video Lessons with PlayPosit (Beginner experience suggested)
Presented by Brady Venables
Monday, April 10, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET (Virtual Event)
Join the PlayPosit instructional design team to learn how to configure interaction sets to meet all of your autograding needs! Want to provide some points to learners for completing interactions even if they don’t choose the correct answer? Want to require a free response without the burden of manual grading!? We’ve got you covered. For best results, instructors should attend with a basic understanding of the PlayPosit platform. Register for Autograded Interactive Video Lessons with PlayPosit
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for this workshop. Create an account.
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(Monday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Putting it All Together: How do I Articulate and Implement a Career Development Plan? April 11, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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Putting it All Together: How do I Articulate and Implement a Career Development Plan?
April 11, 2023 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility”. This series supports graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at all levels to articulate and build upon professional skills acquired within and outside of academic experiences. As these sessions empower participants toward the pursuit of liberating and versatile occupation possibilities, we will also resist perceived and received norms of the employment “use” of a graduate degree. By engaging in this series, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will:
- identify the roles they play as mentors and advisors and articulate the skills they develop in interpersonal communication, multicultural competence, and active listening.
- identify their peer and mentor networks, identify roles they play in various communities and how those roles translate into professional skills, and make their own mentor network map and develop skills and confidence for developing their network.
- identify their graduate skills and competencies and consider how that is developed in their graduate studies and areas to grow.
- develop strategies and utilize resources for incorporating the concepts of the previous weeks into a cogent, actionable career development plan.
REGISTRATION OPENS ON JANUARY 10
Instructors
Mabel Ho & Angela Siegel – Dalhousie University
Katie Kearns & Trevor Verrot – Indiana University
April Dukes – University of Pittsburgh
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Tuesday, April 11 at 2:30-4PM AT / 1:30-3PM ET / 12:30-2PM CT / 11:30AM-1PM MT / 10:30AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “Be Your Own Driver: Imagining Post-PhD Career Versatility.”
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways.
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Time
(Tuesday) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Details
Event Overview Join this workshop to discover how to turn your class into a global classroom. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad
Event Details
Event Overview
Join this workshop to discover how to turn your class into a global classroom. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad to collaborate on assignments, acquire global perspectives on course-related material, and develop intercultural competence skills. In the 2021-2022 academic year, over 1,400 UF students took courses that incorporated international virtual exchange activities in a variety of disciplines. This workshop will help you discover different types of virtual exchange projects and will connect you to trainings and resources to get you started.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
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(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 10:00 am
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How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Careers at Minority-Serving Institutions April 13, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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How CIRTL Has Impacted my Career: Careers at Minority-Serving Institutions
April 13, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
This session is part of the series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni”. Join us to hear CIRTL alumni reflect on how they came into these positions: what made them pursue this career path; its benefits, stressors, and rewards; and how CIRTL shaped their interests, skills, and community. By engaging in this series, participants will:
- understand how knowledge gained through CIRTL programs can influence success in different career paths (not just faculty positions)
- gain awareness that there is a large community of people with similar knowledge gained from CIRTL programs
- learn how to join the CIRTL Alumni Network if interested
Registration Opens on January 10
Instructors
CIRTL Alumni Network Leadership Team
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Thursday, April 13 at 3-4PM AT / 2-3PM ET / 1-2PM CT / 12-1PM MT / 11AM-12PM PT. This event is part of the four-part event series “How CIRTL has Impacted my Career: Hearing from CIRTL Alumni,” organized by the CIRTL Alumni Network.
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens on January 10. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Learning Community
- Describe and recognize the value of learning communities, and how they impact student learning
- Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways
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Time
(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Details
CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations April 26, 2023 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET Hear
Event Details
CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations
April 26, 2023 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET
Hear graduate students and postdocs from across the CIRTL Network share the results of their Teaching-as-Research (TAR) projects in this online presentation session. TAR projects investigate questions about teaching and learning, including assessing the effectiveness of specific learning activities and tools, examining the learning process about a specific topic, or characterizing the student experience in the classroom.
Event Schedule
This online event takes place on Wednesday, April 26 at 4-5:30PM AT / 3-4:30PM ET / 2-3:30PM CT / 1-2:30PM MT / 12-1:30PM PT.
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration opens January 10th. You must register in order to attend; you will receive Zoom information upon registration.
Accessibility
We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate: Teaching-as-Research
- Describe a “full-inquiry” cycle.
- Define and recognize the value of the Teaching-as-Research process, and how it can be used for ongoing enhancement of learning.
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(Wednesday) 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Event Details
Event Overview In this workshop I will go over how the LA program helps students and instructors in an active learning classroom. I will go over the 3 essential elements
Event Details
Event Overview
In this workshop I will go over how the LA program helps students and instructors in an active learning classroom. I will go over the 3 essential elements of the LAA model. No background knowledge is expected of participants.
Location: Virtual Event
Passport Miles: 100
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 10:00 am
may
23may11:00 am12:00 pmPlayPosit Foundations Training Passport Miles100Presenter(s)Brady Venables
Event Details
PlayPosit Foundations Training Presented by Brady Venables Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 11:00 – 12:00 PM ET (Virtual Event) This training will highlight the fundamentals
Event Details
PlayPosit Foundations Training
Presented by Brady Venables
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 11:00 – 12:00 PM ET (Virtual Event)
This training will highlight the fundamentals of PlayPosit with an emphasis on interactions that are automatically graded by the platform. It will be customized for your learning management system and include use cases relevant to all content areas in Higher Ed. Register for PlayPosit Foundations Training.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for this workshop. Create an account.
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(Tuesday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
24may2:00 pm3:00 pmPlayPosit Foundations Training Passport Miles100Presenter(s)Brady Venables
Event Details
PlayPosit Foundations Training Presented by Brady Venables Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET (Virtual Event) This training will highlight the fundamentals
Event Details
PlayPosit Foundations Training
Presented by Brady Venables
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET (Virtual Event)
This training will highlight the fundamentals of PlayPosit with an emphasis on interactions that are automatically graded by the platform. It will be customized for your learning management system and include use cases relevant to all content areas in Higher Ed. Register for PlayPosit Foundations Training.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for this workshop. Create an account.
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
august
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Presented by Brady Venables Friday, August 18, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (Virtual Event) Let us walk you through features of Playlists
Event Details
Presented by Brady Venables
Friday, August 18, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (Virtual Event)
Let us walk you through features of Playlists that create a defragmented learner experience for one-click access to curated content, including PlayPosit bulbs, PDFs, images, docs, sheets, forms, embedded websites, and more. Learners earn a certificate after verified completion. Each Playlist can be customized to require certain behaviors like “mastery based consumption” or locked/unlocked progression. Register for PlayPosit Playlists: Using interactive video to create learning modules in Canvas.
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(Friday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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