Great news about the upcoming Saturday release!

Instructure has announced the next software release, and I'm pleased to announce that there will be no major changes for instructors or students!  The full release notes are on the Instructure site.

A small change affecting instructors who use groups and SpeedGrader:

SpeedGrader™ Groups View

Instructors can view one submission for group projects within SpeedGrader™ and assign all students within the group the same grade. This feature applies when instructors do not select the “assign grades individually” option while creating the group assignment. Instead of individual student names, the SpeedGrader drop-down menu will display the name of each group. Any comments made on the assignment are also sent to all students in the group.

Teaching with Technology Tuesdays

Want to incorporate new technologies into your classroom, engage and retain students, and expand your resume at the same time?  Join us for one or all of these sessions, which take place on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30. Sessions will be hosted by members of eLearning, Information Technology Services and Training & Development, with faculty presenters.

 

Fall 2013 schedule

August 20^th  – 12-1 Kickoff event Lone Tree Board Room

The new eLearning blog is unveiled, and an update on Canvas with some sample exemplary courses from our CCC faculty. 

September all sessions in rm 439

10^th 2:30-3:30     Design Strategies for Canvas  

See examples from courses developed in Canvas, learn more about the Quality Matters rubric, and  some simple ways to engage students in the online environment.

24^th2:30-3:30      Lecture Capture and Videos to Enhance Instruction

Learn about the options for lecture capture and video recording available at CCC, get tips on best practices, and see some examples of lecture capture in action in in-person and online courses.

October  all sessions in rm 439

8^th 2:30-3:30       Hybrid/Blended Course Design Primer

What is a Hybrid course? What does Blended mean? Spend some time discussing these terms and hearing more about the benefits of blending or flipping your classroom, with examples of successful courses.

22^nd 2:30-3:30     iPads, AppleTV, and Mobile Devices in the Classroom

Mobile devices can be used in many ways to engage students and enhance the classroom experience. See examples and get to experiment with some of these devices.

29^th 2:30-3:30     Teaching and Learning with Smartboards

Come and experience the new Smartboards – interactive whiteboards that allow faculty and students to present, collaborate, and record content during the classroom session.

November all sessions in rm 439

12^th 2:30-3:30     Social Networking as a Pedagogical Tool

We will show you some ways social networking tools are being used in higher education, and demonstrate how you can link to them using Canvas. Come ready to experiment and discuss with your colleagues.

26^th 2:30-3:30     Google Docs 101

Google Docs is a free tool for building documents, spreadsheets, presentations, collaboration and more s. Come see how easy it is to use Google Docs in Canvas.

December all sessions in rm 439

10^th 2:30-3:30     Multimedia Resources Best Practices

Videos, images and other multimedia resources can greatly enhance the student experience in your course. Hear more about our library resources and see some examples of how faculty are using multimedia.