Category: Workshop

Did you get an email, or many, about newly installed Zoom Apps? Is it a trick, or is it a treat? Are you curious about these Zoom apps? Are you interested to learn how to use these Zoom Apps in the classroom or during meetings? – – – Well…then this session is for YOU!

This session will be a choose-your-own-BR discovery and group brainstorm discussion session. Let’s explore these apps together and uncover best use cases for these technologies. A short introduction to Zoom apps will be presented and then attendees will choose a breakout room to join for further discovery of the technology. At the end of the session, the small groups will reconvene into the larger group where each sub-group will share their app recommendations.

Learning Objectives:

• List various Zoom Apps and describe their main function
• Identify how to use Zoom Apps within the Zoom client interface
• Describe how Zoom Apps can be used in the digital classroom or in a department meeting

The CETL Instructional Design Team as has created learning projects that have been presented at large conferences on a national and international stage, described in published articles, analyzed for research, and furthered the scholarship of teaching and learning for many WesternU faculty. Some designs are more complex than others, but all with the goal of enhancing the student learning experience. From teaching schizophrenia pharmacology, to outlining lifestyle medicine, to an EHR interface where students can select labs for case-based learning modules or interactions that teach students to make fiscally responsible decisions, the IDLD Team can create a custom online learning module unique to your course needs.

So, as a faculty member, how can you partner with the CETL ID Team to expand student learning?

In this session we will:

• Discuss project exemplars created by the IDLD Team
• Identify resources to further inspire your creative learning models
• Explain how you too can partner with CETL to develop your next project and enhance student learning in your course

We may not be Troop Beverly Hills, but CETL badges are a great way to encourage group attendance and reward participation. A digital badge is a visual symbol that represents the development of a new skill that can be displayed, accessed, and verified online. Badges typically represent competencies not shown on a transcript, including learning from professional development, volunteer work, and other co-curricular activities. Digital badges are becoming popular because of the benefits they provide for both workers and employers. For professionals, badges demonstrate proof of their skills and accomplishments, which they can display on their online professional profiles, in their email signatures, and on social media.

In this session we will:

• Discuss Digital Badges & Micro-Credentials
• Identify & compare various digital badging platforms
• Explain the back-end process of attendance to awarding the badge to sharing the badge
• Describe CETL’s Digital Badge Program
• Share examples of where one might implement digital badging

Let’s make data pretty! This CETL Session is all about Infographics.

Simply put, an infographic is a visual representation of information. By combining elements of text, images, charts, or diagrams, an infographic is an effective tool to present data and explain complex issues in a way that can quickly lead to insight and better understanding. As designers, researchers, staff, scholars, or students may be asked at some point in our career to create an infographic; but where does one even begin?

During this session we will:

– discuss how data can be reimagined to be visually appealing

– analyze 3-4 infographic design platforms

– use the design platforms to mold boring facts and figures into something visually extraordinary!

Please note: This session will be a hands-on workshop and attendees will be encouraged to participate in the hands-on design process during this session.

Podcast Insights report that there are over 2,000,000 podcasts, with over 116,000,000 listeners alone in the last month. With the podcasting trend on a steady rise, how can we use this medium for learning and connecting with our students?

In this session we will:

• Discuss use-case scenarios for using podcasts in the classroom
• Describe examples of how student-created podcasts can be incorporated into your classroom curriculum
• List podcasts we enjoy and discuss which aspects of those podcasts are appealing
• Analyze a Podcasting Rubric with a peer-evaluation checklist and a self-evaluation checklist

Mind mapping is a technique used to visually outline information. By using words, pictures, and diagrams, mind mapping can help professors teach connections in course material, as well as help students study.

The main concept, or idea, is at the center of the mind map. From the nucleus-center, themes associated with the main concept branch out; and from each of these themes, additional branches or twigs begin to grow as attributing information begins to unveil itself as a subset of the theme or idea. Mind mapping techniques can help students visualize subject content and conceptually display how various ideas are interconnected.

In this CETL Session we will:

• explain the basic theory of mind mapping
• identify how larger concepts can be broken down into smaller themes and ideas
• list various educational technology tools to assist in the creation of a mind map
• identify example mind maps used in medical education
• apply new knowledge by creating a mind map

Have you happened to notice a new icon on your Zoom meeting toolbar? What is this “Zoom Apps” thing and how do I use it? No, your eyes are not deceiving you, Zoom has once again updated their software and has provided us with some new meeting tools.

This session will be a choose-your-own-BR discovery and group brainstorm discussion session. Let’s explore these apps together and uncover best use cases for these technologies. A short introduction to Zoom apps will be presented and then attendees will choose a breakout room to join for further discovery of the technology. At the end of the session, the small groups will reconvene into the larger group where each sub-group will share their app recommendations.

