Online Teaching & Learning Series Summer 2021
During Summer 2021, Online@JSU and online teaching faculty at JSU will provide engaging and interesting presentations and discussions about online teaching and learning. They will discuss best practices in teaching online and provide strategies and techniques that they are currently using in the field to effectively teach online. You are invited to attend and be part of the conversation about quality teaching in the online environment and learn and implement new strategies and techniques to improve your teaching online.
New to online learning? Visit the Orientation to Online Learning at JSU.
If you have any questions, please contact us at online@jsu.edu. We will gladly answer any questions.
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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5/11
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2:00 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Canvas Basics |
Canvas Dashboard, Global Navigation, Finding Your Courses, Notification, Course Navigation, Navigation menu, Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, Gradebook. |
Dr. Chris Inman, Senior Instructional Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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5/25 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Assessment Strategies for Your Online Course |
Students need more than traditional discussion board assignments, quizzes, and tests in an online course. Then need to be engaged with the content, with each other, and with the instructor. In this session, Andrea Rains will discuss engaging strategies to employ in your online course. |
Andrea Rains, Instructor, Kinesiology, Health Professions and Wellness |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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6/1 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Before, During, & After: Strategies for Your Online Course |
In this presentation, Dr. Teresa Gardner will present and discuss simple strategies you can implement before, during, and after the online course to set yourself, and your students, up for success. |
Dr. Teresa Gardner, Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Education |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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6/8 |
10:00 to 11:00 am |
Tuesday |
Microsoft Teams: What's New? |
In this session, IT consultant Andrew Higgins will review Microsoft Teams and what's upcoming with Teams. |
Andrew Higgins, IT Consultant, Technology Support Center |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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6/15
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2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Best Practices in Communicating with Students Online |
In this presentation, Chris Clark and Jennifer Savage will discuss several strategies and tools you can use to communicate with students online. |
Chris Clark & Jennifer Savage, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Health Professions and Wellness |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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6/22 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
DesignPLUS by CIDI Labs (Previously CIDI Design Tools) |
In this workshop, Dr. Chris Inman will demonstrate how you can use DesignPLUS to create interesting, engaging templates in your Canvas course. |
Dr. Chris Inman, Senior Instructional Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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Moved to 7/13 |
2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Blended Learning Design & Course Organization |
Designing and building a true blended course can be challenging. In this presentation, Dr. Hungwei Tseng will discuss how you can use blended learning design to organize your course. |
Dr. Hungwei Tseng, Senior Instructional Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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7/13 |
10 to 11 am |
Tuesday |
New Federal Distance Education Definitions & Guidelines |
The U.S. Department of Education has issued new definitions and guidelines for distance education in higher education. In this presentation, Dr. Chris Inman will discuss these definitions and guidelines |
Dr. Chris Inman, Senior Instructional Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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7/20
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2:30 to 3:30 pm |
Tuesday |
Video Editing Made Simple |
Editing your lecture capture videos and tutorials can be a challenge! In this presentation, Bobby Mikel will present simple strategies you can use to edit your videos. |
Bobby Mikel, Creative Media Designer, Online@JSU |
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Date |
Time |
Day |
Title |
Topic |
Presenter |
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MOVED to FALL 2021 7/27 |
Fall 2021 |
Course Mapping - Mapping Your Online Course |
As part of the new online course certification process at JSU, faculty will be asked to complete a course map for each online course. In this presentation, Dr. Chris Inman will review course mapping and demonstrate how to map your online course using a provided template. |
Dr. Chris Inman, Senior Instructional Designer, Online@JSU |