Meetings
Meetings and Events
Humanizing Online Learning
July 23, 2020This session/workshop will present faculty and faculty developers with concepts, skills, and strategies to humanize the online learning environment, from overarching approaches to targeted, micro-level approaches. Participants will be able to recall key concepts and be provided opportunities to discuss how they might use strategies in their courses to humanize and personalize learning experiences.
Facilitator:
Jesse Bishop, Georgia Highlands College
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Facilitating Online Discussions in Both Synchronous and Asynchronous Environments
July 15, 2020Are you tired of teaching into the online void or struggling to get students interacting in discussions online? Have students expressed to you that they consider discussions “busy work” or do the bare minimum without engaging or developing a sense of community? Designing effective online discussions can be challenging and just at the moment we may not have a lot of time to dedicate to thorough design. This online webinar will explore best practices in designing asynchronous and synchronous class discussions in the online environment. Participants will receive step-by-step instructions for a low-tech simple yet effective model for creating engaging asynchronous discussions, examine how to transition a variety of engaging in-person classroom discussion techniques to the synchronous online environment, take away example engaging discussion prompts, and have the opportunity for active personal reflection on past success with creating engaging online discussions.
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Supporting Adjunct and Part-time Instructors
July 9, 2020This webinar provides an overview of synchronous and asynchronous modules designed to support non-tenure track instructors. Participants will also brainstorm structures already in place at their local institutions that could be leveraged to support non-tenure track instructors.
Facilitator:
Michael Rifenburg, University of North Georgia
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Supporting Adjunct and Part-time Instructors
July 9, 2020This webinar provides an overview of synchronous and asynchronous modules designed to support non-tenure track instructors. Participants will also brainstorm structures already in place at their local institutions that could be leveraged to support non-tenure track instructors.
Facilitator:
Michael Rifenburg, University of North Georgia
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Supporting Students During Uncertain Times
June 30, 2020This session will focus on practical things that faculty can do to support students and to increase the probability of academic success and student satisfaction in the remote environment. In particular, the session will focus on specific commentary provided during and after the sudden transition to online instruction, in order to best understand student perspectives. Content will focus upon effective engagement, proactive feedback, personal connection, promoting wellness, and maintaining academic excellence while teaching remotely.
Facilitator:
Becky Johnston, University of North Georgia
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TILTing Your Online Assignments
June 23, 2020Even when you think you have clearly outlined the expectations for an assignment, there are often students who are confused about what they are supposed to do and how they are supposed to do it. Sometimes they figure it out along the way, but too often they either waste time because they do not understand the assignment, turn in something that is not what you were hoping for, or give up all together.
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Online Course Design and Course Planning
June 18, 2020Are you unsure of how to start planning your courses for the fall? Have you wondered if you are designing your online course in the best way possible? Regardless of the delivery modality you use to facilitate courses, you will need to establish and implement a course design plan. In this webinar, we will explore course design principles, including organization, engagement, alignment, and learner support. If you are new to online teaching or new to online course design, please join me for this interactive webinar where we will explore how to purposefully plan your course.
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CoReq Best Practices
June 17, 2020USG Corequisite Virtual Workshop - Reviewing the Progress
June 16, 2020Initial data on student outcomes for Fall 2019 indicate continued success for Corequisite Learning Support in Georgia, and offer indicators of what works, and what doesn't work, in Learning Support. This online session with Dr. Tristan Denley, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer for the University System of Georgia provides an overview of the long-term trend and most recent data on student outcomes for the Corequisite Learning Support.
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Small Teaching Online: Minor Changes, Big Impact
June 12, 2020When instructors integrate even small, evidence-based changes to an online course, the efforts can pay off in better learning outcomes for their students (Darby & Lang, 2019). This workshop will provide specific, small changes that instructors could try throughout the semester to overcome common barriers to online learning (e.g. building community and fostering student autonomy).
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The 2019 Mindset Summit will be held on Friday, April 26, at the Jekyll Island Convention Center (map) from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Summit will provide an opportunity to review what we have learned about students' in the USG and begin to investigate next steps in developing activities to support students productive academic mindsets.
Spring 2019 Regional Corequisite Academies
April 2019University of North Georgia (April 5) & Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College (April 12)
For Spring 2019, the University System of Georgia is hosting Spring Corequisite Academies in two regional sites to facilitate broader faculty participation and reduce the distance teams will need to travel to participate. Both Academies will feature similar programming and opportunities for interaction with peers. Participants are welcome to participate in either (or both) academies, but total participation is capped at 75 for each academy and you are encouraged to choose the location closest to you.
Building on the experience and successes of the past year, the Summit will provide institutional teams with an opportunity to reflect upon their Momentum Year plans and the work they have accomplished to date and identify what remains to be done in order to fully implement a Momentum Year on their campuses by Fall 2019. Additionally, the Summit is an opportunity for institutions to think more deeply about how the Momentum Year integrates across the breadth of a student’s experience in college. Participants will work through a series of engaging and creative exercises to develop personal plans for action that will inform campus-wide implementation plans.