CETL’s weekly Tips & Tricks email is a routine email that is sent to the campus faculty and staff each Monday morning. Each week the CETL newsletter is refreshed with new information, new learning opportunities, new educational articles, and new resources. In this session, we pull back the curtain and discuss how the weekly newsletter is made.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify how to use email marketing software for template design.
• Demonstrate how to crop images and adjust image pixels with basic Windows software.
• Explain where to locate WesternU graphics standards, including hex codes.
• Discover how the blocked formatting template can be easily updated each week with new information.
• Explain how to send an e-Newsletter template via Microsoft Outlook.

Zoom keeps the updates coming, and this time there are some exciting updates to Breakout Rooms! Students are now able to CHOOSE their own breakout room. Maybe Door #1 has a discussion on a specific and Door #2 has a discussion on a different topic…with the newest Zoom Breakout Room features, your students can now CHOOSE which discussion they want to be a part of.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify how to update your Zoom Client Interface
• Describe how to set up the “Let Participates Choose Room” feature in Zoom Breakout Rooms
• Explain how to rename the Breakout Rooms
• Identify how students can ask for help when in a Breakout Room
• Describe how teachers can join/monitor individual Breakout Rooms

No one wants to passively sit through a straight lecture session for 60+ minutes, Zoom fatigue is a real issue. To help engage students and prevent passive learning you can use the features of Zoom to guide different types of interactive activities. In this session we will identify active learning strategies to be considered in a synchronous Zoom course, and share successful examples implemented this past spring.  This session will employ active learning strategies and follow a suggested synchronous course agenda designed to break up long class sessions. Attendees will also learn where to locate additional training and support for using Zoom.

Learning Objectives

• List five active learning strategies using Zoom
• Discuss examples of successful Zoom classroom engagement
• Identify a sample agenda outline for a synchronous Zoom course session
• Describe how to troubleshoot most common technical issues
• Recognize Zoom support and additional training options

This month’s three technologies to add to your creative toolbox, include: BioRender, Factile, OneTab.

 This reoccurring CETL Session will introduce you to three new technologies each month. The presenter will review the technology with the attendees and share examples of how this technology can: 

• be utilized within the classroom or to enhance online learning
• used for communication with the students
• to spark classroom engagement

 Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their WiFi-enabled laptop or tablet so that they can fully participate in the session. Learning Objectives: 

• Define the technology presented.
• Explain how the technology can be used for teaching and learning in higher education.
• Demonstrate how the technology can be used to enhance online student learning.

This month’s three technologies to add to your creative toolbox, include: FlipBoard, Kahoot, Quizlet.

 This reoccurring CETL Session will introduce you to three new technologies each month. The presenter will review the technology with the attendees and share examples of how this technology can: 

• be utilized within the classroom or to enhance online learning
• used for communication with the students
• to spark classroom engagement

 Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their WiFi-enabled laptop or tablet so that they can fully participate in the session. Learning Objectives: 

• Define the technology presented.
• Explain how the technology can be used for teaching and learning in higher education.
• Demonstrate how the technology can be used to enhance online student learning.

This month’s three technologies to add to your creative toolbox, include:

1. ThingLink
2. FlipGrid
3. QR Codes

This reoccurring CETL Session will introduce you to three new technologies each month. The presenter will review the technology with the attendees and share examples of how this technology can:

• be utilized within the classroom or to enhance online learning
• used for communication with the students
• to spark classroom engagement

Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their WiFi-enabled laptop or tablet so that they can fully participate in the session.

Learning Objectives:

• Define the technology presented.
• Explain how the technology can be used for teaching and learning in higher education.
• Demonstrate how the technology can be used to enhance online student learning.

Co-presenter.

Offering quality video, audio, and screen-sharing capabilities and experiences, Zoom improves collaboration among teams, students, and participants.  Zoom is built to host and broadcast online meetings that can cater to up to 100 interactive video participants and 10,000 view-only attendees.  Zoom is designed exclusively for hosting webinars, teaching online courses, conducting video demonstrations, or participating in virtual meetings and video conferencing.  Users can share their entire desktop screen with their audience, an active window in their browser, or a whiteboard with illustrations and diagrams.  Another feature of Zoom is its group collaboration functionality and breakout rooms. Users can create groups and instantly send text, image, or audio files to the members of those groups.

Zoom on in and join us for this important training session!

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the Zoom Pro Account interface used at WesternU.
• Create, schedule, join and start a Zoom meeting.
• Learn how to operate Zoom’s web conferencing capabilities.
• Discover how to use Zoom Breakout Rooms during your course.
• Compose online classroom activities using the Zoom Whiteboard feature.
• Get creative and set up a customized Video Background.

Are you new to e-learning?  Or, maybe, you just want to know more about e-learning?  In this session we will examine the e-book: “E-Learning for Beginners.”  With the help of this session and the accompanying resources, you’ll be creating great courses in no time!  This Articulate-sponsored e-book will tell you everything you need to know, and each participant will receive a link to download the e-book for FREE!

In this session, you will learn:

• Define e-learning
• Explain how e-learning can benefit your organization and learners
• Employ the step-by-step process for creating courses
• List what technology and tools you’ll need in your toolkit