On-Demand Workshop Videos

This  workshop saw Elizabeth A. Stuart, PhD, Associate Dean for Education,  joined by CTL's Amy Pinkerton, MIDT; Jennifer Deal, PhD (Epi); Doug  Hough, PhD (HPM); and John McGready, PhD (Biostats). In continuing the  July 2020 discussion regarding designing effective online assessments,  specific attention was given to the careful consideration and  experiences that have made varied assessment techniques successful.  Highlights include considerations of the distance platform, a focus on  assessment objectives in determining the type of assessment, the benefit  of reflecting on assessments toward improving their design and  facilitation, and several opportunities afforded by the CoursePlus Quiz  Generator tool.

Moderated by  Elizabeth A. Stuart, PhD, Associate Dean for Education, Professor.  Presenters: Mia Lamm, MSIS, MSLIS, Center for Teaching and Learning;  Marie Diener-West, PhD ’84, Department of Biostatistics Chair, MPH  Program; Beth Resnick, DrPH, MPH ’95, Department of Health Policy and  Management, Assistant Dean for Practice and Training. This session began  with Mia Lamm's pedagogical discussion regarding "How do We Facilitate  Engagement in a Virtual Class?" This led to both Drs. Diener-West and  Resnick to discuss their own experiences in online engagement techniques  and activities, including an open discussion that generated questions  and ideas for all participants. Mia's presentation slides are available  as a PDF.

A separate, standalone presentation of Mia Lamm's overview is also available: How Do We Facilitate Engagement in a Virtual Class? (8 min) | transcript

The summer is an excellent time to jumpstart preparation for the  upcoming academic year. In this Teaching Toolkit workshop, members of  CTL's instructional design team identified intentional steps that  faculty and teaching assistants can take over the summer to successfully  review and revise their courses. Presenters highlighted levels of  knowledge as they relate to learning objectives, assessment, and course  content. The different types of lecture recordings are also featured to  provide some inspiration as faculty begin their course review and  revision process.

In this  Teaching Toolkit workshop, CTL highlighted some CoursePlus options for  students' self-regulation as applied to the Universal Design for  Learning (UDL) framework's principle of providing multiple means of  engagement. Our newest CoursePlus feature, In-Lecture Quizzes, was  highlighted as one of the things that may be purposefully incorporated  into a course as a means for students to internalize what they've  learned and to understand how they, as individuals, learn best.

The pandemic  has driven both students and faculty from the classroom and forced all  of us to turn our homes into remote teaching spaces. Now that we have  some experience under our belts --and we have survived a few academic  terms-- how can we expand our thinking to engage learners, and find ways  to re-envision storytelling? In this workshop, Instructional Designers  and Video Producers from the Center for Teaching and Learning showcased  evidence-based innovations that engage learners through unique  storytelling.