Increasing Learner Success Through Universally Designed Assessments

Have you ever struggled with what feels like a disconnect between how some learners perform on assessments and what was taught in the classroom? There are some pedagogical strategies that can help all learners perform better on assessments, such as providing more opportunities for feedback and reflection and allowing learners to demonstrate their learning in varied ways.

This workshop will help participants to adapt current instructional processes, so that learners are more engaged with content and performance. It will also help participants to consider alternatives to their current assessment strategies, so learners can better demonstrate their understanding. Participants will have time to apply their new skills during the workshop.

Designing Your Syllabus to Support Learner Success

Did you know that the majority of disabled learners in your classroom have invisible disabilities that you can not see? The recommended strategies to reach these disabled learners actually benefit ALL learners in your classroom. This hands-on workshop will focus on strategies that you can use to make your course more universally designed for all learners. During the workshop, you will be able to apply your new skills to your course syllabus.

Drop-In Hours for Zoom Updates

We are offering drop-in sessions to ask questions, test the technology, or see short demos of the new Zoom features!

Welcome & Opening Panel Discussion – Instructor Days, Fall 2023

Join us for the plenary session in which 2 of the recipients will discuss their use of effective, active, and engaging pedagogy, their passion for teaching and students’ learning, and their approaches to teaching and learning activities.

Inclusive Teaching Meets Students Where They Are

In this session, we explore strategies that foster greater inclusion and belonging for students while enhancing learning through effective approaches to feedback.

Student Engagement with Top Hat and Poll Everywhere

In this session, faculty colleagues will discuss their use of 2 student response systems: Top Hat and Poll Everywhere. Dr. Yang will discuss her uses of Top Hat for class polling, student self-introductions, and group discussions. Dr. Taherian will discuss his use of Poll Everywhere for in-class quiz competitions in multiple courses to get students excited and engaged.

Using Library Resources to Innovate Sustainable Assignments and for Citation Strategies

This session highlights the use of library resources! The first is an innovative and sustainable assignment using the ProQuest database, where students create a letter to the editor based on opinions found in a major newspaper column. This second will provide foundational citation information and related tips for works produced through artificial intelligence.

Strategies for Incorporating Immersive Technologies

Using virtual reality (VR) in the classroom can be engaging and effective for student learning, and the preparation can be easier than expected! Join Stefani and Joie to learn about their experiences using VR in their classes and hear about the results they’ve seen with their students.

Facilitating Difficult Questions Emphasized on Racial Equality, Social Justice, and Sexuality

This session will incorporate the theme of discussing difficult but important questions based within undoing preconceived notions of race, social justice, and sexuality aspects. The faculty presenters will discuss assignments they use in their classes to take a deeper dive into conversations that many of our students experience every day.

Transforming and Innovating with Open Pedagogy

This session will approach open pedagogy through projects or assignments which have the characteristics of engaging with students as creators of information rather than simply consumers of it, and inviting students to be part of the teaching process/participating in the co-creation of knowledge. Session Recording View the video with a full transcript →